Dr Francisco Requicha
Dr Francisco Requicha
Specialist in Orthopaedics by the Portuguese Medical Association (licence no. 53007)
Professional experience:
Since 2021 - Doctor in the Health & Performance Department, Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Since 2021 - Orthopaedic and trauma surgeon at Clínica CUF Alvalade, Clínica CUF Montijo and Hospital CUF Descobertas
2021-2025 - Orthopaedic and trauma surgeon at the Litoral Alentejano Local Health Unit, Santiago do Cacém
2020-2021 - Orthopaedic fellow in Lower Limb Arthroplasty and Sports Surgery - Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic, Adelaide, Australia
2019-2020 - Orthopaedic fellow in Orthopaedics Sports Medicine Diseases of the Knee and Joint Arthroplasty - North Sydney Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Centre, Sydney, Australia
2019 - Orthopaedic and trauma surgeon at Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central - Hospital de Curry Cabral and Hospital de São José, Lisbon
2013-2019 - Orthopaedics and trauma residency at Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central - Hospital de Curry Cabral and Hospital de São José, Lisbon
Education:
2022 - Visiting Surgeon Programme in Knee Surgery - Gelenkpunkt, Innsbruck, Austria | Supervisor: Christian Fink, MD PhD, Christian Hoser, MD PhD
2021-2022 - Postgraduate diploma in Sports Medicine - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal
2020-2021 - Clinical/Research Fellowship in Lower Limb Arthroplasty and Sports Surgery - Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic, Adelaide, Australia (lower limb subspecialty)
2019-2020 - Clinical/Research Fellowship in Orthopaedics Sports Medicine Diseases of the Knee and Joint Arthroplasty - North Sydney Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Centre, Sydney, Australia (knee subspecialty)
2018 - Observational Fellowship in Knee Surgery - Fortius Clinic, London, England
2018 - Observational Fellowship in Knee Surgery - Oxford Knee Group, Oxford, England
2016 - Observational Fellowship in Knee Surgery - Institut Català de Traumatologia i Medicina de l'Esport, Barcelona, Spain
2015 - Observational Fellowship in Knee Surgery - Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
2013-2019 - Orthopaedics and Trauma residency - Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central - Hospital de Curry Cabral and Hospital de São José, Lisbon
2005-2011 - Integrated Master's in Medicine - Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra
Scientific Societies
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)
Portuguese Society of Arthroscopy and Sports Traumatology (SPAT)
Portuguese Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SPOT)
Publications
2022 - Lewis PL, Campbell DG, Lorimer MF, Requicha F, W-Dahl A, Robertsson O. Primary total knee arthroplasty revised for instability: a detailed registry analysis. J Arthroplasty. 2022 Feb;37(2):286-297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2021.11.002
2022 - Requicha F, Edwards SM, Rickman MS, Comley AS. Outcomes analysis of anterior and lateral approach for open repair of hip abductor tendons. Hip Int. 2022 Jun5:11207000221103440. doi: 10.1177/11207000221103440.
2021 - Requicha F, Comley A. Medial soft-tissue complex of the knee: Current concepts, controversies, and future directions of the forgotten unit. Orthopedic Reviews. Jun 2021. https://doi.org/10.52965/001c.24463
2019 - Requicha F, Mascarenhas N, Amaral LB. Lesões do ligamento cruzado posterior. O Joelho, 2a Ed. 2019; 3:77-85.
2018 - Requicha F, Machado M, Constantino DC, Jorge JP, Amaral LB. Lesão isolada do ligamento cruzado posterior. Rev Medicina Desportiva informa. 2018; 9(3). https://doi.org/ 10.23911/T_SPAT_LCP
2017 - Jorge JP, Santos H, Requicha F, Grenho A, Botelho P, Moreira R. Extra-neural cyst compression of the common and deep peroneal nerve: A case report and review of the literature. J Orthop Allied Sci. 2017;5:43-7. https://doi.org/10.4103/joas.joas_21_16
Numerous oral presentations and posters at national and international congresses and courses
Member of organising committees of several scientific meetings and national and international orthopaedic and trauma placements
