Orthopaedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist | Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine | MD, PhD He is also a Sports Medicine Specialist in Portugal.
Dr. Gustavo Vinagre is an Orthopaedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist. He did his medical degree (MD) and doctorate (PhD) at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Navarra, Spain and the residency in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology in the Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Spain. During his academic career, he has visited different institutions such as the Hospital for Special Surgery (New York); The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute (Vail, Colorado); FC Barcelona (Barcelona); Aspetar (Doha, Qatar) and Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston). He did a Sports Traumatology Master Degree (MSc) in the University Autònoma de Barcelona and University of Barcelona and post-graduations in Sports Medicine (University of Porto), Football Medicine (University of Porto), High Performance Athlete Care (University of Barcelona) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sports Medicine Diploma. During his residency, he did an Intensive Microsurgery Course in the Clínica Universidad de Navarra (Spain) and an Advanced Microsurgery Course at the Columbia University (New York) among other trauma, arthroscopy, knee and sports medicine courses. He did a one year Sports Surgery Fellowship in Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital in Doha, Qatar. He belongs to the Young Professionals Task Force Committee of ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine) and to the Board of Directors of SETRADE (Sociedad Española de Traumatología del Deporte), among other societies. He is Journal Reviewer of the International Microsurgery Journal (IMJ); Arthroscopy – The Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Surgery; Foot and Ankle Specialist; Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research; International Orthopaedics; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; PRS Global Open; Journal of ISAKOS and The American Journal of Sports Medicine. He is mainly interested in knee injuries, arthroscopy and sports surgery. www.gustavovinagre.com
It was great to be invited to give a lecture about “Graft Choice for ACL Reconstruction”.
An amazing scientific event from Arthroscopy to Arthroplasty lectures with live surgeries organized by the Valdoltra Orthopaedic Hospital.
Thank you for the great host Dr. Jakob Merkac, the Slovenian crew and all the friends that we have made during the symposium.
12/10/2025
Quais são as roturas mais graves do menisco? 🌙
Algumas roturas do menisco são consideradas graves por comprometer a função do joelho e poder precisar de uma cirurgia.
Existem algumas dessas roturas — as “3 R’s”:
1️⃣ Rotura Radial – o menisco é cortado ao meio, perdendo sua função de amortecimento;
2️⃣ Rotura da Rampa – uma desinserção meniscocapsular, frequentemente associada a lesões do ligamento cruzado anterior (LCA);
3️⃣ Rotura da Raíz – o menisco desinserta-se da tíbia, como uma raízde uma árvore arrancada da terra.
Existe uma quarta rotura também grave: a rotura em “asa de cesto ou balde” – o menisco desloca-se para o centro da articulação e pode bloquear os movimentos do joelho.
Reconhecer essas lesões é essencial para planificar a estratégia cirúrgica correcta e garantir um bom prognóstico.
👇 Já teve ou tratou alguma dessas roturas? Partilhe a sua experiência nos comentários.
05/10/2025
Quando colocar a prótese total do joelho?🦿
A artrose no joelho acontece quando existe um desgaste generalizado da cartilagem.
Quando o dano é extenso e severo e uma dor muito intensa e incapacitante, muitas vezes a única solução é a prótese total do joelho.
Essa prótese é formada por:
1️⃣ Um componente femoral (metálico);
2️⃣ Um componente tibial (metálico);
3️⃣ Um plástico (polietileno) no meio do componente femoral e tibial, e em alguns casos, na rótula.
O objetivo é criar uma nova articulação artificial (“novo joelho”), eliminando a dor causada pelo atrito/desgaste do “osso contra o osso” — como uma roda sem pneu.
👇 Sabe ou conhece alguém que colocou uma prótese total no joelho? Deixe a sua experiência aqui nos comentários.
22/05/2025
❗"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝" 🇧🇷🪢 is our NEW ACL graft configuration technique to increase graft diameter
After the “Iberian Braid”, this NEW technique results from an international collaboration of fantastic surgeons offering an easy solution for cases where the graft size or thickness is not achieved using standardized techniques.
𝟏𝟐° 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨 𝐀𝐄𝐀 Asociación Española de Artroscopia - 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐃
Excelente congreso en la fantástica ciudad de San Sebastián increíblemente organizado por el Dr. Ricardo Cuéllar donde tuve la oportunidad de hablar sobre 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚: 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐠í𝐚 𝐀𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚 gracias a la invitación del Dr. Ferran Abat además de ver a grandes compañeros y amigos…
06/04/2025
The Toy you need to fix your Knees…
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01/04/2025
AI-Generated Studio Ghibli Trend 🤖⚽️👨🏻⚕️🏥
17/01/2025
How to exam the Anterior Drawer to diagnose an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture in the Operating Room 😷🦵🏻
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“Dr. Gustavo Vinagre: a young soul who strives to improve the health of everyone...”
Luís Gustavo de Mil-Homens e Vinagre
Born in Porto, Portugal.
Since he was a child he wanted to be a doctor and since that time he put all of his effort towards accomplishing that dream, always keeping in mind his personal philosophy about life that “luck protects the well-prepared spirits.”
At 5 years of age he moved with his family to Macao, China, where they lived for four years. There he began to learn about multiculturality, multidiversity, and he started to learn other languages as well as traveling throughout different countries. At the same time, he also started to practice Karate, and in less than four years he reached the brown belt and won different trophies.
When he returned to Portugal, he continued to practice Karate, but inspired by his brother Tiago, he moved on to Volleyball at the age of 11. He also started to surfing as a hobby with his cousin Nuno.
His experience playing Volleyball at Leixões Sport Club in Matosinhos was one of the greatest, where he learned, not only about sports, but valuable life lessons such as effort, strength and team-work which served him throughout his academic career.
In Volleyball he won different regional and national trophies and played in international tournaments such as the World School Volleyball Tournament in Puerto Rico. During the summers, his passion was to play Beach Volleyball and participate in different regional and national Beach Volleyball competitions. His sports dream was fulfilled when he was invited to play on the Cadets Volleyball National Team, where he played for one year.
In parallel to his sports career, he never carelessness his studies in Augusto Gomes School, Matosinhos and later on in CEBES College, Porto, where he earned different academic awards in the club and college.
In his final years of high-school, because of the combination of high-competition Volleyball with his studies, as well as his efforts to learn Spanish, he was accepted to the School of Medicine at the University of Navarra. So he moved to Pamplona, Spain in 2006 to start his dream career and meet people from all over the World. Because of that, and due to his dedication to Medicine he couldn´t go on playing Volleyball...
Now, Dr. Gustavo Vinagre is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a huge passion for Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Surgery, where he wants to make his contribution...
