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Chairpersons: G. Giaourakis - A. Dimitriadis

Round Table Discussion   Knee injuries in the athletes 

Chairpersons: D. Michailidis -  I. Kourepinis   

Imaging of the chondral and osteo-chondral lesions, Α. Karantanas

Management of the chondral knee injuries, Ι. Christoforakis           

Necrosis of the oste0-chondral grafts in mosaic-plasty, G. Stefanoudakis        

Sport injuries in children: Imaging, Ε. Apostolaki   

Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: correct placement of the graft  

D. Zavras         

Operative management of the ruptured anterior cruciate ligament, Κ. Koulouridakis         

Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament by the use of a semitendinosus-gracilis tendon graft, G. Kouvidis     

Coffee Break

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Chairpersons: G. Kroustalakis – D. Zavras

13.00-14.30

Round Table Discussion  

Osteoarthritis of the knee (Osteotomies- Arthroplasties) 

Chairpersons: Th. Karachalios - Ι. Galanakis

High tibial osteotomy, Ι. Karadimas   

Total knee replacement after high tibial osteotomy: Problems- technical difficulties- results 

G. Skouteris    

Total knee replacement: mobile or fixed tibial poly-ethylenion?, Κ. Kazakos      

Patelae replacement or not in total knee replacement?, D. Michailidis  

Retainment or not of the posterior cruciate ligament in total knee replacement?

D. Verettas      

Simultaneous bilateral total knee replacements, Κ. Balalis        

Restoration of the bony defects in total knee replacement, G. Loupasis     

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Chairpersons: Ch. Konstantoulakis. – Μ. Varouchakis

Lectures

Chairperson: E. Lambiris        

Polytrauma patient: SIRS and CARS,  D. Georgopoulos               

Surgical stress: an update, P.V. Giannoudis

Principles of the non-union management, D. Polizois

Round Table Discussion   Shoulder and Elbow Topics 

Chairpersons: P. Dimakopoulos - G. Kontakis 

Complex fractures of the upper humeral end: Management with methods other than arthroplasty,  P.Dimakopoulos        

Treatment of post-operative and post-traumatic shoulder stiffness, I. Maris

Post-traumatic elbow stiffness, S. Sourmelis   

Anatomical total shoulder prostheses, G. Ferousis     

The reverse prosthesis: an old concept revisited, P. Boileau       

HALL Β

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Chairpersons: I. Christoforakis– Ch. Vavouranakis

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Chairpersons: G. Papadokostakis – Α. Aligizakis

09.00-10.30

Round Table Discussion Upper Limb Topics 

Chairpersons: Ι. Ferousis - Patel A.D. 

Arthritis of the trapezo-metacarpal joint – ligamentous plasty, P. Kinnas        

Peri-lunate carpal injuries: Current treatment, Ch. Dinopoulos           

Surgical management of the rupture of the distal bicipital insertion, Ι. Galanakis    

Treatment Options - Indications for Linked and Unlinked Elbow Arthroplasties        

Ch. Georgousis           

The prosthesis in primary shoulder osteoarthritis: technique and results,  P. Boileau      

Lecture

Chairperson: G. Kontakis        

The tendon of the long head of the biceps: a major cause of shoulder pain 

P. Boileau       

Coffee Break

Lecture 

Chairperson: P.V. Giannoudis

Pharmacological agents and recombinant growth factors in total joint arthroplasty  

Th. Einhorn

Cervical spine clearance radiation doses and cancer induction      

P. Richards

Round Table Discussion  

Indications and application of the Ilizarov Method

Chairperson: E. Lambiris        

Correction of the long bone deformities, E. Lambiris

Treatment of the septic femoral and tibial non-unions, S. Plessas

Correction of ankle and foot deformities, Μ. Tyllianakis

Complications of the Ilizarov method and management of them, E. Velivasakis

13.45-15.15

Round Table Discussion  Total Hip Arthroplasty  (THA)

Chairpersons: Th.  Xenakis - Th. Kanakis

Bearing surfaces in THA, G. Babis

The cement technique, V. Bitounis      

Bone scintigraphy in the investigation of the painful THA, P. Megas         

Management of the bone defects during the revision of THA, Th. Karachalios          

Revision hip arthroplasty for femoral periprosthetic fractures, E. Tsiridis        

Biomechanics and developement of individualized THA, Th. Xenakis     

15.15-16.45

Round Table Discussion   Intramedullary nailing         

Chairpersons: E. Lambiris - Κ. Malizos

Biological effects of intramedullary nailing, P.V. Giannoudis          

The entry-point in antegrade femoral nailing, G. Anastopoulos         

Nailing of proximal and distal tibial fractures. What are the limits? Ch. Krettek      

Advances made in humeral nailing, A.D. Patel       

Intramedullary nailing of the humeral diaphyseal fractures: Fixed or Bio;Ch. Garnavos  

 Coffee Break

Lecture         

Chairperson: S. Mathews

Can we accelerate the fracture healing response? Th. Einhorn     

17.30-18.30

Lectures

Fractures: General issues  

Chairperson: P. Megas

Septic tibial non-unions, K. Malizos       

What is new in open fracture management, P.V. Giannoudis

Biological osteosynthesis of the fractures, Ν. Efstathopoulos

HALL Β

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Chairpersons: Κ. Balalis - V. Petroulakis

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Chairpersons: Ε. Μ. Velivassakis -  Μ. Katsafarou

09.30-11.30

Round Table Discussion   Complex fractures- injuries 

Chairpersons: Μ. Tyllianakis - Ε. Xilouris        

Difficult peritrochanteric fractures, Th. Kanakis     

Bipolar and contemporary bilateral femoral fractures, G. Kroustalakis           

Fractures of distal femur: principles of fixation, S. Mathews     

Ipsilateral femoral and tibial fractures: An algorithm of management, Ε. Drakoulakis 

Tratment of the postero-lateral knee instability, Ι. Michos         

Pilon fractures, G. Papadokostakis      

Surgical treatment of the supra-inter-condylar humeral fractures, Μ. Tyllianakis             

Elbow fractures in children: New techniques, Ch. Konstantoulakis

11.30-12.00

Coffee Break

Lecture

Chairperson: P. Katonis

Management of fractures with metaphyseal comminution, C. Krettek

Lectures

Spine topics

Chairperson: P. Papagelopoulos        

Metastatic disease of the spine: Current treatment, P. Katonis

Fractures of the cervical spine, S. Pnevmatikos           

Kyphoplasty: Biomechanical studies, Ι. Gaitanis       

Lecture         

Chairperson: P. Katonis

Evolution and challenges in diagnosis and management of the skeletal metastases 

P. Papagelopoulos

Closing Lecture

Chairperson: P. Katonis

The history and the developement of Orthopaedics in Greece: Personal experience            

Ε. Drettakis

Closing Remarks

E. Dretakis - C. Giotis