2024

Orthopaedica Belgica 2024

25–26 April 2024

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07.30 – Welcome Coffee, Posters & Visit of the Exhibitors

08.30

Shoulder Trauma Session

Greater tuberosity fractures & midshaft humeral fractures

Moderator: Hans Van der Bracht & Antoon Van Raebroeckx

08.30

Results of a national survey on greater tuberosity fractures – Jef De Mulder
08.38

Indications for operative treatment – Antoon Van Raebroeckx
08.48

Surgical techniques for greater tuberosity fractures – Bart Berghs
08.58

Review and instructions for the survey cases – Klaas Victor
09.06

Results of a national survey on mid-shaft humeral fractures – Patrick Demey
09.14

Indications and surgical technique for midshaft fractures – Maïté Jaspers
09.24

The extended delto-pectoral approach – Saartje Defoort
09.34

Review and instructions for the survey cases? – Patrick Demey
09.42

Questions & discussion, panel

08.30

Foot & Ankle Session 1

PSI and TAR: luxury or necessity

Moderator: Laurent Goubau & Stefan Clockaerts

08.30

Introduction – Laurent Goubau
08.40

A startup journey with patient-specific instrumentation in ankle replacements – Karolien Schwagten
09.00

Advantages and pitfalls of PSI and the Quantum TAR – Thibaut Leemrijse
09.20

Advantages and pitfalls of PSI and Prophecy TAR – Andrew Goldberg (UK)
09.40

Discussion

08.30

Hip Session 1

Get your THA right the first time by fancy technology

Moderator: Pieter-Jan De Roo & Wouter Sioen

08.30

No need for complex technology: Geert Meermans
08.37

Augmented Reality – Thierry Scheerlinck
08.44

Smart Assisted Surgery (Naviswiss) – Jan Somers
08.51

Custom-made hip prosthesis- 3D planning (Symbios) – Pierre-Olivier Pinelli (FR)
08.58

Mako Smart Robotics (Stryker) – Jan Myncke
09.05

Personalizd Hip Pathway (Zimmer-Biomet) – Louis-Philippe Amiot
09.12

RI Hip navigation (smith&nephew) – Jan Van Houcke
09.19

VELYS Robotic-Assisted Solution (Depuy-Synthes) – John Van Overschelde
09.26

The boy in the candy shop – Prof Justin Cobb (UK)
09.40

Discussion

09.50 – Keynote – Perioperative pain management: State of the art – Thibaut Vanneste

10.10 – Coffee Break, Posters & Visit of the Exhibitors

10.40

Shoulder & Elbow Session 2

The athlete’s shoulder revisited: a case based discussion

Moderator: Tom Claes & Olivier Verborgt

10.40

AC osteolysis in a weight lifter – Philippe Debeer
10.52

Partial cuff tear in a tennis player – Pieter-Bastiaan Dekeyzer
11.04

Pectoralis major rupture in a gymnast – Olivier Verborgt
11.16

Paralabral cyst in a thrower – Mathias Colman
11.28

Subacromial pathology in a swimmer – Dennis Brouwers
11.40

Recurrent instability in a motorcross rider – Tom Claes
11.52

Cartilage lesion in a Crossfitter – Tom Van Isacker
12.04

Discussion

12.10

Lunch Symposium by

smith&nephew
Changing the Course of Rotator Cuff Disease
Invited faculty: Dr Vanderstappen, Dr van Raebroeckx, Prof Verborgt
More info here

10.40

Foot & Ankle Session 2

3D Printing in Foot and Ankle

Moderator: Melanie Vandenberghe & Stefaan Verfaillie

10.40

Introduction – Stefaan Verfaillie
10.50

In house 3D printing – Melanie Vandenberghe
11.10

3D printing in ankle osteotomies: pearls and pitfalls – Matthias Peiffer
11.30

Balancing the joint: from Weight Bearing (CT) examen, Virtual foot model and virtual deformity correction planning to Patient Specific Guide and surgery – Kris Buedts
11.50

Discussion

10.40

Hip Session 2

A day in the life of… .A hip Surgeon
InQuizzition: Interactive discussion with Audience and Panel of Experts:
Justin Cobb (UK)
Marc Jayankura
Geert Meermans (NL)
Prof Pinelli (FR)
Thierry Scheerlinck
Jan Somers

Moderator: Filip Bataillie & Kris Govaers

12.10

Lunch Symposium by

Microport
Cannulated assisted approaches: SuperPath, Anterior Path, Lateral Path
Invited faculty: Dr Mertens, Dr Vansintjan, Dr Somers, Dr Debrabandere
More info here
Pre-registration for this session is mandatory
Please do so via this link.
You must be registered for the congress to access this session!

12.10 – Lunch, Industry sessions & Visit of the Exhibitors

13.30

Shoulder, Elbow & Hand Session

Moderator: Pieter Caekebeke & Ilse Degreef

13.30

EMG: What knowledge is essential for an orthopaedic surgeon to possess? – Ludovic Ernon
13.40

Lateral elbow pain: PIN – Wim Vanhove
13.50

Lacertus fibrosis – Bram Van Hove
14.00

Management of cubital tunnel syndrome with a negative electrodiagnostic studies – Nader Chahidi
14.10

Ulnar nerve compression at the elbow: in situ neurolysis or transposition? – Marleen Dezillie
14.20

Delayed onset neuritis – Davide Blonna

13.30

BOTRA-BOTA Session – Legs On

Tibial Plateau Fractures: Game On!

13.30

Tips & Tricks – Jan Van Meirhaeghe
13.45

Do It Yourself Sawbone Session (because you can’t try this at home) by DePuy Synthes
Pre-registration for this session is mandatory
Please do so via this link.
You must be registered for the congress to access this session!

13.30

Hip & BAPO Session

Young Adult Hips: Difficult Cases

Moderator: Frank Plasschaert & Thierry Scheerlinck

13.30

When nothing is going well : the hip prosthesis – Jean Rondia
13.50

Osteotomies around the hip – Frank Plasschaert & Maxence Vandekerckhove
14.10

Complex cases – Thierry Scheerlinck & Pierre-Louis Docquier

14.30 – Coffee Break, Posters & Visit of the Exhibitors

15.00 – Free Paper Session Upper Limb & Hip

Clavicular tunnel widening after acromioclavicular joint reconstruction: comparison between single and double clavicular techniques – Maïté Jaspers
Can Patients Who Have Low-Grade Hip Osteoarthritis Expect the Same Outcome After Total Hip Arthroplasty Compared to Those Who Have End-Stage Osteoarthritis? – A Matched Case-Control Study – Wouter Peeters
A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial on the efficacy of dexamethasone combined with neuraxial anaesthesia in reducing pain and opioid consumption after primary cementless total hip arthroplasty using the direct anterior approach – Wouter Schroven
Intra-articular antibiotics: a direct approach to treatment of infected cementless total hip arthroplasty – Frans-Jozef Vandeputte
Does hip arthroscopy improve the clinical outcome of a Periacetabular Osteotomy for the treatment of Hip Dysplasia? A Multi-Center Randomized Clinical Trial – Jeroen Verhaegen
Can the sagittal pelvic tilt be predicted from AP pelvic radiographs? – Jeroen Verhaegen

16.10 – Keynote – Allergy and Implants – Prof Aerts

16.30 – Flash Update BeSG – PVNS – Annelies Van Beeck

16.45 – BVOT Business meeting 1

17.15 – The Six Sided Box – Frank Plasschaert

17.30 – The future of Belgian healthcare – Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo

17.45 – Open discussion

18.00 – End of Day

19.00 – Congress Dinner
Keynote: Jan Noyez on BVOT Overseas

Dedicated Company Rooms

Room Amber (Level 3)

08.30 – 16.00

: Continuous demonstrations of CORI◊

Precision in Motion

Personalized Revision TKA with CORI◊ Robotics
Mapping of all areas of the knee without the need for CT or MRI imaging by building a 3D model of bone surfaces
Real-time, full range of motion gap assessment to inform implant placement and soft tissue balancing
Intra-operative visualization of bony defects to help with augment planning and to preserve the normal joint line
Efficient and accurate bone removal using precision milling
More info here.
Pre-registration for this session is mandatory
Please confirm your attendance to the workshop via this link
You must be registered for the congress to access this session!

Room Emerald (Level 3)

10.00 – 15.00

: ACI-M as novel treatment option in Belgium

New clinical evidence in the treatment of cartilage damage in the knee with TETEC’s hydrogel-based ACI-M product
Presentation of Phase III results and clinical benefit in comparison to Microfracture
Meet and discuss with experts from TETEC AG
Pre-registration for this session is mandatory
Please confirm your attendance and preferred time via this link
You must be registered for the congress to access this session!

Sixth Avenue (Level 2)

10.00 – 15.00

: Continuous demonstrations VirtaMed ArthroS™

The most realistic arthroscopy simulator
Come and try out our simulator for one of the following cases:
Knee Arthroscopy
Meniscectomy
ACL Reconstruction
Meniscal Repair
Shoulder Arthroscopy
Rotator Cuff Repair
Hip Arthroscopy
Ankle Arthroscopy
More info here.
Pre-registration for this session is mandatory. Please confirm your attendance to one of the simulatiors via this link
You must be registered for the congress to access this session!

07.30 – Welcome Coffee, Posters & Visit of the Exhibitors

08.30

Shoulder Trauma Session

Greater tuberosity fractures & midshaft humeral fractures

Moderator: Hans Van der Bracht & Antoon Van Raebroeckx

08.30

Results of a national survey on greater tuberosity fractures – Jef De Mulder
08.38

Indications for operative treatment – Antoon Van Raebroeckx
08.48

Surgical techniques for greater tuberosity fractures – Bart Berghs
08.58

Review and instructions for the survey cases – Klaas Victor
09.06

Results of a national survey on mid-shaft humeral fractures – Patrick Demey
09.14

Indications and surgical technique for midshaft fractures – Maïté Jaspers
09.24

The extended delto-pectoral approach – Saartje Defoort
09.34

Review and instructions for the survey cases? – Patrick Demey
09.42

Questions & discussion, panel

08.30

Foot & Ankle Session 1

PSI and TAR: luxury or necessity

Moderator: Laurent Goubau & Stefan Clockaerts

08.30

Introduction – Laurent Goubau
08.40

A startup journey with patient-specific instrumentation in ankle replacements – Karolien Schwagten
09.00

Advantages and pitfalls of PSI and the Quantum TAR – Thibaut Leemrijse
09.20

Advantages and pitfalls of PSI and Prophecy TAR – Andrew Goldberg (UK)
09.40

Discussion

08.30

Hip Session 1

Get your THA right the first time by fancy technology

Moderator: Pieter-Jan De Roo & Wouter Sioen

08.30

No need for complex technology: Geert Meermans
08.37

Augmented Reality – Thierry Scheerlinck
08.44

Smart Assisted Surgery (Naviswiss) – Jan Somers
08.51

Custom-made hip prosthesis- 3D planning (Symbios) – Pierre-Olivier Pinelli (FR)
08.58

Mako Smart Robotics (Stryker) – Jan Myncke
09.05

Personalizd Hip Pathway (Zimmer-Biomet) – Louis-Philippe Amiot
09.12

RI Hip navigation (smith&nephew) – Jan Van Houcke
09.19

VELYS Robotic-Assisted Solution (Depuy-Synthes) – John Van Overschelde
09.26

The boy in the candy shop – Prof Justin Cobb (UK)
09.40

Discussion

09.50 – Keynote – Perioperative pain management: State of the art – Thibaut Vanneste

10.10 – Coffee Break, Posters & Visit of the Exhibitors

10.40

Shoulder & Elbow Session 2

The athlete’s shoulder revisited: a case based discussion

Moderator: Tom Claes & Olivier Verborgt

10.40

AC osteolysis in a weight lifter – Philippe Debeer
10.52

Partial cuff tear in a tennis player – Pieter-Bastiaan Dekeyzer
11.04

Pectoralis major rupture in a gymnast – Olivier Verborgt
11.16

Paralabral cyst in a thrower – Mathias Colman
11.28

Subacromial pathology in a swimmer – Dennis Brouwers
11.40

Recurrent instability in a motorcross rider – Tom Claes
11.52

Cartilage lesion in a Crossfitter – Tom Van Isacker
12.04

Discussion

12.10

Lunch Symposium by

smith&nephew
Changing the Course of Rotator Cuff Disease
Invited faculty: Dr Vanderstappen, Dr van Raebroeckx, Prof Verborgt
More info here

10.40

Foot & Ankle Session 2

3D Printing in Foot and Ankle

Moderator: Melanie Vandenberghe & Stefaan Verfaillie

10.40

Introduction – Stefaan Verfaillie
10.50

In house 3D printing – Melanie Vandenberghe
11.10

3D printing in ankle osteotomies: pearls and pitfalls – Matthias Peiffer
11.30

Balancing the joint: from Weight Bearing (CT) examen, Virtual foot model and virtual deformity correction planning to Patient Specific Guide and surgery – Kris Buedts
11.50

Discussion

10.40

Hip Session 2

Moderator: Filip Bataillie & Kris Govaers

12.10

Lunch Symposium by

12.10 – Lunch, Industry sessions & Visit of the Exhibitors

13.30

Shoulder, Elbow & Hand Session

Moderator: Pieter Caekebeke & Ilse Degreef

13.30

EMG: What knowledge is essential for an orthopaedic surgeon to possess? – Ludovic Ernon
13.40

Lateral elbow pain: PIN – Wim Vanhove
13.50

Lacertus fibrosis – Bram Van Hove
14.00

Management of cubital tunnel syndrome with a negative electrodiagnostic studies – Nader Chahidi
14.10

Ulnar nerve compression at the elbow: in situ neurolysis or transposition? – Marleen Dezillie
14.20

Delayed onset neuritis – Davide Blonna

13.30

BOTRA-BOTA Session – Legs On

Tibial Plateau Fractures: Game On!

13.30

Tips & Tricks – Jan Van Meirhaeghe
13.45

Do It Yourself Sawbone Session (because you can’t try this at home) by DePuy Synthes
Pre-registration for this session is mandatory
Please do so via this link.
You must be registered for the congress to access this session!

13.30

Hip & BAPO Session

Young Adult Hips: Difficult Cases

Moderator: Frank Plasschaert & Thierry Scheerlinck

13.30

When nothing is going well : the hip prosthesis – Jean Rondia
13.50

Osteotomies around the hip – Frank Plasschaert & Maxence Vandekerckhove
14.10

Complex cases – Thierry Scheerlinck & Pierre-Louis Docquier

14.30 – Coffee Break, Posters & Visit of the Exhibitors

15.00 – Free Paper Session Upper Limb & Hip

Clavicular tunnel widening after acromioclavicular joint reconstruction: comparison between single and double clavicular techniques – Maïté Jaspers
Can Patients Who Have Low-Grade Hip Osteoarthritis Expect the Same Outcome After Total Hip Arthroplasty Compared to Those Who Have End-Stage Osteoarthritis? – A Matched Case-Control Study – Wouter Peeters
A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial on the efficacy of dexamethasone combined with neuraxial anaesthesia in reducing pain and opioid consumption after primary cementless total hip arthroplasty using the direct anterior approach – Wouter Schroven
Intra-articular antibiotics: a direct approach to treatment of infected cementless total hip arthroplasty – Frans-Jozef Vandeputte
Does hip arthroscopy improve the clinical outcome of a Periacetabular Osteotomy for the treatment of Hip Dysplasia? A Multi-Center Randomized Clinical Trial – Jeroen Verhaegen
Can the sagittal pelvic tilt be predicted from AP pelvic radiographs? – Jeroen Verhaegen

16.10 – Keynote – Allergy and Implants – Prof Aerts

16.30 – Flash Update BeSG – PVNS – Annelies Van Beeck

16.45 – BVOT Business meeting 1

17.15 – The Six Sided Box – Frank Plasschaert

17.30 – The future of Belgian healthcare – Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo

17.45 – Open discussion

18.00 – End of Day

19.00 – Congress Dinner
Keynote: Jan Noyez on BVOT Overseas

Dedicated Company Rooms

Room Amber (Level 3)

08.30 – 16.00

: Continuous demonstrations of CORI◊

Precision in Motion

Room Emerald (Level 3)

10.00 – 15.00

: ACI-M as novel treatment option in Belgium

Sixth Avenue (Level 2)

10.00 – 15.00

: Continuous demonstrations VirtaMed ArthroS™

07.30 – Welcome Coffee, Posters & Visit of the Exhibitors

08.30

Knee Session 1

Personalised TKA, Personalized Knee Arthroplasty

Moderator: Jan Victor & Frank Verheyden

08.30

Every Knee is different – William Colyn
08.40

The compartmental Approach – Justin Cobb
08.48

Measured Resection: KA – Pieter-Bas Vererfve
08.56

Gap Balancing: FA – iKA – Philip Winnock de Grave
09.04

Do we need a Robot? – Pieter-Jan Vandekerckhove
09.12

Patient- specific implants: What are the limits? – Bart Stuyts
09.20

Is MA still the Golden standard, or only for the valgus? – Emmanuel Thienpont
09.28

Panel discussion

08.30

Hand Session

3D Guided Osteotomy in Wrist/Forearm

Moderator: Xavier Libouton & Matthias Vanhees

08.30

BAPO – what is an acceptable reduction rate for forearm fractures? – Frank Plasschaert
08.45

Can 3D technology improve distal radius fracture care? – Andreas Verstreken
09.00

3D corrective osteotomy of the forearm – Xavier Libouton & Olivier Barbier
09.15

3D correction of scaphoid nonunion deformity – Matthias Vanhees
09.30

3D planning an PSI, what creates the most added value for the patient– Filip Stockmans
09.40

Discussion

08.30

BOTA Session

Treatment of subtrochanteric fractures

Moderator: Wim Vandesande

08.30

Introduction and overview- Wim Vandesande
08.50

Reduction: Strategy – François Carlier
09.05

Cerclage : Good or bad – Fergus Bonnevie
09.20

Panel discussion: Four cases – Thierry De Baets, Christophe Marchal, Maike Reul & Jan Van Meirhaeghe

09.50 – Keynote: Personalised medical care in elite-level Olympic athletes: How do we do that in team Belgium – Johan Bellemans

10.10 – Coffee Break, Posters & Visit of the Exhibitors

10.40

Knee Session 2

The holistic patient-tailored management of early knee OA

Moderator: Geert Van Damme & Hilde Vandenneucker

10.40

Early knee OA, the needs, the modalities and benefits of exercise – Dieter Van Assche
10.50

Early knee OA: the impact of weight-loss and behavioural approaches – Youri Taes
11.00

Early knee OA: Sense and nonsense of adjuvant therapeutical options anno 2024 – Kurt De Vlam
11.10

Meniscal (root) repair in the middle-aged patient with early OA. Can it slow down the further evolution? – Kristof Smeets
11.22

Unloading procedures in early OA: Indications, personalized planning and surgical pitfalls – Steven Claes
11.37

Small Personalized Implants in Early Knee OA – Emmanuel Thienpont
11.49

Discussion

12.00

Lunch Symposium by

Microport
Medial Pivot novel Technologies: Skywalker Robot
Faculty: Dr Mertens, Dr Vansintjan, Dr Stefancu
More info here
Pre-registration for this session is mandatory
Please do so via this link.
You must be registered for the congress to access this session!

10.40

Hand Session

Complicated Distal Radius Fracture

Moderator: Ilse Degreef & Nadine Hollevoet

10.40

SL ligament lesions in DRF – Ilse Degreef
10.55

DRUJ/TFCC in DRF – Laurens Van Melkebeke
11.10

Arthroscopy in DRF – Jeroen Vanhaecke
11.25

Approach in DRF: what osteosynthesis and when? – Nadine Hollevoet
11.40

Discussion

12.00

Lunch Symposium by United Orthopedic
The “joint” adventure of technique and multidisciplinary teamwork in an outpatient TKA setting: Perspective to the future
Faculty: Dr Debrabandere , Dr Pierets, Dr Boogmans
More info here
Pre-registration for this session is mandatory
Please do so via this link.
You must be registered for the congress to access this session!

10.40

Spine Session

Personalised Spine

Moderator: Davy Hoste

10.40

The Golden Circle of Future Spine Surgery – Geert Mahieu
11.05

Patient expectations: How do they define the success of the surgery? – David van Schaik
11.30

Robotic-assisted navigated MCS placement in the first 100 cases in Az Glorieux. What have we learned? – Arnaud Depraetere & Konstantijn van der Donckt
11.55

Discussion

12.00

Lunch Symposium by

DePuy Synthes (Fifth Avenue Room)
The new Chapter in Robotics
Faculty: François Urvoy, Dr Vandekerckhove
More info here.
Pre-registration for this session is mandatory
Please do so via this link.
You must be registered for the congress to access this session!

12.00 – Lunch, Industry sessions & Visit of the Exhibitors

13.30

Knee Session 3

Geriatrics & Trauma

Moderator: Pieter-Jan Vandekerckhove & Frank Verheyden

13.30

Proximal tibia fractures in UKA – Francois Hardeman
13.40

Extensor mechanism failure after TKA – Lucas Beckers
13.50

Supracondylar femur fractures: nail, plate or combinations – Jeya Palan (UK)
14.02

Resection prostheses for fractures around the knee – Tommaso Greco (IT)
14.14

Exposure and fixation of posterolateral tibial plateau fractures – Jannik Frings (DE)
14.26

Discussion

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13.30

BOTA Session

Proximal Humeral Fractures

Moderator: Heinz Hulsmans & Guy Putzeys

13.30

Nonoperative vs Operative treatment of PHF in the elderly – Guy Putzeys
13.42

Proximal Humeral Fractures Treated with a Dedicated External Fixator – Davide Blonna
13.54

Osteosynthesis of PHF : plate versus nail – Heinz Hulsmans
14.06

Tuberosity fixation in Proximal Humeral Fractures treated with RSA: how and why – Davide Blonna
14.18

Panel Discussion on Cases

14.30 – Coffee Break & Visit of the Exhibitors

15.00 – Free Paper Session Lower Limb & Spine

Deep cellular profiling reveals a pathological fibroblast population in human Achilles tendinopathy – Guillaume Planckaert
Extra-articular tenodesis in ACL surgery: comparison of two techniques: anatomical ALL reconstruction vs ITB tenodesis – Imrane Gazali
The use of routine knee MRI in a Belgian tertiary referral centre – Antoon Houben
Outcomes of high tibial osteotomy in patients with mild varus versus patients with greater varus malalignment – Freya Mertens
No Clinical Outcome Difference Between Varus Phenotypes After Medial Opening-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy At 2 Years Follow-Up – Wouter Van Genechten
Is mild lateral osteoarthritis a contraindication for high tibial osteotomy? – Dries Van Leemput
Balancing the flexion gap first improves flexion and clinical outcome in total knee arthroplasty – Bart Vundelinckx
Robotically Assisted Spine Surgery with CBT/MCS trajectory: Analysis of the First 100 Patients Utilizing the Robotic Navigation System – Arnaud Depraetere

16.20 – Keynote – Orthopaedic Implants & the Society: Costs & Benefits – Constantinus Politis

16.40 – Let’s go Private – Daniel Hoornenborg

16.55 – Flash Update BeSG – Update in central cartilaginous tumors management – Bilal Kapanci

17.10 – BVOT Business meeting 2

18.00 – Acta Orthopaedica Belgica Best Scientific Paper Award Winners Ceremony 2022-2023
Network & Afterdrink
The Afterdrink is supported by

Dedicated Company Rooms

Room Amber (Level 3)

07.30 – 17.30

: Continuous demonstrations of CORI◊

Precision in Motion

Room Emerald (Level 3)

10.00 – 15.00

: Continuous demonstrations of ApolloKnee™

Personalised Dynamic Balance

The world’s first and only robotic dynamic knee balancer
Dynamic pre-resection balance through full range of motion
Dual compartment sensing & tensing balance assessment
The most objective way to assess the knee, offering reproducible outcomes
Empowers you to plan each patient’s knee alignment to attain personalised dynamic balance
More info here.
Pre-registration for this session is mandatory
Please confirm your attendance to your Corin representative or book your demo via jacky.dupont@coringroup.com
You must be registered for the congress to access this session!

Sixth Avenue (Level 2)

10.00 – 15.00

: Continuous demonstrations VirtaMed ArthroS™

07.30 – Welcome Coffee, Posters & Visit of the Exhibitors

08.30

Knee Session 1

Personalised TKA, Personalized Knee Arthroplasty

Moderator: Jan Victor & Frank Verheyden

08.30

Every Knee is different – William Colyn
08.40

The compartmental Approach – Justin Cobb
08.48

Measured Resection: KA – Pieter-Bas Vererfve
08.56

Gap Balancing: FA – iKA – Philip Winnock de Grave
09.04

Do we need a Robot? – Pieter-Jan Vandekerckhove
09.12

Patient- specific implants: What are the limits? – Bart Stuyts
09.20

Is MA still the Golden standard, or only for the valgus? – Emmanuel Thienpont
09.28

Panel discussion

08.30

Hand Session

3D Guided Osteotomy in Wrist/Forearm

Moderator: Xavier Libouton & Matthias Vanhees

08.30

BAPO – what is an acceptable reduction rate for forearm fractures? – Frank Plasschaert
08.45

Can 3D technology improve distal radius fracture care? – Andreas Verstreken
09.00

3D corrective osteotomy of the forearm – Xavier Libouton & Olivier Barbier
09.15

3D correction of scaphoid nonunion deformity – Matthias Vanhees
09.30

3D planning an PSI, what creates the most added value for the patient– Filip Stockmans
09.40

Discussion

08.30

BOTA Session

Treatment of subtrochanteric fractures

Moderator: Wim Vandesande

08.30

Introduction and overview- Wim Vandesande
08.50

Reduction: Strategy – François Carlier
09.05

Cerclage : Good or bad – Fergus Bonnevie
09.20

Panel discussion: Four cases – Thierry De Baets, Christophe Marchal, Maike Reul & Jan Van Meirhaeghe

09.50 – Keynote: Personalised medical care in elite-level Olympic athletes: How do we do that in team Belgium – Johan Bellemans

10.10 – Coffee Break, Posters & Visit of the Exhibitors

10.40

Knee Session 2

The holistic patient-tailored management of early knee OA

Moderator: Geert Van Damme & Hilde Vandenneucker

10.40

Early knee OA, the needs, the modalities and benefits of exercise – Dieter Van Assche
10.50

Early knee OA: the impact of weight-loss and behavioural approaches – Youri Taes
11.00

Early knee OA: Sense and nonsense of adjuvant therapeutical options anno 2024 – Kurt De Vlam
11.10

Meniscal (root) repair in the middle-aged patient with early OA. Can it slow down the further evolution? – Kristof Smeets
11.22

Unloading procedures in early OA: Indications, personalized planning and surgical pitfalls – Steven Claes
11.37

Small Personalized Implants in Early Knee OA – Emmanuel Thienpont
11.49

Discussion

12.00

Lunch Symposium by

10.40

Hand Session

Complicated Distal Radius Fracture

Moderator: Ilse Degreef & Nadine Hollevoet

10.40

SL ligament lesions in DRF – Ilse Degreef
10.55

DRUJ/TFCC in DRF – Laurens Van Melkebeke
11.10

Arthroscopy in DRF – Jeroen Vanhaecke
11.25

Approach in DRF: what osteosynthesis and when? – Nadine Hollevoet
11.40

Discussion

12.00

10.40

Spine Session

Personalised Spine

Moderator: Davy Hoste

10.40

The Golden Circle of Future Spine Surgery – Geert Mahieu
11.05

Patient expectations: How do they define the success of the surgery? – David van Schaik
11.30

Robotic-assisted navigated MCS placement in the first 100 cases in Az Glorieux. What have we learned? – Arnaud Depraetere & Konstantijn van der Donckt
11.55

Discussion

12.00

Lunch Symposium by

12.00 – Lunch, Industry sessions & Visit of the Exhibitors

13.30

Knee Session 3

Geriatrics & Trauma

Moderator: Pieter-Jan Vandekerckhove & Frank Verheyden

13.30

Proximal tibia fractures in UKA – Francois Hardeman
13.40

Extensor mechanism failure after TKA – Lucas Beckers
13.50

Supracondylar femur fractures: nail, plate or combinations – Jeya Palan (UK)
14.02

Resection prostheses for fractures around the knee – Tommaso Greco (IT)
14.14

Exposure and fixation of posterolateral tibial plateau fractures – Jannik Frings (DE)
14.26

Discussion

13.30

BOTA Session

Proximal Humeral Fractures

Moderator: Heinz Hulsmans & Guy Putzeys

13.30

Nonoperative vs Operative treatment of PHF in the elderly – Guy Putzeys
13.42

Proximal Humeral Fractures Treated with a Dedicated External Fixator – Davide Blonna
13.54

Osteosynthesis of PHF : plate versus nail – Heinz Hulsmans
14.06

Tuberosity fixation in Proximal Humeral Fractures treated with RSA: how and why – Davide Blonna
14.18

Panel Discussion on Cases

14.30 – Coffee Break & Visit of the Exhibitors

15.00 – Free Paper Session Lower Limb & Spine

Deep cellular profiling reveals a pathological fibroblast population in human Achilles tendinopathy – Guillaume Planckaert
Extra-articular tenodesis in ACL surgery: comparison of two techniques: anatomical ALL reconstruction vs ITB tenodesis – Imrane Gazali
The use of routine knee MRI in a Belgian tertiary referral centre – Antoon Houben
Outcomes of high tibial osteotomy in patients with mild varus versus patients with greater varus malalignment – Freya Mertens
No Clinical Outcome Difference Between Varus Phenotypes After Medial Opening-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy At 2 Years Follow-Up – Wouter Van Genechten
Is mild lateral osteoarthritis a contraindication for high tibial osteotomy? – Dries Van Leemput
Balancing the flexion gap first improves flexion and clinical outcome in total knee arthroplasty – Bart Vundelinckx
Robotically Assisted Spine Surgery with CBT/MCS trajectory: Analysis of the First 100 Patients Utilizing the Robotic Navigation System – Arnaud Depraetere