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Orthopedic Spine Surgeon

Profile Summary

I am a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon specializing in spinal cord injuries and spine pathology. With extensive experience in spinal trauma, degenerative spine diseases, and surgical interventions, I have a strong background in research and peer-reviewed publishing. I have authored 25 peer-reviewed publications and am actively involved in multicenter studies, clinical trials, and systematic reviews focused on spine surgery and rehabilitation. As a member of professional organizations, I have contributed to conferences, orthopedic textbooks, and surgical guidelines. In addition to my clinical and academic work, I offer scientific writing, manuscript editing, and research consulting in orthopedics and spine surgery.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Neurosurgery
• ☆ Spine Surgery
• ☆ Orthopedic Surgery

Services

• Writing

Writing Medical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Work Experience

Spine Fellow

Scoliosis and Spine Department , KAT General Hospital of Athens

March 2024 - January 2025

Orthopedic Resident

General Hospital of Athens '' LAIKO''

October 2018 - October 2023

Orthopedic Resident

Scoliosis and Spine Department , KAT General Hospital of Athens

September 2020 - October 2022

General Surgery Resident

Pammakaristos Hospital

August 2017 - September 2018

Education

PhD

Kapodistrian University of Athens

September 2022 - Present

M.Sc (Master of Science)

Kapodistrian University of Athens

October 2021 - December 2024

Medical Degree (MD)

Craiova School of Medicine

September 2010 - September 2016

Certifications

• AO Spine fellow

  Okayama Rosai Hospital - Japan

  June 2023 - September 2023

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Cement leakage and pulmonary embolism by bone cement-augmented pedicle screw fixation of the thoracolumbar spine – A case report @article{Tsalimas_2024, title={Cement leakage and pulmonary embolism by bone cement-augmented pedicle screw fixation of the thoracolumbar spine – A case report}, volume={15}, ISSN={2229-5097}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/sni_506_2024}, DOI={10.25259/sni_506_2024}, journal={Surgical Neurology International}, publisher={Scientific Scholar}, author={Tsalimas, Georgios and Pappa, Eleni and Zygogiannis, Konstantinos and Antonopoulos, Spiridon and Kakridonis, Fotios and Chatzikomninos, Ioannis}, year={2024}, month=aug, pages={290} } . Surgical Neurology International.

Blunt Traumatic Vertebral Artery Injury After Cervical Fracture Dislocation: A Systematic Review of the Literature @article{Zygogiannis_2024, title={Blunt Traumatic Vertebral Artery Injury After Cervical Fracture Dislocation: A Systematic Review of the Literature}, ISSN={2168-8184}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.65250}, DOI={10.7759/cureus.65250}, journal={Cureus}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Zygogiannis, Konstantinos and Benetos, Ioannis S and Evangelopoulos, Dimitrios Stergios and Koulalis, Dimitrios and Pneumaticos, Spyros G}, year={2024}, month=jul } . Cureus.

Periprosthetic Transpatellar Fracture Replacement With Autogenous Iliac Graft: A Technical Note @article{Zygogiannis_2024, title={Periprosthetic Transpatellar Fracture Replacement With Autogenous Iliac Graft: A Technical Note}, ISSN={2168-8184}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.64394}, DOI={10.7759/cureus.64394}, journal={Cureus}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Zygogiannis, Konstantinos and Koulalis, Dimitrios and Kalatzis, Dimitrios and Thivaios, Georgios C}, year={2024}, month=jul } . Cureus.

Anatomical variations of ilioinguinal nerve: A systematic review of the literature @article{Manolakos_2024, title={Anatomical variations of ilioinguinal nerve: A systematic review of the literature}, volume={15}, ISSN={2229-5097}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/sni_232_2024}, DOI={10.25259/sni_232_2024}, journal={Surgical Neurology International}, publisher={Scientific Scholar}, author={Manolakos, Konstantinos and Zygogiannis, Konstantinos and Manolakos, Othon and Mousa, Chagigia and Papadimitriou, Georgios and Fotoniatas, Ioannis}, year={2024}, month=jul, pages={225} } . Surgical Neurology International.

Konstantinos Zygogiannis, Georgios C. Thivaios, Anna Kouramba, Androniki Drakou, Konstantinos Vlasis, Panayiotis Panayiotidis, Dimitrios Kalatzis, Dimitrios Koulalis (2024). comparison of postoperative gait parameters after total ankle arthroplasty and ankle fusion: A systematic review . Medicine.

Outcome measures analysis following total knee arthroplasty in patients with severe haemophilic arthropathy of the knee @article{Zygogiannis_2024, title={Outcome measures analysis following total knee arthroplasty in patients with severe haemophilic arthropathy of the knee}, volume={20}, ISSN={2049-9442}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/br.2024.1786}, DOI={10.3892/br.2024.1786}, number={6}, journal={Biomedical Reports}, publisher={Spandidos Publications}, author={Zygogiannis, Konstantinos and Kouramba, Anna and Kalatzis, Dimitrios and Christidi, Styliani-Despoina and Katsarou, Olga and Varaklioti, Agoritsa and Thivaios, Georgios}, year={2024}, month=apr } . Biomedical Reports.

White Cord Syndrome Following Cervical Surgery in a Patient With Klippel-Feil Syndrome: A Case Report @article{Chatzikomninos_2024, title={White Cord Syndrome Following Cervical Surgery in a Patient With Klippel-Feil Syndrome: A Case Report}, ISSN={2168-8184}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.55353}, DOI={10.7759/cureus.55353}, journal={Cureus}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Chatzikomninos, Ioannis and Pappa, Eleni and Zafeiris, Christos P and Zygogiannis, Konstantinos and Antonopoulos, Spyridon I and Trantos, Ioannis Angelos and Kakridonis, Fotios and Tsafantakis, Emmanouil}, year={2024}, month=mar } . Cureus.

Zygogiannis K, Tanaka M, Sake N, Arataki S, Fujiwara Y, Taoka T, Uotani K, Askar AEKA, Chatzikomninos I(2023). Our C-Arm-Free Minimally Invasive Technique for Spinal Surgery: The Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Spine-Based on Our Experiences . Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania).

Bashyal Santosh Kumar, Masato Tanaka, Shinya Arataki, Yoshihiro Fujiwara, Mohammad Mushtaq, Takuya Taoka, Konstantinos Zygogiannnis, Sameer Ruparel (2023). Lateral access minimally invasive spine surgery in adult spinal deformity . Journal of Orthopaedics.

Masato Tanaka, Zygogiannnis K, Sake N, Arataki S, Fujiwara Y, Taoka T, de Moraes Modesto TH, Chatzikomninos I (2023). A C-Arm-Free Minimally Invasive Technique for Spinal Surgery: Cervical and Thoracic Spine . Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania).

Zygogiannis K, Pappa E, Antonopoulos SI, Tsalimas G, Manolakos K, Chatzikomninos I, Moschos S, Thivaios GC, Kalatzis D, Kalampokis A (2023). Surgical Site Infection Following the Correction of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis With ApiFix: A Retrospective Study Analyzing Its Incidence and Recurrence . Cureus.

Zygogiannis K, Antonopoulos SI, Chatzikomninos I, Moschos S, Kalampokis A (2022). Diabetic Lumbosacral Radiculoplexus Neuropathy as an Early Onset Postoperative Complication After Posterior Lumbar Fixation and Decompression . Cureus.

Spyridon Sioutis, Zygogiannis K, Papakonstantinou ME, Zafeiris I, Soucacos F, Altsitzioglou P, Skouras A, Karamintzas D, Tsolakis C, Koulouvaris P (2022). The Correlation Between the Strength of the Shoulder and Trunk Muscular Systems in Elite Adolescent Water Polo Athletes . Cureus.

Zygogiannis K, Jim D Georgoulis, Antonopoulos SI, Gourtzelidis G, Chatzikomninos I (2022). Cruciate Paralysis Following a Displaced Type II Odontoid Fracture: A Case Report . Cureus.

Manolakos K, Zygogiannis K, Mousa C, Demesticha T, Protogerou V, Troupis T (2022). Anatomical Variations of the Iliohypogastric Nerve: A Systematic Review of the Literature . Cureus.

Zygogiannis K, Manolakos K, Kalampokis A, Thivaios GC, Moschos S (2022). Traumatic Fracture of the Thoracic Spine With Severe Posterolateral Dislocation: A Case Report . Cureus.

Drakou A, Psifis M, Mitrou A, Zygoggianis K, Argyropoulou O (2020). Unresolved swelling of the hand: Think of <i>Mycobacterium marinum</i> infection . Trauma case reports.

Konstantinos Zygogiannis, Androniki Drakou, Markos Psifis, Aristides Mitrou (2020). A case of personalized limb salvage of the distal femur by three-stage distal femoral replacement . Journal of Limb Lengthening &amp; Reconstruction.

PREPRINT

Konstantinos Zygogiannis, Ioannis Chatzikomninos, Savvas Moschos, Ioannis Palavos, Dimitrios Koulalis, Anastasios Kalampokis (2024). 360o Fusion of the Lumbar Spine Using Flarehawk 9 : A Retrospective Study of 58 Patients Demonstrating Imagistic and Clinical Outcomes with One Year Follow-up .

WORKING PAPER

360o Fusion of the Lumbar Spine Using Flarehawk 9 : A Retrospective Study of 58 Patients Demonstrating Imagistic and Clinical Outcomes with One Year Follow-up .