What you’ll experience
Throughout the day, we will explore key challenges and innovations in orthopaedic surgery - from the evolution of bone cement to the most advanced approaches in infection management.
You’ll gain exposure to real clinical perspectives, practical decision-making processes and emerging treatment strategies -bridging theory and real-world application.
You’ll gain exposure to real clinical perspectives, practical decision-making processes and emerging treatment strategies -bridging theory and real-world application.
Program
The day is designed as a dynamic exchange between clinical knowledge and real-world experience.
Session 1
Acrylic cement in orthopaedic surgery: it all started in 1951
Giovanni Calonego, Verona – Italy
Mechanical failure of cemented hip prosthesis: are we providing proper education to our residents?
Francisco Gomez Garcia, Mexico City - Mexico
Does cement viscosity affect the 10-year outcomes in primary TKA?
Chang Chong Bum, Seoul - South Korea
Cemented vs cementless hip arthroplasty
Giuseppe Solarino, Bari - Italy
Antibiotic bone cement as a means for post-operative infection prevention: is it worth it?
Giovanni Calonego, Verona – Italy
Session 2
Epidemiology of infections in orthopaedics and traumatology
Roberto Rostagno, Vercelli - Italy
Current diagnostic tools for PJI. Is Artificial Intelligence a possible diagnostic tool?
Igor Lazic, Munich - Germany
10 Pitfalls in periprosthetic joint infection diagnosis
Pablo Corona, Barcelona - Spain
Strategies against bacterial resistance: the role of antibiotic combinations in local therapy
Roberto Rostagno, Vercelli - Italy
Bacterial resistance in Latin America: how things have changed in recent years
Francisco Gomez Garcia, Mexico City - Mexico
Emerging evidence for the role of a citrate-based irrigation in infection control
Topher Hunter, Cincinnati - USA
Local antibiotic carriers: PerOssal in fracture-related infections
Markus Rupp, Giessen - Germany
Session 3
PJI treatment options: treatment algorithm
Domenico Aloj, Vercelli - Italy
DAIR or not to DAIR
Markus Rupp, Giessen - Germany
Preformed spacer: clinical rationale
Giovanni Calonego, Verona – Italy
One-stage vs Two-stage
Igor Lazic, Munich - Germany
1.5 stage: a reasonable option for PJI treatment? The American approach
Michael Meneghini, Indianapolis - USA
Hip PJI: the functional spacer
Antonio Pellegrini, Milan - Italy
Two-stage revision: still the golden standard in PJI revision?
Pablo Corona, Barcelona - Spain
The choice of the revision hip prosthesis
Giuseppe Solarino, Bari - Italy
Salvage procedures
Domenico Aloj, Vercelli - Italy
Speakers
Guiding the discussion, a group of internationally recognized experts:
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Domenico Aloj (Italy)
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Pablo Corona (Spain)
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Igor Lazic (Germany)
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Luigi Murena (Italy)
A shared space to learn, exchange perspectives and grow together.
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