Karin Grävare Silbernagel
Karin Grävare Silbernagel PT, ATC, PhD is a Professor and Associate Chair at the Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE USA. She received her Physical Therapy and Athletic Training Degrees from Boston University, her MSc and PhD from University of Gothenburg, Sweden. She has been a physical therapist and athletic trainer for 34 years, worked full-time in sports medicine for 10+ years including semiprofessional sport, performed sports medicine related research for 20+ years, and is actively engaged as a consultant for professional sports organizations both in the United States and abroad. Her expertise is in orthopaedics and musculoskeletal injury with a focus on tendon and ligament injury. At University of Delaware, she is the principal investigator of the Delaware Tendon Research Group and the Delaware ACL Research Group. Her work has been directly integrated into the clinical guidelines for treatment of patients with tendon injuries. She has presented her research at numerous conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals (160+ published articles to date). She is also invited to speak about her research at conferences nationally and internationally. Her research approach is to evaluate tendon health and recovery by quantifying tendon composition, structure, and mechanical properties, as well as patients’ impairments and symptoms. Her research is funded by the NIH, Foundation for Physical Therapy, Swedish Research Council for Sport Science, and Swedish Research Council
Title: Rehabilitation and obstacles for full recovery after an Achilles tendon Rupture
Objectives:
- Understand the underlying reasons for the lack of full recovery of strength and function in patients/athletes with an Achilles tendon rupture.
- Identify tests and measures to evaluate progress of patients with an Achilles tendon rupture.
- Develop a rehabilitation program from the acute stage until return to sport.
Prof. Marko Innocenti
Qualification: MD; Professor
Current assignment: Director of Clinic IV - Orthoplasty
Title of qualification awarded:
- Degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Florence, with honours.
- Specialisation with honours at the University of Florence: Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery and Orthopaedics.
Positions held:
- International training at the Louisville Hand Surgery Center (USA), Center for Microsurgical Studies University of Louisville (USA), Prince of Wales Hospital Chinese University of Hong Kong.
- Full Professor of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at the University of Florence, Director of the School of Specialisation in Plastic Surgery at the University of Florence, Director of the Unit of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery and Microsurgery at the Careggi University Hospital (Florence).
- Professor of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at the University of Bologna and Director of Clinic IV - Orthoplasty (Rizzoli Institute, Bologna).
Katie Marie Leatherwood
Katie Marie Leatherwood, CPO is from Texas, USA. After graduating from LeTourneau University in 2009, with a degree in Kinesiology (Exercise Science), Katie earned a Certification in Prosthetics and Orthotics (CPO). She worked professionally as a Prosthetist and Orthotist in USA, before moving to Latvia in 2015. Katie is the director of SIA Designed to Live Ortopēdija in Cēsis, Latvia. She specializes in early prosthetic intervention, ischial containment prosthetic sockets, upper-limb prostheses, and hip-disarticulation prostheses. Since 2022, she has implemented additive manufacturing (3D printing) and digital design as her primary prosthetic design and fabrication method. She is known internationally for her successful and scaled use of 3d printing in prosthetic care. Katie is the director of Designed to Live Biedrība, an organization that supports the provision of prosthetic care for patients both in Latvia and Ukraine. Through this organization, the Mission:Ukraine initiative was developed to provide prosthetic care to Ukrainians who have been injured in the war.
Title: A Discussion of Body-Powered Upper-Limb Prosthetic Limbs: Functional Possibilities, Advantages, and Misconceptions
Workshop: An Interactive Session of Prosthetic Care and the Amputee - Interact with Prosthetic Components, Materials and Prosthetic Users
Katarina Nilsson Helander
Associate Professor, Senior Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon, at the Department of Orthopaedics at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Sciences at Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Sweden.
Specialized on arthroscopic surgery and sports medicine with focus on tendon injuries. She has more than 20 years of experience on tendon research focusing on the Achilles tendon.
Title: How to treat a ruptured Achilles tendon, pros and cons
Objectives
- Both surgical and non-surgical treatment options could be considered for an acute Achilles tendon rupture.
- Individualised treatment strategies should be applied for acute Achilles tendon ruptures, considering the specific circumstances of the patient and the characteristics of the rupture.
- Effective collaboration between orthopaedic surgeons, physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of an Achilles tendon rupture is of paramount importance for optimal outcomes.
Pawel Maleta
Orthopaedic and trauma surgeon, Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Clinical Department, 5th Military Hospital in Kraków, Poland, President of The Polish Orthoplastic Society
Title: Application of bone substitutes in orthoplastic surgery-personal experience
Dr. Dennis Vogt
- Specialist in orthopedics and trauma surgery
- Section leader: septic reconstructive surgery
- Interest: knee surgery and limb reconstruction
Orthopedic Trauma Department, Military Hospital Berlin