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)

Publicações como autor:

“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

Publicações como co-autor:

“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