Over two days, PCO followed Anders Troelsen in Copenhagen, a leading knee surgeon and expert in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) and rapid recovery protocols. This immersive experience offers a close look at his clinical practice and demonstrates how he applies evidence-based strategies to optimize patient outcomes. This virtual fellowship gives you the opportunity to:
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Enter the OR with Anders Troelsen as he performs a medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty on a 73-year-old woman, using a cemented tibial component, a rare and unconventional choice (5% of his cases). You'll also observe another medial UKA procedure, this time using an uncemented tibial component. In both surgeries, he walks you through each step, explaining his rationale and sharing key technical tips for achieving precision and long-term stability.
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Understand how UKA has become the standard at his center, accounting for 50% of his primary knee arthroplasties (15% are lateral UKAs, with a few patellofemoral cases). He also outlines evidence-based indication criteria and offers practical advice for surgeons starting out with UKA.
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Explore the advantages of UKA in perioperative care and outpatient protocols. Thanks to its minimally invasive approach and reduced physiological impact compared to TKA, UKA facilitates faster discharge. Anders Troelsen provides actionable insights for implementing same-day surgery in your own practice.
I am an orthopedic surgeon specialized in knee surgery. I practice at the University Hospital of Toulouse in the University Sports Clinic located in the Pierre Paul Riquet Hospital.
In addition to teaching at the Faculty of Medicine, I participate in courses for the professional societies to which I belong such as the SFA, ESSKA and SOFCOT.
My clinical activity (more than 800 surgeries per year) is exclusively focused on knee surgery. An important part of my surgeries is related to sports traumatology, in particular anterior cruciate ligament injuries (350+ ACL reconstructions per year).
My research activity is also focused on the knee. I have contributed to more than 110 publications in international journals. I am developing an à la carte approach in order to propose a personalized surgery to the patient. In the context of degenerative activity, the aim is to better analyze the variability of the anatomy in order to be able to propose prostheses adapted to the patient's anatomy. In the context of sports traumatology, it is a question of improving the dismemberment of all the lesions in order to propose an adequate therapy.
Since May 2022, I am a member of the board of ESSKA (European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy) as treasurer.
Dr. Sebastien Parratte (MD, PhD) is a French Orthopaedic surgeon. Internationally recognized leader in his field. After completing his training in France and USA at the world-renowned, Mayo Clinic, he became one of the youngest professors of Orthopaedic Surgery in France.
He completed more than 5000 primary knee and hip arthroplasties and more than 700 revision arthroplasties with complex bone defects. He also specialized in complex cases such as post-traumatic cases, complex deformities as well as arthroplasties in young active patients.
Pr. Parratte has a particular interest on computer-assisted surgery and he is now the only European involved in the design team of a new surgical robot for knee arthroplasty.
On the sport medicine side, Pr. Parratte was the surgeon of the pro Ligue 1 team of Bastia during 4 years, taking care of all the professional football players knee and hip injuries including ACL and meniscal problems.
He invented a new patient-specific custom jig osteotomy system to correct complex deformities or optimize the management of early arthritis of the knee.
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