Konferencja – Joint Preservation 2026

Dear Friends,

We have a great pleasure to invite you to the 11th Joint Preservation Congress, which will be held on 27-28 November 2026 in Warsaw, Poland.

The Joint Preservation Congress is one of the most important scientific events devoted to modern techniques of joint treatment and preservation, bringing together experts from all over the world. In previous years, the event attracted huge interest, gathering about 200 participants – orthopaedists, surgeons, physiotherapists, as well as experts in regenerative medicine and joint biomechanics.

WORLD-CLASS SPEAKERS
During the congress, our guests will be world’s leading experts.

NOVELTIES AND ATTRACTIONS AT THE CONGRESS
Live surgeries – presentations of operations broadcast live from the Mobile Lab. Thanks to modern technology, participants will be able to watch the procedures conducted by leading specialists, and analyse each step of the procedure.

Satellite session for physiotherapists and motor skill coaches – devoted to the latest rehabilitation protocols and interdisciplinary cooperation in the treatment of joint diseases. This session constitutes an important link between surgical treatment and full recovery of the patient.

We are looking forward to meeting you in Warsaw!

Konrad Słynarski & Jacek Walawski

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Konrad Słynarski

Jacek Walawski

Mats Brittberg

Joanna Jaczewska-Bogacka

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Katarzyna Gosek-Ferenc

FEES

CONFERENCE FEE

Includes conference materials, participation in the sessions and exhibition held by pharmaceutical companies, meals according to the program of event (lunches & coffee breaks)

Regular Participant	1500,00 PLN
Doctor during specialization	800,00 PLN
Physiotherapist - 2 days participation	800,00 PLN
Physiotherapist - 1 day participation (28.11.2026)	650,00 PLN

SOCIAL EVENT on 27 November 2026 Not financed by innovative companies associated in INFARMA, POLMED Chamber and MedTech Polska. The Evening Event is financed by individual payments from participants.	550,00 PLN

PROGRAM

THURSDAY
26 November 2026
CADAVERIC COURSE

FRIDAY
27 November 2026

SATURDAY
28 November 2026

SATURDAY
28 November 2026
Physiotherapy session

Cadaveric course available only for participants of the 11th Joint Preservation Congress.

FEE

Includes meals according to the program of the course (lunch & coffee breaks), certificate of attendance; for Polish physicians, a certificate with educational credits will be issued.

Physician 4900,00 PLN – REGISTRATION

Physiotherapist 700,00 PLN – REGISTRATION

PROGRAM

11:00	12:20	Introduction – Joint Preservation Philosophy
12:20	14:20	Cartilage Repair & Restoration – defect preparation, microdrilling, OATS, scaffold, AutoCart™
14:20	14:50	Lunch break
14:50	15:30	Meniscus Repair
15:30	16:10	Better with BIO – Biologic Augmentation
16:10	17:00	High Tibial Osteotomy – HTO
17:00	17:50	Distal Femoral Osteotomy – DFO
17:50	17:55	Double-Level Osteotomy – discussion/demo
17:55	18:10	Coffee break
18:10	18:30	Joint Preservation Case Challenge & Closing

VENUE

Centrum Edukacji Medycznej
Bysławska 84
04-993 Warsaw, Poland
https://www.cem-med.pl/

CADAVERIC COURSE ORGANISER

Centrum Edukacji Medycznej sp. z o.o.
Bysławska 84
04-993 Warsaw
https://www.cem-med.pl/

Monika Radzimirska
monika.radzimirska@luxmed.pl

Magdalena Pieroszczuk
magdalena.pieroszczuk@luxmed.pl

08:30	08:35	Opening Mats Brittberg, Konrad Słynarski, Jacek Walawski
08:35	09:52	Session 1: Biomechanics of Joint Preservation
08:35	08:43	Deformity analysis Kristian Kley
08:43	08:51	How to perfect the unloading procedures? Mike McNicholas
08:51	08:59	Joint distraction as an alternative to osteomies? Konrad Słynarski
08:59	09:07	Exercise is not just exercise - from mechanotransduction to gene expression Joanna Jaczewska-Bogacka
09:07	09:37	CADAVER LIVE DEMO Innovations in knee osteotomy Adrian Wilson
09:37	09:52	Discussion
09:52	10:12	Coffee break
10:12	11:21	Session 2: Joint Preservation vs. Early Arthroplasty – The Great Debate
10:12	10:20	Are we delaying the inevitable with preservation techniques? Konrad Slynarski
10:20	10:28	Deformity Analysis Around the Knee: A Decision-Making Tool for Osteotomy vs UKA Paweł Skowronek
10:28	10:36	Cost-effectiveness of preservation vs. early arthroplasty. Leela Biant
10:36	11:06	CADAVER LIVE DEMO Slope changing osteotomy Kristian Kley
11:06	11:21	Discussion
11:21	12:50	Session 3: Shoulder
11:21	11:29	End-stage shoulder OA – biological treatments vs surgical solutions Hubert Laprus
11:29	11:41	Comminuted fractures fixation of the humeral head vs. primary arthroplasty vs. non-operative treatment Maciej Kiciński
11:41	11:49	ACJ injury. How and when to treat it. Łukasz Luboinski
11:49	11:57	Muscle transfers Hubert Laprus
11:57	12:05	Scapular contribution to shoulder function: Clinical Relevance Katarzyna Fountoukidis, Joanna Jaczewska-Bogacka
12:05	12:35	CADAVER LIVE DEMO ACJ injury. How and when to treat it. Łukasz Luboiński
12:35	12:50	Discussion
12:50	13:50	Lunch
13:50	15:07	Session 4: Hip
13:50	13:58	Labral repair results Jacek Mazek
13:58	14:06	Does removal of acetabular impingement protect against OA? Łukasz Luboiński
14:06	14:14	Effectiveness of techniques for reconstructing cartilage surfaces in the hip Jacek Mazek
14:14	14:22	Microinstability of the hip. New problem? Łukasz Luboiński
14:22	14:52	CADAVER LIVE DEMO
14:52	15:07	Discussion
15:07	15:27	Coffee break
15:27	16:22	Session 5: What is new in Joint Degeneration – Understanding the Pathophysiology
15:27	15:35	Immunological aspects of OA
15:35	15:43	Similarities in Degenerative diseases; osteoarthritis and Alzheimers disease Mats Brittberg
15:43	15:51	The Future of Joint Preservation – Challenges and opportunities-the clinical view Leela Biant
15:51	15:59	The Future of Joint Preservation – Challenges and Opportunities-the basic view Laura De Girolamo
15:59	16:07	Functional recovery after meniscal transplantation - beyond joint preservation? Maciej Biały
16:07	16:22	Discussion
16:22	17:39	Session 6: Biologic Therapies & Regenerative Medicine
16:22	16:30	Better with BIO Konrad Słynarski
16:30	16:38	Lipogems - over 10 years of experience: scientific update Laura De Girolamo
16:38	16:46	The role of hyaluronic acid, DMOADs, and other injectables Mats Brittberg
16:46	16:54	wykład firmy Biotech Andrei Bogdan
16:54	17:24	CADAVER LIVE DEMO Better with BIO Konrad Słynarski
17:24	17:39	Discussion
		End of Day 1

09:00	10:17	Session 7: Foot
09:00	09:08	Biomechanics and function of foot joints Andrzej Boszczyk
09:08	09:16	FHL transfer for Achilles pathology in active people. Andrzej Komor
09:16	09:24	Minimally invasive foot surgery: does changing the surgical technique affect long-term results and reduce the risk of osteoarthritis? Henryk Liszka
09:24	09:32	Ankle Instabilities: Does Augmentation Change the Course and Outcome of Treatment? Henryk Liszka
09:32	10:02	CADAVER LIVE DEMO Arthroscopic FHL transfer for Achilles tendon pathology. Andrzej Komor
10:02	10:17	Discussion
10:17	11:50	Session 8: Cartilage Repair & Reconstruction
10:17	10:25	Microfracture: Does it still have a role? Emmanouil Papakostas
10:25	10:33	Status of ACI in 2026 Mats Brittberg
10:33	10:41	From Nose to Knee: What Cartilage Repair Can Learn from Regenerative Medicine Paweł Skowronek
10:41	10:49	Chronic Patellofemoral Pain – how examine and plan surgical treatment? Lars Blond
10:49	10:57	Minced cartilage Umer Butt
10:57	11:05
11:05	11:35	CADAVER LIVE DEMO AUTOCART Mats Brittberg
11:35	11:50	Discussion
11:50	12:10	Coffee break
12:10	13:45	Session 9: Meniscus & Ligament Preservation
12:10	12:18	Meniscal repair vs. meniscectomy – What should surgeons prioritize? Emmanouil Papakostas
12:18	12:26	Meniscal root repairs? Is it worth the effort? Konrad Slynarski
12:26	12:34	Revision ACL for complex failed open ACL Umer Butt
12:34	12:42	Ligament repairs in 2026 Adrian Wilson
12:42	12:50	Rectus femoris tendon autograft for ACL reconstruction Umer Butt
12:50	13:10	CADAVER LIVE DEMO Meniscus Repair Emmanouil Papakostas
13:10	13:30	CADAVER LIVE DEMO Rectus Femoris Autograft Harvesting Umer Butt
13:30	13:45	Discussion
13:45	14:45	Lunch
14:45	15:40	Session 10: Osteotomies – Indications, Planning & Techniques
14:45	14:53	When to realign vs. replace the joint. Leela Biant
14:53	15:01	When and why Distal Femoral Osteotomy (DFO) Kristian Kley
15:01	15:09	Complex osteotomies. The risks and the values. Adrian Wilson
15:09	15:17	Slope changing osteotomies Łukasz Luboiński
15:17	15:25	Tips and tricks in osteotomy Mike McNicholas
15:25	15:40	Discussion
15:40	16:00	Coffee break
16:00	17:17	Session 11: The eternal patella problem Surgery
16:00	16:08	What is the status of patella stability procedures 2026. Jacek Walawski
16:08	16:16	Why do derotational osteotomies? Lars Blond
16:16	16:24	Tibial Tubercle osteotomies Jacek Walawski
16:24	16:32	Religious knee bending and PF joint problems Emmanouil Papakostas
16:32	17:02	CADAVER LIVE DEMO Tibial Tubercle osteotomies Jacek Walawski
17:02	17:17	Discussion
17:17	17:52	Closing Panel: What's Next in Joint Preservation?
17:17	17:27	Future clinical trials and researching directions Mats Brittberg
17:27	17:47	All Faculty discussion
17:47	17:52	End of the Congress

Preliminary program Session will be held in Polish
09:00	10:20	SESJA: BARK
09:00	09:12	Dyskineza łopatki - realny problem kliniczny czy mit fizjoterapii? Katarzyna Fountoukidis
09:12	09:24	Ból barku bez patologii w radiologii - co właściwie leczymy? Krzysztof Guzowski
09:24	09:36	Rotator Cuff-Related Shoulder Pain (RCRSP) - dlaczego "wzmacnianie barku" to za mało Wiktoria Biaduń
09:36	09:48	Nie każdy ból barku pochodzi z barku Marek Purczyński
09:48	10:00	Częściowe naderwanie stożka rotatorów - obciążać czy ochraniać? Kamil Goleń
10:00	10:20	Dyskusja
10:20	10:35	Przerwa kawowa
10:35	11:55	SESJA: BIODRO
10:35	10:47	Ból pachwiny u aktywnej osoby Marcin Bator
10:47	10:59	Konflikt panewkowo-udowy bez bólu - czy zmieniać technikę ruchu? Łukasz Stołowski
10:59	11:11	Tendinopatia mięśnia pośladkowego - mity i fakty Marta Zielent
11:11	11:23	Biomechanika stawu krzyżowo-biodrowego - mobilizować czy stabilizować? Joanna Jaczewska-Bogacka
11:23	11:35	Endoprotezoplastyka stawu biodrowego a sport wyczynowy - gdzie jest granica obciążania? Piotr Kotajny
11:35	11:55	Dyskusja
11:55	12:10	Przerwa kawowa
12:10	13:50	SESJA: KOLANO
12:10	12:22	AMI Mateusz Daniluk
12:22	12:34	Obrzęk kolana po treningu Katarzyna Gosek-Ferenc
12:34	12:46	Granice chirurgii w uszkodzeniach łąkotek Konrad Słynarski / Jacek Walawski
12:46	12:58	Granice fizjoterapii w uszkodzeniach łąkotek Maciej Biały
12:58	13:10	Korelacja: przeszczep ACL w MRI a dynamika. Czy zbyt wczesne obciążenie może zaburzyć gojenie? Marcin Plenzler
13:10	13:22	Ból przedniego przedziału stawu kolanowego a wzmacnianie mięśnia czworogłowego Karolina Goławska
13:22	13:50	Dyskusja
13:50	14:50	Lunch
14:50	16:20	SESJA: STOPA
14:50	15:02	W jakich przypadkach warto unieruchomić staw skokowy i stopę Andrzej Boszczyk
15:02	15:14	Czy zawsze warto wcześnie mobilizować staw skokowy po skręceniu? Anna Rozmus
15:14	15:26	Płaskostopie - wada wymagająca leczenia czy norma? Edyta Tomasiak
15:26	15:38	Wkładki ortopedyczne - biznes czy leczenie? Mateusz Kulikowski
15:38	15:50	Czy fizjoterapia palucha sztywnego ma sens? Katarzyna Bażant
15:50	16:20	Dyskusja