Cesar Salcedo Canovas

Cesar Salcedo Canovas serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Murcia's Faculty of Medicine, specializing in Traumatology and Orthopaedics with cross-disciplinary work in Infectious Diseases.

His academic credentials include:

• Doctorate (PhD), University of Murcia, 2016. Dissertation: "Comparative Study of Distraction Osteogenesis Using External Fixation Assisted by Intramedullary Nailing (FEACI) and Isolated External Fixation (FEA)".

Research focuses on Traumatology, Orthopaedic Surgery, and Bone Regeneration techniques, particularly distraction osteogenesis applications. He investigates infectious disease complications in musculoskeletal trauma and integrates clinical practice with laboratory research to improve orthopaedic healing outcomes. Current work emphasizes infection management in orthopaedic interventions through his affiliation with the Infectious Diseases research group.

He maintains active collaboration with the Infectious Diseases research group at the University of Murcia, having previously contributed under its Spanish designation "Enfermedades Infecciosas".

Professional correspondence: cesalcan@um.es.