Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Center of Ioannina

Five fellows of the OSMCI, C. Moraiti, K. Patras, V. Tsairas, D. Giotis and F. Zampeli, participated in the 64th Congress of Hellenic Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology that was held on 8-11 October 2008 in Athens. Through five oral presentations and 1 poster the OSMCI scientific fellows presented the recent approaches as to their specialties. Furthermore, Professor Anastasios D. Georgoulis was the chair of the symposium entitled "Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Current evidence based approaches regarding relating injuries."
Oral presentations were entitled:

EQUATION FOR THE PREDICTION OF MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE IN 12- 18 YEARS MALES ADOLESCENTS.
V. Tsiaras, A. Zafeiridis, G. Ziogas, K. Patras, A. Georgoulis, S. Kellis

INCREASED ELECTROMECHANICAL DELAY OF THE KNEE FLEXOR MUSCLES AFTER HARVESTING THE QUADRUPLED HAMSTRINGS TENDON AS A GRAFT FOR ACL RECONSTRUCTION
D. Giotis, S. Ristanis, E. Tsepis, S. Georgiou, E. Motsis, A.D. Georgoulis

RETURN TO STENUOUS AEROBIC ACTIVITIES AFTER ACL RECONSTRUCTION.
K. Patras, G. Ziogas, S. Ristanis, E. Tsepis, G. Mitsionis, N. Stergiou, A.d. Georgoulis

GAIT PATTERNS AFTER ACL INJURY AND RECONSTRUCTION: A STUDY USING NONLINEAR MATHEMATICS
C. Moraiti, N. Stergiou, X. Vasiliadis, V.Tzimas, F. Zambeli, S. Xergia, A.D. Georgoulis

BACKWARD WALKING AFFECTS STRIDE-TO-STRIDE VARIABILITY
F. Zambeli, C. Moraiti, S. Xergia, G. Mitsionis, N. Stergiou, A.D. Georgoulis

and one poster:

BIOMECHANICAL EVALUATION OF FEMORAL TUNNEL PLACEMENT ON KNEE ROTATIONAL INSTABILITY IN ACLR PATIENTS
S. Ristanis, E. Siarava, K. Ntoulia, T. Papakostas, N. Stergiou, A.D. Georgoulis

Link:

http://www.eexot2008.gr/gr/content.php