Fraternidad-Muprespa participates in the 60th SECOT Congress
The Spanish Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, SECOT has held the 60th edition of its congress on September 27, 28 and 29 at the facilities of the Salamanca Congress Palace. He Dr. Xavier Martín Oliva, president of the SECOT, welcomed the congress, thanking all those attending this cultural meeting for their participation that promotes the scientific exchange of professionals in the medical specialty of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology..
The trauma team Hospital Fraternidad-Muprespa Havana has participated in different sessions. On the 27thDr. Rosa Corraltraumatologist from the Lower Limb unit, has participated as moderator of the table “What's keeping me up at night about surgery tomorrow?”.
The same day in the communications space on the knee, the Dr. Tomás Losa Cuadrado, MIR R5, has defended the study on the “Clinical outcome after 2 years of meniscal suture in patients with high functional demands in the workplace” carried out together withDr. Vicente Ángel Díez, head of the Lower Limb Traumatology Unit, theDr. Lola Garrido Pozoand theDr. Elena García Elías, traumatologists of this unit and the Dr. Marta Pérez Rodríguez, MIR R4.
In over-the-shoulder communications Dr. Claudia Anduaga Torres, MIR R3, has presented its study of the “Evaluation of results of lower trapezius transfers with Achilles allograft for posterosuperior cuff tears in the workplace” carried out together withDr. Ignacio Gónzalez Gómez, head of the Shoulder and Elbow Unit, theDr. Andrea Paniagua Gonzalez, traumatologist from the same unit, the Dr. Tomas Losa Cuadrado and the Dr. Javier Chacón García, MIR R2.
From the IT Assistance Coordination and Control Center of the Mutual Dr. José Ignacio Mora, director of the center, has participated in the two sessions of SETLA (Spanish Society of Occupational Traumatology) held on the 29th, the first on the “ Cervical Whiplash. “Medico-legal implications” with a presentation of clinical cases in which the importance of the socioeconomic and legal cost of whiplash was finally pointed out, with a cost between 700 and 2,000 million per year depending on the expenses included, highlighting the important role of the doctor and his clinical assessment, taking into account the variability of the symptoms presented by this syndrome. In the second session with the title “Trick or treat in work trauma” Dr. Mora has participated with the presentation “ Your brother-in-law has had a work accident. Guide to succeeding at Sunday lunch” in which the need to be clear about the concepts of work accidents was insisted upon, both those that occur at the time and place of work and those that occur while traveling, and the doubts that work accidents have in relation to teleworking were also addressed.
Furthermore the Dr. Reinaldo Márquez Rodríguez, healthcare doctor at the Ripollet Delegation (Barcelona) presented two posters:"Acromiohumeral distance and its relationship with supraspinatus tears evaluated by ultrasound in the working population" and "“Use of ultrasound in instability of the long head of the biceps tendon and rotator interval injuries” In both studies, the advantages of ultrasound are highlighted to be able to perform a dynamic study of the shoulder, being a non-invasive and very useful test.
Also the Dr. Javier Chacón García, MIR R2 presented the poster with the title “Treatment of multiligamentous knee injury: a case report” with a study on the existing controversy regarding the type of surgical treatment, both for performing it in one or two stages, and for repairing or reconstructing injured ligaments.
The congress was chaired by Dr. Juan F. Blanco Blanco, head of service Salamanca University Hospitalhas conveyed its enthusiasm for hosting the congress, inviting attendees to enjoy this city, a symbol of university tradition, modern and with a cultural background that makes a visit essential.
The next appointment will be in 2024 in Granada, in the meantime you can enjoy the video of the 60th SECOT congress.
