28
Oct
30
Oct
LIROMS participation in ECSS at the Scientific Board
Prof. Dr. Jan Cabri, Scientific Director, LIROMS, participated as the Member of the Scientific Board at the ECSS Congress
14
Nov
7th Sportmedica Congress
New methods in sports risk assessment and performance analysis.
24
Nov
Training on arthroscopic simulators at the Clinique d’ Eich
Arthroscopic surgery is the gold standard in the treatment of many sports injuries. To perform this well, practical training of many years is required to achieve the necessary skills and proficiency for basic and advanced procedures. On Monday 24.11.2020, a dozen surgeons from the departments of orthopaedic surgery, traumatology, sports medicine and plastic surgery were able to train their skills in arthroscopic surgery on the latest generation of surgical simulators. The Swiss company VIRTAMED, world leader in the field, made their equipment available to the teams of the “Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg”. Two state-of-the-art simulators were mounted in a van, acting as a small operating theatre in the car park of the Clinique d’ Eich. The training was carried out using real arthroscopes on artificial joints combining real vision and virtual reality. This training not only enables the young assistants to master the basics of these minimally invasive surgical instruments, to find their way around a joint, but also - thanks to virtual reality - to visualise the neurovascular structures passing close to the operated joints, which obviously must not be injured during an operation. For more advanced surgeons, this technique allows to evaluate and eventually improve their skills and to train themselves to perform technically more demanding and complex procedures, a little like the skier who mentally reviews a downhill race before the start. Considering that the principles of surgical education which were developed in the 19th century are still used today, the usefulness and the great need for the development of these machines and this type of systematic training becomes obvious. Currently the only alternative for these simulators is training on cadavers. However, such courses are extremely rare and expensive and even forbidden in some countries because of cultural reasons. I would like to warmly thank the VIRTAMED team and particularly their Luxembourgish collaborator Mr Claude Hoeltgen for having made their precious equipment available to our teams.
25
Nov
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)
02
Dec
Female athletes in elite sports
Prof Kari Bø, PhD (NIH, Oslo, Norway) & Prof Kirsty, Elliott-Sale, MD, PhD (NTU, Nottingham, United Kingdom)
09
Dec
Sport in the current coronavirus pandemic: Which hygiene measures and prevention concepts make sense?
The Luxembourg Olympic and Sports Committee (COSL), in collaboration with the Luxembourg Institute for High Performance in Sports (LIHPS) and the Luxembourg Institute for Research in Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Science (LIROMS), is pleased to invite you to a video-conference in German: "Sport in der aktuellen Coronavirus-Pandemie: Welche Hygienemaßnahmen und Präventionskonzepte sind sinnvoll?" which will take place on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 18:00 hrs. The speaker of the conference is Prof. Dr. med. Barbara Gärtner, medical microbiologist and member of the taskforce of the hygiene concept of the German Football League. The videoconference is free of charge and we invite you to register in advance via the link https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wUYWDSBaQ6CIInwhGnT3Uw. It is also important to consider sport and physical activity as a fundamental driving force for the health of a society through its beneficial effects on the immune system and even physical and mental health. Sport and physical activity can make a significant contribution to keeping the public health system functioning.
10
Dec
Nutritional impact on injury prevention and immune system
Tammy Diderich, Myriam Jacobs, Stéphanie Rosquin (LIHPS, Luxembourg)
10
Dec
11
Dec
LIROMS participation in SFA Congress
Prof Dr Romain Seil and Dr Caroline Mouton were invited to present their work in the SFA Direct congress.
21
Dec
Successful defense of PhD thesis : Dr Tim Lehmann
Successful defense of PhD thesis entitled 'Exploring Cortical Contributions to Postural Control in Patients After Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction' : Dr Tim Lehmann Congratulations to Dr. Tim Lehmann for the successful defense of his PhD thesis entitled „Exploring Cortical Contributions to Postural Control in Patients After Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction.“ at the Exercise Science & Neuroscience Unit, Department of Exercise & Health, Faculty of Science, University of Paderborn on Dec 21st 2020. Dr. Lehmann obtained the title of Doctor rerum medicinalium for his EEG-related work in ACL injured patients, showing successfully that ACL injuries had an influence on brain neuroplasticity. LIROMS was represented by Prof. Romain Seil who was part of the jury. The thesis was performed in collaboration with the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of the CHL where further collaboration is planned as soon as the pandemic will allow so.