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)