A Strategic Approach to Knee Arthritis Treatment

Seung-Suk Seo graduated from Pusan National University medical college in 1984 and got a doctor’s license. He got MS degree from Busan National University in 1990 and PhD degree from Inje University in 1996. He was trained as orthopaedic surgeon at Busan Paik Hospital. His medial career started from 1992 as orthopaedic surgeon with knee subspecialty at Busan Paik Hospital. Also He had worked as professor at Inje University medical college for 20 years. He had moved to private hospital (Busan Bumin Hospital) in 2012. Since that, he has worked as president in Haeundae Bumin Hospital. He is actively participating in clinical work but also administrative work. He operates more than 800 cases HTO,  knee arthroplasty and arthroscopic surgery per year. His clinical interests is knee osteoarthritis and sports medicine related to knee joint.Seung-Suk Seo is an active member of domestic and international orthopaedic and knee societies. He is international member of AAOS, AAHKS and ESSKA. He is active member of ISAKOS, ICRS and SICOT. He is a member of editorial board of journal of HSS. He was president of Korean Knee Society (2018). He is present president of Busan, Ulsan and Kyungnam Regional Orthopaedic society (2020) and is elected president of CAOS Korea (2021). Seung-Suk Seo published 132 articles in the domestic and international peer reviewed journal. He wrote many chapters in the Korean based-books which were edited by Korean Orthopaedic Association and Korean Knee Society. He won the best article of the year of Korean Orthopedic Research Society (2007), the best article of the year of Korean Arthroscopy Society (2008) and Korean Knee Society (2008). He won encouragement award of year of Korean Orthopaedic Association (2014). He received President’s community service award od Korean Medial Association (2007) and Mayor’s community service award of Busan (2008).

Anatomy and Biomechanics.- Structure, function and healing response of articular cartilage and meniscus.- Etiology and risk factors.- Knee osteoarthritis and sports.- Epidemilogy and Pathogenesis.- Radiographic Findings of the Knee Osteoarthritis.- Diagnosis and differential diagnosis.- Non-pharmacologic Management.- Pharmacologic Treatment.- Intra-articular Injection Therapy and Biologic Treatment.- Arthroscopic treatment.- Osteotomy around knee.- Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.- Total knee arthroplasty.- How to Make a Strategy for Knee Arthritis Treatment.