Dr Giotikas at the 79th Annual HAOST Congress 2023, Athens, Greece
We are pleased to announce that Dr Dimitrios Giotikas was invited to give a lecture at a round table at the 79th Annual congress of Hellenic Association of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (HAOST), which took place in Athens, Greece from the 4th to 7th October 2023. The topics and speakers of the round table were:
DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS SYMPOSIUM Moderators: A. Drakou, G. Hosny
• Unlocking Novel Applications of Distraction Osteogenesis: Beyond External Fixators. A.Drakou
• Bilateral distraction osteogenesis with intramedullary nails for stature increase. D. Giotikas
• Reconstruction of skeletal defects with the use of Taylor Spatial Frame. N. Karamanis
• Limb lengthening, do we have limits? G. Hosny
Dr Giotikas explained the principles of medical ethics and how they apply in the context of cosmetic surgery and emphasized on the challenges and difficulties of bilateral application of distraction osteogenesis…
“….which really pushes, patients, treating teams, physio protocols, outpatient support services and implants to their limits…”