1^st International Meeting of the Handball Team Doctors

 

Mladen Miskulin, M.Sc.
Specialist of Orthopaedy and Traumatology
President of the Medical Commission, Croatian Handball Federation

 

Welcome Letter
With great pleasure we would like to announce The 1^st International Meeting of the Handball Team Doctors that will be held during the 2009 World Championships in Handball from 01/30/09 to 02/01/09 in Zagreb.

We would like to invite everyone to participate, not only team doctors but also anyone that has an interest in topics that will be addressed during the meeting.

Handball, as we all know, is a sport of increasing strength, power, velocity and contact. There are, practically, no handball matches without injuries.

Knee injuries are the main topic of our meeting.

The program includes lectures, round table discussions, live surgery and workshop demonstrations by faculties. A whole spectrum of pathologies will be addressed, with special emphasis on possible etiology, surgical treatment to possibilities of prevention.

Finally, the main idea of the meeting is, not only to present, but to share experiences between participants in order to improve the way in which we deal with this difficult problem.

The Croatian Handball Federation invites all participants and accompanying persons to watch the semifinals and final match of the 2009 WC.