Koukoulias Nikolaos
Orthopedic surgeon
Dr Nikolaos Koukoulas has been trained in universally recognized Orthopaedic Centers in Greece and overseas in arthroscopic surgery, traumatology and chondral injuries treatment.
He has worked as a Consultant in the Sports Injuries Unit of “AgiosPavlos” General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece, treating hundreds of cases of sports injuries, fractures and osteoarthritis. Due to the experience and expertise, he is invited as a speaker in many national and international congresses and as an instructor in new surgical techniques. Moreover, he has been awarded by ESSKA as an Accredited Teaching Centre. He served as the head doctor the Greek National Men’s Team of Basketball for 8 (eight) years (2006-2013).
Nikolaos Koukouliashas been working for the Greek Federation of Basketball since 2001. At first, he served the team of young men. Greatest successes were the gold medal in the European Championship in Lithuania (2002) and the silver medal in the Mediterranean Games in Spain (Almeria, 2005).
He moved to the Men’s Team in 2006 and he still remains the head doctor of the National Basketball Men’s Team of Greece. Greatest successes are the silver medal in the World Championship in Japan (2006) and the bronze medal in the European Championship in Poland (2009).
Medical Services
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Traumatology – Reconstructive Surgery
- Chondral Injuries
- Injection Therapy
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Diseases
Hip
- Snapping hip
- Femoro-Acetabular Impingement (FAI)
- Hip labral tear
Knee
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tear
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) tear
- Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) tear
- Postero-Lateral Corner (PLC) tear
- Meniscus tear
- Patellar dislocation
- Patellar instability
- Patello-Femoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)
- Plica syndrome
- Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS)
- Knee Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD)
- Knee Osteonecrosis
- Knee chondral and osteochondral injuries
- Young arthritic knee
Ankle
- Ankle sprain
- Ankle instability
- Anterior ankle impingement syndrome
- Posterior ankle impingement syndrome
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Achilles tendon rupture
- Plantar faciitis
- Peroneal tendon subluxation
- Talus Osteochondritis Dissecans
- Talus chondral and osteochondral lesions
- Fractures of the base of the 5th metatarsal
Shoulder
- Supraspinatus tendinopathy
- Calcific supraspinatus tendinopathy
- Shoulder impingement syndrome
- Rotator cuff tear
- Shoulder dislocation
- Shoulder instability
- SLAP lesion
- Aromioclavicular joint dislocation
- Distal clavicle osteolysis or weightlifter’s shoulder
- Sternoclavicular joint dislocation
- Frozen Shoulder or adhesive capsulitis
Elbow
- Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
- Distal biceps tendon tear
Hand
- Gamekeeper’s or skier’s thumb