Injury and Health Risk Management in Sports (PDF)

Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (KSSTA). His research interests include knee and shoulder biomechanics.

Francesco Della Villa MD, is a Sport and Exercise Medicine physician, in charge of clinical research and development, working in the Education and Research Department of the Isokinetic Medical Group, which is a FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, located in Bologna, Italy. Dr Della Villa is an active member of different international scientific societies. He has a particular interest in translating research into high level clinical practice, with a focus on rehabilitation and return to play after knee injuries. His research interest include functional outcome after complex sports injury.

Philippe M. Tscholl, Orthopaedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine specialist, is Senior Consultant at the Geneva University Hospitals for Knee Surgery and Sports Traumatology, Medical Director of the Swiss Olympic Medical Center and member of the IOC medical center Re-FORM (Réseau Francophone Olympique pour la Recherche en Médecine du sport). He is member of several international societies and expert groups around the knee and sports medicine, member of the editorial board of the KSSTA journal and author of several scientific articles around the knee, especially the patellofemoral joint. He is in charge of the Swiss National Futsal team and the Under 18 Swiss National Ice-Hockey team, team physician of several local American Football, Rugby and Volleyball teams, and has participated at several European Youth Olympic Festivals and Under-18 IIHF World Championships as chief medical officer for Switzerland. He is former research assistant of the F-MARC, having investigated on epidemiology of injuries and their mechanisms, age determination of the wrist on MRI and the use of medication in professional athletes.

Henrique Jones, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist, is the Clinical Director of the Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Clinic, Montijo, Lisbon, and practice surgery at Hospital de Luz, Setubal. He is currently Invited Professor of Lusofona University, Lisbon. H. Jones is also an Aerospatiale Medicine specialist Force Hospital, Lisbon (2003-2011). In sports medicine participation, he was the Team Doctor of Portuguese National Football Team in 3 European and 5 World Cup Competitions (1999-2014). Member of UEFA Medical Committee since 2010 became Vice President in 2017.Dr. H Jones is the Past President of Portuguese Arthroscopy and Sports Trauma Society (2016-2018) and ESMA Chairman (European Sports Medicine Associates, a Section of ESSKA) since 2018.