Our Research
PhD in minimally invasive foot and ankle surgery
Mr Malagelada has contributed to the progress of research in the field of ankle sprains and related injuries and feeds himself from the latest developments in the field. As part of his PhD studies that spanned a total of 5 years.
He focused on the study of “keyhole” or minimally invasive procedures of the foot and ankle, that culminated in the PhD thesis that awarded him the highest “Cum Laude” distinction.
Book Chapters : Total of 11
1. - Osteochondral injuries of the ankle: general concepts. In Ankle Monographic. J Vega Ed. Revista Espanola de Artroscopia y Cirugia Articular. Springer. (2020)
Malagelada F, Calder J
2. Ankle Anatomy. In Ankle Monographic. J Vega Ed. Revista Espanola de Artroscopia y Cirugia Articular. Springer. (2020)
Dalmau-Pastor M, Malagelada F, Guelfi M, Vega J
3. Ankle instability: etiology, semilogy and new concepts. In Ankle Monographic. J Vega Ed. Revista Espanola de Artroscopia y Cirugia Articular. Springer. (2020)
Guerra Pinto F, Corte Real N, Vega J, Malagelada F, Guelfi M, Baduell A, Dalmau Pastor M
4. Surgical arthroscopic anatomy. In Arthroscopy and endoscopy of the foot and ankle: Principle & Practice. Derek TH Lui Ed. Springer. In Press
Dalmau M, Vega J, Malagelada F, Manzanares MC.
5. Knee Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Knee. In DeLee, Drez, & Miller’s Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Principles and Practice. Saunders, 4ed (2014).
Malagelada F, Vega J, Golano P, Beynnon B, Ertem F.
Scientific Publications : Total of 55
1. - Vega J, Malagelada F, Karlsson J, Kerkhoffs GM, Guelfi M, Dalmau-Pastor M. A step-by- step arthroscopic examination of the anterior ankle compartment. Knee Surg Sports
Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Oct 30.
2. - Dalmau-Pastor M, Malagelada F, Calder J, Manzanares MC, Vega J. The lateral ankle ligaments are interconnected: the medial connecting fibres between the anterior talofibular, calcaneofibular and posterior talofibular ligaments. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc.
2019 Nov 22.
3. Vega J, Malagelada F, Dalmau-Pastor M. Arthroscopic all-inside ATFL and CFL repair is feasible and provides excellent results in patients with chronic ankle instability. Knee Surg
Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Aug 20.
4. Dalmau-Pastor M, Malagelada F, Kerkhoffs GM, Karlsson J, Guelfi M, Vega J. Redefining anterior ankle arthroscopic anatomy: medial and lateral ankle collateral ligaments are visible through dorsiflexion and non-distraction anterior ankle arthroscopy. Knee Surg Sports
Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Jul 10.
5. Malagelada F, Stephen J, Dalmau-Pastor M, Masci L, Yeh M, Vega J, Calder J. Pressure changes in the Kager fat pad at the extremes of ankle motion suggest a potential role in
Achilles tendinopathy. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Jun 29.
6. Vega J, Poggio D, Heyrani N, Malagelada F, Guelfi M, Sarcon A, Dalmau-Pastor M. Arthroscopic all-inside ATiFL's distal fascicle transfer for ATFL's superior fascicle reconstruction or biological augmentation of lateral ligament repair. Knee Surg Sports
Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Mar 19.
7. Guelfi M, Vega J, Malagelada F, Dalmau-Pastor M. The arthroscopic all-inside ankle lateral collateral ligament repair is a safe and reproducible technique. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol
Arthrosc. 2019 Mar 4.
8. Malagelada F, Vega J, Guelfi M, Kerkhoffs G, Karlsson J, Dalmau-Pastor M. Anatomic lectures on structures at risk prior to cadaveric courses reduce injury to the superficial peroneal nerve, the commonest complication in ankle arthroscopy. Knee Surg Sports
Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Feb 7.
9. Vega J, Guelfi M, Malagelada F, Peña F, Dalmau-Pastor M. Arthroscopic All-Inside Anterior Talofibular Ligament Repair Through a Three-Portal and No-Ankle-Distraction Technique.
JBJS Essent Surg Tech. 2018 Sep 26;8(3):e25.
10. Vega J, Malagelada F, Manzanares Céspedes MC, Dalmau-Pastor M. The lateral fibulotalocalcaneal ligament complex: an ankle stabilizing isometric structure. Knee Surg
Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2018 Oct 29.
11. Malagelada F, Dalmau-Pastor M, Sahirad C, Manzanares-Céspedes MC, Vega J. Anatomical considerations for minimally invasive osteotomy of the fifth metatarsal for bunionette
correction - A pilot study. Foot (Edinb). 2018 Sep;36:39-42.
12. Malagelada F, Dalmau-Pastor M, Vega J, Dega R, Clark C. Access to the talar dome surface with different surgical approaches.
Foot Ankle Surg. 2019; 25(5):618-622.
13. Dalmau-Pastor M, Malagelada F, Kerkhoffs GMMJ, Karlsson J, Manzanares MC, Vega J. The anterior tibiofibular ligament has a constant distal fascicle that contacts the anterolateral part of the talus.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2018 Aug 29.
14. Vega J, Montesinos E, Malagelada F, Baduell A, Guelfi M, Dalmau-Pastor M. Arthroscopic all-inside anterior talo-fibular ligament repair with suture augmentation gives excellent results in case of poor ligament tissue remnant quality.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2018 Aug 20
15. Vega J, Allmendinger J, Malagelada F, Guelfi M, Dalmau-Pastor M. Combined arthroscopic all-inside repair of lateral and medial ankle ligaments is an effective treatment for rotational ankle instability. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol
Arthrosc. 2017 Oct 5. doi: 10.1007/s00167-017- 4736-y
16. Vega J, Dalmau-Pastor M, Malagelada F, Fargues-Polo B, Peña F. Ankle Arthroscopy:
An Update. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2017 ;99(16):1395-1407
17. Dalmau-Pastor M, Malagelada F, Kerkhoffs GMMJ, Manzanares MC, Vega J. X-shaped inferior extensor retinaculum and its doubtful use in the Bröstrom-Gould procedure. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc.
2017 Jul 14. doi: 10.1007/s00167-017-4647-y.
18. Golano P, Vega J, de Leeuw PA, Malagelada F, Manzanares MC, Gotzens V, van Dijk CN. Anatomy of the ankle ligaments: a pictorial essay. Knee Surg Sports
Traumatol Arthrosc. 2010;18:557-69.
For the full list of publications click on
- BOFAS Arthroscopy Course. May 2024
- 24 th Foot & Ankle Town Hall. USA / UK. ‘Ankle ligaments: when I do arthroscopic repair and how’ June 2023
- 1 st and 2 nd International Course of MIS in Trauma of the Foot and Ankle. Course Director. June 2023
- Foot Trauma and Reconstruction – AO Trauma Course. Cambridge. April 2022.
- Foot & Ankle Barcelona Meeting. April 2019
- 5 TH international Minimally Invasive Foot & Ankle Congress. Marrakech, Morocco. May 2019
- BOFAS Annual Meeting. Edinburgh, 9th Nov 2018
- 11 th International Basic Course of Foot & Ankle Minimally Invasive Surgery. June 2018.
- 11 th International Advanced Course of Foot & Ankle Minimally Invasive Surgery. June 2018.
- MSc Trauma & Orthopaedic Sciences, Barts and The London School of Medicine – Queen Mary University of London, London, UK. From 2017 to 2020.
- 10 th International Basic Course of Foot & Ankle Minimally Invasive Surgery, Madrid, Spain. June 2017
- BOFAS Principles of Foot and Ankle Surgery Course. March 2016
Faculty at Courses or Conferences
Presentations at Conferences
- 18 th ESSKA Congress, Glasgow, UK, May 2018
- BOFAS Annual Scientific Meeting, Bristol, UK, November 2016
- AOFAS 2016 Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, July 2016
- 37th SICOT Orthopaedic World Congress, Rome, Italy – September 2016
- GRECMIP 4 th International Congress of Foot & Ankle MIS, Barcelona, Spain, July 2015 – Awarded Best Congress Presentation
- EFORT 16 th Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2015
- EFORT 15 th Congress, London , UK. June 2014