Moderators:
Magali CUCCHIARINI (Professor (PhD)) (Homburg, Germany), Caroline MOUTON (PhD, Head of Research) (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
09:30 - 09:38
The anatomical interaction between the medial ramp and the semimembranosus.
Ivan SAENZ (Associated professor) (Keynote Speaker, Barcelona, Spain)
09:38 - 09:46
Meniscus and cartilage imaging with contrast CBCT.
Jari SALO (Prof.) (Keynote Speaker, Helsinki, Finland)
09:46 - 09:54
What makes the meniscus a unique multi functional structure. A journey inside the meniscus from nano to macroscale.
Olga BARRERA (Senior research fellow) (Keynote Speaker, OXFORD, United Kingdom)
09:54 - 10:04
Biologics of meniscal healing.
Elizaveta KON (Associated Professor of Orthopedic surgery) (Keynote Speaker, Milan, Italy), Francesca DE CARO (Orthopedic Surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, Pavia, Italy)
10:04 - 10:12
Injured meniscus and distinct phenotypes of meniscus degeneration.
Linda SANDELL (Founding Director, Musculoskeletal Research Center) (Keynote Speaker, St. Louis, USA), Farooq RAI (Keynote Speaker, USA)
10:12 - 10:20
Age related differences of neuronal structures in the meniscus.
Theresa DIERMEIER (Keynote Speaker, Germany)
10:20 - 10:28
Degeneration Alters First The Biomechanical Properties Of Human Menisci Before Affecting The Tibial Cartilage.
Andreas SEITZ (Group Leader Joint Biomechanics) (Keynote Speaker, Ulm, Germany)
10:28 - 10:36
Introduction of a new standard for pre-clinical testing of total meniscus prosthesis.
Branco VAN MINNEN (Biomechanical Engineer) (Keynote Speaker, Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
10:36 - 10:44
Discussion.