Sponsors

Depuy Mitek
DepuyMitek, part of the Johnson & Johnson group of companies, is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative medical devices for surgery, with focus on sports medicine. DepuyMitek offers a comprehensive portfolio of surgical instrumentation and soft tissue devices for reattaching damaged tendons and ligaments in the knee, shoulder, wrist, hand and ankle.

DepuyMitek is committed to the provision of professional education courses to surgeons and theatre teams. DepuyMitek lends support as well to the major shoulder, knee and hand orthopaedic courses.
DepuyMitek strive to restore the joys of an active life for patients across the UK.

Website: http://www.jnjgateway.com/mitek

DJO

DJO is a global provider of solutions for musculoskeletal and vascular health specialising in rehabilitation and regeneration products.

Marketed under the DonJoy® and Aircast® brand names our broad range of over 700 products, including rigid knee braces, ankle bracing and soft goods, are used in the prevention of injury, in the treatment of chronic conditions and for recovery after surgery.

The DonJoy® products include functional knee bracing, post-operative upper and lower extremity bracing and a range of patellofemoral and osteoarthritis bracing. Our regeneration products include bone growth stimulation devices used for the treatment of non-union fractures.

DJO's Aircast® range has a number of established products to brace and support the ankle, including the Walker, Air-Stirrup ® Ankle Brace and A60. Together, DonJoy® and Aircast® have a wide range of cold therapy options, including the Cryo/Cuff gravity systems and the IceMan® powered devices.

website: http://www.djo.eu/

Karl Medical

Karl Storz the company is a global leader in all aspects of endoscopic surgery. It was established in 1945 by Karl Storz himself marked by his pioneering work which helped to revolutionise surgery. Today Karl Storz is a company built on the same traditional values of pushing forward surgical medicine & manufacturing to a quality which the Karl Storz name has become synonymous with worldwide.

Karl Storz operates in a number of surgical disciplines. Products for arthroscopy and sports traumatology fall within the business division 'Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine'. In the UK this is a relatively new but very interesting & fast growing division. Products range from the very latest HD imaging systems through to resection systems and, even further, to products and continuously emerging surgical concepts for soft tissue repair of joints (these include techniques in ACL, PCL / posterolateral corner, MPFL, AC joint repair and hip arthroscopy - new products are updated under 'highlights' on the Karl Storz website).

website: www.karlstorz.com (select specialty 'Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine')