Summer 2000 Newsletter

Arthroscopy Committee
Chairman: Andre Frank, M.D.
The Arthroscopy Committee will initiate a multi-center study and is considering topics such as jumper's knee, soft tissue endoscopy, knee arthroscopy in elderly patients, arthroscopic treatment of hip osteochondromatosis, arthroscopic treatment of deep infection after ACL reconstruction, arthroscopic treatment of Kienbock Disease, cystic degeneration of the meniscus, OCD of the condyles, epicondylitis of the elbow, meniscal transplantation and shoulder instability ­ arthroscopic shrinkage. Other suggestions are welcome. If any ISAKOS member would like to be considered to be a part of this study, please e-mail the chairman of the Arthroscopy Committee at arthroscopy.committee@sofarthro.com.

A subcommittee to review the John Joyce Award abstracts submitted for the 2001 Congress was appointed and includes A. Panni (Italy), R. Carpignano (Argentina), A. Finsterbush (Israel), N. Doral (Turkey), D. Ruch (USA) and M. Ochi (Japan).

Subcommittees will work on standardized definitions, terminology and classifications concerning arthroscopic findings. They will give an ISAKOS label to those classifications that are accepted and used by the majority of the authors in the literature. These subcommittees include knee, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, ankle and cartilage.

The Arthroscopy Committee is also developing topics for consideration in the 2001 Congress for symposia and instructional courses.

Communications Committee
Chairman: Don Johnson, M.D.
The committee has been active in improving both the Web site and the newsletter. The ISAKOS Web site has a message board titled E-SAKOS, where members can submit a problem case and ask for comments from others around the world. The redesigned newsletter will provide up-to-date society information with expanded educational content. We encourage you to submit current concepts articles for both the newsletter and the Web site.

The ISAKOS Office will routinely send "broadcast e-mails" to the membership. Please make sure your e-mail address is correct by checking the membership directory on the ISAKOS Web site.

Education Committee
Chairman: W. Jaap Willems, M.D.
A review of the ISAKOS-approved teaching centers will now include a "Participant Evaluation Form." This form will be given to all past and future participants of the teaching centers to collect feedback on the experiences offered at each center.

ISAKOS-approved teaching centers should advise the ISAKOS Office of their training specialties, i.e., arthroscopy, knee surgery, sports medicine and upper extremity. This information will be added to the teaching center listings currently on our Web site.

The Education Committee is continuing to designate ISAKOS-approved courses. Approved courses are advertised in the ISAKOS Newsletter and on the ISAKOS Web site, and the application form for course approval is available on the Web site.

Knee Committee
Chairman: Paolo Aglietti, M.D.
In preparation for the ISAKOS Congress in Montreux, the Knee Committee is organizing a Knee Committee interim meeting titled "Knee Replacement for the Young and Active Patients" in Florence, Italy, on January 11-13, 2001. The goal of this meeting is to come to a consensus on the various aspects of knee replacement and draw possible guidelines for future research. The results will be presented in Montreux.

The meeting is open to invited guests including members of the Knee Committee, selected scientists with well-known reputations in knee replacement and industry experts.

Grants to assist with this project will be provided by Zimmer, Biomet, DePuy-Johnson & Johnson, and Howmedica.

Membership Committee
Chairman: Moises Cohen, M.D.
ISAKOS is the only society linking international surgeons who share an interest in arthroscopy, knee and orthopaedic sports medicine, and ISAKOS membership continues to grow.

Please promote the benefits of ISAKOS membership to your colleagues and peers. Membership applications in both English and Spanish are available at the ISAKOS Web site. Applicants receive immediate consideration for Associate Membership within six weeks of receipt of their application, and ISAKOS Membership includes subscription to the journal Arthroscopy.

Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Committee
Chairman: Gideon Mann, M.D.
The Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Committee is setting up a subcommittee to review the papers submitted for consideration of the Achilles Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Research Award at the 2001 ISAKOS Congress.

The committee also has submitted suggestions for symposia and instructional courses for the 2001 ISAKOS Congress to the Program Committee.

We are also composing a list of sport and musculoskeletal societies and teaching hospitals to help promote ISAKOS membership and activities.

Site Selection Committee
Chairman: Gary G. Poehling, M.D.
Auckland, New Zealand, has been chosen as the location for the 2003 ISAKOS Congress. The committee is currently reviewing Miami, Florida, and San Francisco, California, as potential sites for the 2005 ISAKOS Congress.

Scientific Committee
Chairman: Hans-Ulrich Staeubli, M.D.
At its most recent meeting, the Scientific Committee discussed the following:

• Dr. Alexandra Kirkley (Canada) presented a proposal for a prospective international multi-center trial. A questionnaire will be submitted to the membership to elicit ideas for multi-centers trials.
• Dr. Kazunori Yasuda (Japan) presented summaries of several research projects evaluating graft healing in bone tunnels.
• Dr. Stephen Howell (USA) presented a summary of research evaluating tunnel placement and pre-tensioning in ACL reconstruction.
• Dr. Dil Cannon (USA) presented data on virtual reality arthroscopic surgery models.
• Dr. Nicola Maffulli (Scotland) presented a summary of his research on Achilles tendontendinosis and rupture.
• Dr. Allen Anderson (USA) presented on the new IKDC subjective evaluation.

Upper Extremity Committee
Chairman: Stephen S. Burkhart, M.D.
The Committee is initiating a Complications Registry to be managed by Dr. Bob Arciero (USA). Further information will be provided on the ISAKOS Web site and in the next newsletter.

The committee's recommendations for symposia at the 2001 ISAKOS Congress are "Rotator Cuff Tear" and "Instability."

A combined multi-center study is also under consideration by the committee.