Fellowship Program Information

Affiliation (Center Type): Universidad de Los Andes (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: 12 months
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?: Yes
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 2
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: Nicolás Gaggero, MD, Arthroscopic, Arthroplasty and Trauma Knee Surgery Rodrigo Olivieri, MD, Arthroscopic, Arthroplasty and Trauma Knee Surgery Piero Innocenti, MD, Arthroscopic, Arthroplasty and Trauma Knee Surgery Diego Valiente, MD, Arthroscopic, Arthroplasty and Trauma Knee Surgery. Osseointegration Carlos Rojas, MD, Arthroscopic, Arthroplasty, Reconstructive and Trauma Knee Surgery. Nicolás Franulic, MD, Arthroscopic, Arthroplasty and Trauma Knee Surgery
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Financial Support and Expenses

Types of Financial Support Available: Internal
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide: On demand from program website Medical Societies Direct Application
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Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases

Area(s) of Specialty: Knee Arthroplasty Knee Arthroscopy Other
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities:
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Research projects, research facilities and resources, cadaver labs, publication opportunities, integration of the patient and public involvement, and the role of the fellow: Olivieri, R., Franulic, N., Amoedo, F., Laso, J. I., Rojas, T., Rojas, C., & Gaggero, N. (2025). Knee arthrodesis with modular megaprosthesis as salvage procedure for the limb following in a patient with an infected knee tumor prosthesis: A case report. Trauma case reports, 56, 101152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2025.101152 Franulic, N., Muñoz, J. T., Pineda, T., Laso, J., Olivieri, R., & Schröter, S. (2024). Fixation of tibial plateau fracture - risk factors for developing infection: a narrative review. EFORT open reviews, 9(12), 1170–1178. https://doi.org/10.1530/EOR-24-0058 Olivieri, R., Laso, J. I., Franulic, N., Muñoz, J. T., Ugarte, J., & Innocenti, P. (2024). Evaluating the Impact of Biological Augmentation on Failure Rates and Complications in Acute Patellar Tendon Rupture Surgery Compared With Isolated Repair. Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 12(11), 23259671241288848. https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671241288848 Olivieri, R., Muñoz, J. T., Laso, J. I., Ugarte, J., Franulic, N., & Innocenti, P. (2024). Isolated repair shows higher postoperative patellar height according to the Insall-Salvati index compared to biological augmentation in acute patellar tendon ruptures. La reparación aislada presenta mayor altura patelar postoperatoria según el índice de Insall-Salvati en comparación con la aumentación biológica en roturas agudas del tendón rotuliano. Revista espanola de cirugia ortopedica y traumatologia, S1888-4415(24)00159-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.recot.2024.10.002 Olivieri, R., Laso, J., Pineda, T., Albornoz, P., Starocelsky, N., Franulic, N., & Ugarte, J. (2024). Patients aged 55 or older undergoing around the knee osteotomy have a higher rate of deep vein thrombosis but not overall early post-operative complications. Journal of experimental orthopaedics, 11(3), e70023. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeo2.70023 Franulic N, Laso J, Del Pino C, Brito C, Olivieri R, Gaggero N. Arthroscopic fibroarthrolysis and mobilization under anesthesia is a simple, reproducible, and satisfactory method for the treatment of patients with severe post-traumatic arthrofibrosis of the knee. Rev Esp Cir Ortop Traumatol. Published online July 10, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.recot.2024.07.008 Olivieri R, Koch M, Laso J, Franulic N, Zanetta H. Predictive factors for infection after osteosynthesis of tibial plateau fractures: a retrospective study of 314 patients. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2024 Mar 1. Grassi A, Olivieri Huerta RA, Lucidi GA, Agostinone P, Dal Fabbro G, Pagano A, Tischer T, Zaffagnini S. A Lateral Extra-articular Procedure Reduces the Failure Rate of Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery Without Increasing Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Am J Sports Med. 2024 Mar;52(4):1098-1108. Olivieri R, Franulic N, Ahumada F, Harmat M, Laso J, Rojas C. Condylar femoral arthroplasty with bone cement as a salvage measure in open fracture with articular bone defect in a young patient. Trauma Case Rep. 2023 Sep 23;48:100947. Franulic N, Muñoz JT, Figueroa F, Innocenti P, Gaggero N. Lateral hinge fracture in medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy: a narrative review. EFORT Open Rev. 2023 Jul 3;8(7):572-580. Franulic N, Pineda T, Laso J, Valiente D, Gaggero N. Posteromedial Submeniscal Arthrotomy and Fixation with a Posteromedial Rim Plate in a Comminuted Medial Tibial Plateau Fracture. Case Rep Orthop. 2023 May 18;2023:3635067. Franulic N, Brito C, Del Pino C, Laso J, Rojas C, Olivieri R, Gaggero N. The use of arthroscopy does not increase the incidence of complications in the management of Schatzker IV-VI tibial plateau fractures. Rev Esp Cir Ortop Traumatol. 2023 Jul-Aug;67(4):290-296. English, Spanish. Franulic, N., Laso, J. I., Rojas, C., Olivieri, R., & Gaggero, N. (2022). Uso de placa malla en el manejo de fracturas conminutas de patela: Reporte de caso. Revista Chilena de Ortopedia y Traumatología, 63(03), e171-e177. Drago, S., Rojas, J. M., Jiménez, H., Gaggero, N., Olivieri, R., Innocenti, P., ... & Jara, A. (2022). Suplementación efectiva de vitamina D en pacientes con fractura tibial. Revista Chilena de Ortopedia y Traumatología, 63(03), e178-e183. Franulic, N., Innocenti, P., Laso, J. I., Olivieri, R., & Gaggero, N. (2022). Manejo de fracturas conminutas del polo distal de la patela con asas verticales de alambre: Reporte de casos. Revista Chilena de Ortopedia y Traumatología, 63(01), e1-e8. Carlos Rojas., et al. “Outcome of Percutaneous Osseointegrated Prostheses for Patients with Transfemoral Amputation at 5-Year Follow-Up".Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 4.5 (2021):44-50.
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