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Programme
Saturday 28 August
08:00 - 08:45   Registration
08:45 - 09:30   SAKS Meeting
SAKS Meeting
09:30 - 09:40    WELCOME
09:40 - 09:55 Willem van der Merwe Natural history of Chondral Lesions
09:55 - 10:10 Ponky Firer Platelets(RPR)in the treatment of OA
10:10 - 10:25 Julian Feller Nutraceuticals and Viscosuppplementation: what is the evidence?
10:25 - 10:40   Discussion
10:40 - 11:10   Tea
Tea
11:10 - 11:25 Julian Feller Is there still a role for Arthroscopy in Management of OA?
11:25 - 11:35   Discussion
11:35 - 11:50 Michel Bonin Technique of HTO
11:50 - 12:05 Koos Marais Planning an Osteotomy: Interpreting the lines we draw
12:05 - 12:15   Discussion
12:15 - 12:30 Julian Feller Does HTO still have a role?
12:30 - 12:45 Michel Bonin Sports participation and functional results after HTO
12:45 - 13:00   Discussion
13:00 - 14:00   Lunch
14:00 - 14:15 Franscois Kock The role of Navigation in Osteotomies around the knee
14:15 - 14:30 Julian Feller What about isolated PF OA?
14:30 - 14:45   Discussion
14:45 - 15:00 Koos Marais Femoral Varus Osteotomies in Lateral Compartement OA
15:00 - 15:15 Julian Feller Is UKA worth it in the long run?
15:15 - 15:30   Discussion
15:30 - 16:00   Coffee
16:00 - 16:15 Michel Bonin Is 180° always the good target for TKA in Varus knees?
16:15 - 16:30 Julian Feller Do patients really need high flexion following TKA?
16:30 - 16:45   Discusssion
16:45 - 17:00 Michel Bonin Does oversizing matter in TKA
17:00 - 17:10   Discussion
19:00   SAKS Dinner

 

Sunday 29 August
09:00 - 09:15 Michel Bonin Rotation Of femoral and Tibial component in TKA
09:15 - 09:25 Discusssion
09:25 - 09:40 Michel Bonin What is normal pain after TKA?
09:40 - 09:50 Discussion
09:50 - 10:05 Michel Bonin Can patients really do sport after TKA?
10:05 - 10:15 Michel Bonin Patient satisfaction after TKA,UKA and HTO
10:15 - 10:30 Discussion
10:30 - 11:00 Tea
11:00 - 12:00 PANEL DISCUSSION How do I select UKA, TKA or Osteotomy in the younger patient?
Panel to be nominated
12:00 - 12:15   Closing remarks