On January 27 and 28, a new edition of the prestigious Knee Arthroscopy courses of the Andalusian Society of Traumatology and Orthopedics (SATO) was held at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Granada. The eleventh edition of the course was attended by the head of the Traumatology and Orthopedic Surgery Service at Hospiten Estepona, Dr. Manuel Vides. Manuel Vides, as director of the training courses, which dealt with meniscal pathology and cruciate ligaments and complex ligament and meniscus injuries.
The first of the training courses to be held was the Advanced Knee Arthroscopy Course, focused on complex ligament and meniscus injuries. Aimed at specialists in the field with experience in performing knee arthroscopy, the objective of the course was to perfect the technique of advanced arthroscopic surgery and ligament reconstruction and radial, root and ramp meniscal injuries. Ligament injuries of this joint occur frequently during athletic activities with or without direct contact, with the anterior cruciate ligament usually being the most affected. In the United States, it is estimated that 80,000 injuries occur per year, which translates into a high number of interventions.
The following day was the turn of the Basic Knee Arthroscopy Course, oriented to meniscal and cruciate ligament pathology, in which residents and physicians with less experience in the field participated, with the aim of acquiring and developing skills associated with an efficient and safe implementation of knee arthroscopy. Arthroscopy, and in particular arthroscopic knee surgery, has evolved rapidly since its inception. Today, arthroscopy allows us to perform appropriate diagnosis and treatment, with a very low risk of complications and a very short hospital stay.
Both sessions were presented by Dr. Manuel Vides, head of Traumatology at Hospiten Estepona and director of the courses, as well as the coordinator of the training courses, Dr. Salvador Fornell, from the Hospital Virgen del Rocío (Seville). The courses were also given by renowned professors such as Dr. Alejandro Espejo Reina, Dr. Alejandro Espejo Baena, Dr. Carlos Molano, Dr. Iván Sáenz, Dr. José Luis Martín Alguacil, Dr. Pablo Navarro and Dr. Ramón Rodríguez Morales.
The conferences were held with a notable success in terms of participation and great satisfaction on the part of the teaching staff and students, given the high level and quality of the courses. Both courses had both a theoretical and a practical part to apply the knowledge acquired in the different techniques.
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