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Editorial
Thirty
years
of
the
Sociedade
Brasileira
de
Cirurgia
do
Joelho:
A
successful
idea
Trinta
anos
da
Sociedade
Brasileira
de
Cirurgia
do
Joelho,
uma
ideia
que
deu
certo
Diagnosingkneepainhasbeenusedtobedifficult.Contrast
pneumoarthrographymadeitpossibletoindirectlyviewthe
internalmeniscaland ligament structuresoftheknee and
wasaprecursorofmagneticresonanceimaging.Specialized
groupsbegan toemerge inthe DepartmentofOrthopedics
of the Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo
(FMUSP)andDr.MarcoAmatuzzi,whoseinterestatthattime
was in the pathology of the feet, began to take an
inter-estinpneumoarthrography.Meanwhile,Iwasbeginningmy
lifeinOrthopedicsasanattendingphysicianintheInstitute
ofOrthopedicsof FMUSP.The KneeGroup ofthe Institute
ofOrthopedicsand Traumatology (IOT) started to meeton
Thursdayevenings,whichwasouron-dutydayinthe
emer-gencyservice,andonFridaymornings,weattendedpatients
whocameseekingpneumoarthrographyanddiagnostic
clar-ificationofkneediseases,underAmatuzzi’sleadershipand
guidance.
OnThursdayevenings,wereadanddiscussedstudiesthat
Amatuzzihadselectedandsummarizedontorecordcardsfor
quickconsultation.Overtheyears,colleaguesfromother
hos-pitalsstartedtovisittheIOT,whichbecametoosmallforthe
meetingsandbecamerestrictedtovisitsbyexternalpatients.
ThemeetingsthenstartedtobeheldinAmatuzzi’s
consulta-tionoffice.TheKneeGroupofIOT-USPgavecoursesthatwere
greatlysoughtafter,untilitwasdecidedtofoundthe
Brazil-ianSocietyofKneeSurgery(SociedadeBrasileiradeCirurgia
doJoelho,SBCJ),inAugust1983.
Atameetingsponsoredbyalaboratory,whichwasheldina
roomattheHotelMaksoudPlazainSãoPaulo,MarcoAmatuzzi
foundedtheSBCJ.
ThemeetingsoftheKneeGroupcontinuedandstillexist
today withinthe IOT, whilethe SBCJdeveloped and went
beyondthelimitsoftheIOTtoreachtheworld.
Manytraineesattendedkneesservicesthatwereinitially
accreditedandtodayarecertified,inordertolearnthe
con-ceptsofkneepathology.
Theexchangesoftraineesandthefrequentvisitscreated
ties offriendshipamongthevarious membersoftheSBCJ,
whichareitsmark.Itscongressesseemtolikefamilybirthday
parties,inwhichmeetingswithpeoplewhoweholddearare
commemorated.
Atnationallevel,wehaveheldmanycongresses, which
havebecomeknownfortheirsuccess,andtraditionalregional
courses,amongwhichsomehavenowgonebeyondtheirtenth
appearance.
High-quality presentations, which have always been a
mark ofthe SBCJ’s members, have become established as
standardandthisisalwaysmaintainedandrefined.Setting
anexampleisthebestwaytoeducate.
Feesorannualdueshaveneverbeencharged.Belonging
totheSBCJisanhonor;wehaveneverhadanelection,since
theboardsofdirectorshavealwaysbeenchosenbyconsensus
andnegotiation.
Disputeshaveoccurred,andtherehavebeenafairfewof
them,buttheyhaveneverinterferedwiththeprogressofthe
Society,whichhasalwaysbeenaboveanypersonalproblems.
Withinthe board ofthe SBOT, the participationofSBCJ
members is very significant,given that therehave already
been five presidents of the SBCJ who governed the SBOT
admirablyandtherewillprobablybeothersinthefuture.
TheSBCJhasestablishedsolidinternationalrelationships
throughtheintermediationofitsmembers,and thesehave
addedtothesustainabilityofitsstructureofcontinuing
med-icaleducation.
WehavebroughthereJackHughston,HenryDejour,John
Insall, Frank Noyes, James Andrews, Lamberto Perujia and
manyothers,thishasallowedustoexpandourfieldof
knowl-edge. Through visits to their services, we have been able
tobringin newtechniquesand internationalizeour
mem-bers.Ourinternationalrelationshipshavebeenincreasingand
todayweknow aboutallthemajorcentersofkneesurgery
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r e v b r a s o r t o p . 2 0 1 3;48(5):387–388participatedinmanycoursesandinternationalcongressesas invitedguestsandasactivemembers.
Wefoundedandpresidedoverthefirstdirectorateofthe LatinAmericanSocietyofKneeArthroscopyandSports Trau-matology(SociedadLatinoamericanadeArtroscopiaRodillay TraumatologíaDeportiva,SLARD).Wehavesolidcontactswith theLyonGroup,withwhichweorganizestudydayseverytwo years;thenextonewillbeinCuritibain2014.Atthelastevent, whichwasheldin2012,wewereguestsinLyon,withthehonor ofbeinganinternationalspeaker.
We were founders, as active members, of the Interna-tionalSocietyofArthroscopy,KneeSurgeryandOrthopedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS), which held its last congress in Brazil.Today,ISAKOSispresidedoverbyMoysesCohen,one ofourformerpresidents.
I am sure that right now there will be an SBCJ mem-berundergoingtrainingsomewherearoundtheorthopedics world,makingcontactsandseekingnewpaths.
Diagnosingkneepaincontinuestobedifficultandweare continuingtotrytounderstandit.Thedifferenceisthatwe
arenowjoinedtogetherthroughagreatfriendshipspanning 30years,whichiswithoutdoubtthesecretofthisideathat wassuccessful.
TheRBO, withthe backing ofits associate editors,pays homagetotheSBCJbypublishingthisissue,whichonly con-tainsstudiesonthekneethatwereawaitingpublicationafter approvalbythejournal’seditorialbody.
GilbertoLuisCamanho Editor-in-chief,RevistaBrasileiradeOrtopedia;TitularProfessorof
theDepartmentofOrthopedicsandTraumatology,Schoolof MedicineoftheUniversityofSãoPaulo,SãoPaulo,SP,Brazil E-mail:[email protected]
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