In relatively young patients with osteoarthritis in 2 of their 3 knee compartments, the combination of partial prostheses may be a more appropriate alternative to a total knee prosthesis. In the same line, the use of the Hemicap patellofemoral inlay arthroplasty by Arthrosurface, in which Dr. Gelber is the leading reference in Spain, allows a [...]
Video showing a double-bundle posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Each surgical step is explained and justified. It aims to help in a better understanding of those different surgical aspects that must be considered to successfully perform this ligament reconstruction.
This Thursday, March 19, during the strict confinement due to the pandemic that affects worldwide due to the coronavirus, at the online medical teaching platform Aware Doctor, Doctor Gelber offered his enormous experience in fresh osteochondral allograft transplantations of the knee. This topic, in which he is a world reference, is the most appropriate treatment [...]
In February 20, Dr. Gelber was present at the VI International Conference of Knee Arthroscopic Surgery in the city of Malaga, Spain. His two presentations dealt with fresh knee osteochondral transplants, a subject in which he is the Spanish reference and one of the most prominent internationally. His presentations aroused great interest among the attendees, [...]
This is a case of a very large loose OCD (Osteochondritis dissecans) of the lateral femoral condyle of the right knee of an 18-year-old soccer player. After slight contusion, he started with recurrent effusion and also disabling pain in the lateral aspect of the knee. The only alternative other to a prosthesis in order to [...]
When the anterior cruciate ligament must be reconstructed associated with a valgus osteotomy of the tibia, there are many technical details to consider in order to perform the surgery successfully. Both the order of each technical step and assessment of the patellar height. In this case, due to the preoperative patella infera, proximalization of the [...]
On August 30th, Dr. Gelber implanted for the first time the whole new Infinity cortical fixation system with adjustable button for the anterior cruciate ligament by Conmed Corporation. It has the smallest size of the market, which saves one of the tunnels commonly drilled in the femur. In addition, it is the only one that [...]
A 42-year-old patient who, despite having undergone 10 surgeries, persisted with continuous locking and a invalidating pain in his left knee that made practically impossible for him to perform his daily life and work activities (He works as a nurse). He had a great irregularity in the lateral femoral condyle (lateral aspect) and in the [...]
On July 25-27, Dr. Gelber moved to Hua Hin, near Bangkok, Thailand. He was invited as a special international guest at the 9th TOSSM congress (Thailand Orthopedic Society for Sport Medicine). In this event, the doctor had an intense participation in up to 9 activities. He spoke about various knee diseases, such as cruciate ligament [...]
On July 26th and 27th, Dr. Gelber went to Frankfurt, Germany for a launch meeting. He presented various products for knee surgeries in which he is part of the ConMed development team. In this launch, he had a day dedicated to the company sector and the next day to train 22 top knee surgeons from [...]
