Final Programme
Hip
Tuesday, 8th April 2008
08.00 h. Registration
08.50 h. Welcome and introduction. A. Navarro
Friction couple and new materials
Moderator: Victor M. Goldberg
09.00 h. Plastics and joint wear. J. Gil
09.15 h. Metal-Metal couple. Scientific bases. J. Richardson
09.30 h. Metal-metal bearing surfaces- The way of the future?. C. Rorabeck
09.45 h. Ceramic-ceramic couple. L. Sedel
10.00 h. Tantalum,properties and advantages. M. Fernández-Fairen
10.15 h. Discussion
10.45 h. Coffee-break
Fixation of the prosthetic components
Moderator: Cecil Rorabeck
11.15 h. Cement or cementless fixation?. R. Geesink
11.30 h. Role of thecement in the fixation of the prosthetic components. J. Timperley
11.45 h. Osseointegration in primarycementless hip fixation. D. Blaha
12.00 h. Basic science of HA coatings. R. Geesink
12.15 h. TC study of the osteointegration with HA. A. Navarro - R. López
12.30 h. Clinical results and histologic findings of a low-modulus composite stem. V. Goldberg
12.45 h. Discussion
13.15 h. Snack
Moderator: Luis Azorín
14.30 h. Acetabular fixation. Several options. A. Rosenberg
14.45 h. Cemented cups: results and technique. J. Timperley
15.00 h. Threaded cups, when?. K. Zweymüller
15.15 h. Cementless cup:lessons from retrieval studies. J. Galante
15.35 h. Discussion
Resurfacing and short stem
Moderator: Rafael González-Adrio
15.50 h. Resurfacing THA - Anemerging technology. C. Rorabeck
16.05 h. Hip Resurfacing, current status - What have we learned?. H. Amstutz
16.20 h. Survivorship in Resurfacing. R. Treacy
16.35 h. How small changes in cement technique can influence hip Resurfacing. H. Delport
16.50 h. Resurfacing in avascularnecrosis of the hip. H. Amstutz
17.05 h. Resurfacing in the elderly pacient. M. Menge
17.20 h. Discussion
17.50 h. Coffee-break
Moderator: tJames Richardson
18.20 h. Indications and clinical results of childhood diseases: DDH, LCPD, SCFE with hip Resurfacing. H. Amstutz
18.35 h. Consideration on prosthetic design and surgery in resurfacing arthroplasty of the hip. R. Ganz
18.50 h. Resurfacing versus traditional arthroplasty. J. Timperley
19.05 h. Midterm results of a femoral preserving stem. T. Gehrke
19.20 h. The rationale, surgical technique and results of using short, metaphysealstems in THA. Short stems, the next generation of implants in THA. D. Stulberg
19.35 h. Discussion
Wednesday, 9th April 2008
Surgical approach: MIS and Navigation
Moderator: Luis López-Duran
08.00 h. MIS THR: Why, howand results. L. Dorr
08.15 h. MIS and Hip Resurfacing. M. Menge
08.30 h. Avoidance of impingement with THR: Computer navigator,combined anteversion and large heads. L. Dorr
08.45 h. Discussion
Difficult hip and complications
Moderator: Humbert Ferrer
09.00 h. Management of thepainful hip of the young adult. R. Ganz
09.15 h. Hip arthroscopy for impingement. D. Griffin
09.30 h. Charley LFA in teenagers. M. Wroblewski
09.45 h. Total hip arthroplasty in very young populations. L. Sedel
10.00 h. CDD and THR. A. Murcia
10.15 h. Resurfacing in CDH. M. Menge
10.30 h. Discussion
11.00 h. Coffee-break
Moderador: Francisco Gomar
11.30 h. THA Problems and solutions. M. Wroblewski
11.45 h. Prevention and treatmentof recurrent dislocation in THA. R. Geesink
12.00 h. Advantages of the use of modular necks. D. Blaha
12.15 h. Double mobility cup. J. Palacios
12.30 h. Rapid recovery THR: pain anesthesia, pain management and same day discharge. L. Dorr
12.45 h. Diagnosis of the painful cementlesship. R. Geesink
13.00h. The incidence of thigh pain and clinical outcome of a tapered femoralstem. V. Goldberg
13.15 h. Leg length inequality: prevention & management. D. Dennis
13.30 h. Discussion
14.00 h. Snack
Hip revisión
Moderator: Antonio Coscujuela
15.15 h. Surgical Techniques in revision hip arthroplasty. P. McLardy-Smith
15.30 h. Cement-in-cement revision - decreasing the morbidity of revision surgery. J. Timperley
15.45 h. Impacted bone graft in femoral revision. A. Rosenberg
16.00 h. Revision surgery at the femoral level using biomaterials. L. Sedel
16.15 h. K. Zweymüller
16.30 h. Distal femoral fixation stemin revision surgery. J. Rodríguez
16.45 h. Bony changes followingthe use of long stems. E. García Cimbrelos
17.00 h. Bone changes following the use cylindrical non press-fit stems. A. Navarro- Ll. Carrera
17.15 h. Coffee-break
17.45 h. Long-term results HA coating in revision THA. R. Geesink
18.00 h. Periprosthetic fractures. C. Mestre
18.15 h. Periprosthetic fractures of the femur. J. Rodríguez
18.30 h. Discussion
Thursday, 10th April 2008
Revision acetabulum
Moderator: Michael Wrobleswski
08.30 h. Acetabular revision(the bone loss is not the only element to consider). A. Rosenberg
08.45 h. Impaction graft technique in the socket. J. Timperley
09.00 h. Trabecular metal in revision surgery. A. Blanco
09.15 h. Cages & rings. A. Murcia
09.30 h. Cementless cups in revision surgery: clinical experience in the long term. J. Galante
09.45 h Different methods to reconstruct acetabulum in cases of severe bone loss. T. Gehrke
10.00 h. Revision surgery for a mega-deficiencies including non unions of the acetabulum. R. Ganz
10.15 h. Discussion
10.45 h. Coffee-break
Infections
Moderator: Xavier Flores
11.15 h. The diagnosis andmanagement of peri-prosthetic infections. P. McLardy-Smith
11.30 h. Septic revision, one or two stages? M. Wroblewski
11.45 h. The MARSA ghost. T. Gehrke
12.00 h. Discussion
Knee
Unicompartimentals
Moderator: Peter McLardy-Smith
12.15 h. Osteotomy, Interpositional Device or Unicompartimental?. T. Thornhill
12.30 h. Unicompartimentals. Mechanical considerations. A. Burstein
12.45 h. Unicompartimental knee replacement: indications and mistakes. D. Dalury
13.00 h. Unicompartimental with mobile bearing. K. Berend
13.15 h. Bicompartimental knee replacement. A. Franz
13.30 h. ¿Unicompartimental or TKA? A. Rosenberg
13.45 h. Discussion
14.15 h. Snack
TKA, MIS and Navigation
Moderator: Aaron Rosenberg
15.30 h. Navigation in TKA. Principles F. Maculé
15.45 h. The role of computer assisted surgery in training surgeons to perform TKA. D. Stulberg
16.00 h. MIS TKA - Approach. P. Bonutti
16.15 h. MIS knee. A soft tissue operation?. H. Delport
16.30 h. Pitfalls and complications of MIS TKA. P. Bonutti
16.45 h. MIS in TKA. D. Griffin
17.00 h. Mini incision TKA. D. Dalury
17.15 h. Discussion
17.45 h. Coffee-break
Patella
Moderator: Hendrik P. Delport
18.15 h. The success of isolated patellar component revisionsfollowing failed metal-backed patellar TKA. V. Goldberg
18.30 h. Arthroscopic lateral patella facetectomy. R. Dickey Jones
18.45h. Advantages of patellar resurfacing. D. Dennis
19.00 h. TKA without patellar component. L. Whiteside
19.15 h. Discussion
Friday, 11th April 2008
Total knee arhroplasty
Moderator: Thomas Thornhill
08.25 h. How the knee functions. M. Freeman
08.45 h. TKA kinematics. J. Victor
09.00 h. Soft tissue in total knee arthroplasty - Approaches and releases. R. Dickey Jones
09.15 h. Factors affecting flexion afterTKA. D. Dennis
09.30 h. The impact of ligament balancing in total knee arthroplasty. J. Romero
09.45 h. Measured resection versus gap balancing technique. D. Dennis
10.00 h. Discussion
10.30 h. Coffee-break
Moderator: Michael Freeman
11.00 h. Ligament balancing in the varus knee. L. Whiteside
11.15 h. Medial Pivot knee arthroplasty. D. Blaha
11.30 h. Ligament balancing in the valgus knee. L. Whiteside
11.45 h. Long term outcome in TKA with LCP sparing. J. Galante
12.00 h. Femoral component positioning in TKA. A 3-D problem. D. Blaha
12.15 h. Post-cam behaviour in PS-TKA. H. Delport
12.30 h. Discussion
Moderator: Jorge Galante
12.55 h. Geometry, ROM and wear. Relationship. A. Burstein
13.15 h. Wear analysis of retrieved UHMWPE tibial components from rotating platform total knee replacements. V. Goldberg
13.30 h. Mobile bearings. P. Bonutti
13.45 h. High flexion, rotating platform TKA: Scientific basis and clinical experience. R. Dickey Jones
14.00 h. Discussion
14.15 h. Snack
Complications
Moderator: Carlos Resines
15.30 h. Evaluation of the painful TKA. T. Thornhill
15.45 h. Stiffness after TKA. J. Romero
16.00 h. Diagnosis and management of mid-flexion instability following TKR. D. Dalury
16.15 h. Discussion
Revision knee
Moderator: Richard "Dickey" Jones
16.30 h. How to reduce wear in TKA? D. Dalury
16.45 h. The extensor mechanism in revision TKA. J. Victor
17.00 h. The role of implant constraint. K. Berend
17.15 h. Grafts and augmentsin Revision Knee Arthroplasty. D. Stulberg
17.30 h. Dealing with severe femoral bone loss. K. Berend
17.45 h. Tantalium and revision TKA. A. Rosenberg
18.00 h. Bone growth enhacing factors. Th. Moore
18.15 h. Management of peri-prosthetic fractures in TKA. C. Rodríguez-Merchan
18.15 h. Discussion