IX th annual conference «Vreden's Readings»
October, 8-10 2015

Executive Officer of the British Hip Society

Lead Clinician for Audit
Directorate of Trauma and Orthopaedics
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital

Email: jrhowell@doctors.org.uk

Professional interests:  hip and knee replacement, revision

Some Publications
Morley JR, Blake SM, Hubble MJ, Timperley AJ, Gie GA, Howell JR. Preservation of the original femoral cement mantle during the management of infected cemented total hip replacement by two-stage revision. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2012 Mar;94(3):322-7

Charity JA, Tsiridis E, Sheeraz A, Howell JR, Hubble MJ, Timperley AJ, Gie GA. Treatment of Crowe IV high hip dysplasia with total hip replacement using the Exeter stem and shortening derotational subtrochanteric osteotomy.
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2011 Jan;93(1):34-8.

Veitch SW, Whitehouse SL, Howell JR, Hubble MJ, Gie GA, Timperley AJ. The concentric all-polyethylene Exeter acetabular component in primary total hip replacement. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2010 Oct;92(10):1351-5.

Professor Fares Haddad is Divisional Clinical Director of Surgical Specialties at University College Hospitals, and Director of the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health at University College London
He has been an British Hip Society Travelling Fellow
He is editorial consultant Sports Injury Bulletin and is on the editorial board of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, The Journal of Arthroplasty, Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons and Hospital Medicine.

Email: fares.haddad@uclh.nhs.uk

His interests include the expansion of knee and hip arthroscopic techniques to deal with sports injuries, uncemented hip and knee prosthetic technology, new bearing surfaces and outcomes assessment in hip, knee and revision arthroplasty
Some Publications
Major elective joint replacement surgery: socioeconomic variations in surgical risk, postoperative morbidity and length of stay. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 2010 Jun;16(3):529-38.  Hollowell, MPW Grocott, R Hardy, FS Haddad, MG Mythen, R Raine
Outcomes of Meniscal Preservation Using All-inside Meniscus Repair Devices Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 2010 468(5):1209-13. S Konan, FS Haddad
Midterm Assessment of Causes and Results of Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 2010 468(5): 1221-8. F Hossain, S Patel, FS Haddad

Professor of Reconstructive Medicine University of Twente
Residency program director UMC Utrecht
Past-President International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS)
ZonMw Clinical Fellow (Towards Biological Joint reconstruction)
Advisory comm. Dutch Health Council (Gezondheids Raad) Weefselketen
TRIP weefsel vigilantie kraakbeen
ZonMw program council Translational Research
Member of AAOS
Prof Saris served as board member of the scientific advisory board of the arthritis foundation NL, the Dutch Society for Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering, the Dutch Arthroscopy Society and is the incoming president of the International Cartilage Repair Society

Email:  d.b.f.saris@utwente.nl

Professional interests:  Tissue Reconstruction with a focus on the muskuloskeletal system improving tissue reconstruction, regeneration & repair. Research & education aimed at progressive therapies, innovative treatment and implementation in curriculum and care
Some Publications:
2013, Extracellular matrix scaffolds for cartilage and bone regeneration.
Trends in biotechnology, 31 (3), pg. 169-176
K.E.M. Benders, P.R. van Weeren, S.F. Badylak, D.B.F. Saris, W.J.A. Dhert, J. Malda

2012, Comparative study of depth-dependent characteristics of equine and human osteochondral tissue from the medial and lateral femoral condyles  Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 20 (10), pg. 1147-1151 (5) J. Malda, K.E.M. Benders, T.J. Klein, J.C. de Grauw, M.J.L. Kik, D.W. Hutmacher, D.B.F. Saris, P.R. van Weeren, W.J.A. Dhert

2012, dGEMRIC as a tool for measuring changes in cartilage quality following high tibial osteotomy: a feasibility study. Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 20 (10), pg. 1134-1141
M. Rutgers, L.W. Bartels, A.I. Tsuchida, R.M. Castelein, W.J.A. Dhert, K.L. Vincken, R.J. van Heerwaarden, D.B.F. Saris

2012, dGEMRIC as a tool for measuring changes in cartilage quality following high tibial osteotomy: a feasibility study. Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 20 (10), pg. 1134-1141
M. Rutgers, L.W. Bartels, A.I. Tsuchida, R.M. Castelein, W.J.A. Dhert, K.L. Vincken, R.J. van Heerwaarden, D.B.F. Saris

Director Scientific & Clinical Affairs, CeramTec
Professor, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Lecturer, Technical University Zurich (ETHZ)
Secretary General/CEO, International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty (ISTA)

Email:  Robert@Dr-Streicher.com

Professional interests  biomaterials, nanotechnology

Some Publications:
Robert P Streicher; Christopher M Reh; Rosa Key-Schwartz; Paul C Schlecht; Mary Ellen Cassinelli; Paula Fey O'Connor. Selecting isocyanate sampling and analytical methods.

Robert P Streicher; C M Reh; R J Key-Schwartz; Paul C Schlecht; M E Cassinelli; P F O'Connor
Determination of airborne isocyanate exposure: considerations in method selection.

EC England; R Key-Schwartz; J Lesage; G Carlton; Robert P Streicher; Ruiguang Song
Comparison of sampling methods for monomer and polyisocyanates of 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate during spray finishing operations.

Professor, Head of the Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Sports Medicine
Johanna-Etienne Hospital

Email: j.jerosch @ AK-neuss.de

Professional interests:  primary and revision hip replacement, sport trauma, minimally Invasive Approach for total hip arthroplasty

Some Publications:
Chevalier,X., J.Jerosch, P.Goupille, N.van Dijk, F.P.Luyten, D.L. Scott, F.Bailleul, K.Pavelka: Single intra-artikular treatment with 6 ml hyalan G-F 20 in Patients with symptomatic primary osteoarthrtitis of the knee: a randomized, multicentre, double blind, placebo controlled trial. Ann. Rheum.Dis. 2009 0:1-7

Jerosch, J., J.Schunck, H.Abdel-Aziz: The stop screw technique -  a simple and reliable method for treating flexible flatfoot in children. Foot and ankle Surgery 15 (2009) 174-178

E.Basad, B.Ishaque, H.Stürz, Jerosch, J.,: The anterolateral minimally Invasive Approach for total hip arthroplasty: Techique, pitfalls, and way out. Orthop.Clin.N.Am. 40 (2009) 473-478

Director of Clinical Research at the Rothman Institute
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jefferson Medical College
Professional Association:
•    The Hip Society
•    American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
•    American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
•    American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
•    Orthopedic Research Society
•    Interuban Orthopaedic Society
•    Eastern Orthopaedic Society
•    Mid-America Orthopedic Association
•    American Medical Association
•    Musculoskeletal Infection Society
•    A-O Alumni Association
•    Health Volunteer Overseas/Orthopedic Overseas
•    British Orthopedic Association
•    British Orthopedic Research Society
•    British Medical Association
•    Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of England
•    Pennsylvania Orthopedic Society
•    Philadelphia Orthopedic Society

Email: parvj@aol.com
 
Professional interests:  primary and revision hip and knee replacement, periprosthetic join infection, outcomes of arthroplasty
Some Publications:
Koyonos L, Zmistowski B, Della Valle CJ, Parvizi J. Infection control rate of irrigation and debridement for periprosthetic joint infection. Clin Orthop Relat Res May 2011 (E-Pub)
Patel D, Parvizi J, Sharkey PF. Alternative bearing surface options for revision ttal hip arthroplasty. Instr Course Lect. 60:257-67, 2011
Parvizi J, Choudhry S, Rasouli MR, Pulido L, Joshi A, Herman J, Rothman RH. Who needs autologous blood donation in joint replacement. J Knee Surg 23: 25-32, 2011
Parvizi J, Rothman RH. Current State of Hip Arthroplasty. Chinese J Arthroplasty March 2006.
Smith EB, Parvizi J, Joshi A, Vernick C, Grunwald Z, Purtill JJ. Chinese J Arthoplasty August 2008.

Director Scientific Affairs at Zimmer GmbH

Board member of ISTA European Hip Society Orthopaedic Research Society

Email: claude.rieker@a3.epfl.ch

Professional interests: hip replacement, tribology, marketing strategy
 


Some Publications:

Development and validation of a second generation metal-on metal bearing - The Journal of Arthroplasty, 19, Suppl. 3, 2004, p. 5.

Influence of the clearance on in-vitro tribology of large diameter metal-on-metal articulations pertaining to resurfacing hip implants - Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 36, 2005, p.135.

Tribology considerations for hip joint articulations in relation to the “new orthopaedic patient” - Hip International, 16, suppl 4, 2006, p. S12.

Univ.-Prof. Prof. h.c. Dr. Dr. Dr. h.c. Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Gissen and Marburg GmbH and Laboratory for Experimental Trauma Surgery, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen  

Email: r.s.transregio@chiru.med.uni-giessen.de  

Professional interests:  Trauma Surgery, arthroplasty, biomaterials, cell Technologies

Some Publications:

Parameswari Govindarajan; Volker Alt; Wolfgang Böcker; Nasr Y Hemdan; Alexander C Langheinrich;Katrin Susanne Lips; Gudrun Schlewitz; Nathalie Schliefke;Reinhard Schnettler; Ulrich Thormann; David Weisweiler; Sabine Wenisch; Daniel Zahner; Christian Heiss. Implications of combined ovariectomy/multi-deficiency diet on rat bone with age-related variation in bone parameters and bone loss at multiple skeletal sites by DEXA.

Karin Kliemann; Mathias Kneffel; Alexander C Langheinrich; Ivonne Bergen; Lutz Dürselen; Anita Ignatius; Marian Kampschulte; Olaf Kilian; Reinhard Schnettler; Katrin S Lips
Quantitative analyses of bone composition in acetylcholine receptor M3R and alpha7 knockout mice.

Assistant Professor of Surgery at Creighton University in the Department of Surgery
Medical director of the Manitoba Bone and Tissue Bank
Head of the Subsection Adult Hip and Knee Canadian Medical Association  
The examiner of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Professional interests:  adult joint reconstruction using minimally invasive techniques and in revision of mostly lower extremity failures. His research interests include outcomes management of these cases

Some Publications:

Blood Salvage and Allogenic Transfusion Needs in Revision Hip Arthroplasty. January 2006. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients with Dwarfism. December 2005.  Orthopedics

Total Acetabular Allografts. May 1999. Instructional Course Lectures

Professor, Specialist in Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
 Specialist for special orthopedic Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine
Head of the Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Orthopaedics Arthroplasty
Augusta Victoria Hospital
Appointment as Managing Consultant at the clinic and Outpatient Clinic of the Department for
General Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Münster

Email:  cgoetze@auguste-viktoria-klinik.de

Professional interests:  chiropractic, physical therapy, sports medicine, research and complex issues of hip and knee replacement

Some Publications:

Götze C, Rosenbaum D, Hoedemaker J, Böttner F, Steens W. Is there a need of custom-made prostheses for total hip arthroplasty? Gait analysis, clinical and radiographic analysis of customized femoral components. Arch Ortho Trauma Surgery 2009; 129:267-72

Götze C, Glosemeyer D, Ahrens J, Steens W, Gosheger G. Die bipolarе Pfanne Avantage in der Hüftrevionschirurgie. Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie 2010; (in press 2010)

Dieckmann R, Hardes J, Ahrens H, Flieger S, Gosheger G, Götze C, Rödl R. Treatment of acute and chronic osteomyelitis. Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie 2008; 146:375-80

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Wirral Hospitals NHS Trust
British Orthopaedic Society
International Member American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Professional interests:  Arthroscopic knee surgery - meniscus, chondral lesions,cruciate ligament. Knee arthroplasty - primary / revision. Primary hip arthroplasty

Some Publications:
Comparison of scars and resulting hypoaesthesia between the medial parapatellar and midline skin incisions in total knee arthroplasty. Sundaram RO, Ramakrishnan M, Harvey RA, Parkinson RW. Knee. 2007 Oct;14(5):375-8.

Superior dislocation of the patella--a rare but important differential diagnosis of acute knee pain--a case report and review of the literature. Scott SJ, Molloy A, Harvey RA. Injury. 2000 Sep;31(7):543-5.

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Ortho-UK Hospital
Consultant surgeons at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
Fellow of Royal College Of Surgeons Of England
Fellow of British Orthopaedic Association
International Affilliate American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine
Member of British Hip Society
Member of British Orthopaedic Oncology Society
Member of European Musculoskeletal Oncology Society
Member of Connective Tissue Oncology Society

Professional interests:  hip and knee surgeon, Primary and revision hip and knee replacements, sports injuries and arthroscopic knee surgery, international expertise in benign and malignant bone and soft tissue tumours

Some Publications:
The long-term risks of infection and amputation with limb salvage surgery using endoprostheses Lee Jeys. Recent Results Cancer Res 179:75-84. 2009

Endoprosthetic reconstruction for the treatment of musculoskeletal tumors of the appendicular skeleton and pelvis L M Jeys, J Bone Joint Surg Am 90:1265-71. 2008

The risks and benefits of radiotherapy with massive endoprosthetic replacementL M Jeys. J Bone Joint Surg Br 89:1352-5. 2007

Renowned expert in the field of orthopedics,
A member of the Association of Knee Surgery and Sports Orthopaedics,
Member of the Latvian Association of Orthopaedic Trauma, Member ISAKOS.
Leading consultant physician Latvian Olympic team.
 

Assistant Professor in the University Hospital of Marseille, France.
The junior partner of Prof. Jean-Noël Argenson in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of Aix-Marseille University, Hospital Sainte Marguerite Marseille France.
He is also a research collaborator with the Mayo Clinic, and won the Hip Society Stinchfield Award, San Francisco, in 2008

e-mail: sebastien.parratte@ap-hm.fr

Professional interests:  hip and knee reconstruction, biomechanics

Some Publications:
2013: Jean-Noël A Argenson; Jean-Manuel Aubaniac; Guillaume Blanc; Sebastien Parratte
Modern unicompartmental knee arthroplasty with cement: a concise follow-up, at a mean of twenty years, of a previous report. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2013;95(10):905-9.

2013: E Irisson; F Kerbaul; Sebastien Parratte; Nadia Rosencher; J-N Argenson; Y Hémon; L Bellamy. Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation 2013;32(3):170-4.

2013: T Le Corroller; Boris Maurel; Sebastien Parratte; Martine Pithioux; Benoît Rosa; Jean-Noël Argenson; Fahmi Chaari; Pierre Champsaur; Patrick Chabrand
Bone texture analysis is correlated with three-dimensional microarchitecture and mechanical properties of trabecular bone in osteoporotic femurs.
Journal of bone and mineral metabolism 2013;31(1):82-8.

Orthopedics Surgery at the University Hospital Saint-Luc

e-mail: emmanuel.thienpont@uclouvain.be

Professional interests:  hip and knee reconstruction, oncology

Some Publications:
Ankylosis due to heterotopic ossification following primary total knee arthroplasty.
2006: Emmanuel Thienpont; Thomas Schmalzried; Johan Bellemans. Acta orthopaedica Belgica 2006;72(4):502-6.

Improving Accuracy in Knee Arthoplasty. Emmanuel Thienpont, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd., 2012. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. . (illustrator). First edition. . Printed Pages: 394. Bookseller Inventory # 70329

Glomus tumour eroding the medial facet of the patella: a case report. Ibrahim El Hachmi, Emmanuel Thienpont, Jacques Malghem, Mohamed El Hachmi. Acta Orthop Belg. 2012 Oct ;78 (5):694-6  23162971 .
    

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon - Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

e-mail: raghu1177@yahoo.com

Professional interests: Hip and knee replacement including resurfacing and revision surgery, Arthroscopic surgery of the hip and knee, Primary and revision knee replacement surgery, sport injury

Some Publications:
Management of scrotal swelling after pelvic and acetabular fractures.
Raghu Raman, Carol Senior, Pablo Segura, Peter V Giannoudis British Journal of Nursing, Vol. 13, Iss. 8, 22 Apr 2004, pp 458 – 461


Efficacy of Hylan G-F 20 and Sodium Hyaluronate in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee -- a prospective randomized clinical trial. Raman R, Dutta A, Day N, Sharma HK, Shaw CJ, Johnson GV. Knee. 2008 Aug;15(4):318-24. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2008.02.012. Epub 2008 Apr 21.

The Birmingham hip resurfacing prosthesis: an independent single surgeon's experience at 7-year follow-up. Madhu TS, Akula MR, Raman RN, Sharma HK, Johnson VG. J Arthroplasty. 2011 Jan;26(1):1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.10.010. Epub 2010 Jan 6.

Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff

Fellow of  British Orthopaedic Association
Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Fellow of British Association For Surgery of the Knee

e-mail: rhidianmj@hotmail.com

Professional interests: Limb reconstruction, Trauma surgery, Knee arthroscopy, Ligament reconstruction, Primary and revision knee replacement, Leg lengthening (non cosmetic), Minimal access replacement knee resurfacing, Osteomyelitis, Non-unions and mal-unions

Some Publications:
2003: RL Morgan-Jones; G J Roger; G Solis; Erin N Parish; Mervyn J Cross
Meniscal bearing uncemented total knee arthroplasty: early clinical results at a minimum 2 year review.
The Journal of arthroplasty 2003;18(1):41-4.

2001: RL Morgan-Jones; T M Cross; B Caldwell; Mervyn J Cross
"Silent" transverse patellar
fracture following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North
America and the International Arthroscopy Association 2001;17(9):997-9.

2001: RL Morgan-Jones; A S Watson; Mervyn J Cross; J D Saldanha
The meniscal "pseudocyst." A clinical sign of a torn meniscus.
The American journal of sports medicine 2001;29(5):543-4.

Director at the Orthopedic Centre in Münsingen, Bern
Appointed Consultant at the Hirslanden Hospitals in Berne, Switzerland
Head of the Orthopedic Department, Spital Netz Bern, Münsingen, Switzerland
International Consultant for Orthopedic Surgery, Tissue Sparing Hip Surgery
Appointed Consultant at the Sonnenhof Hospital in Berne, Switzerland
Head of the Board Orthohealth AG
Founding of the Swiss Joint Foundation
Opening of the Orthopedic Centre Brig, Switzerland
Opening of the Orthopedic Centre Muri, Switzerland
Opening of OSZM Orthopedic Sport Centre Münsingen, Switzerland
Founding of the Swiss Sport Clinic Berne, Switzerland

e-mail markus.michel@ozm.com

Professional interests:  hip and knee arthroplasty, tribology

Some Publications:

Wear patterns of failed taper connections in large diameter metal-on-metal bearings
N.Bishop, F Witt,  R Pourzal, A Fischer,  M Rütschi, M Michel,  M.Morlock
Submitted to: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Br)
Date: July 2012

Selection Criteria: Prêt-à-Porter. Markus C. Michel, p 54
The Corail Hip System A Practical Approach Based on 25 Years of Experience
1st Edition, 2011, XXVII, 338 p. 299 illus., 162 in color. ISBN 978-3-642-18395-9

Direct Anterior Without Traction Table: Lateral Position
Markus C. Michel, p 200. The Corail Hip System A Practical Approach Based on 25 Years of Experience. 1st Edition, 2011, XXVII, 338 p.

 

 Head Joint Recon Team at Knee & Sports Medicine Centre
 Head Knee Training Centre at LKH Stolzalpe Austria
 Abu Dhabi Knee & Sports Medicine Center • Orthopedics

Scientific Memberships:
 EKA (European Knee Associates)
 American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons
American Research Society  ARCO (Ass Research Circulation Osseous)
 ÖGO Austrian Orthopedic Society
EFORT (European Federation Orthoped Trauma)


E-mail: hofmann.siegfried@aon.at

Professional interests: Knee arthroplasty - primary / revision. Sport medicine

Some Publications:
Custom-fit minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty: effect on blood loss and early clinical outcomes. M Pietsch, O Djahani, Ch Zweiger, F Plattner, R Radl, Ch Tschauner, S Hofmann
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy 11/2012


Die Osteonekrose des Hüftgelenks im Erwachsenenalter.  S. Hofmann, J. Kramer, H. Plenk jr   Der Radiologe 04/2012; 42(6):440-450

Tibial tubercle-posterior cruciate ligament distance: a new measurement to define the position of the tibial tubercle in patients with patellar dislocation. Gerd Seitlinger, Georg Scheurecker, Richard Högler, Luc Labey, Bernardo Innocenti, Siegfried Hofmann. The American journal of sports medicine 03/2012; 40(5):1119-25.

From 2005 to present was attending surgeon at the IFCA Clinic (Florence, Italy)
From 2010 to present was attending surgeon at the Istituto Clinico Humanitas in Rozzano (Milan – Italy)
Performs approximately 350 total hip and knee arthroplasties per year
Specialist in dealing with complex cases and revision surgery

Società Italiana di Ortopedia e Traumatologia (SIOT). Member
Società Italiana di Chirurgia del Ginocchio (SIGASCOT). Board of Directors
Associazione Ortopedici Fiorentini (ASOFI).  President
Hospital for Special Surgery Alumni association. Member and HSS International Ambassador
Insall Club (Alumni association of John Insall). Member
European Knee Association (ESSKA-EKA). Founding member and General Secretary
 

Professional interests:  HIp and Knee Arthroplasty Specialized in Difficult Primaries and Revision cases
Special interest in Advanced medical care for arthroplasty patients

Some Publications:
Castellani L, Manfredini L, Baldini A. Less Invasive Total Knee Arthroplasty. KSSTA supplement ESSKA best practices for volume 2012
Baldini A, Cerulli Mariani PP, Castellani L. The re-revisions of total knee arthroplasty: reconstruction and rescue procedures. Italian Journal of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Vol XXXV Suppl. 1 September 2009. S59-S63
Baldini A, Adravanti P. Less Invasive TKA: extramedullary Femoral Reference Without Navigation. Clin Orthop Res Relatio November 2008, 466 (11) :2694-700.
Gulotta LV, Baldini A, Foote K, Lyman S, Nestor BJ. Femoral revision with an extensively hydroxyapatite-coated femoral component. HSS J. 2008 Feb; 4 (1) :55-61. Epub 2007 Dec 1.

Responsible for teaching in the field of orthopedics at the Higher Institute of Osteopathy Milan.
Head of the Emergency Department of Orthopaedic Clinic medical facility of San Gerardo Monza.
Responsible for scientific activities of educational institutions Mast & r srl
Professor under contract at the school of specialization in Orthopaedics and Traumatology University of Milan Bicocca
SPLLOT member of the association since 1996.
Member of the association SIOT (November 1998)
FODRA member of the association since 2003.
     SIA member of the association since 2002.
      
E-mail: s.guerrasio@hsgerardo.org

Professional interests:  Surgical practice in general traumatology, spinal surgery, arthroscopic orthopedic surgery, namely, knee, shoulder, ankle and hip.

Some Publications:

Author of the textbook "orthoskills-ortopedia e traumatologia per obiettivi" (Orthoskills - Orthopedics and Traumatology to achieve the goal) for a course of specialization / Master's degree in medicine and surgery.

Author of the chapter "controindicazioni e complicanze della chirurgica artroscopica dell'anca" (contraindications and complications in arthroscopic hip surgery), published in Italian and English, in cooperation with the most renowned world-class surgeons in the area.

Chief Physician Lukaskrankenhaus frets

Traumatology and Orthopedics
Chief Medical Traumatology and Orthopedics St. Luke's Hospital frets

Academic title: Professor
ULM

E-mail: h.kiefer@lukas‐krankenhaus.de

Professional interests:  total knee and hip replacement, tribology, navigation in arthroplasty

Some Publications:

Ultrasound vs pointer palpation based method in THA navigation: a comparative study.
2007: Hartmuth Kiefer; Aneis Othman
Orthopedics 2007;30(10 Suppl):S153-6.

The Orthopilot navigation system for primary Bicontact total hip replacement.
2007: Hartmuth Kiefer; Aneis Othman
Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie 2007;145 Suppl 1():S49-52.

OrthoPilot total hip arthroplasty workflow and surgery.
2005: Hartmuth Kiefer; Aneis Othman
Orthopedics 2005;28(10 Suppl):s1221-6.

Orthopaedic Trauma
Specialist in knee replacement
Participated in numerous conferences, including in Russia

Professional interests:  knee replacement

Some Publications:
Limb lengthening in children using the Ilizarov method.
Bonnard C, Favard L, Sollogoub I, Glorion B.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1993 Aug;(293):83-8.

Patellar instability in children. Result of transposition of the medial third of patellar tendon.
Bonnard C, Nocquet P, Sollogoub I, Glorion B.
Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot. 1990;76(7):473-9. French.