ISAKOS - International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine which a treatment or just an examination is performed using an arthroscope, an endoscope that is inserted into the joint through a small incision. Sports medicine, also known as sport and exercise medicine (SEM), is a part of medicine that deals with the prevention and treatment of injuries related to sports and exercise. ISAKOS was formed in 1995, in Hong Kong, at the combined congress of the International Arthroscopy Association (IAA) and the International Society of the Knee (ISK). ISAKOS is the union of these international societies (IAA and ISK). The ISAKOS holds an international conference every two years. Since
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