Cases and resources in orthopedics
Explore a selection of educational materials from leading experts in the field of orthopedics. This section offers replays of the PCO course sessions, interviews with specialists, clinical case studies, short videos focused on advanced techniques, and webinars. A valuable hub for learning and staying updated on key practices.
PCO Course session
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PCO Course session
Clinical examination remains the key to diagnosis. Several experts will discuss the key elements and the therapeutic decision-making process with real patients between conservative or prosthetic indications.
Clinical case
A 33-year-old male long jump parasport athlete with a transtibial amputated leg suffered an ACL rupture from knee hyperextension, presenting a positive Lachman test and no frontal plane laxity. This case aims to discuss therapeutic options for ACL reconstruction, patient positioning, and graft choice.
Learn the technique
ACL repair is currently a hot topic in knee arthroscopy. Discover the surgical technique proposed by Edoardo Monaco, an Orthopedic surgeon in Rome and a reference for this type of surgery, who performs it with an augmentation with an internal brace.
Interview
How do robotics enhance orthopedic surgery? What benefits and drawbacks do they present, and how might they transform your practice? Join Fares Haddad for an engaging discussion on this topic at PCO 2024.
Interview
How do robotics enhance orthopedic surgery? What unique advantages do they bring to total knee replacements compared to partial knee replacements or total hip replacements? Join Sébastien Lustig for an in-depth virtual fellowship on this cutting-edge topic at PCO 2024 on June 6, 2024, at 9:55 AM.
Clinical case
A professional rugby player who underwent ACL reconstruction with fascia lata (Mc FL) a few years ago, presents with knee torsional trauma.
After looking at the X-ray, MRI and pre-op testing, what can you say about this multiligament knee injury? What's the best course of action and how would you approach this case?
Learn the technique
The subvastus approach is an easy technique that preserves the quadriceps and thus helps avoid postoperative muscular inhibition.
Watch a demonstration by Sébastien Paratte, a specialist in knee replacement surgeries.
Learn the technique
The Chistera is a long curved glove used to play a sport from the Basque Country in France. This approach describes a skin incision that looks like a chistera glove, made in an anterolateral fashion bridging.
The purpose of this approach is:
Clinical case
A 68-year-old woman has been suffering from mechanical bilateral knee pain for the past 6 years. The x-rays reveal complex right knee arthritis with ligament deficiency. How would you classify it and how would you manage this condition?
