Techniques in Cartilage Repair Surgery (PDF)

A. Ananthram Shetty, MDMCh, FRCS Ed., FRCS Eng., FRCS Orth., FRSM, is Professor and Director of Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic Surgery at the Faculty of Health and Social Science, Canterbury Christchurch University, UK and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Department of Surgery, Kings' College, London, UK. He is one of the founders of the Shetty-Kim Research Foundation and heads the Department of Orthopaedics at the Kent Institute of Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Shetty is among the leading knee surgeons in the United Kingdom. His main interests are stem cell research, cartilage transplant, and the application of computer navigation and robotics in minimally invasive surgery. He has published widely and has delivered many national and international lectures, including the Royal Society of Medicine Innovation Lecture. He has won many awards, including the Fred Heatley research award and the Laing & Buisson innovation award, and is a visiting professor to various international universities.

Norimasa Nakamura, MD, PhD is an orthopaedic specialist at the Department of Rehabilitation Science, Osaka Health Science University, Osaka City, Osaka, Japan. He is a Professor at the Institute for Medical Science in Sports, Osaka Health Science University and Invited Professor at the Center for Advanced Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University. Dr. Nakamura is Secretary General of the International Cartilage Repair Society and a member of the Board of Directors of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) as well as Deputy Chair of the ISAKOS Scientific Committee. He is also a member of the General Boards of the Japanese Orthopaedic Society of Knee, Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine, the Japanese Arthroscopy Association, and the Japanese Knee Society. Dr. Nakamura is on the editorial boards of Cartilage and the Journal of Orthopaedic Science and is a principal reviewer for the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

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