LIROMS participation at the ESSKA Highlight webinar “Acute Meniscal Lesions and Repair” in collaboration with ISAKOS

On Wednesday November 25th LIROMS president Prof. Romain Seil participated in the panel of the ESSKA-ISAKOS highlight webinar on acute meniscal lesions and repair. Knee meniscus injuries are being increasingly recognized either in isolation or in association with ligament injuries. Very often, they occur during sports practice. Whereas several decades ago menisci were systematically removed, many of these injuries can be repaired nowadays. Removal of the meniscus results in the later development of knee osteoarthritis which induces decreased knee function and quality of life.

Preserving and repairing the meniscus is a result of the recently improved understanding of injury mechanisms, better imaging and surgical repair techniques. Over the last decade a tremendous innovative process has been undertaken all over the globe to make a plea for meniscus preservation. The webinar gave an overview of the current state of the art and new evolutions of meniscal repair in acutely injured knee.

Number of zoom participants: 859

No. Participant Countries: 99

Title: Acute Meniscal Lesions and Repair

When: Wednesday 25 November 18:00 – 19:00 CET (1 hour)

Chair - Jacques Menetrey (Geneva, Switzerland)

Co-Chair - Peter Myers (Brisbane, Australia)

Faculty

Romain Seil (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)

Roland Becker (Brandenburg, Germany)

Ciara Stevenson (Belfast, Northern Ireland)

Christopher Harner (Pittsburgh, USA)