Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
ISAKOS entry: no financial assistance or other support is available.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Daily, weekly and monthly sessions (no fixed term published)
Hands-on
Supervised participation published
Clinical exposureMainly clinical and surgical: knee arthroscopy, ACL/PCL and multiligament surgery, patellofemoral surgery (MPFL, trochleaplasty), osteotomies, cartilage repair and joint replacement. Case mix: arthroscopy 40%, knee surgery 50%, sports medicine 10%. Fellows may scrub in, assist in clinics under supervision, receive hands-on training and join research.
Participation levelSupervised clinical participation is published; exact privileges remain subject to host credentialing and local law.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Primary languages Finnish and English; past international visitors include ISAKOS Patellofemoral Traveling Fellows.
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Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Mainly clinical and surgical: knee arthroscopy, ACL/PCL and multiligament surgery, patellofemoral surgery (MPFL, trochleaplasty), osteotomies, cartilage repair and joint replacement. Case mix: arthroscopy 40%, knee surgery 50%, sports medicine 10%. Fellows may scrub in, assist in clinics under supervision, receive hands-on training and join research. Exact privileges remain subject to host credentialing.
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Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
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Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
Not published by the centre.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY66% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Surgeon wishing to train in knee surgery and orthopaedic sports medicine (no formal criteria on the ISAKOS entry)
Application documents
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
ISAKOS-approved knee and sports-surgery visiting fellowship in Tampere (distinct from the Mehiläinen Tampere Knee Ligament Fellowship already listed).
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
None stated.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Pihlajalinna Hospital Tampere
Pihlajalinna Hospital Tampere has a team of 15 orthopaedic surgeons with teaching activity centred on the knee, and is affiliated with Tampere University Hospital Orthopaedics and Traumatology. Host: Pihlajalinna Hospital Tampere (Orthopaedics and Traumatology; affiliated with Tampere University Hospital).
