Beschreibung:
Niek C. van Dijk, MD, PhD, is Professor of Orthopaedics and Head of the Orthopaedic Department of the Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam. Dr. van Dijk is a specialist in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the knee, foot, and ankle and sports medicine, and his department has treated many professional athletes from all over the world. He undertook his professional training in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Academic Medical Center of the University Hospital of Amsterdam and in 1994 completed his PhD on diagnostic strategies in patients with severe ankle sprain. In 1998 he founded the Orthopaedic Research Center Amsterdam (ORCA), and he has been Director of the Center since then. He became a full professor in 2002. Dr. van Dijk is a past President of the Dutch Orthopaedic Society, the Dutch Arthroscopic Society, and the Nordic Orthopaedic Federation. He is currently a board member of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaaedic Sports Medicine and President of the European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery, and Arthroscopy. Diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for chronic ankle injuries have been a prominent focus of his research. Dr. van Dijk has published more than 250 scientific articles in indexed publications and on average presents 25 international invited lectures each year.
This book contains a collection of instructional course lectures given during the 15th ESSKA (European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy) Congress, held in Geneva during May 2012. The lectures cover a wide range of hot topics in the field, including diverse injuries and management techniques. Each lecture has a practical focus and provides an up-to-date synthesis of core knowledge on the subject in question with the aid of high-quality illustrations. Take home messages and key recommendations are highlighted. This book will be of value to practitioners and researchers alike.
Collecting lectures delivered for the 15th ESSKA (European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy), this book covers a wide range of hot topics in the field, placing a practical focus on diverse injuries and management techniques.
A collection of instructional course lectures given during the 15th ESSKA Congress in 2012
Tips and tricks in arthroscopic surgery.- Management and consequences of the rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy.- Biceps pathology, evaluation and treatment option.- Unicompartmental knee prostheses: basic technique.- Posterior ankle arthroscopy: what are the limits?- Basic concept in PCL evaluation.- Revision ACL.- Massive rotator cuff tears and cuff arthropathy.- Multiple ligament injury management.- Patient matched cutting blocks, navigation and 3-D rotation.- Study design and research methodology.- The role of wrist arthroscopy in traumatic and post-traumatic injuries.- Lateral compartment injury of the knee.- Conservative treatment of chronic shoulder pain in overhead athletes.- Algorithms and flow-charts for the treatment of cartilage pathology.- Total knee arthoplasty: BASICS gap balancing, various approaches: femur first, tibia first, rotation, varus knee, valgus knee, getting the patellofemoral joint right.- Elbow arthroscopy.- Navigation in orthopaedic sports medicine.
