PhD Thesis (Dissertation)

• Analgesic effect of nasal salmon calcitonin during the early post – fracture period of the distal radius fracture. The issue was published in JMNI (Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions, 2015Q15-2) and PUBMED.
  [A.Karponis, S.Rizou, D.Pallis, C.P.Zafeiris, D.F.Georgiou, A.Galanos, F.Giannoulis, G.P.Lyritis] (Univercity of Athens 2015)

    Selected Oral Presentations

• Treating osteoporotic fractures – the role of FOSAMAX. (Switzerland, 2005)
• Reversing osteoporosis – the role of FOSAMAX. (ELIOS, Thessaloniki Greece 2005)
• Conservative and surgical treatments for osteoporotic fractures. (ELIOS, Athens Greece 2005)
• Pathophysiology of osteoporosis. (EEMMO, Limnos Greece 2005)
• The role of orthopaedic surgeons in treating osteoporosis. (ELIOS, Kastoria Greece 2006)
• Pain, a global problem – the role of Coxibs. (ELIOS, Drama Greece 2006)
• The role of FOSAVANCE in treating osteoporotic fractures. (ELIOS, Kastoria Greece 2007)
• The role of orthopaedic surgeons in treating osteoporosis. (ELIOS, Kavala Greece 2007)
• Treating osteoporosis. (EEMMO, Volos Greece 2008)
• Surgical approaches for treating intertrochanteric fractures. (ELIOS, Athens Greece 2008)
• Osteosynthesis of fractures with locking plates. (ELIOS, Athens Greece 2008)
• The role of ACLASTA in treating osteoporosis. (EEMMO, Athens Greece 2008)
• Treating osteoporosis in an orthopaedic surgeon’s office, the role of ACLASTA. (ISMNI, 2008)
• ACLASTA and Paget’s disease. (ELIOS, Thessaloniki Greece 2008)
• Total hip replacement of the hip and osteoporosis – the role of antiosteoporotic medication. (ELIOS, Thessaloniki Greece 2009)
• The role of osteoporosis and corticoid medication in fracture non-union. (ELIOS, Thessaloniki Greece 2009)
• Subcapital fractures of hip. The role of Osteoporosis and dimentia. (ELIOS Seminar, Αthens Greece 2009)
• Osteoporotic fractures of thoracic spine, treatment. (ELIOS, Chalkidiki Greece 2009)
• The role of Teriparatide in osteoporosis. (Komotini Greece 2009)
• Management of osteoporotic patients in the office. (EEXOT, Athens Greece 2009)
• Osteoporosis in males. (ELIOS, Athens Greece 2009)
• The role of magnesium in mixed forms of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. (ELIOS, Istanbul Turkey 2009)
• Bisphosphonates and fracture union, the role of Diacerein. (Larisa Greece 2010)
• Therapeutic options for the prevention of osteoporotic fractures. (ELIOS, Pertouli Greece 2010)
• Kyphoplasty – correction of Cobb angle. (ΕΕΜΜΟ, Leptokaria Pieria Greece 2010)
• Zolendronic acid for annual treatment of osteoporosis. (EEXOT, Athens Greece 2010)
• Criteria for risk evaluation of fracture in osteoporotic patients – the role of FRAX. (ELIOS, Pertouli Greece 2010)
• The role of braces for spinal fractures. (ELIOS, Pertouli Greece 2010)
• Presenting clinical cases – the role of PROLIA. (Thessaloniki Greece 2010)
• Total hip replacement, and periprosthetic osteolysis – the role of antiosteoporotic medication (ELIOS, Thessaloniki Greece 2011)
• Bisphosphonates and fracture union. (EEMMO, Athens Greece 2011)
• Treating osteoarthritis –the role of glucosamine. (ELIOS, Portaria Greece 2011)
• International osteoporosis day, oral presentation for the public. (Thessaloniki Greece 2011)
• Targeting RANK-Ligand. (EEXOT, 2011)
• Epidemiological data of osteoporotic fractures. (ELIOS, 2012)
• Epidemiology and mortality of vertebral fractures. (ELIOS, 2012)
• Surgical treatment of osteoarthritis (Hellenic conference of general medicine. (Chalkidiki 2012)
• DENOSUMAB for the treatment of osteoporotic fractures. (ELIOS, Thessaloniki 2012)
• Observing and treating osteoporotic patients with total hip replacement. (ELIOS, Thessaloniki 2012)
• Up to date biological consideration of fracture union. (EEMMO, Volos 2013)
• Antiosteoporotic medication and fracture union. (ELIOS, Thessaloniki 2013)
• Hip fractures in the elderly, after surgery what? (ELIOS, Thessaloniki Greece 2013)
• Capture the fracture best practice framework. (Inauguration of Krassa institute, Thessaloniki Greece 2013)
• PROLIA, clinical tutorial. (Medical society of Ioannina, Ioannina Greece 2013)
• Osteoporotic fractures – clinical image. (EEMMO, 2013)
• Paget’s disease (College of orthopaedic surgeons, Athens Greece 2013)
• The role of Risendronate in osteoporosis. (Loutraki Greece 2014)
• Kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral fractures. (ELIOS, Thessaloniki Greece 2014)
• Tips and tricks in total knee arthroplasty (Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation, 2014)
• Kyphoplasty: Indications and future direction (Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation, 2014)
• Fatigue fractures (ΟΤΑΜΤ, 2014)
• Knee pain following sports activity (Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation, 2015)
• Bone response to mechanical stimuli (Hellenic Society for the Study of Bone Metabolism, 2015)
• Designing long-term therapies for osteoporosis (OTAMT, 2016)
• Mechanostat: sensing mechanical stimuli (Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation, 2017)
• Sensing mechanical stimuli at the bone level: mechanoconduction (Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation, 2017)
• Orthopaedic implants (Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation, 2017)
• The epidemiology of vertebral fractures (Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation, 2018)
• The latest updates on Paget’s disease (OTAMT, 2019)
• The role and responsibility of orthopaedic surgeons in managing osteoporotic fractures (Hellenic Society for the Study of Bone Metabolism, 2019)
• Stress fractures (Hellenic Osteoporosis Foundation, 2019)