Congress  HAA 2022  |  9 - 11 June 2022

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Programme

Anatomy Lab


09.00-15.00      Hands-on Cadaveric Course

 

                            

    Hip

    Portals – diagnostic round – acetabular labrectomy – acetabular labral repair with anchors – acetabular
    microfractures     – acetabular recession (pincer) – femoral osteoplasty (cam)

    Alexandros Tzaveas, Alkiviadis Kallivokas, Christos Paliobeis

 

 

                            Knee
                            Portals – diagnostic round – meniscectomy – meniscus repair –
                            ACL reconstruction-PCL/PLC reconstruction LARS graft
                            Panagiotis Kouloumentas, Georgios Skarpas, Andreas Karagiannis, Athanasios Liantsis,
                            Vasileios Chouliaras, Spyridon Plessas

 

                            Shoulder
                           
Portals – diagnostic round – rotator cuff repair – labral repair
                            Emmanouil Brilakis, Vasileios Vrangalas, Ilias Ntisios, Andreas Panagopoulos, Christos Sinopidis

 

15.00-15.45       Lunch Break

 

Makedonia Palace
“Alexandros” Hall



15.45-16.00       Congress Opening

 

16.00-17.30       What’s new in sports injuries – can we prevent them?
                             Chairs: Konstantinos Natsis, Christos Lyrtzis

                             Shoulder: only the overhead athletes?
                             Ilias Ntisios

                             Hip: the “at-risk” population
                             Georgios Tsikouris

                             Knee: contact – non-contact, which is the most likely?
                             Aristeidis Zimbis

                             Ankle: how to handle instability?
                             Charilaos Voulgaropoulos

                             Muscle injuries: can we accelerate rehab?
                             Antonios Papoutsidakis


                             Preventive strategies
                             Christos Theos

17.30-17.45        Coffee Break

17.45-19.15        Cartilage Injuries: Is something changing?
                              Chairs: Stergios Papastergiou, Anastasia Tilentzoglou

                              Do microfractures need any biologic enhancement?
                              Athanasios Liantsis

                              Scaffold options for focal cartilage injuries
                              Matthaios Savvidis

                              Cell therapies for focal cartilage injuries
                              Dionisios Chissas

                              Autologous minced cartilage: Is it a cell or tissue transplantion?
                              Ioannis Terzidis

                              Osteochondral unit transplantation: when and how
                              Dimitrios Koulalis

                              Where we are going in the next decade
                              Emmanouil Papakostas


“Amfitrion” Hall

17.45-19.15          Free papers Session
                                Chairs: Ioannes Melas, Apostolos Stathellis

 

                                OP01 QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF GLENOID BONE LOSS IN ATHLETES WITH ANTERIOR SHOULDER
                                    INSTABILITY. COMPARISON OF CT SCAN AND 3D PRINTING
 
                                                     
                                 I. Vlastos, G. Kalinterakis, Ε. Gianzina, CK. Yiannakopoulos
                                            School of Physical Education & Sport Science Sports Medicine & Exercise Biology Section, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

                                OP02 QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF GLENOID BONE LOSS WITH A NOVEL TECHNIQUE USING 3D PRINTING
                                   TECHNOLOGY. RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF A NEW METHODOLOGY
                                                    
                                 I.Vlastos, G. Kalinterakis, Ε. Gianzina, CK. Yiannakopoulos
                                            School of Physical Education & Sport Science Sports Medicine & Exercise Biology Section, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

                                OP03 SUPERIOR CAPSULAR RECONSTRUCTION IN MASSIVE ROTATOR CUFF TEAR .
                                    THE EFFECT OF THE BONE DENSITY OF THE GLENOID AND THE HUMEROUS
                                            
                                 A. Papadimitriou, I. Bampis, N. Garantziotis, K. Bekas, N. Zervakis, A Boutsiadis
                                            General Army Hospital Athens
                                            G.H. "Gennimatas" Athens
                                            Bioclinic Athens

                                OP04 THE SUPRASCAPULAR NERVE ARTHROSCOPIC ANTERIOR AND ENDOSCOPIC POSTERIOR RELEASE
                                    IN ELITE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS
                                                
                                 G. Tsikouris, I. Antonopoulos, T. Papadakis, V. Psychogios, Th, Troupis
                                            Athens Kolonaki Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Center (AKOSMC)
                                            25th Orthopaedic Clinic, General Hospital “Asklipieio”, Voula, Athens
                                            Medical School, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

                                OP05 AUGMENTATION OF MASSIVE ROTATOR CUFF TEAR (MRCT) WITH LONG HEAD OF BICEPS TENDON
                                   (LHBT) PERMITS IMMEDIATE PASSIVE MOBILIZATION AND GOOD MID-TERM CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL OUTCOME

                                 I.Bampis, A. Papadimitriou, P. Nikolakeas, K. Bekas, A. Boutsiadis
                                            401 General Army Hospital Athens
                                            G.H. Kalamata
                                            G.H. “Gennimatas”
                                            Bioclinic Athens 

                                OP06 COMPARISON OF CORTICAL BUTTON VERSUS SUTURE ANCHOR FIXATION FOR ACUTE DISTAL BICEPS
                                    BRACHII TENDON REPAIRS IN HIGH DEMANDED MALE PATIENTSE

                                 A. Panagopoulos, P. Antzoulas, K. Solou, S. Papagiannis, Z.T. Kokkalis
                                            Patras University Hospital, Greece

                                OP07 OSTEOCHONDRAL TALAR LESIONS – ARTHROSCOPIC TREATMENT. TEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE BASED ON 29 CASES
                                 I.Vasiadis, K.Bosinakis, G.Anagnostou, N.Goutsiou, P.Enfientzoglou, V.Tsakiri, M.Kotsapas, A.Eleftheropoulos
                                            Orthopaedic Department General Hospital of Naousa

                                OP08 ΑRTHROSCOPIC SUBTALAR FUSION. SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. OUR 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
                                 P. Enfietzoglou, M. Kotsapas, V. Tsakiri, N. Goutsiou, G. Anagnostou, K. Bosinakis, I. Vasiadis and A. Eleftheropoulos
                                            Orthopaedic Department – General Hospital of Naousa

                                OP09 ARTHROSCOPIC ANKLE FUSION. SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. TEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
                                 N. Goutsiou, G. Anagnostou, P. Enfietzoglou, V. Tsakiri, M. Kotsapas, I. Vasiadis, K. Bosinakis and A. Eleftheropoulos
                                            Orthopaedic Department, Naousa’s General Hospital

                                OP10 EFFICACY OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY ON HALLUX VALGUS – A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
                                 A. Lisacek-Kiosoglous, A. Georgiou, S. Antoniou, S. Ristanis
                                            European University Cyprus, School of Medicine, Nicosia, Cyprus
                                            Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
                                            Mediterranean Hospital of Cyprus, Limassol, Cyprus
                                            Department of Orthopaedics, Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece

                                OP11 AΝ EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RETROSPECTIVE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE FUNCTIONAL STATUS
                                   AND THE COMMONEST UPPER LIMB INJURIES BETWEEN BOXERS AND NON-BOXERS IN GREECE

                                 V. Giannatos, A. Panagopoulos, P. Antzoulas, J. Lakoumentas, S.I. Giakoumakis
                                             Patras University Hospital, Greece

                                ΟΡ12 PRESENTATION OF THE ARTHROSCOPICALLY ASSISTED TIBIO-TALAR-CALCANEUS
                                   ARTHRODESIS TECHNIQUE (TTC FUSION) 

                                 G. Anagnostou, N. Goutsiou, M. Kotsapas, P. Enfientzoglou, V. Tsakiri and A. Eleftheropoulos
                                            Orthopaedic Department of G.H of Naousa

                                OP13 ARTHROSCOPIC ANKLE FUSION USING TWO SCREWS IN A CROSSED CONFIGURATION
                                 S. Papageorgiou, T. Papageorgiou, F. Tilkidis, E. Petkidis, Ch. Papageorgiou
                                            Orthopaedic Clinic of University Hospital of Ioannina Greece

                                OP15 HINDFOOT ENDOSCOPY-ARTHROSCOPY. OUR 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN 83 PATIENTS
                                 Κ. Bosinakis, M. Kotsapas, Ι. Vasiadis, P. Enfietzoglou, Ν. Goutsiou, G. Anagnostou, V. Tsakiri, Α. Eleftheropoulos
                                            Orthopaedic Department, General Hospital of Naousa

“Alexandros” Hall



08.30-09.15      Clinical Diagnostics – the “hot” signs
                            Chairs: Konstantinos Ditsios, Efthimios Papasoulis

                            Shoulder
                            Alexander Tsarouhas

                            Elbow
                            Nikolaos Zagoraios

                            Wrist
                            Konstantinos Makridis

                            Hip
                            Vasileios Raoulis

                            Knee
                            Vasileios Fotopoulos

                            Ankle
                            Georgios Papadopoulis


09.15-10.00     Modern and advanced knee surgery techniques
                           Chairs: Georgios Drosos, Lazaros Oikonomidis

                           What’s new in multiligament-injury surgery
                           Ioannis Gliatis

                           Is osteotomy still in fashion?
                           Athanasios Ververidis

                           Knee robotics: myths and reality
                           Anastasios Tokis

                           Can uni “preserve” athletic activity?
                           Theofylaktos Kiriakidis


10.00-11.30     Save the Meniscus
                           Chairs: Matthaios Tzοurmpakis, Nikiforos Galanis

                           Discoid meniscus: when and how should be treated?
                           Antonios Kouzelis

                           All-inside vs inside-out: which “wins”?
                           Panagiotis Kouloumentas

                           Meniscal bucket handle tear repair: when tissue heals and the patient returns to preinjury activity
                           Georgios Basdekis

                          New insight on tear patterns: ramp and root
                          Romain Seil

                          Is there strong evidence (RCT’s) for saving the meniscus?
                          Dimitrios Mastrokalos

                          Meniscal replacement: role & results
                          Rene Verdonk

11.30-12.00     Coffee Break

12.00-13.45    ACL surgery in 21st century
                          Chairs: Nikolaos Piskopakis, Michael Iosifidis

                          Does ACL repair work?
                          Georgios-Grigorios Karachalios

                         ACL injury in skeletally immature: “act” or “wait”
                         Pantelis Nikolaou

                         Revision ACL: how to avoid a “new” failure
                         Jacques Menetrey

                         Recreational athletes with ACL injury: How we cope with them?
                         Anastasios Georgoulis

                         When ACL primary reconstruction “needs” also ALL?
                         Michael Hantes

                         Primary ACL reconstruction from graft choice to return to play
                         Robert Marx

                         ACL reconstruction-Tips and tricks
                         Rainer Siebold


13.45-14.45    Lunch Break

14.45-16.15   Patellofemoral Joint: An a-la-carte treatment
                         Chairs: Spyridon Plessas, Nikolaos Samaras

                         Diagnostic algorithm and decision making
                         Panagiotis Ntagiopoulos

                         First dislocation in skeletal immature patient
                         Stefan Mogos

                         MPFL only?
                         Joan Carles Monllau

                         Tubercle osteotomy: to address maltracking, alta, cartilage?
                         Emin Taskiran

                         Trochleoplasty: rarely performed?
                         Vasileios Chouliaras

                         Combined cartilage – instability issues
                         Vasileios Vrangalas


16.15-17.15    Paper writing and review/research
                         Chairs: Rene Verdonk, Anastasios Georgoulis

                         How to organize your research plan
                         Daniel Wascher

                         The art of publishing a paper
                         Richard Villar

                         Manuscript Reviewing: Pearls for a Successful Review
                         Michael Rossi

17.15-17.45 
   Coffee Break

17.45-19.00    Rotator cuff treatment: an overview
                          Chairs: Periklis Papadopoulos, Dimitrios Alexakis

                         SCR: for which patient, and how?
                         Johannes Barth

                         Post-operative protocols and healing process after arthroscopic cuff repair: early mobilization or not?
                         Ioannis Gigis

                         RC repair: always needs acromioplasty +/- AC joint resection?
                         Zinon Kokkalis

                         The failed RC repair: decision making and… options
                         Sebastian Siebenlist

                         Single row – double row: is there still a dilemma?
                         Emmanouil Brilakis


19.00-20.00    The “middle-aged” hip and knee
                          Chairs: Konstantinos Tilkeridis, Christos Paliobeis 

                          A life-time in hip preservation – looking back
                          Richard Villar

                          When arthroscopy ends and arthroplasty begins: Knee
                          Efstathios Chronopoulos

                          When arthroscopy ends and arthroplasty begins: Hip
                          Viron Chalidis



“Amfitrion” Hall

 



09.00-10.30   What’s new in rehabilitation after sports injuries
                         Chairs: Panagiotis Tsaklis, Dimitrios Pasvantis

                         Gait analysis in athletes
                         Ioannis Giakas

                         Rehabilitation after hip arthroscopy
                         Alexandros Karagiannidis

                         Physio limits and perspectives in tendon and muscle injuries
                         Dimitrios Aftosmidis


                         Rehabilitation after arthroscopy for shoulder instability
                         Prodromos Kotsanopoulos


                         ACL reconstruction: how physiotherapy can prevent osteoarthritis?
                         Michael Pagkalos


17.45-19.00    Free papers Session
                          Chairs: Michael Tiliakos, Kosmas Petras


                           OP16 FEMORO-ACETABULAR IMPINGEMENT AND LABRUM DETACHMENT: ENDOSCOPIC GLUTEUS MEDIUS REPAIR
                            G. Tsikouris, I. Antonopoulos Th. Papadakis, V. Psychogios, D. Chrysikos, Th. Troupis
                                     Athens Kolonaki Orthopaedic& Sports Medicine Center (AKOSMC)
                                     Anatomy Department, Athens Medical School
                                     Director 5thOrthopaedic Clinic, General Hospital “Asklipieio”, Voula, Athens


                           OP17 INJECTABLE CELL-BASED THERAPY FOR KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS IMPROVED JOINT FUNCTION AT LONG TERM FOLLOW-UP 
                            T. Kyriakidis, I. Melas, A. Tzaveas, E. Michalopoulos, M. Iosifidis
                                      Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
                                      2nd Orthopaedic Department, General Hospital "G. Gennimatas", Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
                                      3rd Orthopaedic Department, European Interbalkan Medical Center
                                      3rd Orthopaedic Department, European Interbalkan Medical Center, Orthobiology, Surgery Center
                                      Hellenic Cord Blood Bank, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Greece


                           OP18 MENISCECTOMY VS MENISCAL REPAIR IN PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES.
                              A COMPARATIVE STUDY WITH A MINIMUM FOLLOW-UP 6 YEARS 

                            I.Terzidis, E. Papasoulis, C. Karambamba, A. Siderids, A. Karavelis, T.Totlis.
                                     TheMIS Orhtopaedic Center, Thessaloniki, Greece


                           OP19 RETURN TO SPORTS FOLLOWING RECONSTRUCTION OF THE MEDIAL PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT.
                              COMPARISON BETWEEN ACUTE AND CHRONIC INSTABILITY

                            C.Yiannakopoulos, Α. Champipis, G. Kalinterakis, Ι. Vlastos, S. Delis, N. Sachinis
                                      Orthopaedic Department, IASO Hospital, Athens, Greece


                           OP20 THE APPLICATION OF ULTRASOUND GUIDED KNEE ARTHROSCOPY FOR CALCIFIED PATELLAR
                              TENDINOPATHY IN ELITE WEIGHT LIFTERS

                            G. Tsikouris, J. Antonopoylos, Th.Papadakis, H. Yiannoulatos, D. Tsikouris, E. Tsikouris, V. Psychoyios, Th. Troupis
                                      Athens Kolonaki Orthopaedic& Sports Medicine Center (AKOSMC)
                                      Kalamata Physiokinnisis Rehabilitation Centre
                                      Post Graduate of the Medical School of Athens
                                      Director 5thOrthopaedic Clinic, General Hospital “Asklipieio”, Voula, Athens
                                      Professor of Anatomy Department, Athens Medical School


                           OP21 MIDTERM CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND KNEE STABILITY AFTER ACL RECONSTRUCTION WITH
                              A HYBRID GRAFT USING HAMSTRING AUTOGRAFT AND LIGAMENT AUGMENTATION AND RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM LARS

                            P.Antzoulas, I.Vrachnis, A.Panagopoulos, A. Kouzelis, I. Lianou, A. Ampariotou, D. Avramidis, I. Gliatis
                                      Orthopedic Clinic of  University General Hospital of Patras


                           OP22 MEDIAL MENISCAL ALLOGRAFT TRANSPLANTATION WITH BONE-BRIDGE TECHNIQUE: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY
                              AND THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE OF A SINGLE INSTITUTIONS

                            I. Fanourgiakis, R. Siebold
                                      International Center for Orthopedics, ATOS Clinic, Heidelberg, Germany


                           OP23 CLINICAL AND BIOLOGIC OUTCOMES OF POLYURETHAN SCAFFOLDS IN POST-MENISCECTOMY
                              MEDIAL MENISCUS SEGMENTAL DEFECTS: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

                            M. Savvidis, A. Tsolakidis, M. Karanassos, A. Konstantinidis, Ch. Karampalis, S. Skotidakis, V. Vrangalas
                                     2nd Orthopedic Unit, 424 General Military Hospital, Thessaloniki


                           OP24 SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ARTICULAR CARTILAGE INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH PATELLAR
                              DISLOCATION IN THE SKELETALLY IMMATURE

                            I. Melas, K. Petras, G. Gkikas, A. Tzaveas, M. Iosifidis
                                     3rd Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, European Interbalkan Medical Centre, Thessaloniki, Greece
                                     OrthoBiology Centre, Thessaloniki, Greece


                           OP25 CARTILAGE REPAIR IN THE SKELETALLY IMMATURE KNEE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DIFFERENT SURGICAL TECHNIQUES
                            I. Melas, G. Gkikas, K. Petras, T. Kyriakidis, M. Iosifidis
                                     3rd Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, European Interbalkan Medical Centre, Thessaloniki, Greece
                                     OrthoBiology Centre, Thessaloniki, Greece


                           OP26 SURGICAL TREATMENT OF MULTI-LIGAMENT KNEE INJURIES WITH TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURES
                            C. Kyratzoglou, M. Posantzis, P. Ioannidis, K. Moulazimis , S. Plessas
                                      Department of Orthopaedics, Nikaia General Hospital "Ag. Panteleimon"


                           OP27 PATIENTS SATISFACTION AFTER POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION 
                            C. Pitsilos, T. Kyriakidis, P. Papadopoulos, C. Kampouridis, I. Gigis, P. Papadopoulos
                                      2nd Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, “G. Gennimatas” General Hospital, Thessaloniki
                                      Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium


                           OP28 ARTHROSCOPIC FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS TENDON TRANSFER AS A TREATMENT OPTION
                              IN ACUTE ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE. OUR CASE SERIES

                            M. Kotsapas, Ν. Goutsiou, G. Anagnostou, V. Tsakiri, P. Enfietzoglou, Κ. Bosinakis, Ι. Vasiadis, Α. Eleftheropoulos
                                      Orthopaedic Department, Naousa’s General Hospital


                           OP29 ROBOTIC-ASSISTED VERSUS COMPUTER – NAVIGATED TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT:
                              A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED STUDY

                            K. G. Makridis, S.-E. Zourntou1, M. Mpoulovana, V. Mintza, A. Kotrotsios, M. Georgoussis
                                      Iaso Thessalias, Larisa, Greece


                           OP30 TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY WITH THE NAVIO 7 ROBOTIC SYSTEM: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
                            K. G. Makridis, S.-E. Zourntou, M. Mpoulovana, V. Mintza, A. Kotrotsios, M. Georgoussis
                                      Iaso Thessalias, Larisa, Greece


“Alexandros” Hall



08.30-09.15     Portal placement: Tips and Tricks
                           Chairs: Nikolaos Anastasopoulos, Evgenia Papadakou

                           Shoulder
                           Frantzeska Zampeli

                           Elbow
                           Dimitrios Kotzamitelos

                           Wrist
                           Aaron Venouziou

                           Hip
                           Dimitrios Kostopoulos

                           Knee
                           Konstantinos Intzoglou

                           Ankle
                           Stavros Ristanis


09.15-10.00     Avoiding Pitfalls when Scoping
                           Chairs: Evangelos Pantazis, Christos Papageorgiou

                           Shoulder
                           Konstantinos Kateros

                           Elbow
                           Christos Koukos

                           Wrist
                           Nikolaos Darlis

                           Hip
                           Alkiviadis Kallivokas

                           Knee
                           Trifon Totlis

                           Ankle
                           Efthimios Iliopoulos

 

10.00-11.15     Femoroacetabular Impingement
                           Chairs: Alkiviadis Kallivokas, Alexandros Tzaveas

                           FAI: how to plan and how much bone to resect?
                           Athanasios Papavasileiou

                           Labral repair state of the art
                           Lazaros Poultsidis

                           Should we repair the capsule?
                           Bent Lund

                           Why hip arthroscopy fails?
                           Alexandros Tzaveas

                           Hip Arthroscopy: What do the registries say?
                           Christos Paliobeis 

11.15-11.45      Coffee Break


11.45-13.00     Shoulder instability: when and how do we operate?
                           Chairs: Ilias Bisbinas, Dimosthenis Alaseirlis

                           How clinical examination and imaging can help the decision making:
                           soft tissue repair or bone block augmentation?
                           Christos Sinopidis

                           Arthroscopic Bankart: when do we have to stop “trust” it?
                           Andreas Imhoff

                           Latarjet procedure for anterior shoulder instability: where we are
                           Achilleas Boutsiadis

                           Bone defects: “classic” Latarjet or bone blocks?
                           Emmanouil Antonogiannakis

                           Is there any indication for open soft tissue procedures for recurrent shoulder instability?
                           Andreas Panagopoulos



13.00-14.15     Foot and Ankle Arthroscopy: when and how
                           Chairs: Dimitrios Chatziemmanouil, Dimitrios Metaxiotis

                           Τendon injuries of the foot and ankle in athletes
                           Evangelos Evangelou

                           Functional ankle instability: Diagnostic procedure and treatment
                           Emmanouil Stamatis

                          Ankle osteoarthritis: Arthroscopy and adjunctive procedures to save the joint
                          Nikolaos Gougoulias

                          Talus osteochondral lesions. Treatment options
                          Dimitiros Chatziemmanouil

                          Achilles tendon rupture. A hybrid model of treatment
                          Alexandros Eleftheropoulos

                          High ankle sprain - Αrthroscopic treatment
                          Panagiotis Simeonidis

14.15-15.00    Lunch Break

15.00-16.15    Orthobiologics: limits and perspectives
                          Chairs: Michael Iosifidis, Georgios Kouvidis

                          Tendon and Ligament injuries: Orthobiologics - when and how
                          Aristotelis Sideridis

                          Cartilage lesions: Orthobiologics/ when and how
                          Andreas Karagiannis

                          Injectables Cell Based Therapies: where we are
                          Georgios Skarpas

                          ESSKA Orthobiologics Initiative (ORBIT): The consensus guidelines on the orthobiologics injectables
                          Lior Laver

16.15-17.00    Closing Remarks- General Assembly


“Amfitrion” Hall


09.15-10.00    Free papers Session + Star Papers / Awards
                          Chairs: Stergios Papastergiou, Vasileios Chouliaras


                           OP31 WHY INTERPOSITION GRAFTS MAY HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES IN ROTATOR CUFF SURGERY?
                              IN-VIVO EVALUATION OF MUSCLE FUNCTION IN CHRONIC MASSIVE ROTATOR CUFF TEAR MODEL IN RATS

                            A. Boutsiadis, I.Bampis, D. Kapoukranidou, A. Chatzisotiriou, I. Kalpidis, K. Ditsios
                                     401 General Army Hospital Athens
                                     Biclinic Athens
                                     Fysiology Department of Aristotle University Thessaloniki
                                     G. H. “Gennimatas”


                           OP32 A MRI STUDY: THE SIZE OF THE PATELLA CORRELATES WITH BONE-BRIDGE BETWEEN TUNNELS
                              AND R ANGLES ARE HIGHLIGHTED FOR SAFE TUNNEL-DRILLING DURING MPFL RECONSTRUCTION

                            V. Raoulis, A. Zibis, A. Fyllos, M. Klontzas, G. Kalifis, A. Karantanas, M. Hantes
                                      General Hospital of Karditsa
                                      Anatomy Lab University of Thessaly
                                      Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Crete
                                      Orthopedic Department, University Hospital Larissa


                           OP33 PARTIAL ACL TEARS IN ATHLETES
                            Α. Zacharopoulos, Ν. Bourganos
                                      Orthopaedic Department, General Hospital of Amfissa


                           OP34 ANATOMIC ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION AUGMENTED WITH
                              LATERAL EXTRA-ARTICULAR TENODESIS. HOW TO AVOID TUNNEL COLLISION WITH
                              INTRAOPERATIVE TUNNEL VISUALIZATION

                            V. Mitrousias, G. Chalatsis, G. Komnos, Μ. Hnates
                                      Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Trauma, General University Hospital of Larissa


                           OP35 DOES THE SOAKING OF HAMSTRINGS TENDON AUTOGRAFT WITH VANCOMYCIN REDUCE
                              THE CONTAMINATION DURING HARVESTING AND MANIPULATION? A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL

                            V. Chouliaras, J. Giakas, A. Zerva, T. Papageorgiou, S. Argyropoulou, K. Kaliakatsos, K. Vrettos
                                      Orhopaedic Department, General Hospital of Arta, Greece
                                      Department of Physical Education & Sports Science, University of Thessaly, Greece
                                      Microbiology Department, General Hospital of Arta, Greece


                           OP36 WHAT IS THE OPTIMAL TIME TO RETURN TO PLAY IN ACL RECONSTRUCTION WITH HAMSTRINGS’:
                              A PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED, COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN SUSPENSORY AND EXPANDABLE FEMORAL FIXATION

                            A. Panagopoulos, V. Giannatos, P. Antzoulas, D. Mylonas, D. Kalavrytinos, A. Kouzelis, J. Gliatis
                                      Department of Sports Medicine, Patras University Hospital, Greece


                           OP37 LONG-TERM QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH ACL RECONSTRUCTION IS INTERRELATED
                              WITH SPORTING ACTIVITY AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED WHEN THEIR CONCOMITANT MENISCAL
                              RUPTURE HAS BEEN REPAIRED A LONG-TERM RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF PROSPECTIVELY
                              COLLECTED DATA WITH 13.2 YEARS MEAN FOLLOW-UP

                            G. Chalatsis, V. Mitrousias, Α. Siouras, F. Panteliadou, S. Stergiadou1, Κ. Malizos, M. Hantes
                                      Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, General University Hospital of Larissa


                           OP38 COMPLICATIONS AFTER ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION AND THEIR RELATION
                              TO THE TYPE OF GRAFT: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 958 CASES

                            K. G. Makridis, R. Rousseau, C. Labruyere, C. Kajetanek, O. Deschamps, S.-E. Zourntou1, P. Djian
                                      Iaso Thessalias, Larisa, Greece
                                      IAL Nollet, Paris, France
                                      Service de chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologie, CHU La Pitié Salpétrière, Paris, France
                                      Cabinet Goethe, Paris, France


                           OP39 NON-INVASIVE ASSESSEMENT OF GAIT IN ISOLATED AND COMBINED ACL TEAR USING INERTIAL SENSORS
                            C.Yiannakopoulos, Ε. Gianzina, Α. Champipis, Ι. Vlastos G. Kalinterakis, S. Delis
                                      School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Sports Medicine and Biology of Exercise Section, National and Kapodistran University, Athens, Greece
                                      Orthopaedic Department, IASO Hospital, Athens, Greece


                           OP40 SATISFACTORY OUTCOMES AFTER ADIPOSE-DERIVED CULTURE-EXPANDED MESENCHYMAL
                              STEM CELLS IMPLANTATION IN KNEE FOCAL CARTILAGE DEFECTS AT 6-YEAR FOLLOW-UP

                            T. Kyriakidis, I. Melas, A. Tzaveas, A. Cheva, M. Iosifidis
                                      Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
                                      2nd Orthopaedic Department, General Hospital "G. Gennimatas", Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
                                      3rd Orthopaedic Department, European Interbalkan Medical Center
                                      3rd Orthopaedic Department, European Interbalkan Medical Center, Orthobiology, Surgery Center
                                      Laboratory of General Pathology & Pathological Anatomy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece