10th of May 2023
Session 1
Chairmen: prof. Michael Hantes,MD, PhD,
prof. Tiberiu Bățagă,MD, PhD
08:30 – 09:00 Opening Ceremony
09:00 – 09:15 Cartilage Anatomy and Physiology,
prof. Bățagă Tiberiu, MD, PhD
09:15 – 09:35 What Happens with Injury,
prof. Michael Hantes, MD, PhD
09:35 – 09:50 Allograft in Knee instability
prof. Andrei Nica,MD, PhD
09:50 – 10:00 Q&A Session
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break
Session 2:
Chairmen: prof. Michael Hantes,MD, PhD
assoc. prof. Radu Fleacă,MD, PhD
10:30 – 10:45 Diagnostic Imaging Tools (Knee & Hip)
sen. lect.Arpad Solyom, MD, PhD
10:45 – 11:00 Chondroprotective effect of meniscal repair: what is the evidence?
prof. Michael Hantes,MD, PhD
11:00 – 11:15 Is a “Second Look” Necessary?
prof. Radu Prejbeanu,MD, PhD
11:15 – 11:30 Who is the Ideal Patient and who not to Operate on?
assoc. prof. Radu Fleacă, MD, PhD
11:30 – 11:45 Evidence Based Treatment Algorithms in Cartilage Lesions of the Knee,
ICRS Speaker
11:45 – 12:00 Management of ostechondral lesions of the Knee with Autologous Iliac
Bone Graft and Hyaluronic Acid Scaffold
prof. Michael Hantes, MD, PhD
12:00 – 12:15 Return to Sports after Cartilage repair: what to expect?,
prof. Jenel Pătrașcu, MD PhD
12:15 – 12:30 What Does it Take to be a Cartilage Surgeon,
prof. Bățagă Tiberiu, MD, PhD
12:30 – 12:45 Q&A Session
12:45 – 14:00 Lunch
Session 3
Chairmen: assoc. prof.Octav Russu,MD, PhD,
assoc. prof. Mihai Roman, MD, PhD
14:00 – 14:15 The Role of Debridement,
assoc. prof. Russu Octav, MD,PhD
14:15 – 14:30 Bone Marrow Stimulation Techniques,
assoc. prof. Mihai Roman, MD, PhD
14:30 – 14:45 Augmenting the Outcome – Use of Membranes,
sen. lect.Arpad Solyom, MD, PhD
14:45 – 15:00 Use of MSCs – Which and how,
ICRS speaker
15:00 – 15:30 Coffe break
Session 4
Workshops
15:30 – 18:30 Workshops – All faculties
Procedure: 3 teams x 10 participants: Team Red, Team Yellow, Team Blue
3 workshops: 1 workshop per1 team / 1 hour
Workshop 1: Arthroscopy procedures on veal knee
a.”Create” the Defect
b.Debridement
c.Microfractures – Nanofractures – Drilling
Workshop 2: Re.Help procedures before and after knee surgery Workshop 3: VR-AR (Augmented reality) procedures in orthopaedic surgery
18:30 – 21:30 Welcome cocktail with participants
11thMay 2023
Session 5
Chairmen: prof. Jenel Pătrașcu, MD, PhD
assoc. prof. Vlad Predescu, MD, PhD
09:00 – 09:15 PS vs CR vs MS: rationale for constraint selection,
prof. Jenel Pătrașcu, MD, PhD
09:15 – 09:30 Joint Line in TKA – Meausered vs Gap balancing technique in TKA
prof. Bruno Violante, MD, PhD
09:30 – 09:45 Cemented vs cementless: all in or selected indications
assoc. prof. Vlad Predescu, MD, PhD
09:45 – 10:00 The role of bearing surface: wear, type of PE, potential allergy,
assoc. prof. Adrian Todor, MD, PhD
10:00 – 10:15 Patellar resurfacing or not: decision making and implant choice-
prof. Pop Tudor Sorin,MD, PhD
10:15 – 10:30 Coffee break
Session 6
Chairmen: prof. Michael Hantes,MD, PhD
prof.Radu Prejbeanu,MD, PhD
10:30 – 10:45 Effectiveness of High tibial osteotomy in young patients
prof. Michael Hantes,MD, PhD
10:45 – 11:00 Varus or Valgus Knee – How we proceed?
assoc. prof. Vlad Predescu, MD, PhD
11:00 – 11:15 Previous infected knee for primary TKR
prof.Radu Prejbeanu,MD, PhD
11:15 – 11:30 Elderly patients (>50 y.o.) TKR
prof. Jenel Pătrașcu, MD, PhD
11:30 – 11:45 Patient Expectations in TKA?
prof. Bruno Violante, MD, PhD
11:45 – 12:00 Stiff knees for primary TKR – What to do?
assoc. prof. Ionuț Codoreanu, MD, PhD
12.00 – 12:30 Conclusions – All faculties
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Time
Session 7
Chairmen: prof. Bruno Violante, MD, PhD
prof. Bățagă Tiberiu, MD, PhD
14:15 – 14:30 Bone and soft tissue stabilizers
assoc. prof. Horea Benea, MD, PhD
14:30 – 14:45 Trochleoplasty in patellar instability: when and how
prof. Michael Hantes, MD, PhD
14:45 – 15:00 Patella issues in TKA
prof. Bruno Violante, MD, PhD
15:00 – 15:15 Meniscal transplantation: when and how
prof. Michael Hantes, MD, PhD
15:15 – 15:30 Patellar instability and MPFL reconstruction
prof.Michael Hantes, MD, PhD
15:30 – 15:45 Coffe break
Sessions 8
Workshops
15:45 – 18:00 Workshops – All faculties
Procedure: 3 teams x 10 participants: Team Red, Team Yellow, Team Blue
3 workshops: 1 workshop per1 team / 40 minutes
Workshop 1: Knee osteotomy
Workshop 2: TKR
Workshop 3: Arthroscopic procedures-VR/AR
18:30 – 21:30 Dinner with participants
12 May 2023
Session 9
Chairmen: prof. Michael Hantes, MD, PhD
prof. Bruno Violante, MD, PhD
09:00 – 09:40 Tips and tricks for a physiological cartilage treatment
All faculties
09:40 – 10:00 Robotic VS Standard Technique in TKA
prof. Bruno Violante, MD, PhD
10:00 – 10:30 Take homme message and Final conclusions
All Faculties
10:30 – 11:00 Closing ceremony and certificates
No. participants: max.35
Contact person: dl. Cristian Teodorescu – 0722 881 125
– email -tcrystyan@gmail.com