No. 017: May-June 2022

This month, we are honored to feature an interview with Professor Li Felländer-Tsai, President of EFORT and Chair at the Karolinska Institute. Her career traces a distinctive arc from immunology research to international surgical leadership, shaped by early mentorship under pioneering figures and specialized expertise in the care of professional dancers. A recognized authority in artificial intelligence and medical simulation, Professor Felländer-Tsai integrates systematic methodology with technological innovation to address contemporary imperatives in patient safety and global surgical education.

The accompanying articles span several domains of lower limb surgery. Hip preservation is addressed through current concepts in the arthroscopic management of femoroacetabular impingement, while minimally invasive arthroplasty is examined via the piriformis-preserving MIS posterior STAR approach for THA. Patellofemoral biomechanics are explored in the context of supratuberositary tibial deformational osteotomy for instability due to excessive tibial torsion. The issue is further complemented by a synthesis of the 2021 International Consensus Meeting on Venous Thromboembolism.