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FRIDAY
27 June 2025
SATURDAY
28 June 2025
SATURDAY
28 June 2025
Physiotherapy session
08:50 AM 09:05 AM Opening
Mats Brittberg, Konrad Słynarski, Jacek Walawski
09:05 AM 10:39 AM Session 1: Basic Science, Pathophysiology, Biomechanics
09:05 AM 09:13 AM Mechanisms of cartilage breakdown
Simon Mastbergen
09:13 AM 09:21 AM Risk of OA in athletes
Kristof Sas
09:21 AM 09:29 AM Genetics and molecular markers of joint disease
Krzysztof Mucha
09:29 AM 09:37 AM Role of load distribution in joint health
Adrian Wilson
09:37 AM 09:45 AM Effects of malalignment and instability on joint deterioration
Mike McNicholas
09:45 AM 09:53 AM Overweight and joint destruction
Mats Brittberg
09:53 AM 10:01 AM Neurology control and joint biomechanics
Anna Rozmus
10:01 AM 10:09 AM Advances in motion analysis and kinematic modeling
Kristian Kley
10:09 AM 10:39 AM Discussion
10:39 AM 11:09 AM CADAVER LIVE DEMO
Approach for High Tibial Osteotomy

Adrian Wilson
11:09 AM 11:39 AM Coffee break
11:39 AM 12:24 PM Session 2: Arnold Caplan Keynote Lectures
11:39 AM 11:54 AM The Future of Joint Preservation – Challenges and Opportunities. The basic science view
Diego Correa
11:54 AM 12:09 PM The Future of Joint Preservation – Challenges and Opportunities. The clinical view
Elizaveta Kon
12:09 PM 12:24 PM Discussion
12:24 PM 13:42 PM Session 3: Emerging Non-Surgical Therapies
12:24 PM 12:32 PM Platelet-Rich Plasma
Elizaveta Kon
12:32 PM 12:40 PM Gene therapy and tissue engineering approaches
Diego Correa
12:40 PM 12:48 PM The use of orthobiologics in athletes
Kristof Sas
12:48 PM 12:56 PM Stem cell therapies: Hype vs. evidence-based applications
Mats Brittberg
12:56 PM 13:04 PM Physiotherapists' Perspective: Movement re-education to offload joints
Joanna Jaczewska
13:04 PM 13:12 PM Role of biomechanics in joint preservation (force distribution, gait analysis)
Alicja Fąfara
13:12 PM 13:42 PM Discussion
13:42 PM 14:42 PM Lunch
14:42 PM 18:46 PM Session 4: Osteotomies – Indications, Planning & Techniques
14:42 PM 15:12 PM CADAVER LIVE DEMO
Rotational Osteotomies of the Knee

Jorg Dickschas
15:12 PM 15:20 PM When to realign vs. replace the joint
Kristian Kley
15:20 PM 15:50 PM Unis vs. unloading osteotomies
Paweł Skowronek
15:50 PM 16:50 PM Plate Design – Using Finite Element Analysis to Predict Stability for Various Plate Types in Medial Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy
Kelly Ammann
16:50 PM 17:20 PM Case review: Preoperative planning of osteotomies
Kristian Kley
17:20 PM 17:28 PM Double Level Osteotomies - the risks and the values
Adrian Wilson
17:28 PM 17:36 PM Slope Changing Osteotomies
Jorg Dickschas
17:36 PM 17:44 PM Type 2 hinge fractures how to avoid them and treat them
Adrian Wilson
17:44 PM 17:52 PM Preserving the Hinge – Finite Element Analysis to Evaluate Strength of the Bony Hinge in Medial Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy
Kelly Ammann
17:52 PM 18:00 PM Torsional Osteotomies
Jorg Dickschas
18:00 PM 18:08 PM Management of Osteotomy Complications
Mike McNicholas
18:08 PM 18:16 PM Rehabilitation following knee osteotomy
Sergiusz Kulesza
18:16 PM 18:46 PM CADAVER LIVE DEMO
Slope Changing Osteotomy

Kristian kley
18:46 PM 19:06 PM Coffee break
19:06 PM 20:38 PM Session 5: Ligament Preservation, Repair and Reconstruction
19:06 PM 19:14 PM ACL Repair Demystified: Knowing When and Mastering How
Konrad Slynarski
19:14 PM 19:22 PM Optimizing ACL Reconstruction Outcomes in High-Performance Athletes
Piotr Ciebiera
19:22 PM 19:30 PM ACL Reconstruction with LET: Bridging Biomechanics and Clinical Insight
Peter Verdonk
19:30 PM 19:38 PM Evaluating Peroneus Longus Tendon as an Alternative Graft in ACL Reconstruction: Technique and Outcomes
Umer Butt
19:38 PM 20:08 PM CADAVER LIVE DEMO
1. Peroneus Longus Graft for ACL Repair

Umer Butt
2. ACL Repair with Internal Brace
Konrad Slynarski
20:08 PM 20:38 PM Discussion
20:38 PM End of Day 1
09:00 AM 10:40 AM Session 6: Meniscus Preservation
09:00 AM 09:08 AM Meniscal repair vs. meniscectomy – What should surgeons prioritize?
Jacek Walawski
09:08 AM 09:16 AM The AMMR™ surgical technique – a proven method to save the meniscus
Philip Roessler
09:16 AM 09:24 AM Meniscus Repair and Replace – what are the options?
Peter Verdonk
09:24 AM 09:32 AM Medial meniscus posterior root tears
Paweł Skowronek
09:32 AM 09:40 AM Healing in Sync: Aligning Surgical and Physiotherapy Strategies for a Safe Return to Sport
Emmanuel Papakostas
09:40 AM 10:10 AM CADAVER LIVE DEMO
Meniscus Allograft Transplantation

Peter Verdonk
10:10 AM 10:40 AM Discussion
10:40 AM 11:10 AM Coffee break
11:10 AM 13:12 PM Session 7: Cartilage Repair & Reconstruction
11:10 AM 11:18 AM Microfracture: Does it still have a role?
Francesca de Caro
11:18 AM 11:26 AM The evolution of the AMIC™ technique
Philip Roessler
11:26 AM 11:34 AM Status of ACI in 2025
Mats Brittberg
11:34 AM 11:42 AM Hyaluronan Scaffolds in Cartilage Repair
Konrad Słynarski
11:42 AM 11:50 AM CO2 gas scope for cartilage repair – what are the advantages?
Umer Butt
11:50 AM 11:58 AM Dysplastic PF joints - Is there a risk of OA when doing PF joint reconstructions?
Lars Blond
11:58 AM 12:06 PM What are the benefits of joint preservation? Any data from the ICRS registry
Mike McNicholas
12:06 PM 12:14 PM A Personalized Approach to Cartilage Defect
Peter Verdonk
12:14 PM 12:22 PM Revision surgery after failed primary cartilage treatments
Francesca de Caro
12:22 PM 12:42 PM Discussion
12:42 PM 13:12 PM CADAVER LIVE DEMO
Autocart - One Step cartilage repair

Mats Brittberg
13:12 PM 14:07 PM Lunch
14:07 PM 15:41 PM Session 8: PF-Joint Instability
14:07 PM 14:15 PM Advanced MRI & ultrasound techniques for early cartilage damage detection
Żaneta Nitek
14:15 PM 14:23 PM The very young patient and PF-instability
Lars Blond
14:23 PM 14:31 PM The athlete with joint instability
Emmanuel Papakostas
14:31 PM 14:39 PM The middle aged patient with joint instability
Jarosław Feluś
14:39 PM 14:47 PM TBA
Aleksandra Królikowska
14:47 PM 15:13 PM Discussion
15:13 PM 15:41 PM CADAVER LIVE DEMO
MPFL Reconstruction

Lars Blond
15:41 PM 16:01 PM Coffee break
16:01 PM 16:25 PM Session 9: Preserving Movement: The Future of Joints Without Replacement
16:01 PM 16:09 PM Role of Biology in Joint Preservation Strategies
Mats Brittberg
16:09 PM 16:17 PM Joint Preservation Beyond Mechanics: The Role of Biological Therapies in Sustaining Joint Function
Diego Correa
16:17 PM 16:25 PM Rethinking Knee Preservation: Can Distraction Delay or Replace the Big Surgeries?
Simon Mastbergen
16:25 PM 16:49 PM LIPOGEMS Mini Session
16:25 PM 16:33 PM Cell-Based Interventions for Knee Osteoarthritis: Current Evidence and Clinical Guidelines
Laura De Girolamo
16:33 PM 16:41 PM From Bench to Bedside: Cell-Based Strategies for Healing
Konrad Słynarski
16:41 PM 16:49 PM How to Use Orthobiologics in Daily Practice
Kristof Sas
16:49 PM 17:09 PM Discussion
17:09 PM 17:24 PM CADAVER LIVE DEMO
Lipoaspiration and Cell Based Therapies

TBA
17:24 PM 17:39 PM Coffee break
17:39 PM 19:09 PM Session 10: Critical Debates & Controversial Topics
17:39 PM 17:47 PM Patient selection: When is joint replacement the better option?
Peter Verdonk
17:47 PM 17:55 PM Too Late or Too Soon? The Controversy of Timing in Knee Osteotomy
Adrian Wilson
17:55 PM 18:03 PM Redefining Indications for Osteotomy: Is Radiographic Alignment Still the Gold Standard?
Kristian Kley
18:03 PM 18:11 PM Osteotomy in the Precision Medicine Era: Standardized Technique or Patient-Specific Decision?
Mike McNicholas
18:11 PM 18:19 PM AI-assisted preoperative planning & decision-making
Arkadiusz Bielecki
18:19 PM 18:39 PM Discussion
18:39 PM 19:09 PM CADAVER LIVE DEMO
Femoral Osteotomy

Kristian kley
19:09 PM End of Day 2
Session will be held in Polish
09:00 AM 10:25 AM PHYSIOTHERAPY SESSION
09:00 AM 09:17 AM Neurologiczne konsekwencje unieruchomienia
Jan Sielczak
09:17 AM 09:34 AM Rehabilitacja przedoperacyjna – niedoceniany klucz do skutecznej ortopedii
Maciej Biały
09:34 AM 09:51 AM Rehabilitacja po uszkodzeniach łąkotek – formalny EU-US konsensus ESSKA, AOSSM i AASPT
Aleksandra Królikowska
09:51 AM 10:08 AM Od fali uderzeniowej do kontrolowanej stymulacji mechanicznej: Czy fizjoterapia może być precyzyjnym „inżynierem" naprawy łąkotki?
Katarzyna Gosek-Ferenc
10:08 AM 10:25 AM Kompleksowa fizjoterapia pacjentów po HTO
Jacek Mańka
10:25 AM 10:42 AM TBA
10:42 AM 11:00 AM Coffee break
11:00 AM 11:17 AM Mechanotransdukcja – jak bodźce mechaniczne zmieniają ekspresję genów komórki i przebudowują chrząstkę
Joanna Jaczewska-Bogacka
11:17 AM 11:34 AM Biomechaniczne i neurofizjologiczne czynniki modyfikujące symptomy OA stawu kolanowego w procesie rehabilitacji
Paweł Konarzewski
11:34 AM 11:51 AM Neurofizjologia ACL: aspekty praktyczne
Mikołaj Stańczak
11:51 AM 12:08 PM PFPS w odniesieniu do dzieci i dorosłych
Karolina Goławska
12:08 PM 12:25 PM Wpływ deformacji oraz urazów stopy i stawu skokowego na kończynę dolną
Katarzyna Bażant
12:25 PM 12:42 PM Wpływ zaburzeń postawy w płaszczyźnie strzałkowej na staw kolanowy
Katarzyna Fountoukidis
12:42 PM 12:59 PM TBA
12:59 PM 02:00 PM Lunch
02:00 PM 02:17 PM Rola biomechaniki w ochronie stawu - dystrybucja sił i analiza chodu
Alicja Fąfara
02:17 PM 02:34 PM Postępowanie po zerwaniu ścięgna mięśnia czworogłowego
Mateusz Daniluk
02:34 PM 02:51 PM Asymetria – rozważania na temat symetrii w powrocie do sportu
Piotr Ciebiera
02:51 PM 03:08 PM Prewencja kontuzji u elitarnych biegaczy
Jakub Dukiewicz
03:08 PM 03:25 PM Ból stawu rzepkowo-udowego u kolarzy
Mateusz Wyszyński
03:25 PM 03:42 PM Jak efektywnie budować bloki systemów energetycznych w powrocie do sportu
Karol Kruczek
03:42 PM 03:59 PM Zakończenie