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Knee and hip reconstruction fellowship

Fellowship/Residency Information

Northwood
Northwood
Dublin, Europe D09C523
IRELAND
www.sportssurgeryclinic.com

This is a 12-month clinical and research fellowship in a high volume unique musculoskeletal hospital, which focuses on knee and hip reconstruction. Experience the management of a vast array of hip and knee pathologies from complex knee reconstruction to robotic joint replacement under the guidance of three experienced and innovative surgeons. Fellows will be exposed to research at every level of the fellowship and should expect at least two publications during their fellowship.

Primary Language Spoken: UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic
Sponosoring ISAKOS Member(s):

Contact Information

Professor Brian M Devitt, Full Chair and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Surgical Biomechanics

Fellowship Program Information

Affiliation (Center Type): Dublin City University, School of Health and Human Performance (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: 3
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: Professor Brian M Devitt, Knee and Hip surgery - arthroscopy and arthroplasty Mr Mihai Vioreanu, Knee and Hip Surgery - arthroscopy, osteotomy and arthroplasty Mr Gavin McHugh - Knee and Hip Surgeon - arthroplasty
Recent activity of Teaching Center:

Financial Support and Expenses

Types of Financial Support Available: Internal
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide: Direct Application
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs):

Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases

Area(s) of Specialty: Knee Arthroplasty Knee Arthroscopy Hip Arthroplasty Other
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities:
Types of Educational Opportunities:
Research projects, research facilities and resources, cadaver labs, publication opportunities, integration of the patient and public involvement, and the role of the fellow: McAleese T, Murgier J, Cavaignac E, Devitt BM. A review of Marcel Lemaire's original work on lateral extra-articular tenodesis. J ISAKOS. 2024 Jun;9(3):431-437. doi: 10.1016/j.jisako.2024.02.006. Epub 2024 Feb 23. PMID: 38403195. Lord BR, Devitt BM, Hookway SR, Klemm HJ, Webster KE, Whitehead TS, Feller JA. The Resolution of Kaplan Fiber Injuries Is Observed in a Majority of Cases at 9 Months After Acute Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Radiological Study. Am J Sports Med. 2023 Aug;51(10):2596-2602. doi: 10.1177/03635465231180859. Epub 2023 Jul 12. PMID: 37434516. Kirby JC, Whitehead TS, Webster KE, Feller JA, McClelland JA, Klemm HJ, Devitt BM. Impact of Occupation on 12-Month Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Male Patients. Orthop J Sports Med. 2023 Feb 22;11(2):23259671221130377. doi: 10.1177/23259671221130377. PMID: 36846817; PMCID: PMC9950609. Devitt BM, Klemm HJ, Kirby J, Batty LM, Webster KE, Whitehead TS, Feller JA. Effect of Radiological Evidence of Kaplan Fiber Injury on the Clinical and Functional Outcomes After Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Am J Sports Med. 2022 Nov;50(13):3557-3564. doi: 10.1177/03635465221124249. Epub 2022 Sep 30. PMID: 36178144. Blucher NC, Feller JA, Devitt BM, Klemm HJ, Whitehead TS, McClelland JA, Webster KE. Is There an Association in Young Patients Between Quadriceps or Hamstring Strength After ACL Reconstruction and Graft Rupture? Orthop J Sports Med. 2022 Jun 3;10(6):23259671221101003. doi: 10.1177/23259671221101003. PMID: 35677023; PMCID: PMC9168858. Al'Khafaji I, Devitt BM, Feller JA. The Modified Ellison Technique: A Distally Fixed Iliotibial Band Transfer for Lateral Extra-articular Augmentation of the Knee. Arthrosc Tech. 2022 Jan 23;11(2):e257-e262. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2021.10.016. PMID: 35155121; PMCID: PMC8821877. Panos JA, Devitt BM, Feller JA, Klemm HJ, Hewett TE, Webster KE. Effect of Time on MRI Appearance of Graft After ACL Reconstruction: A Comparison of Autologous Hamstring and Quadriceps Tendon Grafts. Orthop J Sports Med. 2021 Sep 13;9(9):23259671211023512. doi: 10.1177/23259671211023512. PMID: 34541010; PMCID: PMC8442487. Panos JA, Devitt BM, Feller JA, Klemm HJ, Hewett TE, Webster KE. Effect of Time on MRI Appearance of Graft After ACL Reconstruction: A Comparison of Autologous Hamstring and Quadriceps Tendon Grafts. Orthop J Sports Med. 2021 Sep 13;9(9):23259671211023512. doi: 10.1177/23259671211023512. PMID: 34541010; PMCID: PMC8442487. Huntington LS, Webster KE, Devitt BM, Feller JA. Risk assessment and management of primary patellar dislocation is complex and multifactorial: a survey of Australian knee surgeons. J ISAKOS. 2021 Nov;6(6):333-338. doi: 10.1136/jisakos-2020-000609. Epub 2021 Jun 4. PMID: 34088855. Devitt BM, Al'khafaji I, Blucher N, Batty LM, Murgier J, Webster KE, Feller JA. Association Between Radiological Evidence of Kaplan Fiber Injury, Intraoperative Findings, and Pivot-Shift Grade in the Setting of Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury. Am J Sports Med. 2021 Apr;49(5):1262-1269. doi: 10.1177/0363546521994467. Epub 2021 Mar 15. PMID: 33719594. Napier RJ, Feller JA, Devitt BM, McClelland JA, Webster KE, Thrush CSJ, Whitehead TS. Is the KiRA Device Useful in Quantifying the Pivot Shift in Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Knees? Orthop J Sports Med. 2021 Jan 22;9(1):2325967120977869. doi: 10.1177/2325967120977869. PMID: 33553458; PMCID: PMC7841684.
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