Konstantinos Dretakis ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON Director, 2nd Orthopaedic Department

PhD Thesis Medical University of Crete: Bilateral Hip Fractures
Published in Calcified Tissue 1997. Cited more than 200 times.

Board Member

Member of GMC – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) – European Hip Society – Hellenic Orthopaedic Society – Calcified Tissue Greek Society

Editorial Boards

Member of Hip International

• Holy Cross Hospital Ft Lauderdale USA
• Adventist Hospital Chicago USA
• Physicians Regional Pine RidgeHospital Naples FL USA
• Metropolitan Hospital
• Avon Orthopaedic Centre
• Bristol Royal Infirmary
• General University Hospital of Heraklion
• Naval Hospital of Athens

Education Experience

• International Trainer in Robotic Orthopaedic Surgery
• Training Doctors in Hip Fractures
• Training Doctors in Vitamin D Deficiency and Osteoporosis

Clinical Interest:

• Robotic Orthopaedic Surgery
• Total Hip/Knee Replacement – Hip/Knee Arthroscopy
• Hip Fractures – Osteoporosis – Osteoporosis Bone Fractures
• Foot Surgery

Research Interest: 

Robotic Surgery – Hip Fractures – Vitamin D Deficiency – Osteoporosis

Twice awarded with the Fellowship of the Hellenic Society of Orthopaedic Surgery for further education in hip and knee reconstruction.

• Dretakis K, Igoumenou V. Outcomes of robotic-arm-assisted medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: minimum 3-year follow-up. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology 2019 Mar; DOI 10.1007/s00590-019-02424-4
• Dretakis K, Igoumenou V. The role of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and Vitamin D in falls and hip fracture type. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2019 Jan; DOI 10.1007/s40520-019-01132-7
• Dretakis K, Igoumenou V. Results Of Robotic Arm-Assisted Unicompartmental Knee Replacement In Obese Patients, 74^ο ΕΕΧΟΤ Congress, Athens, Oct. 2018
• Dretakis K, Igoumenou V. Knee Alignment, Functional and Patient Satisfaction Outcomes Following Robotic Arm-Assisted Unicompartmental Knee Replacement, 74^ο ΕΕΧΟΤ Congress, Athens, Oct. 2018
• Dretakis K, Igoumenou V. Clinical, Functional, And Patient Satisfaction Outcomes Following Robotic Arm-Assisted Unicompartmental Knee Replacement, 19th EFORT Congress, Barcelona Spain, 30 May – 01 June 2018
• Dretakis K, Igoumenou V. Short-Term Results Of Robotic Arm-Assisted Unicompartmental Knee Replacement In Obese Patients, 19th EFORT Congress, Barcelona Spain, 30 May – 01 June 2018
• Dretakis K, Igoumenou V. Knee Alignment And Surgical Outcome Following Robotic Arm-Assisted Medial Unicompartmental Knee Replacement, 19th EFORT Congress, Barcelona Spain, 30 May – 01 June 2018
• Dretakis K, Malliaraki N, Margioris AN, Steriopoulos K, Tsatsanis C. Elderly patients with trochanteric hip fracture have lower serum Vitamin D levels compared to patients with cervical hip fracture, Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2011 Jan-Feb; 52(1):e15-8. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.03.023. PMID: 20427095
• Dretakis K, Galanos A, Karagiannis A, Lambiris E, Lyritis GP, Megas P, Papakitsou E. Mortality rates of patients with a hip fracture in a southwestern district of Greece: ten-year follow-up with reference to the type of fracture, Calcif Tissue Int. 2006 Feb; 78(2):72-7. PMID: 16467975
• Dretakis K, Lyritis G, Margioris AN, Papakitsou EF, Stergiopoulos K, Trovas G, Zoras U. Body mass index (BMI) and parameters of bone formation and resorption in postmenopausal women, Maturitas 2004 Mar 15;47(3):185-93. PMID: 15036488
• Dretakis K, Kontakis GM, Papakitsou E, Psarakis S, Steriopoulos KA. Bone mineral density, body mass index, and hip axis length in postmenopausal cretan women with cervical and trochanteric fractures, Calcif Tissue Int. 1999 Mar;64(3):257-8, PMID: 10024386