PROFILE
Mr Efstratios Kavroudakis is an orthopedic surgeon with a special interest in hip and knee arthroplasty, arthroscopic surgery of large joints, traumatology and osteoporosis.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE - TRAINING
- During 2007-2013 he trained as an orthopedic surgery specialist at the Athens University 3rd Orthopedic Clinic, based in KAT hospital in Athens, where he gained extensive experience in managing trauma and treating upper limb, lower limb and spine conditions.
- In 2013 he worked as a Senior Fellow in Arthroplasty and Trauma at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
- In 2014 he returned to Greece and worked as a Registrar at the Sports Injury Clinic, Mediterraneo Hospital, Glyfada.
- Since November 2014 he has been working as a Registrar at the Metropolitan Hospital Orthopedic Clinic.
- In April 2014 he received further training in Robotic Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in New Jersey, USA.
Postgraduate Titles - Theses
- MSc in Metabolic Bone Diseases-Osteoporosis, Medical School, University of Athens
- Doctoral Thesis entitled “Change in Tibial Condyle Bone Density after Menicectomy” (ongoing)
Awards
- Best Poster Award for the conference paper entitled: "Relationship between Chronic Pain and Depression", 18th Panhellenic Conference on General Medicine, Corfu, 26-30 April, 2006
BOOKS
- The Axis Vertebra, Author of Chapter 8 "Fractures of the Posterior Arch of the Axis", D. S. Korres (ed.), The Axis Vertebra, DOI: 10.1007/978-88-470-5232-1_8, _ Springer-Verlag Italia 2013, ISBN: 978-88-470-5231-4
- Special Topics in Metabolic Bone Diseases, Author of the Chapter Risk Factors and Osteoporotic Fractures 10-Year Risk Assessment (FRAX), Published by the Department of Postgraduate Studies in Metabolic Bone Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 2011 SET 978-960-88926-3-7, ISBN 978-960-88926-5-1
- Traditional Folk Medicine, Achaia 2006 Member of the authoring team for Miller Orthopedics Review, Member of the translator team, ISBN 978-960680217-1
PUBLICATIONS IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
Greek Journals
- Osteopoikilosis: Epidemiological, Clinical and Radiological Data.
Ostoun, (2008) 19 (4): 177-179 - Back Pain in Childhood.
Ostoun 20(1):10-19, 2009 - Dual-level Cervical Spine Injury Following Atlantoaxial Subluxation: Case study and literature review.
Αcta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Hellenica. Vol 61, issue 3, July - August - September 2010, Athens.
Volume 61, (3):159-165, 2010 - FRAX (Fracture Risk Assessment Tool): An Osteoporotic Fracture Prediction Tool. Literature Review.
Αcta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Hellenica.
Vol 63 , (1): 8-14, 2012 - Clinical and Functional Results of Percutaneous Rehabilitation of Achilles Tendon Ruptures Αcta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Hellenica.
Vol 63, (3), 124-128, 2013 - Sesamoid Stress Fractures.
Αcta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Hellenica.
Vol 64, (2), 49-51, 2013 - Total Hip Arthroplasty Following Failed Fixation of Trochanteric Femur Fractures.
Αcta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Hellenica.
Vol 64, (2), 52-56, 2013
International Journals
- Treatment of osteitis pubis in non-athlete female patients.
Open Orthop J. 2011;5:331-4. Epub 2011 Sep 12. - Atlantoaxial rotational dislocation and associated multiple level fractures to the spine
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol, Published online: 09 March 2011
Doi 10.1007/s00590-011-0785-y - Recto-Femoral Fistula Presenting as Emphysematous Cellulitis of the Knee: A Case Report & Literature Review
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine, Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 479209, # pages, doi: 10.1155/2011/479209 - Tibiotalar joint stabilization by Steinman pins in Oestern-Tscherne type III open fracture dislocation of the ankle
British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research 4 (11), 2220-2228 - The use of core track endoscopy to document accurate decompression of the femoral head
Hip International: the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Research on hip Pathology and Therapy [2014, 24(3):284-289] DOI: 10.5301/hipint.5000118 - Open talar dislocations without associated fractures
Foot and Ankle Surgery 20 (2), 100-104
TRAINING COURSES (SELECTED)
Microsurgery
- 3rd 12-week Practical Microsurgery Training Session, academic year 2008-2009. T. Garofalidis Research Center, 6/4/2009-3/7/2009
- 27th Seminar on Microsurgery and 1st Seminar on Peripheral Nerve and Brachial Plexus Surgery, with international participation. Orthopedic Research and Education Center, ATTIKON General Hospital, Athens, 8-11 June 2011
- 6th Hand Surgery Course, Hand-Upper Limb & Reconstructive Microsurgery Unit, Athens Medical Center, Athens 27-28 April 2012
Trauma
- BLS/AED Provider Course, European Resuscitation Council, 11 February 2012, Certificate No. 30-12-62104-02-06
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) for Doctors, Date of Issue: 04/16/2011 Date of Expiration: 04/17/2015 CS:38108-P/SR
- “Principles in Operative Fracture Management”, ΑΟΤRAUMA Chapter Greece and the Dept. of Orthopedics, University Hospital of Patra, Ioannina, Greece, March 10-12, 2011
- “Principles in Operative Fracture Management”, ΑΟΤRAUMA Chapter Greece and the Dept. of Orthopedics, University Hospital of Patra, Ioannina, Greece, March 10-12, 2011
- “AO Trauma Upper Limb Advanced Symposium”, ΑΟΤRAUMA Chapter Greece and the Dept. of Orthopedics, University Hospital of Patra, Patra, Greece, November 23-24, 2012
- Advanced Trauma, Orthofix Course, Verona, November 2010
- International Trauma Instructional Course 2010, KLEOS, Zurich, Switzerland, November 3-5, 2010
- Visiting Surgeon Program Trigen Intertan, General Hospital of Attica “KAT”, February 10-11, 2011
Reconstructive Surgery of Large Joints
- Instructional Course Knee, Primary to Revision, KLEOS, Barcelona, Spain, May 15-17, 2011
- EFORT Expert meet Expert Forum, Hip-Advancing the science and art of hip arthroscopy, primary and revision hip arthroplasty, Athens, Greece, 20-21 April 2012
- Instructional Course, MIS HIP, KAT Hospital, Athens Greece, May 22-23, 2014
- MAKOplasty Partial Knee Arthroplasty Surgical Training Program, Homer Stryker Center, New Jersey, USA, December 6, 2014
- MAKOplasty Total Hip Arthroplasty Surgical Training Program, Homer Stryker Center, New Jersey, USA, December 6, 2014
Osteoporosis
- Basic Training Seminar on Practical Questions about the Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis, Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation (ELIOS), Athens, 13-15 February 2009
- Basic Training Seminar on Practical Questions about the Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis, Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation (ELIOS), Athens, 5-7 February 2010
SCIENTIFIC WORK (SELECTED)
Greek Journals
- 26th Annual Meeting of the Cervical Spine Research Society-European Section, 26-29 May 2010, Corfu, Greece,
Delayed Treatment of Atlantoaxial Dislocation and associated multiple level fractures of the Spine (poster)
An uncommon lesion of the second cervical vertebra (poster) - 27th Annual Meeting of the Cervical Spine Research Society-European Section, 8-11 June 2011, Istanbul, Turkey
Analysis of 115 fractures of the Odontoid Process. A retrospective study of the University of Athens Orthopedic Department. - 12th EFORT Congress, 1-4 June 2011, Copenhagen, Denmark
Outcome of Percutaneous Repair of Achilles Tendon Ruptures (e-poster) - 9th Domestic Meeting of the European Hip Society, 9-11 September 2010, Athens
Does Intramedullary Nailing substitute the SHS?
Cementless Total Hip Replacement in patients with severe Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
Avascular Necrosis and Sickle Cell Disease Treatment - 10th Congress European Hip Society, 20-22 September 2012, Milano, Italy
Radiation-free distal locking of intramedullary nails: evaluation of a new electromagnetic computer-assisted guidance system
Modular femoral stems arthroplasty in revision of peritrochanteric fractures - 36th Hellenic Medical Congress, 4-8 May 2010, Athens
Osteitis Pubis in Non-Athlete Female Patients - 37th Hellenic Medical Congress, 17-21 May 2011, Athens
ENDOSCOPIC MONITORING OF TIBIAL HEAD ASEPTIC NECROSIS DECOMPRESSION - 64th Panhellenic Congress of Orthopedic Surgery, Athens, 8 -11 October 2008
Three-dimensional (3D) Classification of congenital hip dislocation (CHD) in adults
Recto-femoral fistula presenting as emphysematous cellulitis of the knee
Valgus osteotomy in the treatment of pseudoarthrosis of the subcapital femoral fractures - 66th Panhellenic Congress of Orthopedic Surgery, Athens, 13 -16 October 2010
Treatment of proximal humerus fractures with external fixation (poster) - 67th Panhellenic Congress of Orthopedic Surgery, Athens, 12 -16 October 2011
Modified anterior cruciate ligament repair to prevent articular surface cartilage damage (e-poster) - 68th Panhellenic Congress of Orthopedic Surgery, Athens, 3 -6 October 2012
Complications following the application of a circular external fixator system around the knee (e-poster)
Rehabilitation of patients with a hip fracture with accompanying upper limb fracture (e-poster) - 14th Seminar on the Biomechanics of Spine & Biotechnology, Athens, 5-7 December 2008
The effect of excision of Luschka’s joints on the kinematics of the cervical spine following total intervertebral disc replacement - 4th Conference of the Shoulder-Elbow Surgery Department, Hellenic Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Athens, 11-13 June 2009
Anatomical restoration of distal biceps brachii tendon ruptures using minimally invasive anterior access - Scientific Colloquium on Orthopedics, Argostoli, 19-20 June 2009
Transverse sacral fractures with anterior displacement
Vertebral fractures in multiple trauma patients. Are they always easy to diagnose?
Intramedullary nail hip fracture repair surgery outcomes
The use of fixed angle plates and intramedullary nails in intertrochanteric hip fractures - 10th international Health Symposium, Multi-Topic Health Conference, Section: Sports-Doping, Kefalonia, 2-4 September 2005
Primary prevention of sports injuries in rural area school children
Treatment of sports injuries in rural areas
Differences in the opinions concerning doping in athlete and non-athlete students
The Olympic Torch - A medical perspective
Emotional sensitivity in athletes - Emotional doping
Participation in more than 60 Greek and international conferences.
