Wednesday 23 May - Esforax

Friday25 Mayfriday25 MAY09:15 00:00 - 10:45 00:00Knee osseousSYMPOSIUMKNEE ARTHOPLASTY IN SPECIAL CASESModerator: Baldini, Andrea (Italy)IntroductionSpeaker: Baldini, Andrea (Italy)The post-traumatic knee: Finding the guidelinesSpeaker: Benazzo, Francesco (Italy)The stiff knee: How flexion can be achieved?Speaker: Halder, Andreas (Germany)Severe valgus and varus deformity: Back to the normalSpeaker: Neyret, Philippe (France)Flexion contracture and recurvatum kneeSpeaker: Ware, Howard (United Kingdom)How to deal with extra-articular deformitiesSpeaker: Baldini, Andrea (Italy)DiscussionRoom: Hongkong11:15 - 12:15Trauma lower limbFREE PAPER INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURES IIRoom: StockholmModerators: Biberthaler, Peter (Germany), Schaser, Klaus-Dieter (Germany)Biomechanical comparison of the DHS-Blade® vs. PFN-A® in unstable medial femoral neck fracture modelAuthors: Röderer, Götz / Krischak, Gert / Gebhard, Florian / Claes, LutzSpeaker: Röderer, Götz (Germany)Sliding hip screw vs. intramedullary nail in intertrochanteric (AO/OTA type A3) and subtrochanteric fractures A register based study on 2716 patients in the Norwegian Hip Fracture RegisterAuthors: Havelin, Leif / Gjertsen, Jan Erik / Vinje, Tarjei / Fevang, Jonas / Matre, KjellSpeaker: Matre, Kjell (Norway)Cephalomedullary nail versus sliding hip screw for the fixation of unstable intertrochanteric fractures in elderly patients: A comparison of ambulatory outcomesAuthors: Kwek, Ernest Beng Kee / Rajamoney, Ganesan Naidu / Chua, Ivan Tjun HuatSpeaker: Chua, Ivan Tjun Huat (Singapore)A Comparative study between percoutaneous compression plating and Gamma nail for AO/OTA 31.A1-A2 hip fractures treatmentAuthors: Galvez, Jaime / Tenías, Jose María / Cano, Isabel / Crespo, Ricardo / Arcas, Alvaro / Crespo, EusebioSpeaker: Crespo, Eusebio (Spain)Better radiographic and mobility outcomes using the expandable proximal femoral nail in the treatment of hip fractures – a randomized controlled trialAuthors: Chechik, Ofir / Khashan, Morsi / Amar, Eyal / Pritsch, Tamir / Gigi, Roy / Steinberg, ElySpeaker: Chechik, Ofir (Israel)Significance of tip apex distance & screw placement in the femoral head for cut-out of intramedullary hip screw deviceAuthors: Senevirathna, Shanaka / Siddiqui, Bobby / Rajeev, Aysha / Kakkar, Rahul / Loughead, JonathanSpeaker: Senevirathna, Shanaka (United Kingdom)108Winner of theAllied Professions Award