Specialties
Knee surgery, Meniscus, Ligaments, Patella, Cartilage, Arthroscopy, Prosthesis
Sport surgery, Arthroscopy, Prosthetic surgery
Qualifications
- Orthopedic surgeon
- House Officer and Senior House officer of the Hospital
Membership
- SFA (French Society of Arthroscopy) Past-President (2012-2013)
- SOFCOT (French Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology)
- ESSKA (European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy)
- CFCOT (French College of Orthopedic Surgeons)
- ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine)
- ACL Study Group
Practice
- Practices orthopedic surgery at the Bordeaux Merignac Sport Clinic since 1995
- Specialized in arthroscopic knee surgery, cruciate ligaments, menisci
- Practices knee primary and revision prosthesis surgery
- Management of competitive athletes for the pathologies of cruciate ligaments and menisci
Research and Development
- Evaluation- as early as 1985- of the results of unconstrained Cloutier type total knee prostheses
- Numerous scientific and clinical studies concerning ACL reconstruction
- Development of a computerized navigation system for ACL reconstruction
- Description of the ACL reconstruction technique in double harness with clinical evaluation and basic research
- Many descriptions of concepts of biomechanics of the knee
- Evaluation of partial tears of the cruciate ligament
- Development and evaluation of "à la carte" surgery of the cruciate ligament
- Development of attachment systems (Pull-Up) and specific instrumentation
Publications and Educational courses
- Participation in several reference books about arthroscopic knee surgery
- Author of more than 60 referenced articles (Research Gate source)
- Several hundred oral publications at national and international scientific congresses
- Trainer and instructor member during many surgery courses organized by SFA, ESSKA, IRCAD
- Realization of several surgical demonstrations (Rome, Malaga, New-York, Marrakesh, Martinique), one of the first experiments associating 3 surgeons on 3 simultaneous operating theaters performing the same type of intervention during the SFA in Bordeaux in December 2013.