The most controversial topics on meniscal repair and transplantation, in an intense debate between Dr. Jorge Chahla, from Rush University, Chicago, and Dr. Pablo Gelber, from ICATME-Dexeus and Hospital Sant Pau in Barcelona. The topics both experts discussed about were: Radial Meniscal Tears: Should They Be Repaired? Meniscal sutures: Should biology be enhanced? Meniscal Sutures: [...]
ACL reconstruction is one of the most frequent surgeries in sports injuries. There are numerous surgical alternatives, which depend on the patient, his/her expectations, age, sports activity, gender, anatomical characteristics, laxity, and surgeon preferences. Dr. Gelber, world-reference in knee surgery, share his preferred technique in this video. Specifically, he uses a 100% anatomical technique, with [...]
Proper preparation of an autologous hamstring graft or any soft-tissue graft is a key step during anterior cruciate ligament surgery. In this video you can see the two alternatives that Doctor Gelber uses, with the Conmed's innovative Infinity adjustable cortical fixation system: 1) When it is fixed on the tibial side with an interference screw [...]
Combined knee instabilities can be a difficult challenge to diagnose and treat. It has been usually said that an anterolateral and a posterolateral instability work in an opposite direction and it is not possible to solve both in the same patient, having to choose the one that was believed to be more relevant. However, there [...]
On these days of confinement, Dr. Gelber is highly required to share his knowledge with other professionals around the world. In this post we share the different webinars (webinars) that he has been developing. In the first, requested and organized by the Arthroscopy Academy in Mumbai, India, he spoke about multiligamentary injuries with Dr. Manuel [...]
A webinar on the biggest controversies in surgery for multiligament knee injuries, in a fun format where doctors Jorge Chahla (Chicago, USA) and Dr Pablo Gelber (Barcelona) discussed and present their points of view. Learn more about Dr. Jorge Chahla MD PhD 👉 www.jorgechahlamd.com
On Saturday May 16, 2020, the webinar organized by the Colombian ACCART took place. In it, doctors Brian Cole, Ramón Cugat and Pablo Gelber spoke about the different treatment options for knee joint cartilage. In this video you can see the talks given by Dr Cole (in English) and Dr Gelber (in Spanish).
The Knee Dislocation Webinar organized by the Indian Arthroscopy Academy of Mumbai brought together Dr Manuel Leyes and Dr Pablo Gelber. This 2 hours video shows the presentations "Acute Knee repair" (Dr Leyes) and "Timing -Decision making" & "Multiligament injuries in Athletes (Dr. Gelber). Also, several questions were answers for the two speakers.
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.
