*Rose, T; **Peng, H; **Usas, A; **Kuroda, R; **Fu, FH; +**Huard, J *Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany and Growth and Development Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. +**Growth and Development Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and Department...

Professor Nicola Maffulli is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Sports Injury Surgeon and has published over 800 peer reviewed articles in scientific journals and 12 books on Orthopaedic Surgery and in Sports Medicine. Professor Maffulli has a particular scientific interest in the physiopathology of sports injuries, including anterior cruciate ligament and tendon injuries, and great expertise in arth...

Adrián Cuéllar1*, Oscar L. Casado2, Alberto Sánchez1, Asier Cuéllar3, Ricardo Cuéllar3 1Department of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery, Galdakao Hospital, Spain 2Osatek Alta Tecnologia Sanitaria S.A, Labeaga street, s/n, 48960 Galdácano, Spain 3Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Donostia Hospital, Spain

1 N. Maffulli, MD, MS, PhD, FRCS Orth, Professor Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Keele University School of Medicine, North Staffordshire Hospital, Thornburrow Drive, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST4 7QB, UK. D. Kader, FRCS, Specialist Registrar Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Polwarth Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD,...

Ali Al Kaissi, Robert Csepan, Jochen G. Hofstaetter, Klaus Klaushofer, Rudolf Ganger, Franz Grill I Hanusch Hospital of WGKK and AUVA Trauma Centre Meidling, First Medical Department, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology, Viena, Austria. II Orthopaedic Hospital of Speising, Paediatric Department, Vienna, Austria. III Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, Department of Orthop...