Wednesday 23 May - Esforax

Wednesday23 MayWednesday23 MAY12:00 - 13:3013:30 - 14:30Early results of 148 calcar bearing, short stem, uncemented minihip femoral prosthesis with a maximum follow-up of 3 yearsAuthors: Woodnutt, David / Mullins, MarkSpeaker: Mullins, Mark (United Kingdom)Long term survival of the short stem SPIIAuthors: Meijer, Remco / Ettema, Harmen / Verheyen, CeesSpeaker: Meijer, Remco (Netherlands)13:30 - 15:00AO TraumaPolytrauma/pelvisSPECIALTY INNOVATION IN PLATE OSTEOSYNTHESIS - BIOMECHANICS OF PLATERoom: StockholmSESSION OSTEOSYNTHESIS WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR BONE HEALINGModerators: Renner, Nikolaus (Switzerland), Haas, Norbert (Germany)Different kind of plate osteosynthesis (different principles, methods, techniques, influence on bone healing) and influence on bone healingSpeaker: Wagner, Michael (Austria), Plecko, Michael (Switzerland)The clinical problem: Reducing construct stiffness of locked plate constructs, the current discussion in the medical literature regarding dynamisationSpeaker: Stöckle, Ulrich (Germany)Development of DLS - a new technical solutionSpeaker: Frigg, Robert (Switzerland)Biomechanics DLS studiesSpeaker: Döbele, Stefan (Germany)Animal studiesSpeaker: Plecko, Michael (Switzerland)Clinical experiencesSpeaker: Stöckle, Ulrich (Germany)DiscussionHipFREE PAPEROUTCOME OF TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENTRoom: Hall 3Moderators: Tözün, Remzi (Turkey), Puget, Jean (France)Increasing incidence of lower limb arthroplasty: Are we lowering the bar?Authors: Bailey, Lucy / Higgins, Joanna / Price, Mark / Conn, Kevin / Hobby, Jonathan / Stranks, Geoff / Britton, JohnSpeaker: Bailey, Lucy (United Kingdom)Good results of THAs secondary to paediatric hip diseases in a common Nordic database of 370 630 primary THAsAuthors: Engesæter, Lars / Havelin, Leif / Fenstad, Anne Marie / Kärrholm, Johan / Garelick, Göran / Pedersen, Alma / Overgaard, Søren / Engesæter, IngvildSpeaker: Engesæter, Lars (Norway)Selected within the best Free PapersCorrelation of leg length discrepancy measurements after total hip arthroplasty with patient-perceived leg length discrepancy and postoperative WOMAC scoresAuthors: Kersic, Matej / Kralj, Marko / Antolic, Vane / Mavcic, BlazSpeaker: Mavcic, Blaz (Slovenia)Total hip replacement gives better clinical results than total knee replacement - comparison with the Repp-factor(relative effect per person)Authors: Dabis, Essam / Zumstein, Marc / Huesler, Juerg / Huber, JoergSpeaker: Huber, Joerg (Switzerland)40Winner of theAllied Professions Award