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PROGRAMME
Last updated 22/04/2024
Room: AULA
(Level 0)
Room: PANO
(Level 2)
Room: RAMA
(Level 2)
Thursday 25 April
07.30 – Welcome Coffee, Posters & Visit of the Exhibitors
08.30 – Shoulder Trauma Session
Greater tuberosity fractures & midshaft humeral fractures
Moderators: 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
Moderators: 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
Moderators: 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
Moderators: 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
10.40 – Foot & Ankle Session 2
3D Printing in Foot and Ankle
Moderators: 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
Moderators: Filip Bataillie & Kris Govaers
InQuizzition: Interactive discussion with Audience and Panel of Experts:
- Justin Cobb (UK)
- Marc Jayankura
- Geert Meermans (NL)
- Prof Pinelli (FR)
- Thierry Scheerlinck
- Jan Somers
12.10 – Lunch Symposium by
smith&nephew
Changing the Course of Rotator Cuff Disease – The Power of Biology
Invited faculty: Dr Vanderstappen, Dr van Raebroeckx, Prof Verborgt
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12.10 – Lunch Symposium by
Microport
Cannulated assisted approaches: SuperPath, Anterior Path, Lateral Path
Invited faculty: Dr Mertens, Dr Vansintjan, Dr Somers, Dr Debrabandere
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12.10 – Lunch, Industry sessions & Visit of the Exhibitors
13.30 – Shoulder, Elbow & Hand Session
Moderators: 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
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13.30 – Hip & BAPO Session
Young Adult Hips: Difficult Cases
Moderators: 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
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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
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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
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Friday 26 April
07.30 – Welcome Coffee, Posters & Visit of the Exhibitors
08.30 – Knee Session 1
Personalised TKA, Personalized Knee Arthroplasty
Moderators: 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
Moderators: 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
Moderators: 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
10.40 – Hand Session
Complicated Distal Radius Fracture
Moderators: 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
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 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
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12.00 – Lunch, Industry sessions & Visit of the Exhibitors
13.30 – Knee Session 3
Geriatrics & Trauma
Moderators: 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
Moderators: 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
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Dedicated Company Rooms
Room Amber (Level 3)
07.30 – 17.30: 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.
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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.
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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.
![Virtamed280](https://orthobelgica.be/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Virtamed280.jpg)
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