Christos Giannakopoulos ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON

• Ιnternational Society for Musculoskeletal Interactions (ISMNI),
• International Affiliate Member, America Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)
• Member ESSKA
• Member Insall Club
• AANA Member (Arthroscopy Association of North America)
• Member, European Society for Shoulder Arthroscopy (ESA)
• Reviewer and Board Member in 23 Scientific Journals

• Professor, School of Physical Education and Sports Science, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
• Attending Physician, HYGEIA Hospital, 2018
• Director, 2nd Orthopaedic Department for Arthroscopic & Shoulder Surgery, IASO General Hospital, Athens, Greece, 2013-2018
• Scientific Coordinator, Orthopaedic Department, IASO Children’s Hospital, 2009-2013
• Consultant, Orthopaedic Department, IASO General Hospital, 2006-2009
• Consultant, Orthopaedic Department, Μetropolitan Hospital, 2005
• Research Associate, Laboratory for the Research of the Musculoskeletal System, University of Athens, 2004-2008
• President, Hellenic Arthroscopy Association
• www.orthosurgery.gr

Clinical Interest:

• Arthroscopic surgery
• Shoulder surgery
• Sports Medicine

Research Interest: 

• Bone metabolism in athletes
• Performance enhancement in athletes

• Greek Society for the Study of Bone Metabolism Awards, 2000, 2002, 2002
• Young Investigators Award, 2002, Ιnternational Society for Musculoskeletal Interactions (ISMNI)
• First Prize, Greek Orthopaedic Association, October 2003
• John Insall Travelling Fellowship, 2005
• Greek Orthopaedic Association Fellowship “G. Hartofilakidis”, 2007

• 48 peer reviewed publications, 12 book chapters and over 200 presentations in domestic and international congresses

1. C.Yiannakopoulos,A. Zacharopoulos, E. Antonogiannakis. Arthroscopic treatment of the first shoulder dislocation. Journal of the ASTM, Volume 3, Issue 3, 2006
2. C. Yiannakopoulos, I. Ignatiadis. Transdermal Anesthesia for Percutaneous Trigger Finger Release. Hand Surgery, Vol. 11, No. 3 (2006) 159-162
3. Diverse types of epineural conduits for bridging short nerve defects. An experimental study in the rabbit Ignatiadis IA, Yiannakopoulos CK, Barbitsioti AD, Avram AM, Patralexis HG, Tsolakis CK, Papalois AE, Xenakis TH, Beris AE, Soucacos PN. Microsurgery. 2007;27(2):98-104.
4. . C.Yiannakopoulos, E. Mataragas, E. Antonogiannakis. Arthroscopic findings in Acute and Chronic shoulder instability. Arthroscopy 2007 Sep;23(9):985-90.
5.  C. Yiannakopoulos, G. P. Lyritis, A. D. Kanellopoulos, G. Trovas, D.S. Korres, I.A. Dontas. The biomechanical capacity of the periosteum in intact long bones Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 2008 Jan;128(1):117-20.
6. I. Dontas, C.K. Yiannakopoulos. Risk factors and prevention of osteoporosis-related fractures. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2007 Jul-Sep;7(3):268-72.
7. Yiannakopoulos CK, Xenakis T, Karachalios T, Babis GC, Hartofilakidis G. Reliability and validity of the Hartofilakidis classification system of congenital hip disease in adults. Int Orthop. 2007 Nov 6
8. The morphologic variations of low and high hip dislocation. Hartofilakidis G, Yiannakopoulos CK, Babis GC. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Apr;466(4):820-4.
9. Yiannakopoulos CK, Mataragas E, Antonogiannakis E. The effect of quadriceps contraction during weight-bearing on four patellar height indices. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008 Jul;90(7):870-3.
10. Yiannakopoulos CK, Chougle A, Eskelinen A, Hodgkinson JP, Hartofilakidis G. Inter- and intra-observer variability of the Crowe and Hartofilakidis classification systems for congenital hip disease in adults. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008 May;90(5):579-83.