I was born (1971) and raised in Ghent. After Medical School at the University of Ghent, I specialized further at the University of Liège. Since 2003, I am associated with the VUmc Amsterdam as an Academic Medical Specialist, where I work with complex operations around the knee and hip (infections and metastases). Given my vast experience, I am regularly consulted for second opinions in problem cases. With Acibadem, I will be focusing on general orthopedics and, specifically, the area of new hip and knee prosthetics.
Specialty/areas of interest
Besides general orthopedics, I have a specific interest in and experience with the area of complex knee and hip problems.
Languages
Dutch, French, English, Arabic, Berber
Work experience
2003 – Present VU medisch centrum Amsterdam
1996 – 1997 Emergency Medical Doctor in Kortrijk and Ronse
Education
1997 – 2003 Training as orthopaedic surgeon at the Universiteit in Luik (Belgium)
1989 – 1996 Medical School in Ghent (Belgium) Graduated cum laude
Extracurricular positions/memberships
I am scientifically active, specifying in the field of new developments in the diagnoses and treatment of knee and hip problems. Besides that, I teach and give presentations at the national and international level.Reviewer and member of the board of national and international orthopaedic magazines.
Besides my regular professional activities, I am actively involved with the improvement of the orthopaedic care in developing countries, amongst other for the Santé pour Tous organization.
Lid van NOV (Nederlandse Orthopedische Vereniging)
Lid van NVOT (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Orthopedische Traumatologie)
Lid van DKS (Dutch Knee Society)Lid van DHS (Dutch Hip Society)
Lid van WOI (Werkgroep Orthopedisch Infecties)
Lid van SORBCOT (Société Belge de chirurgie orthopédique et de traumatologie )
Medical Publications
JWP Kuiper, CME Rustenburg, JH Willems, R Saouti. Functional outcome and quality of life after one stage revision for periprosthetic infection of the hip. Submitted 2017.
W.W. Fuijkschot; G.E. Kramer; M. Yaqub; P.A.J. Krijnen; R. Boellaard; H.W.M. Niessen; R. Saouti; Y.M. Smulders; A.A. Lammertsma,. Validation of simplified 18F-FDG uptake metrics for quantitative assessment of inflammation in atherosclerotic plaques after major surgery. Submitted 2017.
Rachid Saouti, Tim Jiya. There is a place for one-revision exchange in resistant cases in hip PJI. E letter Bone Joint J March 2015. Reply to MC Parry and CP Duncan. The challenge of methicillin resistant staphylococcal infection after total hip replacement. Overlooked or overstated. Nov 2014; 96B (11 Suppl A): 60-65.
Jeroense KT, Kuiper JW, Colen S, Schade RP, Saouti R. One stage revision in two cases of Salmonella prosthetic hip infection. World J Clin Cases. 2014 Jul 16;2(7): 304-308.
Van Egmond PW, Van der Sluijs HA, van Royen BJ, Saouti R. Refractures of the paediatric forearm with the intramedullary nail in situ. BMJ Case Report 2013 Sept 24
Kuiper JW, Vos SJ, Saouti R, Vergroesen DA, Graat HC, Debets-Ossenkopp YJ, Peters EJ, Nolte PA. Prosthetic joint-associated infection treated with DAIR (debridement, antibiotics, irrigation, and retention): analysis of risk factors and local carriers in 91 patients. Acta Orthop 2013 Aug; 84 (4): 380-6.
Van de Kerkhove MP, Posthuma De Boer J, Jiya TU, Winters HA, Saouti R. Pelvic reconstruction with a free vascularized distal femur for revision total hip arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2012 Mar;27(3):493.e19-22
Van Ooij B, Vos CJ, Saouti R. Arthroereisis of the subtalar joint: an uncommon complication and literature review. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2012 Jan-Feb;51(1):114-7.
YE Konst, J Posthuma de Boer, R Saouti. Fracture of a ceramic coated implant total knee prosthesis. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Orthopedie. 2010 Sep, vol 17, nr3.
Posthuma de boer J, Graat HC, Bras J, Saouti R. Small cell osteosarcoma of a toe phalanx: a case report and review of literature. J Orthop Surg Res. 2010 Jun 3;5:36.
R Saouti. Consequences of a sprained ankle. In this Context, October 2009, 25-26.
Reilingh ML, Hartemink KJ, Hoksbergen AW, Saouti R. Occlusion of the common femoral artery by cement after total hip arthroplasty: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2009 Oct 30;3:86.
Bron JL, Mooi WJ, Saouti R, Wuisman PI. A slow-growing prepatellar mass in a 31-year-old woman. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Jun;466(6):1511-5.
Saouti R, van Royen BJ, Fortanier CM. An impinging remnant meniscus causing early polyethylene failure in total knee arthroplasty: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2007 Jul 13;1:48.
Bron JL, Saouti R, De Gast A. Posterior knee dislocation after total knee arthroplasty in a patient with multiple sclerosis: a case report. Acta Orthop Belg. 2007 Feb;73(1):118-21.
Saouti R, Albassir A, Berger JP, Fatemi F, Willems S. Anterior elbow dislocation with recurrent instability. Acta Orthop Belg. 2003 Apr;69(2):197-200.