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Editor’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2015 Congress: Explore Lyon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Lifestyle: Traveling Fellowship Report . . . . . . . 8 Pearls & Pitfalls – Surgical Technique . . . . . . 10 ISAKOS Asks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Research Report: Pivot Study Group . . . . . . . 21 Current Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 In a Nutshell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Approved Course Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 ISAKOS Asks, You Answered . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Upcoming Approved Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Nominating Procedure: 2nd Vice President . . . 52 Sports Medicine Injection Survey Info. . . . . . . 52
EDITOR
Omer Mei-Dan, MD, USA
EDITORIAL BOARD
Nadim Aslam, FRCS Orth, UNITED KINGDOM Mandeep S. Dhillon, Prof., MS, FAMS, INDIA Lucio S. R. Ernlund, MD, MSc, BRAZIL Norimasa Nakamura, MD, PhD, JAPAN David Sadigursky, MD, BRAZIL
Gonzalo Samitier, MD, PhD, USA
Daniel A. Slullitel, MD, Prof., ARGENTINA Luis Alberto Vargas, MD, USA
James H. Lubowitz, MD, USA, Past Editor
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
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The Countdown is On!
Less than four months remain before the ISAKOS Biennial Congress in Lyon! Preparations continue for the ISAKOS Congress, and the celebration of ISAKOS 20th Anniversary. More than 500 faculty and presenter invitations have been sent for the more than 1,000 different presentations that will be held over the six days of the ISAKOS Congress.
ISAKOS would like to take a moment to congratulate the authors of the 200 scientific papers and more than 700 electronic posters that were accepted for presentation. More than 2,300 abstracts were received – special thanks are owed to our hardworking committee members for their tireless review of Congress abstracts! ISAKOS Awards review is currently ongoing and an announcement of the winners will be made in late March–stay tuned!
Have you seen the Pre-Course agendas? Three concurrent pre-courses will be offered on Saturday, June 6th, including two surgical skills pre-courses, and a partnership event with FIFA. In our second official collaboration with FIFA, ISAKOS is thrilled to announce the ISAKOS & FIFA Pre-Course: Challenges in Safety and Health in Football 2015. This pre- course includes the top team physicians involved in the treatment of soccer / football players, and will have a special focus on the treatment of players during the World Cup. Our two surgical skills pre-courses will focus on the Knee and Shoulder – Advances in the Management of Knee Pathology: ACL, Meniscus, Patellofemoral, Osteotomy, and Chondral Pathology and International Update on Surgical Controversies of the Shoulder. Both these pre-courses will include a half day of surgical skills demonstration and a half day of didactic sessions and surgical videos. These pre-course offerings are a great way to start your ISAKOS Congress experience, and provide a more intimate educational experience – we hope you will join us!
The ISAKOS Congress will be held over five days, and will involve a variety of topics ranging from treatment of ACL injuries, to the rotator cuff, biologics and cutting edge technology, to the treatment of the athlete, to injuries of the foot, ankle, hip, wrist, elbow. Instructional courses, symposia, debates, featured lectures, and live surgical demonstrations will provide a variety of educational options for our attendees. To plan your Congress experience, we encourage you to visit the ISAKOS Congress Interactive Agenda, featuring up to the moment information, handouts and more.
Registration is open now, as well as hotel and tour reservations! For more information, please refer to the Congress portion of the ISAKOS Website.
We hope to see you in Lyon!