INDUSTRY SYMPOSIA

Wednesday 27 April, 12:30 – 13:30

EMEA Knee Lunch Symposium: Time To Re-imagine Reconstruction – Cases And Controversies In Treating Ligament Tears

Chair: Dr. Al Getgood, Canada

Using the latest data and evidence based approaches, expert faculty will present, discuss and debate various approaches to complex and multiligament knee reconstruction cases.

– Mr. Andy Williams, UK
– Prof. Martin Lind, Denmark
– Dr. Berte Bøe, Norway

EMEA Shoulder + Hip Lunch Symposium: Advanced Healing Solutions In Rotator Cuff

Chair: Dr. Miguel Angel Ruiz-Iban, Spain

– Biology in rotator cuff repair – the missing link by Prof. Emilio Calvo, Spain

– Improving our biology in partial thickness tears by Prof. Ettore Taverna, Switzerland

– Improving our biology in full thickness tears by Dr. Miguel Angel Ruiz-Iban, Spain

Q+A / Panel Discussion

Advancements in ACL and Meniscus Treatment

Chair: Steven Claes, Herentals, Belgium

– ACL Preservation Techniques in 2022 by Andrea Ferretti, Italy

– Quadriceps ACL Reconstruction: A New Gold Standard by Peter Behrendt, Kiel, Germany

– Opportunities with Anterolateral Stabilization by Etienne Cavaignac, Toulouse, France

– Showcase for treatment of anterior knee instability by Steven Claes, Herentals, Belgium

– Posterolateral Corner Reconstruction – Tipps & Tricks by Karl-Heinz Frosch, Hamburg, Germany

– Questions and Answers

Optimised Procedures Using the Relign System

– Introduction by Dr. Nuno Gomes, Hospital Militar Rei Dom Pedro V, Porto, Portugal

– ACL reconstruction by Dr. Achilleas Boutsiadis, Bioclinic of Athens, Athens, Greece

– Rotator cuff repair by Dr. Pascal Gleyze, Clinique des 3 Frontières, Saint-Louis, France

– Demonstration of the RELIGN Tricera™ System

– Q&A and Closing

CONMED VRthroscopy™ – Virtual Reality in Your Hands

Chairs: Danny Goel, MD (USA) and Seth L. Sherman, MD (USA)

– What is VRthroscopy™ by Danny Goel, MD (USA)

– Infinity ACL system with VR by Seth L. Sherman, MD (USA)

– Connecting surgeons via VR world by Seth L. Sherman, MD (USA) & Adil Ajuied, MD (UK)

– Hands-on show

A new therapeutic infiltrative approach for the treatment of cartilage and tendon diseases: the low molecular weight hydrolyzed collagen

– Company welcome and symposium introduction by Marco Morroni (PhD): Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Director at Bioteck S.p.A., Arcugnano, Vicenza, Italy (www.bioteck.com)

– The collagen hydrolysate biological background by Matteo Buda: Orthopedic surgeon at Ospedale Riuniti Padova Sud Madre Teresa di Calcutta, Monselice, Italy. Specialized in Orthopedics and Traumatology at the University of Ferrara (Italy) he worked as clinical and research fellow at the Foot and Ankle Research and Innovation Lab at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston (U.S.A.) and at the Langone Medical Centre, New York University, New York (U.S.A.).

– ChondroGrid®, hydrolyzed collagen for pain reduction and functional improvement in joints and ligaments – Technical details by Matteo Colombo (PhD): Scientific &Communication Specialist at Bioteck S.p.A., Arcugnano, Vicenza, Italy (www.bioteck.com)

– Clinical studies overview1: intra-articular injection for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis by Matteo Buda

– Clinical studies overview2: peri-articular injections for the treatment of tendinopathies by Matteo Buda

– Q&A

Thursday 28 April, 12:30 – 13:30

EMEA Knee Lunch Symposium: Welcome to Meniscal Repair in 2022 – The Repairs We Should All Be Doing

Chair: Prof. Romain Seil, Luxembourg

Using the latest data and evidence based approaches, expert faculty will present, discuss and debate cases with various approaches to complex and often overlooked meniscal tears. Focusing on saving the meniscus utilizing the latest technologies and post-operative recommendations.

– Prof. Sebastian Kopf, Germany
– Dr. Patrick Djian, France
– Dr. Al Getgood, Canada

EMEA Shoulder + Hip Lunch Symposium: Continuum of Care – Repair to Reconstruction

Chair: Mr. Vikas Khanduja, UK

– Pathology + Critical thinking by Mr. Vikas Khanduja, UK

– Labral repair considerations by Mr. Ali Bajwa, UK

– Segmental labral reconstruction considerations by Dr. Bent Lund, Denmark

– Circumferential labral reconstruction considerations by Mr. Andy Langdown, UK

– Q+A / Panel Discussion

“How to deal with complex cases during Arthoscopic knee surgeries” – Tips and tricks to save you during knee arthroscopy

Chair: Prof. Margheritini, Rome, Italy

– Meniscal Treatment in complex tears. Advantages of using an absorbable material for repair by Dr. Victoria Duthon, Geneva, Switzerland

– Complex ligament reconstruction cases, tips and tricks for Cruciate Ligament reconstruction by Prof. Margheritini, Rome, Italy

– Conclusions and Q&A

Cutting Edge of Rotator Cuff Repair

Chair: Alvaro Minuesa Asensio, Spain

– How to tailor my Rotator Cuff repairs to my patient´s need by Knut Beitzel, Cologne , Germany

– Hidden Subscapularis Lesions by Gregory Cunningham, Geneve, Switzerland

– Augmentation of the Rotator Cuff by Alvaro Minuesa Asensio, Spain

– Question and Answer

Evidence and innovation for the treatment of cartilage and meniscus defects with Chondro-Gide®

Chairs: Prof. Dr. Justus Gille, Hamburg, Germany

– What does clinical data tell us about long-term outcomes with AMIC? by Dr. Martin Volz, Ravensburg, Germany

– Innovative arthroscopic cartilage repair with AMIC by Prof. Dr. Justus Gille, Hamburg, Germany

– My experience with Meniscus Wrapping by Mr James Murray, Bristol, United Kingdom

Osteotomy around the knee – new techniques and tools to enhance precision and safety

Chair: Ronald van Heerwaarden

– Benefits and challenges of osteotomy by Ronald van Heerwaarden

– PSI / Hinge pin by Matthieu Ollivier

– Hinge screw by Kristian Kley

– Posterior protector by Adrian Wilson

– Conclusion & Questions

The Upper Limb – Techniques to improve outcomes and reduce re-tear rates.

Chair: Dr. Miguel A. Ruiz Ibán – Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal Madrid, Spain

– Using Biology to reduce RCR re-tear rates by 50% by Dr. Miguel A. Ruiz Ibán – Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal Madrid, Spain

– Advances in the management of arthroscopic biceps tenodesis by Dr. Jean -Christian Balestro – Private Hopital Guillaume de Varye – Saint-Doulchard, Bourges, France

– Update on Superior ligament reconstruction and Supraspinatus tears by Dr. Rémi Charvet – Belledonne Clinic – Grenoble, France

– Discussion

Friday 29 April, 12:30 – 13:30

EMEA Overcoming UKA Challenges With New Implant Design and Handheld Robotics Symposium

Chair: Prof. Stefano Zaffagnini, Italy

– Setting the scene: latest trends in Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty by Prof. Stefano Zaffagnini, Italy

– New implant design rational and surgical technique focusing on lateral UNI by Dr. Federico D’Amario, Italy

– How enabling technology can change the approach to UKA by Prof. Max Ettinger, Germany

– Q+A with the audience

Custom Total Knee Replacement : Restoring the original anatomy for each patient

Chair: Dr Tarik Aït Si Selmi, Centre Orthopédique Santy, Lyon, France

– Definition of phenotypes and normality in knees by Prof. Michael Tobias Hirschmann, Kantonsspital Baselland, Bruderholz, Switzerland

– ORIGIN® alignment and design concept by Dr Michel Bonnin, Centre Orthopédique Santy, Lyon, France

– Surgical technique and clinical outcomes by Prof. Carsten Tibesku, Knie Praxis, Straubing, Germany

– Discussion

Biologic Joint Regeneration

Chair: Florian Dirisamer, Puchenau, Germany

– ACL Repair – Scientific Evidence by Edoardo Monaco, Rome, Italy

–  ACP in Meniscus Treatment by Elizaveta Kon, Milan, Italy

– Cartilage Regeneration with AutoCart by Florian Dirisamer, Puchenau, Germany

– Patient Outcomes after Cartilage Regeneration by Sven Scheffler, Potsdam, Germany

– My Hip Algorithm with AutoCart and Core Decompression for AVN by Alexander Zimmerer, Pforzheim, Germany

– Question and Answer

Kinematic Alignment: a personalized approach to TKR surgery

Chairs:

Stephen M. Howell MD, Lodi Memorial, Lodi (CA), USA

Dr. Vincenzo Madonna, Humanitas Castelli, Bergamo, Italy

Dr. Charles Rivière, Clinique du Sport – Centre de l’Arthrose, Bordeaux Mérignac, FR – MSK Lab – Imperial College, London, UK

Prof. Dr. med. Henning Windhagen, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, DIAKOVERE Annastift, Hannover, Germany

– Opening

– Kinematic Alignment: principles and evidence by Prof. Dr. med. Henning Windhagen, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, DIAKOVERE Annastift, Hannover, Germany

– Calipered KA technique: surgical steps and pearls by Dr. Vincenzo Madonna, Humanitas Castelli, Bergamo, Italy

– Calipered technique reproducibility and outcomes by S. M. Howell, Lodi Memorial, Lodi (CA), USA

– Case presentation by Dr. Charles Rivière, Clinique du Sport – Centre de l’Arthrose, Bordeaux Mérignac, FR – MSK Lab – Imperial College, London, UK

– Panel discussion and Conclusion