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APPROVED COURSE REPORTS
Vail International Complex Knee Symposium
June 25–27, 2015 Vail, CO, USA
The second Vail International Complex Knee Symposium in Vail, Colorado on June 25 – 27, 2015 was a huge success. In the spirit of ISAKOS, over 100 surgeons and faculty from all over the globe participated.
The theme of the course was on the anatomic principles, clinically relevant biomechanics and anatomic treatment of complex knee pathology. In a unique way of instructing participants, two to three lectures on a topic were immediately followed by a live surgical demonstration to reinforce the presented principles. All participants participated in cadaveric labs with a faculty member to delve into the procedures they wished to learn more about or reinforce their familiarity of a procedure.
Topics covered included anatomic-based reconstructions of the medial collateral ligament, posterior oblique ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, lateral collateral ligament, posterolateral knee, popliteus tendon, proximal tibiofibular joint, and tensioning of multiple ligament knee injuries. Complex meniscal and root repairs and meniscal transplants were also demonstrated, along with both open and arthroscopic trochleoplasties.
Course co-chairs were Lars Engebretsen MD, PhD of the University of Oslo and the International Olympic Committee and Rob LaPrade MD, PhD of the Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado. The course was sponsored by Smith and Nephew.
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