Programme
Language: English
A full comprehensive day tailored for orthopaedic surgeons, delving into critical topics such as bone cements and cementation, as well as diagnoses and management of the infections in orthopaedic surgery.
AGENDA
8.30 Registration
9.00 Welcome and Introduction: From Tecres to Demetra
Luca Carreri, Verona - Italy
9.15 PMMA history, a scientific excursus from implant fixation to drug delivery
Giovanni Calonego, Verona – Italy
9.35 Cemented vs Cementless arthroplasty
Fabio D’Angelo, Varese - Italy
9.55 Antibiotic-loaded bone cement (ALBC), rationale of use and current trends across Europe and the rest of the world
Giovanni Calonego, Verona – Italy
10.15 Epidemiology of infection in orthopaedics: present and future
Roberto Rostagno, Vercelli - Italy
10.35 Current diagnostic tools for PJI
Igor Lazic – Munich - Germany
10.55 Discussion
11.10 Coffee break
11.40 The importance of pathogen identification
Roberto Rostagno, Vercelli - Italy
12.00 Debridement: “one small step for a surgeon, one giant leap for PJI”
Domenico Aloj, Vercelli - Italy
12.15 PJI treatment options: treatment algorithm
Domenico Aloj, Vercelli - Italy
12.35 Debridement, antibiotics and implant retention (DAIR)
Laura Ravera, Vercelli - Italy
12.50 One-stage revision
Mustafa Citak – Hamburg - Germany
13.10 One-stage vs two-stage
Igor Lazic – Munich - Germany
13.25 Discussion
13.40 Lunch
14.45 Static or articulated spacer, when and why
Fabio D’Angelo, Varese - Italy
15.05 Salvage procedure in PJI (resection arthroplasty and amputation)
Rosalba Tortia, Vercelli - Italy
15.20 Two-stage revision with preformed spacers: review of published literature
Giovanni Calonego, Verona – Italy
15.40 Cal-Cemex, a novel injectable bone substitute for trauma surgery
Andrea Pizzoli, Mantova - Italy
16.00 Discussion
16.15 WORKSHOP
17.00 End of the meeting
Info & Registration
To take this course, please mail to academy@tecres.it
