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Pau Golanó was a nonconformist. His unique strength was his artistic vision. He was not quickly satisfied with his achievements and created an extreme high standard for himself. He was an artist, always quick with a smile. With his charm he was liked by all. He worked best under pressure. Deadlines were never met. Together with the love of his life Celine, he enjoyed travelling the world, meeting friends and sharing his knowledge.
In May 2014, Dr. Golanó was honored with the Most Dedicated Individual Award at the 16th ESSKA Congress in Amsterdam. In addition to being a world-renowned surgical anatomist, Dr. Golanó spent his spare time as photographer and illustrator.
Dr. Golanó suffered a massive stroke, and passed away in July 2014. Pau Golanó was an admirable individual and will truly be missed. ISAKOS was pleased to welcome Dr. Golanó’s wife Celine Bancheraud to the 10th Biennial ISAKOS Congress, and she accepted the Honorary Membership on her husband’s behalf.
Dr. Konsei Shino is described by his colleagues to be the three “S”s – Very strict, very scientific and very straightforward. Dr. Shino is a sought after knee surgeon with special focus on the anterior cruciate ligament. Dr. Shino currently serves as Head of Sports Orthopaedic Center at Yukioka Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Dr. Shino has been a real pioneer in allograft ligament surgery in the last century. Currently, he is well known as a pioneer of anatomical ACL reconstructions–“Anatomical Rectangular Tunnel ACLR with BTB graft” as well as “Anatomical Triple Bundle ACLR with hamstring tendon graft”. To accomplish ACL Reconstruction as anatomically as possible, he elucidated the location of direct femoral insertion area of ACL and established the arthroscopic procedure to consistently identify the area.
To facilitate ACL Reconstruction, Dr. Shino has developed several medical devices including DSP (double spike plate) for graft tension adjusting at the time of pull-out suture fixation; Outside-in femoral guide for consistently creating the anatomical femoral tunnel; Rectangular dilators for creating rectangular femoral tunnel.
Dr. Shino has authored more than 100 original articles in English, and more than 10 books. Dr. Shino has been a valued member of ISAKOS for many years, and was the winner of the ISAKOS John Joyce three times, as well as the Winner of the ISAKOS Albert Trillat Award twice.
Prof. René Verdonk is a pioneer in the advancement of trauma surgery and in knee pathology, and takes a special interest in cruciate and meniscal surgery. From 1992–2011, Prof. Verdonk served as Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and head of the department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology at Ghent University Hospital in Gent, Belgium. In 2011, Prof. Verdonk transitioned to the role of Emeritus Professor.
In addition to his work with knee pathology, cruciate and meniscal surgery, Prof. Verdonk is also involved in cartilage pathology. Prof. Verdonk has published in a large number of review Journals, in addition to serving as Editor in Chief of the Knee Surgery, Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Journal, and senior editor since 2013.
Prof. Verdonk is a member of many scientific societies, such as the Belgian Society for Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, of which he was President from 1991 – 1992. He is a founding member of BOTA (Belgian Orthopaedic Trauma Association).
Prof. Verdonk had the honor to serve as President of ESSKA and past chairman of the basic science committee. Within ISAKOS, Prof. Verdonk has served on many important ISAKOS Committees including the Program Committee, Strategic Planning, Education, Publications and Knee. Prof. Verdonk was nominated to the prestigious Hall of Fame of the AOSSM in 2011.
Prof. Verdonk is a loving husband, father and grandfather. One of his two sons, Peter, is also an orthopaedic surgeon active within ISAKOS.
2015 ISAKOS CONGRESS WRAP UP
René E. Verdonk, MD, PhD, BELGIUM Presented by Philippe Neyret, MD, PhD, FRANCE
Konsei Shino, MD, PhD, JAPAN Presented by: Masahiro Kurosaka, MD, JAPAN
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