PROGRAMME

Thursday 24 April

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

07:30 – Registration

08:00 – Opening of the Congress – Bernard Lefebvre (BE) & Peter Verdonk (BE)

08:15 Pseudarthrosis and bone reconstruction (Thierry Bégué – Jean Rondia)

08.15 – What are the options for nonunion – Jean Rondia (BE)
08.35 – What to do in pelvic nonunion – Jorge Tramallino (BE)
08.55 – Bone reconstructions with non-vascularised fibula in non-union on AVP in Marrakech – Yacine Fath El Khir (BE)
09.10 – Which solutions for bone reconstruction – Thierry Bégué (FR)
09.40 – Discussion

10:00 Coffee break

10:30 SHOULDER Arthroscopy
Moderators: Philippe Schiepers & Olivier Dhollander

10.30 – Bioinductive implant for cuff repair (Regeneten) – Anthoon Van Raebroeckx (BE)
10.45 – Arthroscopic treatment of shoulder fractures – Joris Beckers (BE)
11.00 – Is there an indication for remplissage? – Mathias Colman (BE)
11.15 – Arthroscopic treatment of AC dislocation – Stijn Muermans (BE)
11.30 – Arthroscopic latissimus dorsi transfer – Filip Verhaegen (BE)
11.45 – Biceps tenodesis – Philippe Schiepers (BE)
12.00 – Discussion

10:30 FOOT: Ankle arthritis – Optimizing treatment selection in challenging clinical conditions
Moderators: Mathieu Assal & Lisca Driettenbass

10.20 – TAA in 2025 – State of the Art and Trends – get up to speed on implants Selection, 2 or 3-component Design and Technique – Antoine Acker (CH)
10.38 – Osteochondral lesions of the talus: the limits of conservative surgery – Valentina Longhino (CH)
10.56 – End stage Ankle Arthrosis: TAA or Fusion? – Edouard Kahhaleh (BE)
11.14 – Infected TAA: One or Two-Stage procedure? Or When can Implants be retained? – Liker Uckay (CH)
11.32 – From Chronic Instability to Varus Ankle Arthrosis – What is in our Toolbox? Selected Situations with Case Discussions – Lisca Drittenbass & Mathieu Assal (CH)
12.00 – Discussion

10:30 Ultrasound in Orthopaedics
Moderator: Olivier Mares & Fabian Moungondo

10.30 – Use of ultrasound in hand surgery – Olivier Mares (FR)
10.48 – TBC – Bérénice Moutinot (CH)
11.06 – The current and the future applications in orthopedics – Tanguy Segers (BE)
11.24 – Application of Ultrasound in Elbow Surgery – Claire Gauthier (BE)
11.42 – Ultrasound aid in orthopedics and its applications to the foot and ankle – Lionel Benamran (FR)
11.55 – Use of ultrasound in the management of post-surgical rehabilitation – Tom Lattré (BE)
12.00 – Discussion

12:15 Industry Symposium by smith & nephew

Changing the outcome of rotator cuff repairs – the power of biology

12:15 Industry Symposium by Stryker

Stryker Robotics

12:15 Industry Symposium

12:15 Lunch

13:30 Results of the Implants register for Hip & Knee

13.30 – Results of the 2022 knee registry – Jan Victor (BE)
13.45 – Results of the 2022 hip registry – Thierry Scheerlinck (BE)
14.00 – End

14:20 KNEE Arthroscopy
Moderators: Pierre Burton & Michel Vancabeke

14.20 – Arthrogenic muscular inhibition – Bertrand Sonnery-Cotet (FR)
14.50 – Treatment of arthrogenic muscular inhibition by “Alyane” method – Yannick Barthelemy (BE)
15.05 – Meniscal lesions treatment of middle-age patient – Pierre Burton (BE)
15.20 – “Cyclops” syndrome after ACL surgery – Michel Vancabeke (BE)
15.35 – Lateral extra-articular tenodesis: Is there still a place for isolated ACL plasty? – Anaïs Legrand (BE)
15.50 – Management of tibial spine fractures in children – Benjamin Tschopp (CH)
16.05 – Discussion

14:20 Instability around the ELBOW
Moderators: Pieter Caekebeke & Fabian Moungondo

14.20 – Elbow stability: anatomy and biomechanics – Alexander Van Tongel (BE)
14.35 – Treatment of simple elbow dislocations – Pierre Mansat & Gaetan Opsomer (FR)
14.50 – Ligament reconstruction for chronic instability of the elbow – Fabian Moungondo (BE)
15.05 – Classification guided treatment of fracture-dislocations – Pieter Pierreux (BE)
15.20 – Treatment of fracture dislocations in children – Bram De Lepeleere (BE)
15.35 – Treatment of longitudinal instability of the forearm – Pieter Caekebeke (BE)
15.50 – Discussion

14:20 BOTA Session – Pelvis and cotyle geriatrique
Moderator: François Carlier & Olivier Cornu

14.20 – TBC – Michiel Herteleer (BE)
14.33 – TBC – Fergus Bonnevie (BE)
14.46 – TBC – Daniel Wagner (CH)
14.59 – TBC – Guy Putzeys (BE)
15.12 – TBC – François Carlier (BE)
15.25 – TBC – Jorge Tramallino (AR)
15.40 – Discussion

16:10 Coffee break

16:40 HIP Arthroscopy
Moderators: Kris Govaers & Michel Rahme

16.40 – Installation and approaches in hip arthroscopy – Serge Vandervelde (BE)
16.58 – Femoro acetabular impingement:clinical presentation/clinical examination/treatment – Jan Somers (BE)
17.16 – Use of the Autocart technique in hip arthroscopy – Michel Rahme (FR)
17.34 – Gluteus medius repair, psoas tenotomy – Marc Jayankura (BE)
17.52 – From DAA to VAA: exotic use of the scope – Kris Govaers (BE)
18.20 – Discussion

16:40 HAND – Thumb CMC1 prosthesis revision surgery: how to prevent and how to manage?

16.40 – What about the STT – Laurens Van Melkebeke (BE)
16.55 – Long-term outcome of CMC1 prosthesis – Joris Duerinckx (BE)
17.10 – Cup implantation like a pro: how to do it – Bram Van Hove (BE)
17.25 – Cup revision surgery – Stéphane Barbary (FR)
17.40 – How to revise a discontinued implant – Bert Vanmierlo (BE)
17.55 – From periprosthetic fractures to legal problems – Laurent Obert & Anne Vidil (FR)
18.10 – Discussion

16:40 EBOT Examiner’s Course
Nanni Allington (BE) & Jorge Mineiro (PT)

18:30 End of day

20:00 Congress Dinner

Friday 25 April

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

08:00 HIP: Prosthesis
Moderator: Vincent Druez & Kris Govaers

08.00 – External fixation assisted denotation femoral osteotomy for articular problems – Olivier Vinckier (BE)

08.18 – Modernizing peri-operative pathways: transition to outpatient THA – Jan Vanlommel (BE)

08.36 – Conservative treatment of early osteoarthritis: where the surgeon should take the lead – Kris Govaers (BE)

08.54 – TBC – Marc Jakankura (BE)

09.12 – 3D planning in hip arthroplasty – Jan Myncke (BE)

09.30 – TBC – Pierre-Louis Docquier (BE)

08:00 ELBOW Arthroscopy from A to Z
Moderators: Pieter Caekebeke & Fabian Moungondo

08.00 – Arthroscopic anatomy (+ portals) – Pieter Caekebeke (BE)
08.15 – Arthroscopic treatment of Lateral epicondylitis – Lotte Verstuyft (BE)
08.30 – Arthroscopic evaluation of elbow instability + treatment – Roger van Riet (BE)
08.45 – Arthroscopic fracture treatment – Fabian Moungondo (BE)
09.00 – Arthroscopic osteocapsular arthroplasty – Marion Burnier (FR)
09.15 – Distal biceps endoscopy – Gaetan Opsomer (BE)
09.30 – Discussion

08:00 ABAOT – BOTRA Session
Moderator: Bert Cornelis & Arnaud Delafontaine

08.00 – State of play of the scientific activity of orthopedic surgical assistants: Results of an interfaculty survey conducted by ABAOT – Vincent Foulon (BE)

08.17 – Digitalization at the service of orthopedic surgery – Aymane Tidli (BE)

08.34 – Unburied versus buried K-wires in the traumatic osteosynthesis of the upper limb in pediatric patients : A retrospective cohort study – Marc Colomer (BE)

08.51 – Long term radiographic and functional outcomes following multiligament knee reconstruction : a prospective cohort study – Valentine Schneebeli (CH)

09.08 – Referred Knee Pain: Still an overlooked phenomenon – Bert Cornelis (BE)

09.25 – Revision Knee Arthrosplasty in a terciary centre: infection remains the leading cause for primary revisions, while asceptic loosening lead causes for revision – Thomas Ackerman (BE)

09.42 – Discussion

09:50 Coffee break

10:20 SWISS ORTHOPAEDICS
Moderator: Olivier Borens

10.20 – Presentation of Switzerland – Olivier Borens (CH)
10.40 – Swiss Female Orthopedics – Frances Weidermann (CH)
11.00 – Swiss concept of the infected prosthesis – Olivier Borens (CH)
11.30 – Chondrocyte-based cytothérapy for the treatment of extensive cartilage defects in the knee – Robin Martin (CH)
12.00 – Discussion

12:10 Lunch

13:10 New nomenclature and Hospital Financing

Moderators: Bernard Lefebvre & Peter Verdonk

13.10 – New Belgian coding system – Pol Leclercq (BE)
13.40 – New nomenclature and hospital financing: the concerns and views of the medical field – Stan Pollitis (BE)
14.10 – Discussion

14:00 KNEE: Prosthesis
Moderators: Etienne Penetrat & Jan Victor

14.00 – Intraossous antibiotic therapy (ICA) in TKA – Andy Stefancu (BE)
14.15 – Alignment target in TKA – Jan Victor (BE)
14.30 – The concept of patellofemoral stuffing in total knee arthroplasty – Anais Legrand (BE)
14.45 – Kinematic alignment – Alexandre Netten (BE)
15.00 – Custom implants – Etienne Penetrat (FR)
15.15 – Robotic alignment – Stijn Bartholomeeusen (BE)
15.30 – Discussion

14:00 HAND: Arthroscopy of the Wrist and Hand
Moderators: Olivier Barbier / Emmanuel Camus

14.00 – How to perform a complete arthroscopic assessment of the scapholunate joint complex – Chul Ki Goorens (BE)
14.25 – How to perform an arthroscopic midcarpal fusion? – Chul Ki Goorens (BE)
14.45 – TBC – Petrus Van Hoonacker (BE)
15.05 – Characterization of osteoligament damage in perilunar carpal lesions – Barbara Ghistelinck (BE)
15.25 – Management of fresh unstable wrist sprains – Luc Van Overstraeten (BE) / Emmanuel Camus (FR)
15.45 – Discussion

14:00 Biological adjuvants in Orthopaedics
Moderators: Guillaume Autossier – Adélaïde Wojda

14.00 – Use and indications of FRP – Adélaïde Wojda (BE)
14.20 – Use and indications of PRP – Guillaume Autisser (FR)
14.50 – Use and indications of Cytokine – Julia Dulsat (FR)
15.10 – Hand rejuvenation, a fight against aging? – Guy Magalon (FR)
15.30 – Discussion

16:00 Coffee break

16:30 SHOULDER: Prosthesis

Moderators: Etienne Lejeune & Tom Van Isacker

16.30 – Subscapularis saving for reversed shoulder arthroplasty – Lotte Verstuyft (BE)
16.47 – Anatomic stemless – pearls and pitfalls – Etienne Lejeune (BE)
17.04 – Shoulder arthroplasty after chronic fractures – Philippe Schiepers (BE)
17.21 – Preoperative planning and navigation – Tom Van Isacker (BE)
17.38 – Complex glenoid management – Louis Gossing (BE)
17.54 – Pyrocarbon hemiarthroplasty: back to the future – Adeline Labadens (BE)
18.11 – Discussion

16:30 Ankle Arthroscopy
Moderators: Olivier Barbier – TBC

16.30 – What to do when dealing with lateral ankle instability – Olivier Barbier (FR)
16.55 – Pathology of the Achilles tendon – Alexis Thiounn (FR)
17.25 – Subtalar and tibiotalar arthroscopic arthrodesis – TBC
17.55 – Treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus – Olivier Barbier (FR)
18.20 – Discussion

16:30 AI like prediction of surgical outcomes and big data
Moderator: Arnaud Delafontaine

16.30 – Artificial intelligence in surgery: towards advanced remote monitoring – Eleonora Farinella (BE)
16.45 – AI for Orthopaedic Surgery Diagnostics: Myth or Reality? – Gregoire Micicoi (FR)
17.00 – Optimizing pre-operative planning of PTH by AI – Soufiane Diaby (BE)
17.15 – Creation of an academic research section in AI: FrancoBelge collaboration – Arnaud Delafontaine (BE)
17.30 – Optimization of post-TAVI cardiac rehabilitation protocols by AI – Marc Emmanuel Delfosse (FR)
17.45 – Digital twins: what they are, how they work, and why they matter – Esfandiar Chahidi (BE) & Pedro Diniz (BE)
18.00 – Discussion

18:30 End of day