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08:00 - 08:15
Welcome Lecture
Keynote Speaker:
Joan Carles MONLLAU (Head of Department) (Keynote Speaker, Barcelona, Spain)
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08:15 - 09:00
Opening session
Moderators:
Philippe BEAUFILS (Retired) (Versailles, France), René VERDONK (prof em) (GENT, Belgium)
08:15 - 08:30
Education and training in meniscal repair.
Romain SEIL (PAST Président ESSKA) (Keynote Speaker, Luxembourg)
08:30 - 08:45
There is still some space for Experience Base Medicine in meniscal treatment?
Jon KARLSSON (Keynote Speaker, Sweden)
08:45 - 09:00
Systemic pathologies related to the meniscus.
Elizaveta KON (Associated Professor of Orthopedic surgery) (Keynote Speaker, Milan, Italy)
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09:00 - 10:00
Meniscus from the basis
Moderator:
René VERDONK (prof em) (GENT, Belgium)
09:00 - 09:10
From Embryogenesis to the Adult Meniscus: structure and vascularization.
Christophe HULET (Chirurgien orthopédiste ) (Keynote Speaker, Président SOFCOT 2026, Caen, France)
09:10 - 09:20
Degenerative and traumatic meniscal lesions: anatomical, biomechanical and physiophatological differences.
Sebastian KOPF (Attending) (Keynote Speaker, Brandenburg/Havel, Germany)
09:20 - 09:30
Imaging of the meniscal pathologies.
Anna HIRSCHMANN (Radiologist) (Keynote Speaker, Basel, Switzerland)
09:30 - 09:40
AI and meniscus: where are we going?
Filippo FAMILIARI (Associate Professor of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery) (Keynote Speaker, Catanzaro, Italy)
09:40 - 10:00
Discussion.
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10:30 - 12:00
Meniscus repair techniques
Moderator:
Simone PERELLI (Surgeon) (Barcelona, Spain)
10:30 - 10:40
Which is the best implant for a meniscal repair? Comparison among the implants.
Cécile TOANEN (Chirurgien) (Keynote Speaker, La Roche-sur-Yon, France)
10:40 - 10:50
How to perform a perfect bucket-handle repair.
Jacques MENETREY (Médecin chef) (Keynote Speaker, Genève, Switzerland)
10:50 - 11:00
How to perform a perfect radial tear repair.
Brian DEVITT (Professor of Orthopaedics and Surgical Biomechanics) (Keynote Speaker, Dublin, Ireland)
11:00 - 11:10
Horizontal tears: meniscectomy, repair or augmentation?
Maximiliano IBAÑEZ (Orthopaedic Surgeon - Faculty) (Keynote Speaker, Barcelona, Spain)
11:10 - 11:20
LMORT: different way to repair it?
Alberto GRASSI (MD) (Keynote Speaker, Bologna, Italy)
11:20 - 11:30
Lecture: from in-out to all-inside and back.
Ciara STEVENSON (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, Belfast, United Kingdom)
11:30 - 11:36
what’s new?
Orthopaedic research society
11:36 - 11:42
what’s new 2?
Orthopaedic research society
11:42 - 12:00
Discussion.
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SYMPOSIUM
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LUNCH BREAK
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SYMPOSIUM
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SYMPOSIUM
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14:30 - 15:30
Pediatric meniscus
Moderator:
Alberto GRASSI (MD) (Bologna, Italy)
14:30 - 14:38
Epidemiology and outcomes in a skeletally immature patient.
Akira TSUJII (Knee Sports) (Keynote Speaker, Suita, Japan)
14:38 - 14:46
Different techniques or augmentation in a skeletally immature patient?
Franck CHOTEL (Ex Chef de service) (Keynote Speaker, Lyon, France)
14:46 - 14:54
Associate cartilage lesions in skeletally immature patients: how to deal with?
Loic GEFFROY (orthopediste) (Keynote Speaker, Nantes, France)
14:54 - 15:04
Meniscal lesions in stable knee (hypermobile, discoid): guidelines of treatment and surgical tricks.
Jin Goo KIM (Chief of Sports medical center, Hospital President) (Keynote Speaker, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
15:04 - 15:14
Meniscal lesions in unstable knee: guidelines of treatment and surgical tricks.
Maria Jesús TUCA (Keynote Speaker, Santiago, Chile)
15:14 - 15:30
Discussion.
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15:30 - 16:30
Learning from the masters
What I learned in a passionate life dedicated to the meniscus
Moderator:
Jon KARLSSON (Sweden)
15:30 - 16:00
Questions to the masters.
Philippe BEAUFILS (Retired) (Keynote Speaker, Versailles, France), René VERDONK (prof em) (Keynote Speaker, GENT, Belgium), Romain SEIL (PAST Président ESSKA) (Keynote Speaker, Luxembourg), Joan Carles MONLLAU (Head of Department) (Keynote Speaker, Barcelona, Spain)
16:00 - 16:30
Biological and biomechanical novelties around the meniscus.
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17:00 - 18:00
Biomechanics and kinematics
Moderator:
Nicolas PUJOL (Chef de Service) (Versailles, France)
17:00 - 17:08
Biomechanics of ramp: what should we aim during the repair?
Cécile TOANEN (Chirurgien) (Keynote Speaker, La Roche-sur-Yon, France)
17:08 - 17:16
Meniscal biomechanics and knee kinematic after a root tear.
Lior LAVER (Head of the Sports Medicine Unit) (Keynote Speaker, Hadera, Israel)
17:16 - 17:24
Meniscal biomechanics and knee kinematic after a meniscal transplantation.
Peter VERDONK (Orthopaedic Surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, Antwerp, Belgium)
17:24 - 17:32
Meniscal biomechanics and knee kinematic after a meniscal repair.
Andreas SEITZ (Group Leader Joint Biomechanics) (Keynote Speaker, Ulm, Germany)
17:32 - 17:40
Association of ACL and meniscal injuries: changes in biomechanics and kinematics.
James ROBINSON (Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, Bristol, United Kingdom)
17:40 - 18:00
Discussion.
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| Friday 29 January |
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08:00 - 09:00
Meniscus and aging
Moderator:
Philippe BEAUFILS (Retired) (Versailles, France)
08:00 - 08:08
Can we prevent meniscal aging: physiopathology and future prospective.
Elizaveta KON (Associated Professor of Orthopedic surgery) (Keynote Speaker, Milan, Italy)
08:08 - 08:16
Orthobiologic treatment in aged menisci.
Stefan NEHRER (Dean of Faculty Health and Medicine) (Keynote Speaker, Krems, Austria)
08:16 - 08:24
Conservative treatment in meniscal lesions over 50.
Robert PRILL (Head of Research) (Keynote Speaker, Brandenburg/Havel, Germany)
08:24 - 08:32
Meniscal lesions in over 50: same surgical treatment?
Tomasz PIONTEK (Consultant, Leader Of Lower limb Sports Injuries) (Keynote Speaker, Poznań, Poland)
08:32 - 08:40
Managing of failure of meniscal treatments in patients over 50.
Elvire SERVIEN (PUPH) (Keynote Speaker, Lyon, France)
08:40 - 08:48
ESSKA consensus of degenerative meniscus: still up to date?
Sebastian KOPF (Attending) (Keynote Speaker, Brandenburg/Havel, Germany)
08:48 - 09:00
Discussion.
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09:00 - 10:00
Athletes and meniscal injuries
Moderator:
Jacques MENETREY (Médecin chef) (Genève, Switzerland)
09:00 - 09:08
Epidemiology of meniscal lesions in athletes.
Jérôme VALCARENGHI (Chirurgien Orthopédique) (Keynote Speaker, Mons, Belgium)
09:08 - 09:16
Associate lesions in athletes.
Antonio MAESTRO (Keynote Speaker, Gijon, Spain)
09:16 - 09:24
Recommendation of treatment in athletes: something different?
Manuel LEYES (Keynote Speaker, Madrid, Spain)
09:24 - 09:32
Complications and failures in athletes.
David FIGUEROA (Keynote Speaker, Chile)
09:32 - 09:40
Rehabilitation and return to sport.
Robert PRILL (Head of Research) (Keynote Speaker, Brandenburg/Havel, Germany)
09:40 - 09:48
what’s new?
Amanda MAGOSCH (Resident) (Keynote Speaker, Luxembourg)
09:48 - 10:00
Discussion.
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10:30 - 11:40
Meniscus transplant
Moderator:
Stefano ZAFFAGNINI (DIRECTOR) (Bologna, Italy)
10:30 - 10:38
Indications for meniscal transplantation: how far can we go?
Kyu Sung CHUNG (Keynote Speaker, Republic of Korea)
10:38 - 10:46
Meniscal transplantation associated to ACL revision: tips and tricks.
Tim SPALDING (Orthopaedic Surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, London, United Kingdom)
10:46 - 10:54
Meniscal transplantation associated to HTO: tips and tricks.
Joan Carles MONLLAU (Head of Department) (Keynote Speaker, Barcelona, Spain)
10:54 - 11:02
Bone blocks or all soft tissue?
Peter VERDONK (Orthopaedic Surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, Antwerp, Belgium)
11:02 - 11:20
Radiological and clinical results after meniscal transplant.
Jin Goo KIM (Chief of Sports medical center, Hospital President) (Keynote Speaker, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
11:20 - 11:40
Discussion.
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11:40 - 12:30
Meniscal and cartilage substitution
Moderator:
Henning MADRY (Director) (HOMBURG/SAAR, Germany)
11:40 - 11:52
History, evolution, results of meniscal scaffolds in the last 20 years.
Nicola PIZZA (Keynote Speaker, Barcelona, Spain)
11:52 - 12:00
New frontiers of meniscal regeneration.
Stefan NEHRER (Dean of Faculty Health and Medicine) (Keynote Speaker, Krems, Austria)
12:00 - 12:10
Meniscal substitutions using autologous hamstring graft: technique and results.
Karl ERIKSSON (Asst Professor) (Keynote Speaker, Stockholm, Sweden)
12:10 - 12:18
Focal cartilage resurfacing with metal or plastic implants.
Peter VERDONK (Orthopaedic Surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, Antwerp, Belgium)
12:18 - 12:30
Discussion.
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14:30 - 15:30
Uncommon conditions
Moderator:
Romain SEIL (PAST Président ESSKA) (Luxembourg)
14:30 - 14:38
Medial discoid meniscus.
Ryosuke KURODA (kurodar@med.kobe-u.ac.jp) (Keynote Speaker, Kobe, Japan)
14:38 - 14:46
Chondrocalcinosis.
Michael HANTES (University of Thessaly) (Keynote Speaker, Larissa, Greece)
14:46 - 14:54
Post-meniscectomy chondrolysis.
Sven SCHEFFLER (Partner) (Keynote Speaker, Berlin, Germany)
14:54 - 15:02
Post-meniscectomy osteonecrosis.
Roland BECKER (Medical Director) (Keynote Speaker, Brandenburg/Havel, Germany)
15:02 - 15:10
Parameniscal Cyst.
Jin Goo KIM (Chief of Sports medical center, Hospital President) (Keynote Speaker, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
15:10 - 15:16
Intrasubstance meniscal lesions: new frontiers?
Romain SEIL (PAST Président ESSKA) (Keynote Speaker, Luxembourg)
15:16 - 15:30
Discussion.
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15:30 - 16:30
Meniscal extrusion
Moderator:
Hideyuki KOGA (Speaker) (Tokyo, Japan)
15:30 - 15:40
Physiophatology and classification.
Pietro CONTE (Interne/Resident) (Keynote Speaker, Milano, Italy)
15:40 - 15:48
The Asia-Pacific Philosophy of treatment (APKASS representative).
Sang Hak LEE (Professor) (Keynote Speaker, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
15:48 - 15:56
The European Philosophy of treatment (ESSKA representative).
Nicolas PUJOL (Chef de Service) (Keynote Speaker, Versailles, France)
15:56 - 16:04
The North American Philosophy of treatment.
Aaron KRYCH (Keynote Speaker, Rochester, USA)
16:04 - 16:12
The Latino-American Philosophy of treatment (SLARD representative).
Rodrigo MAESTU (Keynote Speaker, Argentina), Manuel MOSQUERA (Keynote Speaker, Colombia)
16:12 - 16:20
When associate HTO for degenerative extruded meniscus.
Wolf PETERSEN (Director) (Keynote Speaker, Berlin, Germany)
16:20 - 16:30
Discussion.
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17:00 - 18:45
Root tears
Moderator:
David FIGUEROA (Chile)
17:00 - 17:08
Anatomy of the meniscal root: practical knowledge for our repairs.
Miquel DALMAU PASTOR (Keynote Speaker, Barcelone, Spain)
17:08 - 17:16
Anterior root tears: unicorns or real problem?
Alejandro ESPEJO BAENA (Orthopaedic surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, MÁLAGA, Spain)
17:16 - 17:24
Conservative treatment in postero-medial root tears?
Elvire SERVIEN (PUPH) (Keynote Speaker, Lyon, France)
17:24 - 17:38
Should we add centralization to postero-medial root repair?
Hideyuki KOGA (Speaker) (Keynote Speaker, Tokyo, Japan)
17:38 - 17:43
How to repair a postero-medial root tear: step by step video technique.
Tim SPALDING (Orthopaedic Surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, London, United Kingdom)
17:43 - 17:48
Postero-lateral root tear: inside the ACL tibial tunnel or independent tunnel?
Stefano ZAFFAGNINI (DIRECTOR) (Keynote Speaker, Bologna, Italy)
17:48 - 17:53
How to repair a postero-lateral root tear: step by step video technique.
Sven SCHEFFLER (Partner) (Keynote Speaker, Berlin, Germany)
17:53 - 17:58
How to perform HTO and postero-medial root repair.
Patrick SMITH (Keynote Speaker, USA)
17:58 - 18:30
2026 ESSKA-APKASS Meniscus consensus: Root tears.
Kyu Sung CHUNG (Keynote Speaker, Republic of Korea), Jacques MENETREY (Médecin chef) (Keynote Speaker, Genève, Switzerland)
18:30 - 18:45
Discussion.
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| Saturday 30 January |
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08:00 - 09:10
Ramp lesion
Moderator:
Manuel MOSQUERA (Colombia)
08:00 - 08:08
Anatomy of the meniscal ramp: practical knowledge for our repairs.
Miquel DALMAU PASTOR (Keynote Speaker, Barcelone, Spain)
08:08 - 08:18
Repair or not repair: that is the question!
Michael HANTES (University of Thessaly) (Keynote Speaker, Larissa, Greece)
08:18 - 08:23
How to repair a ramp lesion from a single postero-medial portal: step by step video technique.
Sang Hak LEE (Professor) (Keynote Speaker, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
08:23 - 08:28
How to repair a ramp lesion from double postero-medial portals: step by step video technique.
Romain SEIL (PAST Président ESSKA) (Keynote Speaker, Luxembourg)
08:28 - 08:33
How to repair a ramp lesion from anteromedial portal: step by step video technique.
Simone PERELLI (Surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, Barcelona, Spain)
08:33 - 08:56
ESSKA-APKASS Meniscus consensus: Ramp lesions.
Sang Hak LEE (Professor) (Keynote Speaker, Seoul, Republic of Korea), Nicolas PUJOL (Chef de Service) (Keynote Speaker, Versailles, France)
08:56 - 09:10
Discussion.
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09:10 - 10:00
After meniscal surgery
09:10 - 09:18
How to deal with neurological complications.
Xavier PELFORT (Keynote Speaker, Igualada, Spain)
09:18 - 09:26
What we consider a failure and how to diagnose it.
Ryosuke KURODA (kurodar@med.kobe-u.ac.jp) (Keynote Speaker, Kobe, Japan)
09:26 - 09:34
How to treat a failure: re-suture or meniscectomy?
Sang Hak LEE (Professor) (Keynote Speaker, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
09:34 - 09:44
Postoperative rehabilitation: insights from ESSKA-AOSSM consensus.
Nicolas PUJOL (Chef de Service) (Keynote Speaker, Versailles, France)
09:44 - 09:50
what’s new? Evolution of Cartilage Lesions after ACL Reconstruction: A Longitudinal Analysis from the Swedish National Knee Ligament Registry.
09:50 - 09:58
Discussion.
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10:30 - 11:30
Orthobiologics and augmentations
Moderator:
Elizaveta KON (Associated Professor of Orthopedic surgery) (Milan, Italy)
10:30 - 10:38
PRP and meniscus: current evidence.
Lior LAVER (Head of the Sports Medicine Unit) (Keynote Speaker, Hadera, Israel)
10:38 - 10:46
BMAC and stem cells: current evidence.
Henning MADRY (Director) (Keynote Speaker, HOMBURG/SAAR, Germany)
10:46 - 10:54
Intraoperative biological augmentation and stimulation in meniscal repair.
James ROBINSON (Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, Bristol, United Kingdom)
10:54 - 11:02
How to augment meniscal repair with fibrin clot: step by step video technique.
Wolf PETERSEN (Director) (Keynote Speaker, Berlin, Germany)
11:02 - 11:10
Meniscal wrapping: technique and results.
Tomasz PIONTEK (Consultant, Leader Of Lower limb Sports Injuries) (Keynote Speaker, Poznań, Poland)
11:10 - 11:16
what’s new?
Manuel MOSQUERA (Keynote Speaker, Colombia)
11:16 - 11:30
Discussion.
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