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Tribology Symposium during the 7th International Congress of the Chinese Orthopaedic Association (COA) in Beijing from 15 - 18 November 2012

Thursday, 15 November 2012, 13.00 - 15.00

Chairman: Karl Knahr (Austria)

Michael M. Morlock: The evidence of head size in total hip arthroplasty

Robert  Streicher: Improvement of technologies in polyethylene and ceramics

Christoph H. Lohmann: Clinical performance on improved polyethylene

Aldo Toni: Long-term results of ceramic-on-ceramic articulations

Karl Knahr: The benefits and concerns in metal-on-metal articulations

Review and discussion

Detailed programme



Past Events

Tribology Morning during the Golden Jubilee Congress of the Asian Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA) in New Dehli, India
October 3 - 6 2012

Topic: Total Hip Arthroplasty

Scientific programme:

8.00 – 10.00  Combined Meeting EFORT – European Hip Society EHS
Chair: L. Zagra  
   
Karl Knahr:   Technology and Clinical data on improved polyethylene
Klaus-Peter Günther:  Bearing surface options using metal-on-metal articulation in THA
Luigi Zagra:      Revision strategies related to articulation material in THA
Per Kjærsgaard-Andersen: Cemented or cementless stem fixation: has it influence
on wear?
   
10.00 – 11.00   Case Discussion
Chair:  Per Kjærsgaard-Andersen
Podium: K.Knahr, L. Zagra, K.-P. Günther, J. Parvizi
   
11.00 – 13.00             Ceramics in THA
Chair: K. Knahr  
   
Michael M. Morlock:  Femoral head in total hip arthroplasty: how big is enough?
Bernard Masson: Pros and contras using ceramic articulations      
Javad Parvizi:   Ceramic femoral head articulating with polyethylene components
Raghu Raman:    Long-term clinical experience with ceramic-on-ceramic articulations
   

Guest Symposium

During the ESTES Congress in Basel, Switzerland, 12 - 15 May 2012

Monday, 14 May 2012, 08.30 - 10.00
Chairman: Ulrich Stöckle (Germany)

  • HIP: Osteosynthesis: Indication and techniques
    Speaker: Ulrich Stöckle (Germany)

  • HIP: Revision joint replacement: Indication and techniques
    Speaker: Sascha Gravius (Germany)

  • KNEE: Osteosynthesis: Indication and techniques
    Speaker: Josep Maria Muñoz Vives

  • KNEE: Revision joint replacement: Indication and techniques
    Speaker: Robert Hube

  • SHOULDER: Therapy strategies
    Christian Candrian
   

GUEST Symposium
EFORT-FFN Symposium

During the 6th International Congress of Chinese Orthopaedic Association, 1 - 4 December 2011 in Beijing, China

Date: 03 December 2011

  • Time: 08.30 - 11.30
    Topic: Managing Fragility Fractures in the ageing societies

Detailed programme



   

GUEST Symposium
During the 14th Brazilian Hip Conference in Foz do Iguaçu/PR 7-9 September 2011

Speaker : Prof. Dr. Karl-Göran Thorngren (Sweden)

Thursday 08 September, 13:30 – 13 :42

  • Optimized treatment of hip fractures
    Speaker: Prof. Dr. Karl-Göran Thorngren (Sweden)

Friday 09 September, 08 :00 - 08 :12

  • Fast track treatment of hip fractures
    Speaker: Prof. Dr. Karl-Göran Thorngren (Sweden)

Friday 09 September, 13 :30 - 13 :45

  • Peri-prosthetic fractures
    Speaker: Prof. Dr. Karl-Göran Thorngren (Sweden)

 


 
   

EFORT Guest Symposium
During the SICOT Congress in Prague 6-9 September 2011

Wednesday, 7th September, 16.30-18.00
1.5h


Chairman: Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Böhler, Dr. Gerold Labek

  • Quality of outcome data in sample-based clinical studies published in MEDLINE-listed journals
    Speaker: Gerold Labek, (Innsbruck, Austria) 15 minutes

  • Outcome data published in orthopaedic journals and clinical studies published on underperformers in Registers
    Speaker: Reinhard Schuh, (Innsbruck, Austria) 10 Minutes

  • Relevance of standardized implant tracking on scientific evaluations
    Speaker: Joachim Hassenpflug, (Kiel, Germany) 10 Minutes

  • Evolution of the bearings and fixations in Slovakian Arthroplasty Register analyses
    Speaker: Libor Necas, Martin (Dolny Kubin, Slovakia) 15 minutes

  • Latest evaluations from the English National Joint Registry
    Speaker: Martyn Porter (Chester, UK) 15 minutes

  • Input of EAR on Register activities in Europe
    Speaker: Nikolaus Böhler (Linz, Austria) 10 minutes
   

GUEST Symposium
During the CMO Congress in Cancun 3 September 2011

  • The MIS Dorsal approach to the Hip
    Speaker : Prof. Dr. Guido Grappiolo (Pietro Ligure, Italy)

  • The MIS anterior supine approach to the hip
    Speaker : Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Böhler

  • The MIS Subvastus approach to the Knee
    Speaker : Dr. Andreas Halder (Sommerfeld - Berlin, Germany)

  • The Hungarian perspective of MIS Knee Arthroplasty and Rehabilitation
    Speaker : Prof. Dr. Miklós Szendröi (Budapest, Hungary)

Report from Prof. Dr. Miklós Szendröi

http://www.smo.edu.mx/
   

GUEST Symposium
During the EULAR Congress in London 25 - 28 May 2011

Friday, 27 May 2011, 13.30 - 15.00
Can and should we prevent fractures?
1.5 hour
Convenor: Prof. Bijlsma Johannes W.J.
Chair: Prof. Compston Juliet , Ms. Van der Goes Marlena

  • Prevention of further fractures: an orthopaedic view
    Speaker : Prof. Dr. Karsten Dreinhöfer
  • Prevention of further fractures: an rheumatologic view
    Speaker : Dr. Lems Willem F.
  • Should we use the FRAX in daily practice: its strength and weakness
    Speaker : Prof. Dr. Cooper Cyrus
  • Body mass index and bone mineral density: Can we exclude a diagnosis of osteoporosis in obese patients without a dexa scan?
    Speaker : Nelson Thomas

 
GUEST Symposium

During the EWMA Congress in Brussels, 25 - 27 May 2011

Thursday, 26 May 2011, 14.30 - 15.30
When you can see metal through the wound: Infection after orthopaedic surgery
1 hour
Chairman: MER Dr Oliver Borens

  • From Biofilm to Implant Infection
    Speaker : PD Dr Andrej Trampuz, CHUV Lausanne

  • Is there a way to destroy bacterial biofilm with an orthopaedic implant in situ?
    Speaker : Prof Dr Klaus Kirketerp-Moller, Bispebjerg Hospital

  • How to treat local infection with visible implant after osteosynthesis
    Speaker : MER Dr Oliver Borens, CHUV Lausanne
   

GUEST lecture
Lecturer: PD Dr. Richard Placzek (Germany)
During the 19th congress of Tehran University of Medical Sciences and 6th congress of POTA, in Teheran, 8 – 10 December 2010

Tuesday 8 December, 13:30 - 15:30

  • Traumatology in pediatric, basics and difference with adults
    Speaker: Dr. Richard Placzek (Germany)

Thursday 9 December, 11:00 – 11:30

  • Pitfalls in paediatric orthopaedic and trauma surgery due to misunderstandings -
    A few case for example
    Speaker: Dr. Richard Placzek (Germany)

Friday 10 December 2010, 11:00 – 11:40

  • Minimal invasive surgery in pediatric orthopedics, what's new and what's different with adults?
    Speaker: Dr. Richard Placzek (Germany)

Congress programme


GUEST lecture
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Miklós Szendrői (Hungary) 
During the AAOT Congress in Buenos Aires, 28 November – 2 December 2010

Tuesday 30 November, 13:30 - 15:30
Roundtable: Soft tissue sarcoma
120 minutes

  • 14:30 -14:50   Soft tissue sarcoma in adult
    Speaker: Prof. Dr. Miklós Szendrői (Hungary) 
  • 14:50 -15:30   Questions and discussion

Tuesday 30 November, 16:00 - 18:00
Tumours
120 minutes

  • 16:20 – 16:40 Indications for limb saving surgery in the metastatic tumours of bone
    Speaker: Prof. Dr. Miklós Szendrői (Hungary) 
  • 17:00 - 17:20  Surgical possibilities in bone tumours around the knee
    Speaker: Prof. Dr. Miklós Szendrői (Hungary) 
  • 17:20 - 18:00 Questions and discussion
     

Wednesday 1 December, 13:30 - 15:30
Roundtable: Updates in benign bone tumors and pseudotumor lesions
120 minutes

  • 14:10 - 14:30  Clinical aspects of giant-cell tumours of bone
    Speaker: Prof. Dr. Miklós Szendrői (Hungary) 

AAOT

GUEST symposium
During the 42° SBOT Congress in Brasilia, 13 – 15 November 2010

Saturday 13 November, 16:30 - 18:00
Complex fractures situations around the hip
Moderator: Luiz Sérgio Marcelino Gomes (Brazil)

  • 16:30 - 16:45  The unstable proximal fracture     
    Speaker: Roberto Sérgio de Tavares Canto (Brazil)
  • 16:45 - 17:00  Periprosthetic fractures – principles
    Speaker: Karl-Goran Thorngren (Sweden)
  • 17:00 - 17:15  Periprosthetic fractures – solutions
    Speaker: Pierre Hoffmeyer (Switzerland)
  • 17:15 - 17:30  Tumor associated fractures
    Speaker : Manuel Joaquim Diogenes Teixeira (Brazil)
  • 17:30 - 18:00  Case Discussions
    Speaker: Luiz Sérgio Marcelino Gomes (Brazil)

Sunday 14 November, 9:00 - 10:30
Lower limb sports related injuries in children's and adolescents

  • 09:00 - 09:15  Overuse injuries in the lower limbs        
    Speaker: Rogério Teixeira da Silva (Brazil)
  • 09:15 – 09:30 Osteochondral fractures around the knee
    Speaker: Rogério Fuchs (Brazil)
  • 09:30 - 09:45  The ACL in the young athlete: European Management
    Speaker: Philippe Neyret (France)
  • 09:45 - 10:00  The ACL in the young athlete: Brazilian Management
    Speaker : Rene Jorge Abdalla (Brazil)
  • 10:00 - 10:15  Talus lesions in the young athlete     
    Speaker: Manuel Cassiano Neves (Portugal)
  • 10:15 - 10:30  Discussion


GUEST lecture
Osteoporotic Fracture - Difficult for surgeons, need for special implants, need for patient management, burden to the society
12 November, 08:30 - 08:55
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Wolfhart Puhl (Germany)
During the 5th International Congress of Chinese  Orthopaedic Association
Chengdu, 11-14 November 2010

Report by Prof. Dr. Wolfhart Puhl about the COA Congress 2010 - click here.

http://www.coachina.org/uploadfiles/COA2010top.gif

GUEST Symposium
2nd EFORT-Asia Symposium - When East meet West Taipei, 3 November 2010
Please read more here...




GUEST Symposium

Muscoloskeletal polytrauma
1.5 hours
Moderator: Karl-Göran Thorngren

at the Seventh SICOT/SIROT Annual International Conference
combined meeting with the Swedish Orthopaedic Association (SOF)

31 August - 3 September

 

SICOT: 2 September 2010, 8.00 - 9.30

  • Epidemiology and WHO initiative
    Speaker : Karl-Göran Thorngren
  • High energy polytrauma
    Speaker : Karl-Göran Thorngren
  • Damage control, trauma checklist
    Speaker : Pierre Hoffmeyer
  • Low energy polytrauma
    Speaker: Pierre Hoffmeyer


GUEST Symposium
The complicated wound after orthopaedic surgery
Chairman: MER Dr. O. Borens
EWMA Congress, 27 May 2010


Thursday 27 May 16:30-18:00

  • The « ugly » wound after Total Joint Arthroplasty : What to do?
    Speaker : MER Dr O. Borens, Orthopaedic surgeon, CHUV Lausanne
  • New diagnostic tools in infection after Total Joint Arthroplasty : From standard procedures to sonication and calorimetry
    Speaker : PD Dr A. Trampuz, Infectiologist, CHUV Lausanne
  • Is there a place for VAC in wound healing problems after Total Joint Arthroplasty? Speaker : Dr M. Clauss, Orthopaedic surgeon, Kantonsspital Liestal
  • Surgical techniques of coverage after wound healing problems after Total Joint Arthroplasty : Importance of the plastic surgeon
    Speaker : PD Dr. D. Kalbermatten, Plastic surgeon, CHUV Lausanne
    Speaker: Dr. med. Reto Wettstein, Plastic surgeon, CHUV Lausanne


GUEST Symposium
Periprosthetic fractures: State of the art
Chairman: Prof. Dr. Pierre Hoffmeyer
ESTES Congress, 17 May 2010

 

17 May, 14.00-15.30

  • The growing Epidemic:
    Speaker : Dr. Anne Lübbeke, Geneva
  • Periprosthetic fractures around the hip
    Speaker : Prof. Rui Cabral, Coimbra
  • Periprosthetic fractures around the knee
    Speaker : Prof. Thierry Bégué, Paris
  • Periprosthetic fractures around the upper extremity
    Speaker : Dr. Christoph Spormann, Zurich





EFORT News
New Bone & Joint/EFORT Travelling Fellowship
The Bone & Joint/EFORT Travelling Fellowship (BJJ-EFORT TF) is a new venture, initiated and funded by the British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery (BESBJS) and supported by the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT) and the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA).
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AAOS International Scholarship Programme

The AAOS International Surgical Skills Scholarship programme improves the quality and outcomes of orthopaedic care in developing countries through education.

This rich clinical exchange helps international participants and U.S. hosts build rewarding, lifelong relationships through a shared love and practice of orthopaedics.

For more information and to apply, please go to http://www3.aaos.org/education/
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managed_opp.cfm
.