SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR
Marco Turati – Milan
FACULTY
Cristiano Alessandro – Monza
Antonio Andreacchio – Milan
Erik Benedettini – Milan
Pierfrancesco Bettinsoli – Brescia
Marco Bigoni – Ponte San Pietro (BG)
Nicolas Bremond – Grenoble (FR)
Giuseppe Carrà – Milan
Claudio Cogliati– Monza
Alessandro Corsini – Brescia
Andrea Davide Cossio – Monza
Marco Crippa – Monza
Angelo Marco Dirito – Monza
Fabio Esposito – Milan
Paolo Florent Felisaz – Milan
Corinna Franklin – Connecticut (USA)
Diego Gaddi – Ponte San Pietro (BG)
Simone Daniel Gatti – Monza
Massimo Gorla – Monza
Federico Alberto Grassi – Pavia
Maria Laura Nicolosi – Monza
Massimiliano Piatti – Ponte San Pietro (BG)
Emma Maria Proserpio – Monza
Francesca Re – Monza
Agostino Rossoni – Bergamo
Davide Tosoni – Milan
Benjamin Tschopp – Lausanne (CH)
Marco Turati – Monza
Judith Waldner – Monza
Giovanni Zatti – Milan
The Transalpine Center of Pediatric Sports Medicine and Surgery presents its 6th conference, focused on in depth analysis of ACL injuries in young female football players. Within a rapidly evolving clinical landscape, this event serves a primarily educational purpose: to facilitate the exchange of scientific and clinical experiences among multidisciplinary specialists.
The core objective is to share knowledge regarding female-specific risk factors — anatomical, hormonal, and psychosocial — and to discuss various surgical and rehabilitative options. By providing a platform for sharing between surgeons, researchers, and trainers, we aim to update the professional expertise of participants, fostering a shared understanding for supporting young athletes throughout their treatment and return to sport.
14.00 – 14.10
Congress presentation and institutional greetings – G. Carrà, C. Cogliati, L. F. Re, G. Zatti
14.10 – 14.15
Introduction, purpose and definition – N. Bremond, M. Turati
FIRST SESSION
Chairs: M. Bigoni, A. Cossio
14.15 – 14.25
ACL injury epidemiology in female athletes – E. Benedettini, E. M. Proserpio
14.25 – 14.35
Hormonal profile in female players: ACL Risk and Antithrombotic Safety – M. L. Nicolosi
14.35 – 14.45
Radiological Characterization of Female Anatomical Peculiarities: A Focus on the Lower Limbs – P. F. Felisaz
SECTION ACCREDITED FOR SURGEONS
14.45 – 14.55
Injectable Therapies for Young Athletes – S. D. Gatti, M. Gorla
14.55 – 15.15
Open Discussion on the topics previously covered – E. Benedettini, M. Bigoni, A. Cossio, P. F. Felisaz, S. D. Gatti, M. Gorla, M. L. Nicolosi, E. M. Proserpio
SECOND SESSION
Chairs: A. Andreacchio, D. Gaddi
15.15 – 15.45
Lectio Magistralis: ACL injuries in female football play – C. Franklin
15.45 – 16.00
Discussion on the topics previously covered – A. Andreacchio, C. Franklin, D. Gaddi
16.00 – 16.15
Coffee break
THIRD SESSION
Chairs: F. A. Grassi, M. A. G. Piatti
16.15 – 16.25
ACL Reconstruction: Is there a Specific Female Approach? – M. Bigoni, J. Waldner
16.25 – 16.35
ACL repair – is there a role? – J. Gorla, M. Turati
16.35 – 16.45
All-Inside Meniscal Implants and osteochondral fixation: News and Navigating Neurovascular Risks – M. Crippa
16.45 – 16.55
Post-Surgical Recovery and Return to Play Strategies – B. Tschopp
16.55 – 17.15
Open Discussion on the topics previously covered – E. Benedettini, M. Bigoni, M. Crippa,
F. A. Grassi, M. Piatti, B. Tschopp, M. Turati, J. Waldner
FOURTH SESSION
Chairs: P. Bettinsoli, A. Corsini, F. Esposito
17.15 – 17.25
Psychological factors in pediatric sports medicine – C. Franklin
17.25 – 17.35
Mimicking the ACL-Reflex: Non-Invasive Proprioceptive Neuromodulation – C. Alessandro
17.35 – 17.45
Role of Knee Bracing in Sports – A. Rossoni
17.45 – 17.55
Prevention programme in soccer – A. M. Dirito
SECTION ACCREDITED FOR SURGEONS
17.55 – 18.05
The management of post-traumatic and post-surgical pain – D. Tosoni
18.05 – 18.20
Open Discussion on the topics previously covered – C. Alessandro, P. Bettinsoli,
A. Corsini, A. M. Dirito, F. Esposito, C. Franklin, A. Rossoni, D. Tosoni
18.20 – 18.30
Conclusion and take-home message – M. Turati
18.30 – 18.45
Fill in CME questionnaire and end of the meeting
