Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Experts Contribute to Program at ESSKA 2026 Annual Meeting

The European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) hosted its 22^nd ESSKA Congress this year on May 20-22, 2026, in Prague. Multiple members of the UPMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery attended and contributed to the event to help share knowledge, build connections, and further shape the future of orthopaedics and sports medicine. Learn more about their contributions below.

Awards/Recognition

• Justin Arner, MD, was celebrated as the ESSKA-AOSSM traveling fellow.
• Shohei Yamauchi, MD, PhD, was awarded the ESSKA Basic Scientist Abstract Award.

Sessions/Courses

Ting Cong, MD

• Utilization of a lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) indication score may decrease revision ACLR and minimize unneeded LETs

Camila Grandberg, MD

• Physical therapy, corticosteroid injections, and ultrasound-guided barbotage demonstrate similar outcomes for nonoperative and operative management of calcific tendinitis
• Self-removal of sling following reverse shoulder arthroplasty results in no difference in outcomes and complications rates: short-term results of a prospective, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial
• Comparable long-term survival and outcomes after medial meniscus posterior root repair in patients with low- vs high-grade chondral changes

Jonathan Hughes, MD

• Dr. Hughes was showcased during a surgical tips and tricks session.
• He was also part of the KSSTA/JEO reviewer course faculty.

Emily Lau, MD

• Bariatric surgery is associated with surgical failure and inferior outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair compared to a matched cohort

Volker Musahl, MD

• My Perfect ACLR with Quadriceps Tendon
• Conclusions and future perspectives on international consensus projects
• My Perfect SB Quad PCL Reconstruction

Shohei Yamauchi, MD, PhD

• Trade-Off between isometry and elongation in lateral extra-articular tenodesis: in vivo 3D kinematic analysis of femoral fixation points

Posters

Ting Cong, MD

• Surgical and anatomical factors influence femoral tunnel position during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
• Video-assisted orthopaedic education improves resident ankle fracture reduction: a prospective study
• Quadriceps tendon autograft diameter is associated with subsequent surgery for knee stiffness, but not revision surgery, after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
• Patient-reported outcomes decline over time following arthroscopic bankart repair for anterior shoulder instability
• Long-term outcomes after arthroscopic bankart repair for on-track Hill-Sachs lesions at mean 10 year follow-up
• Influence of chronicity, number, and type of anterior shoulder instability events on Hill-Sachs lesion size: a morphometric analysis of 255 patients

Sahil Dadoo, MD

• Quadriceps tendon autograft diameter is associated with subsequent surgery for knee stiffness, but not revision surgery, after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
• Influence of chronicity, number, and type of anterior shoulder instability events on Hill-Sachs lesion size: a morphometric analysis of 255 patients

Camila Grandberg, MD

• Similar outcomes of rotator cuff repair before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Low reliability found between motion capture sensors and standard goniometry: a cross-sectional analysis
• Prevalence of penicillin allergy and severe reactions to cefazolin in a consecutive cohort of an elective orthopaedic practice

Learn more about the ESSKA Congress.