Thursday 23 January
08:00

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WEL
08:00 - 08:40

Welcome and Introduction

Moderator: Sebastian KOPF (Attending) (Brandenburg, Germany)
08:00 - 08:10 Welcome and Introduction. Philippe BEAUFILS (Retired) (Keynote Speaker, Versailles, France), René VERDONK (prof em) (Keynote Speaker, GENT, Belgium)
08:10 - 08:40 Medical care of Olympic Games in Paris and Milano. Bernd WOLFAHRT (Keynote Speaker, Germany)
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S01
09:00 - 10:05

Meniscal Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Epidemiology

Moderators: Christoph KITTL (knee surgeon) (muenster, Germany), Andreas SEITZ (Group Leader Joint Biomechanics) (Ulm, Germany)
09:00 - 09:08 Classifications of meniscus pathologies. Cécile TOANEN (Chirurgien) (Keynote Speaker, Bordeaux, France)
09:08 - 09:16 Imaging of the meniscus. Anna HIRSCHMANN (Radiologist) (Keynote Speaker, Basel, Switzerland)
09:16 - 09:24 Age-related changes of microvascularity of menisci. Elmar HERBST (Faculty) (Keynote Speaker, Muenster, Germany)
09:24 - 09:32 Gender-related differences of menisci. Jennifer ROBINSON (Assistant Professor) (Keynote Speaker, Seattle, USA)
09:32 - 09:40 Stability of the lateral meniscus. Robert SMIGIELSKI (Chief of the department) (Keynote Speaker, Warszawa, Poland)
09:40 - 09:48 Meniscus injuries in professional skier and soccer player. To Be CONFIRMED
09:48 - 09:54 Epidemiology of repairable meniscus tears? Martin LIND (Keynote Speaker, Denmark)
09:54 - 10:05 Discussion.
10:05 Coffee Break
10:30

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S02
10:30 - 12:00

Suture Techniques
Which one is the best and which tears can be left alone?

Moderators: Alberto GRASSI (Bologna, Italy), Elmar HERBST (Faculty) (Muenster, Germany)
10:30 - 10:38 Rate of reinjury with undisplaced, undersurface medial meniscal tears left untreated. Brian DEVITT (Professor of Orthopaedics and Surgical Biomechanics) (Keynote Speaker, Dublin, Ireland, Ireland)
10:38 - 10:46 Biology of meniscus healing (with special topic of the influence of Simvastatin). Ryosuke KURODA (kurodar@med.kobe-u.ac.jp) (Keynote Speaker, Kobe, JAPAN, Japan)
10:46 - 10:54 The development of meniscus repair techniques based on the Norwegian registry. Eivind INDERHAUG (Keynote Speaker, Norway)
10:54 - 11:02 All-inside vs. inside-out mensical repair in elite athletes. To Be CONFIRMED
11:02 - 11:10 Failure rate of repaired medial meniscus bucket handle tears. Bertrand SONNERY-COTTET (MD, PhD) (Keynote Speaker, Lyon, France)
11:10 - 11:18 Which preoperative MRI criteria suggest to repair a bucket handle tear? Patricia THOREUX (PUPH) (Keynote Speaker, Paris, France)
11:18 - 11:26 How to image an unhappy patient after meniscus repair? Torsten DIEKHOFF (Attending Senior Physician) (Keynote Speaker, Berlin, Germany)
11:26 - 11:34 Augmentation of repaired horizontal cleavage meniscal lesions. Maximiliano IBAÑEZ (Orthopaedic Surgeon - Faculty) (Keynote Speaker, Barcelona, Spain)
11:34 - 11:42 Rehabilitation after meniscus repair - ESSKA consensus. To Be CONFIRMED
11:42 - 12:00 Discussion.
12:00

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INDUSTRY01
12:00 - 12:30

Industry Session / Workshop

12:30 Lunch Break - Exhibition area
13:30

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INDUSTRY02
13:30 - 14:00

Industry Session / Workshop

14:00

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S03
14:00 - 15:00

Meniscus and Orthobiologics - any role today?

Moderators: Lior LAVER (Head of the Sports Medicine Unit) (Hadera, Israel), Christian STÄRKE
14:00 - 14:12 ALL about PrP - an overview. Nicolas PUJOL (Chef de Service) (Keynote Speaker, Versailles, France)
14:12 - 14:20 Functionalized 3D-printing and Bioglue Technology to Enhance Meniscus Repair. To Be CONFIRMED
14:20 - 14:28 Effect BMAC onto meniscus healing. Brian FORSYTHE (Keynote Speaker, USA)
14:28 - 14:36 Stem cells and extracellular vesicles. Elizaveta KON (Associated Professor of Orthopedic surgery) (Keynote Speaker, Milan, Italy)
14:36 - 14:48 ESSKA consensus about cell based therapy. Lior LAVER (Head of the Sports Medicine Unit) (Keynote Speaker, Hadera, Israel)
14:48 - 15:00 Discussion.
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S04
15:00 - 16:00

ESSKA Session

Keynote Speaker: Roland BECKER (Medical Director) (Keynote Speaker, Brandenburg/Havel, Germany)
16:00 Coffee Break
16:30

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S05
16:30 - 17:30

Return to Sports with Meniscal Issues

16:30 - 16:38 Return to sports after meniscal repair in athletes. Jacques MENETREY (Médecin chef) (Keynote Speaker, Genève, Switzerland)
16:38 - 16:46 Knee Kinematics after meniscus injuries - Bimoves. Georg DUDA (Director) (Keynote Speaker, Berlin, Germany)
16:46 - 16:54 RTS program/BIA in Innsbruck in comparison with other programs. To Be CONFIRMED
16:54 - 17:02 Are digital tools already able to replace the classical rehabilitation? Robert PRILL
17:02 - 17:10 RTS based on the ESSKA consensus. Nicky VAN MELICK (Scientist) (Keynote Speaker, Eindhoven, The Netherlands)
17:10 - 17:18 Food and supplements to improve RTS after meniscus injury - from Bayern Munich to Liverpool. Clemens GWINNER (Keynote Speaker, Germany)
17:18 - 17:30 Discussion.
16:30 - 17:30
17:30

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S06
17:30 - 18:30

Meniscal Root Lesions

Moderators: Wolf PETERSEN (Director) (Berlin, Germany), Christian STÄRKE
17:30 - 17:38 Partial weight bearing & ROM significantly reduce the loads at medial meniscus posterior root repair. Andreas SEITZ (Group Leader Joint Biomechanics) (Keynote Speaker, Ulm, Germany)
17:38 - 17:46 Current txt algorithm of medial root tears in stable knees? Sang Hak LEE (Professor) (Keynote Speaker, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
17:46 - 17:54 The clinical outcome and risk factors of posteromedial root repair. Robert LAPRADE (Complex Knee Surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, Edina, USA)
17:54 - 18:02 Root tears and HTOs. To Be CONFIRMED
18:02 - 18:10 Do we have to fix lateral meniscus root tears in ACL torn knees in case of an existing meniscofemoral ligament? Tobias JUNG (Keynote Speaker, Germany)
18:10 - 18:18 Issues in performing a transtibial repair of a lateral root tear concomitantly with an ACL reconstruction? Christoph KITTL (knee surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, muenster, Germany)
18:18 - 18:30 Discussion.
Friday 24 January
08:00

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S07
08:00 - 09:00

Meniscal Extrusion

Moderators: Michael HIRSCHMANN (Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology) (Bâle, Switzerland), Hideyuki KOGA (Speaker) (Tokyo, Japan)
08:00 - 08:08 Does Ultrasound add something to MRI in meniscus extrusion? Theresa DIERMEYER (Consultant) (Keynote Speaker, Berlin, Germany)
08:08 - 08:16 Meniscal Extrusion Collaborative Survey within the Meniscus International Network (MenIN) Study Group. Filippo FAMILIARI (Associate Professor of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery) (Keynote Speaker, Catanzaro, Italy)
08:16 - 08:24 Shall we treat meniscus extrusion in menisci without tears? Jin Goo KIM (Keynote Speaker, Republic of Korea)
08:24 - 08:32 Is it worth to treat meniscus extrusion in addition to root repairs? Robert LAPRADE (Complex Knee Surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, Edina, USA)
08:32 - 08:40 Clinical results of centralization sutures on the medial and lateral meniscus. Hideyuki KOGA (Speaker) (Keynote Speaker, Tokyo, Japan)
08:40 - 08:48 Does progressive meniscal extrusion after HTO correlates with clinical deterioration? Sang Hak LEE (Professor) (Keynote Speaker, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
08:48 - 09:00 Discussion.
09:00

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S08
09:00 - 10:00

Meniscal Ramp Lesions

Moderators: Christian STÄRKE, Cécile TOANEN (Chirurgien) (Bordeaux, France)
09:00 - 09:08 Imaging of ramp lesions. Anna HIRSCHMANN (Radiologist) (Keynote Speaker, Basel, Switzerland)
09:08 - 09:16 Ramp lesions - a biomechanical overview. Adrian DEICHSEL (Resident) (Keynote Speaker, Münster, Germany)
09:16 - 09:24 I repair ramp lesions using suture hooks through ONE posteromedial portal. Bertrand SONNERY-COTTET (MD, PhD) (Keynote Speaker, Lyon, France)
09:24 - 09:32 I repair ramp lesions using suture hooks through TWO posteromedial portals. Romain SEIL (PAST Président ESSKA) (Keynote Speaker, Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
09:32 - 09:40 I repair ramp lesions using all-inside devices. Jacques MENETREY (Médecin chef) (Keynote Speaker, Genève, Switzerland)
09:40 - 09:48 I do not repair ramp lesions. Sebastian KOPF (Attending) (Keynote Speaker, Brandenburg, Germany)
09:48 - 10:00 Discussion.
10:00 Coffee Break
10:30

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S09
10:30 - 11:30

Meniscal and Ligamentous Injuries

Moderators: Ryosuke KURODA (kurodar@med.kobe-u.ac.jp) (Kobe, JAPAN, Japan), René VERDONK (prof em) (GENT, Belgium)
10:30 - 10:38 A high grade Lachman test in ACL deficient patients predicts a ramp lesion. Filippo FAMILIARI (Associate Professor of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery) (Keynote Speaker, Catanzaro, Italy)
10:38 - 10:46 Failure rate of isolated meniscal repair and meniscal repair in the setting of ACL reconstruction. Brian DEVITT (Professor of Orthopaedics and Surgical Biomechanics) (Keynote Speaker, Dublin, Ireland, Ireland)
10:46 - 10:54 AI in meniscal and ACL injuries. Nicolas PUJOL (Chef de Service) (Keynote Speaker, Versailles, France)
10:54 - 11:02 Injuries of the lateral meniscus increase the Pivot shift phenomenon in ACL deficient knees. Ryosuke KURODA (kurodar@med.kobe-u.ac.jp) (Keynote Speaker, Kobe, JAPAN, Japan)
11:02 - 11:10 10 years outcome of patients after ACL reconstruction and meniscus treatment. Michael HANTES (University of Thessaly) (Keynote Speaker, Larissa, Greece)
11:10 - 11:18 Meniscus injuries in multiligamentous injured knees. Ciara STEVENSON (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, Belfast, United Kingdom)
11:18 - 11:30 Discussion.
11:30

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INDUSTRY03
11:30 - 12:00

Industry Session / Workshops

12:00 Lunch Break
13:00

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INDUSTRY04
13:00 - 13:30

Industry Session / Workshop

13:30

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S10
13:30 - 14:50

Meniscus Replacement

Moderators: Sven SCHEFFLER (Berlin, Germany), Peter VERDONK (Orthopaedic Surgeon) (Antwerp, Belgium)
13:30 - 13:38 Meniscus allograft transplantation for biologic knee preservation: gold standard or dilemma? To Be CONFIRMED
13:38 - 13:46 Prospective clinical evaluation of sterilized meniscus allografts over 2 years. Wolf PETERSEN (Director) (Keynote Speaker, Berlin, Germany)
13:46 - 13:54 Are hamstring suitable as meniscus replacements? Karl ERIKSSON (Asst Professor) (Keynote Speaker, Stockholm, Sweden)
13:54 - 14:02 Clinical outcome of meniscal transplantation, ACL reconstruction and valgus HTO OR 10y outcome after meniscus Tx. Alberto GRASSI (Keynote Speaker, Bologna, Italy)
14:02 - 14:10 Bony vs. soft tissue fixation of meniscal allografts. Tim SPALDING (Orthopaedic Surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, London, United Kingdom)
14:10 - 14:18 Actifit - CMI: remnants of the last two decades or still worthwhile to implant? Peter VERDONK (Orthopaedic Surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, Antwerp, Belgium)
14:18 - 14:26 The Artimis® meniscus implant. Tony Georges VAN TIENEN (Orthopedics surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
14:26 - 14:34 Rehabilitation after meniscus replacement - ESSKA rehabilitation consensus. Nicky VAN MELICK (Scientist) (Keynote Speaker, Eindhoven, The Netherlands)
14:34 - 14:50 Discussion.
14:50

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S16
14:50 - 15:50

Bioengineering of Meniscus
The new horizon of meniscus surgery?

Moderator: Brian FORSYTHE (USA)
14:50 - 15:05 Multi-Scale Considerations for Meniscus Replacement. Jay PATEL (Keynote Speaker) (Keynote Speaker, Atlanta, USA)
15:05 - 15:13 The Bumpy Road to an Artificial Meniscus: Challenges and Innovations in Biomedical Engineering. Stefan NEHRER (Dean of Faculty Health and Medicine) (Keynote Speaker, Krems, Austria)
15:13 - 15:38 NASA: printing a meniscus in outer earth. To Be CONFIRMED
15:38 - 15:50 Discussion.
15:50 Coffee Break
16:20

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S11
16:20 - 17:45

Meniscus and Cartilage - A Life Long Relationship

Moderators: Peter ANGELE (Germany), To Be CONFIRMED
16:20 - 16:28 Meniscus, cartilage, subchondral bone - Three different tissues - Where is the connection? Henning MADRY (Director) (Keynote Speaker, HOMBURG/SAAR, Germany)
16:28 - 16:36 The influence of cartilage defects onto outcome of meniscus surgery. Sven SCHEFFLER (Keynote Speaker, Berlin, Germany)
16:36 - 16:44 Results of AMIC. Rainer SIEBOLD (Knee Specialist) (Keynote Speaker, Heidelberg, Germany)
16:44 - 16:52 ACI. Philipp NIEMEYER (Consultant Surgeon | Knee Surgery) (Keynote Speaker, Munich, Germany)
16:52 - 16:58 Minced cartilage. To Be CONFIRMED
16:58 - 17:08 Massive allografts. Pablo GELBER (Consultant) (Keynote Speaker, Barcelona, Spain)
17:08 - 17:16 What can we do if ACI and allografts are not available or funded - maioregen,Geistlich membrane, ...? Elizaveta KON (Associated Professor of Orthopedic surgery) (Keynote Speaker, Milan, Italy)
17:16 - 17:24 Episurf. Peter VERDONK (Orthopaedic Surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, Antwerp, Belgium)
17:24 - 17:45 Discussion.
17:45

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S12
17:45 - 18:45

Meniscal Lesions and Osteotomies

Moderators: Alberto GRASSI (Bologna, Italy), Wolf PETERSEN (Director) (Berlin, Germany)
17:45 - 17:53 The effect on deviations of the leg axes onto knee load. Florian IMHOFF (Head of Knee Surgery) (Keynote Speaker, Basel, CH, Switzerland)
17:53 - 18:01 The effect of HTO on the bony biology. Michael HIRSCHMANN (Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology) (Keynote Speaker, Bâle, Switzerland)
18:01 - 18:09 PSI HTO - are they really necessary for a better outcome? To Be CONFIRMED
18:09 - 18:17 HTO and simultaneous root repair - one surgery unnecessary? Christian STÄRKE
18:17 - 18:25 Does previous partial meniscectomy influence clinical outcome of HTO? Sang Hak LEE (Professor) (Keynote Speaker, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
18:25 - 18:33 Tibial and meniscus slope - same? And how about the medial and lateral slopes? David DEJOUR (chirurgien) (Keynote Speaker, Lyon, France)
18:33 - 18:45 Discussion.
Saturday 25 January
08:00

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S13
08:00 - 09:00

The 3 Meniscus Consensuses
Degenerative Lesions, Traumatic Tears, and Rehabilitation

Moderator: Roland BECKER (Medical Director) (Brandenburg/Havel, Germany)
08:00 - 08:20 ESSKA Consensus about degenerative meniscal lesions. Philippe BEAUFILS (Retired) (Keynote Speaker, Versailles, France)
08:20 - 08:35 ESSKA Consensus about traumatic meniscal tears. Sebastian KOPF (Attending) (Keynote Speaker, Brandenburg, Germany)
08:35 - 08:50 ESSKA Consensus about rehabilitation of patients with meniscus-related complains. Robert PRILL
08:50 - 09:00 Discussion.
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S14
09:00 - 10:00

Round Table
How do health care systems influence practice of treatement of meniscal and chondral lesions? - round table

Moderators: Philippe BEAUFILS (Retired) (Versailles, France), René VERDONK (prof em) (GENT, Belgium)
09:00 - 09:08 European issues of reimbursement of meniscus repairs. Michele SARAGNESE (Orthopaedic surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, Padova, Italy)
09:08 - 09:16 Issues of reimbursement of meniscus repairs in Germany - are all-inside stures cost effective? Ralph MÜLLER-RATH (Keynote Speaker, Germany)
09:16 - 10:00 Round table discusion: additional Hideyuki Koga, San Hak Lee, Chahla, Angele/Niemeyer. Hideyuki KOGA (Speaker) (Keynote Speaker, Tokyo, Japan), Sang Hak LEE (Professor) (Keynote Speaker, Seoul, Republic of Korea), Peter ANGELE (Keynote Speaker, Germany), Philipp NIEMEYER (Consultant Surgeon | Knee Surgery) (Keynote Speaker, Munich, Germany)
10:00 Coffee Break
10:30

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S15
10:30 - 11:30

Meniscal and Baker's Cysts

Moderators: Robert LAPRADE (Complex Knee Surgeon) (Edina, USA), Sang Hak LEE (Professor) (Seoul, Republic of Korea)
10:30 - 10:38 Pathomechanism and clinical symptoms of Baker's and para-meniscal cysts. To Be CONFIRMED
10:38 - 10:46 MR-diagnosis versus clinical relevance of para-articular cysts. Eivind INDERHAUG (Keynote Speaker, Norway)
10:46 - 10:56 Open vs. arthroscopic discussion incl. technical videos: i) open II) arthroscopic. Michael LIEBENSTEINER (Keynote Speaker, France), Sang Hak LEE (Professor) (Keynote Speaker, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
10:56 - 11:06 Meniscal cysts - open vs. arthroscopic. Christian STÄRKE, Nicolas PUJOL (Chef de Service) (Keynote Speaker, Versailles, France)
11:06 - 11:14 Natural history and non-operative treatment of Meniscal- and Baker's cysts. Robert LAPRADE (Complex Knee Surgeon) (Keynote Speaker, Edina, USA)
11:14 - 11:22 Meniscal cysts: how to treat best the meniscal pathology. Romain SEIL (PAST Président ESSKA) (Keynote Speaker, Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
11:22 - 11:30 Discussion.