Patras Surgical Skills Meeting 2026

Content

After the eight previous successful meetings (2018-2025) the Orthopaedic Clinic of Patras University organizes a new 3-day live-surgery course designed for young orthopaedic surgeons interested in further training and exposure to arthroscopy, knee and shoulder surgery and orthopaedic sports medicine. It includes live surgical practice in the operating room in:

- ACL/PCL reconstruction, meniscus surgery, Lemaire reconstruction

- Dynamic MPFL reconstruction, osteotomies

- Shoulder instability, mini-open Latarzet procedure

- Rotator cuff surgery, superior capsular reconstruction

- Ankle arthroscopy, knee cartilage lesions

- Reverse shoulder arthroplasty

- Navigated and kinematic aligned TKA

- Unicompartmental TKA

Chairman

Andreas Panagopoulos, Professor in Orthopaedics

Faculty

I. Gliatis, Professor in Orthopaedics

Z. Kokkalis, Professor in Orthopaedics

A. Kouzelis, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

I. Tatani, Assistant Professor in Orthopaedics

Application

Applications for 6 fellows will be open until 15th of June 2026.

Please send your cv and level of training at andpan21@gmail.com.

Fees

No fees are required for this course but the applicants are expected to pay for their travel and accommodation expenses