Niek van Dijk
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C. Niek van Dijk | |
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Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam | |
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Cornelis Nicolas "Niek" van Dijk is an
Niek van Dijk has won renown as a leading authority for arthroscopic surgery of the ankle and the knee. In particular, he is known for his Amsterdam Ankle School (the Amsterdam Approach), which places particular emphasis upon a painstaking diagnosis, followed by arthroscopy as a surgical resource rather than a mere diagnostic. His operative techniques have spread throughout the world, and have benefitted leading athletes, as well as ordinary people suffering from ankle problems.[2]
Education
Niek van Dijk was born in Amsterdam, on 20 May 1951. He received his MD in 1977 from the
Appointments
- 1985 Orthopaedic consultant, National Ballet, Amsterdam.
- 2000-2001 President Dutch Orthopaedic Association
- 2001 Professor Arthroscopic Surgery at the University of Amsterdam
- 2002-2016 Head of the Orthopaedic Department at Academic Medical Centerand Full Professor at the University of Amsterdam
- 2003-2005 President Dutch Orthopaedic Association
- 2008-2010 President Nordic Orthopaedic Federation
- 2008 President European Ankle and Foot Association
- 2010 Affiliate Professor, University of Minho, Portugal
- 2010-2012 President European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy
- 2014 Affiliate Professor, University of Porto, Portugal
- 2014 Congress president biannual ESSKA Congress Amsterdam
Honorary memberships and awards
- 2005 Honorary member of the Greek Arthroscopy Association (HAA) Thessaloniki, Greece.
- 2005 Cappagh Trust Lecture: ”Lateral Ankle Ligament Lesions”;Visiting Professor, Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
- 2007 Honorary member Czech Society for Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy (SSTA)
- 2007 Rose Honorary Lecture: “Treatment of OCD”; Visiting Professor, Hospital of Special Surgery (HSS),New York, USA.
- 2010 Grand Round Lecture “Osteochondral Talar Defects: Current Concepts”; Visiting Professor Harvard University, Boston, USA.
- 2011 Honorary member of the ASTAOR (The Association of Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, Orthopaedic surgery and Rehabilitation), Russia
- 2011 Honorary member of GRECMIP (Groupe de la Chirurgie Mini-Invasive et de la Cheville) France.
- 2013 Honorary member Slovak Society of Arthroscopy and Sport Traumatology (SSAST)
- 2014 ESSKAR-award for the most valuable section/ committee of ESSKA (as president of ESSKA-AFAS)
- 2014 Honorary Lecture “Osteochondral defects in the ankle: the rationale for diagnosis and treatment”, 29th GOTS (Association of Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Sports Medicine) Annual Congress, Munich, Germany
- 2014 Presidential lecture “Actual dilemmas and future in orthopaedics”, XIII International Congress of the Argentine Arthroscopy Association (AAA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 2014 Honorary member of the Argentine Arthroscopy Association (AAA)
- 2015 Honorary member of Sociedade Portuguesa de Artroscopia e Traumatologia Desportiva (SPAT)
Editorial roles
Member of several editorial boards:
- KSSTA journal
- Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica (AOTT)
- Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics (JEO)
- Journal of Orthopaedics Trauma and Rehabilitation (Hong Kong)
- AP-SMART (Asia Pacific Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation and Technology)
Corresponding member of:
- Deutschprachige Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Arthroskopie (AGA)
- Colombian and Chilean Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology.
Editor-in-Chief of:
- Journal of ISAKOS (JISAKOS)[3]
Founding member roles
- International Achilles Tendon Study Group, which has published four books on Achilles tendon problems.
- Ankle and Foot Associates, a Section of the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy (ESSKA-AFAS)
Publications
Niek van Dijk has written or co-edited 11 books, published more than 280 indexed SCI-publications. He has written more than 100 book chapters and presents on average 25 international invited lectures a year.
Author:
- Ankle Arthroscopy. Techniques developed by the Amsterdam Foot and Ankle School, Author: C. Niek van Dijk, Springer Heidelberg New York London, 2014, with anatomical illustrations by Pau Golanó.
- Inaugural address : “Beweegredenen. De patient als bron van inspiratie”, C. Niek van Dijk, Vossiuspers UvA, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2002.
- Thesis: “On Diagnostic Strategies in Patients with Severe Ankle Sprain”, author: C. Niek van Dijk, Rodopi, Amsterdam, 1994.
Co-editor:
- Current Concepts in Achilles tendon disorders. A comprehensive overview of diagnosis and treatment. Editors: Jon Karlsson, James Calder, C. Niek van Dijk, Nicola Maffulli, Hajo Thermann, DJO publications Guildford UK, 2014.
- Talar Osteochondral defects, Editors: C. Niek van Dijk, John G. Kennedy, Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London, 2014.
- ESSKA Instructional Course Lecture Book, Amsterdam 2014, Editors: S. Zaffagnini, R. Becker, G.M.M.J. Kerkhoffs, J. Espregueira Mendes, C.N. van Dijk, Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London, 2014.
- ESSKA Instructional Course Lecture Book, Geneva 2012, Editors: J. Menetrey, S. Zaffagnini, D. Fritschy, C.N. van Dijk, Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London, 2012.
- Disorders of the Achilles Tendon Insertion. Current Concepts, Editors: James Calder, Jón Karlsson, Nicola Maffulli, Hajo Thermann, C. Niek van Dijk, DJO Publications Guildford UK, 2012.
- Current Concepts in Achilles Tendinopathy, Editors: James D. Calder, Jón Karlsson, Nicola Maffulli, Hajo Thermann, C. Niek van Dijk DJO Publications Guildford UK, 2010.
- Current Concepts in Achilles Tendon Rupture, Editors: C. Niek van Dijk, Jon Karlsson, Nicola Maffulli, Hayo Thermann, DJO Publications, Guildford, UK, 2008.
- Foot and Ankle Clinics “Arthroscopy of the Foot and Ankle”, Guest editor: C. Niek van Dijk, consulting editor Mark S. Myerson, Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, June 2006,volume 11, number 2.
Famous patients (selection)
- Keylor Navas, Goalkeeper at Real Madrid and Costa Rica national team.[4]
- Cristiano Ronaldo, Soccer player Manchester United and Real Madrid, World Soccer player of the year 2008, 2013.[citation needed]
- Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira (Pepe), Soccer player Real Madrid. Portugal National team[5]
- Juan Carlos Navarro, Basketball player FC Barcelona, All-Europa player of the year (2009, 2010, 2011)[6]
- Robin van Persie, Football player Arsenal, Manchester United, Fenerbahçe and Netherlands National team[citation needed]
- Riccardo Montolivo, Football player AC Milan[7]
- El Shaarawy, Football player AC Milan[8]
- Marco van Basten, Ajax & AC Milan
- Marcus Fernaldi Gideon, Indonesian badminton player, former world number 1.[9]
References
- ^ "Expositie voetbalshirts voor scheidend enkeldokter Niek van Dijk", 7 december 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
- ^ Van Dijk, C.N. Ankle Arthroscopy: Techniques Developed by the Amsterdam Foot and Ankle School, Springer, 2014, p. 407.
- ^ "Editorial board | JISAKOS". jisakos.bmj.com. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ^ "Keylor Navas: ' Los médicos me han dicho que la endoscopia fue positiva y exitosa'". Nacion.com. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ^ "Médico que operou Pepe confirma um mês de paragem do internacional português", zerozero.pt, January 3, 2013.
- ^ "Juan Carlos Navarro out for eight weeks after successful ankle operation", www.fcbarcelona.com, July 19, 2013.
- ^ "Montolivo requires ankle surgery", football-italia.net, November 4, 2010
- ^ "Stephan El Shaarawy: Check-up in Amsterdam", acmilan.com, February 12, 2014
- ^ Rohman, Ainur (20 June 2022). "Kevin Harus Menyikapi Kemenangan dan Kekalahan Layaknya Seorang Juara" (in Indonesian). Jawa Pos. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.