Panagiotis Athanasopoulos

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens Medical Center

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Panagiotis Athanasopoulos is a surgeon whose research centers on the operative management of rare and complex complications in orthopedics and sports medicine, with a particular focus on improving surgical outcomes for competitive athletes. His major contributions include pioneering the use of robotic assistance for the removal of a broken scalpel blade following lumbar discectomy—a complication so rare that no prior guidelines existed. This work, published in 2019, has already garnered 7 citations, highlighting its significance as a novel technical solution for a previously unaddressed surgical risk. In parallel, his 2020 retrospective study on the endoscopic treatment of athletic pubalgia—a debilitating groin injury common in twisting sports—provides critical 15-year outcome data for competitive athletes. This work, also with 7 citations, offers valuable intraoperative findings and complication rates that guide modern surgical decision-making. Athanasopoulos’s research bridges the gap between rare surgical emergencies and high-demand athletic populations, establishing him as a thoughtful contributor to both spine surgery and sports medicine. His case-based and retrospective studies serve as essential references for surgeons facing uncommon intraoperative challenges.