Winter 2001 Newsletter

The Security Forces Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia organized the International Symposium on Bone and Joint Surgery in the Current Decade 2000 in October.

The Knee Wet Lab Workshop covered basic arthroscopy, arthroscopic meniscal surgery and repair, and arthroscopic ACL reconstruction using patellar tendon and hamstring. There were three sessions each for six hours, with six stations attended by 54 candidates.

Dr. Charles Brown, Clinical Instructor Orthopaedics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, supervised the knee course with assistance from the international and national faculty. Dr. Brown demonstrated a master technique of PCL reconstruction using double-band technique and posterolateral corner reconstruction.

The Foot and Ankle Surgery Workshop included forefoot, hind foot reconstruction, arthroscopic plantar fascia release and ankle arthroscopy. The international faculty supervised the foot course, chaired by Thomas Chang, Professor of Podiatric Surgery, California College of Podiatric Surgery, and Dr. Kai Olms, President of Foot Foundation for Foot Surgery, Bad Schwatau, Germany.

The Knee Wet Lab was attended by 54 candidates, and the master technique was attended by more than 200 participants. The three international faculty members supervised both courses with assistance from 15 regional and local instructors headed by Dr. Mohammad Mufti, Director of Security Forces Hospital.

ISAKOS approved the course and several ISAKOS members were included as faculty.

Security Forces Hospital is grateful to Smith and Nephew for their generous contribution as a main sponsor for the Knee Wet Lab Workshop. MicroAire and other sponsors contributed to the Foot and Ankle Surgery Workshop.

We are grateful to the international faculty, ISAKOS, the sponsoring companies and our 15 national and regional instructors who contributed to the meeting.