Internato do Ano Comum

Unidade Local de Saúde de Vila Nova de Gaia / Espinho. 2015

Internato de Formação Específica - Ortopedia e Traumatologia

Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António. 2016 - 2021

Assistente Hospitalar em Ortopedia e Traumatologia

Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António. 2022 - presente

Hospitais Grupo Lusíadas, Porto e Santa Maria da Feira - 2022-2023

Hospital Grupo Trofa Saúde, Braga Sul 2019 - 2021

Estágios e Fellowships

Estágio de Cirurgia do Pé e Tornozelo - Hospital Universitário Quirón Salud, Madrid (Espanha). 2021

Estágio de Cirurgia do Pé e Tornozelo - Clinique du Sport, Bordéus (França). 2021

Volutariado

Médicos do Mundo, Porto. 2008 - 2010

AMI (Assistência Médica Internacional) Portugal. 2016 - 2022

Mestrado em Medicina

Universidade do Minho, Braga. 2014

Pós-Graduação em Avaliação de Dano

Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto. 2019

Membro da Direção

Alumni Medicina – Associação de Antigos Alunos de Medicina da Universidade do Minho. 2016 - presente

Certificações

Ordem dos Médicos (OM: 57540), Portugal (Out 2015 – presente)

Membro De Sociedades Internacionais

Sociedade Portuguesa de Ortopedia e Traumatologia (2016 ‐ presente)

- Secção de Pé e Tornozelo (2022 - presente)

European Society Of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy - ESSKA (2019 - presente)

Sociedad Española De Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología - SECOT (2021 - 2022)

“Anatomic and non-anatomic reconstruction improves post-operative outcomes in chronic acromio-clavicular instability: a systematic review”

Francisco Xará-Leite, Renato Andrade, Pedro Silva Moreira, Luís Coutinho, Olufemi R. Ayeni, Nuno Sevivas, João Espregueira-Mendes

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, February 2019.

Citation: Xará-Leite, F., Andrade, R., Moreira, P. S., Coutinho, L., Ayeni, O. R., Sevivas, N., & Espregueira-Mendes, J. (2019). Anatomic and non-anatomic reconstruction improves postoperative outcomes in chronic acromio-clavicular instability: a systematic review. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 1-18.

DOI: 10.1007/s00167-019-05408-3

“Can Denosumab cure giant cell tumors of the spine? A case report and literature review”

Francisco Xará-Leite, Luís Coutinho, Carolina Fleming, Manuel Magalhães, Vânia Oliveira, Ricardo Rodrigues-Pinto, Pedro Cardoso

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, September 2019.

Citation: Xará-Leite, F., Coutinho, L., Fleming, C., Magalhães, M., Oliveira, V., Rodrigues-Pinto, R., & Cardoso, P. (2019). Can Denosumab cure giant cell tumors of the spine? A case report and literature review. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, 1-5.

DOI: 10.1007/s00590-019-02554-9

“The Cement-In-Cement Technique Is A Reliable Option In Hip Arthroplasty Revision Surgery: A Systematic Review”

Francisco Xará-Leite, Ana Daniela Pereira, Renato Andrade, André Sarmento, Ricardo Sousa, Olufemi R. Ayeni, João Espregueira-Mendes, Daniel Soares

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, July 2020.

Citation: Xará-Leite, F., Pereira, A. D., Andrade, R., Sarmento, A., Sousa, R., Ayeni, O. R., ... & Soares, D. (2020). The cement-in-cement technique is a reliable option in hip arthroplasty revision surgery: a systematic review. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, 1-16.

DOI: 10.1007/s00590-020-02736-w

“Herpes Zoster–Mediated Radiculitis After Lumbar Spine Surgery - A Report on 2 Cases with Differing Outcomes”

Francisco Xará-Leite, Miguel Pinto Freitas, Ricardo Rodrigues-Pinto

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Case Connector (JBJS-CC), September 2020.

Citation: Xará-Leite, F., Freitas, M. P., & Rodrigues-Pinto, R. (2020). Herpes Zoster–Mediated Radiculitis After Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Report on 2 Cases with Differing Outcomes. JBJS

Case Connector, 10(3), e20.

DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.20.00298

“Arthroscopic Superior Capsular Reconstruction With Achilles Tendon Allograft - A Good Option for Irreparable Supraspinatus Tendon Tears”

Francisco Xará-Leite, Luís Barros, Rui Claro

Techniques in Orthopaedics (TiO), December 2021.

Citation: Xará-Leite, F., Barros, L. H., & Claro, R. (2020). Arthroscopic Superior Capsular Reconstruction With Achilles Tendon Allograft: A Good Option for Irreparable Supraspinatus

Tendon Tears. Techniques in Orthopaedics.

DOI: 10.1097/BTO.0000000000000499

“Multidisciplinary Approach to Multiple Multiresistant Agent Infection of Instrumented Spine Surgery: A Case Report.”

Francisco Xará-Leite, Ana Ribau, Mário Diogo Lopes Guerra, Miguel Araújo Abreu, Ricardo Rodrigues-Pinto

JBJS Case Connector, March 2022.

Citation: Xará-Leite, F., Ribau, A., Guerra, M. D. L., Abreu, M. A., & Rodrigues-Pinto, R. (2022). Multidisciplinary Approach to Multiple Multiresistant Agent Infection of Instrumented

Spine Surgery: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connector, 12(1), e21.

DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.21.00472

“Magnetic resonance imaging is able to detect patellofemoral focal cartilage injuries: a systematic review with meta-analysis.”

Francisco Xará-Leite, André Vinha, Cristina Valente, Renato Andrade, João Espregueira-Mendes

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, October 2022.

Citation: Xará-Leite, F., Vinha, A., Valente, C., Andrade, R., & Espregueira-Mendes, J. (2022). Magnetic resonance imaging is able to detect patellofemoral focal cartilage injuries: a

systematic review with meta-analysis. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 1-13.

DOI: 10.1007/s00167-022-07203-z

“Early Mortality After Hip Fracture–Is Type of Surgery Important?“

Carla Couto, Daniela Almeida, Francisco Xará Leite, Miguel Pereira, Manuela Araújo, Humberto S Machado

Journal of Anesthesia and Clinical Research, May 2018.

Citation: Couto C, Almeida D, Leite FX, Pereira M, Araújo M, et al. (2018) Early Mortality After Hip Fracture–Is Type of Surgery Important?. J Anesth Clin Res 9: 823.

DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000823

“Procedimento de Tikhoff-Linberg - Relato de Casos“

Pedro Manuel Serrano; Francisco Leite; Marta Santos Silva; Vânia Oliveira; Pedro Cardoso

Revista Portuguesa de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, June 2018.

Citation: Serrano PM, Leite F, Santos Silva M, Oliveira V, Cardoso P. (2018). Procedimento de Tikhoff-Linberg: Relato de Casos. Revista Portuguesa de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, 26(2),

166-174.

ISSN: 1646-2122

“Survivorship of high tibial osteotomy: comparison between opening and closing wedge osteotomy“

Ricardo Bastos Filho, Francisco Xará-Leite, Renato Andrade, Rogério Pereira, Vinicius Schott, Philippe Neyret, João Espregueira-Mendes

Annals of Joint, June 2018.

Citation: Filho RB, Xará-Leite F, Andrade R, Pereira R, Schott V, Neyret P, Espregueira-Mendes J. Survivorship of high tibial osteotomy: comparison between opening and closing wedge

osteotomy. Ann Joint 2018;3:52.

DOI: 10.21037/aoj.2018.05.05

“Is Bony Morphology and Morphometry Associated With Degenerative Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis“

Renato Andrade, Ana Lucinda Correia, Joni Nunes, Francisco Xará-Leite, Emilio Calvo, João Espregueira-Mendes, Nuno Sevivas

Arthroscopy, December 2019.

Citation: Andrade, R., Correia, A. L., Nunes, J., Xará-Leite, F., Calvo, E., Espregueira-Mendes, J., & Sevivas, N. (2019). Is bony morphology and morphometry associated with

degenerative full-thickness rotator cuff tears? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery, 35(12), 3304-3315.

DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2019.07.005

“Biomechanics performance in 30-s chair stand test in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis“

Vítor Ferreira, Leandro Machado, Adélio Vilaça, Francisco Xará-Leite, Paulo Roriz

International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics (IJHFE), February 2020.

Citation: Ferreira, V., Machado, L., Vilaça, A., Xará-Leite, F., & Roriz, P. (2019). Biomechanics performance in 30-s chair stand test in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis. International

Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics, 6(4), 319-330.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHFE.2019.105359

“Rapid Pain Relief and Functional Improvement after Local Radiofrequency Ablation and Cementing Combined with Internal Fixation for Long Bone Metastases: A Prospective Study“

Vânia Oliveira, Pedro Cardoso, Francisco Xará-Leite, Ana Ribau, António Araújo

Journal of Orthopedic Oncology (JOO), January 2021.

Citation: Oliveira V, Leite XF, Ribau A, Cardoso P, Araujo A (2021) Rapid Pain Relief and Functional Improvement after Local Radiofrequency Ablation and Cementing Combined with

Internal Fixation for Long Bone Metastases: A Prospective Study. J Orthop Oncol 7: 145.

ISSN: 2472-016X

"Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdown in an orthopaedic and traumatology department—a comparison with the homologous period of 2019"

Ana Ribau, João Vale, Francisco Xará-Leite, Ricardo Rodrigues-Pinto

Porto Biomedical Journal (PBJ), January 2021.

Citation: Ribau, Ana; Vale, João; Xará-Leite, Francisco; Rodrigues-Pinto, Ricardo (2021) Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdown in an orthopaedic and traumatology

department - a comparison with the homologous period of 2019. Porto Biomedical Journal: January/February 2021 - Volume 6 - Issue 1 - p e109

DOI: 10.1097/j.pbj.0000000000000109

"Can Slight Variations to Lateral Wedge Insoles Induce Significant Biomechanical Changes in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis?"

Vítor Ferreira, Leandro Machado, Adélio Vilaça, Francisco Xará-Leite, Paulo Roriz

Biomechanics, July 2022.

Citation: Ribau, Ana; Vale, João; Xará-Leite, Francisco; Rodrigues-Pinto, Ricardo (2021) Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdown in an orthopaedic and traumatology

department - a comparison with the homologous period of 2019. Porto Biomedical Journal: January/February 2021 - Volume 6 - Issue 1 - p e109

DOI: 10.1097/j.pbj.0000000000000109