ENGLAND may have left the Euros early, but a
Southport based surgeon had extra time as a guest of FIFA.
Adnan Saithna is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic surgeon at Southport and
Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust.
He specialises in sports injuries of the knee and all aspects of shoulder
surgery.
He was invited to spend 3 weeks at centres of excellence in France after being
awarded a prestigious travelling fellowship by BOSTAA (the British Orthopaedic
Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association) for his work in sports injury
surgery.
Adnan spent time at the FIFA Centre for Medical Excellence in Lyon and also the
Clinique Generale d'Annecy.
He said:- "The fellowship provided me with excellent further training in
managing sports injuries in professional athletes. I was able to work alongside
world experts to learn innovative new techniques designed to improve the
outcomes of patients undergoing knee and shoulder surgery.
I also learned many technical tips and tricks and new arthroscopic (keyhole)
surgery skills that will be useful to share with my colleagues here and
therefore directly benefit a large number of patients treated by the Trust." Adnan met Dr Olivier Courage, who is a leading figure in the treatment of sports
injuries and is President of the French Arthroscopy Society.
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