TimeTopicPresenterCo-Authors
07h30 - 08h00REGISTRATION
SESSION 47
SAAS
Chairperson: R Barrow, K Jordaan
08h00 - 08h05Welcome to Arthroplasty SessionR Barrow
08h05 - 08h35The arthroplasty surgeon and the fragility fracture epidemicS Kates (AOA)
08h35 - 08h50Robotic kneesD Vermaak
08h50 - 09h20My first 250 VELYS robotic kneesM Maroney (AuOA)
09h20 - 09h35Kinematic alignmentH Jonker
09h35 - 09h50Uni kneesCH Snyckers/ D Foxcroft
09h50 - 10h00Questions and Discussions
SESSION 48
SAAS: FREE PAPER SESSION
Chairperson: T Ajodha, C Snyckers
10h00 - 10h05P65: Risk factors for hip fractures in Zimbabwe and the Gambia: A case control studyA BurtonB Cassim, K Ward, T Madanhire, H Wilson, M K-Jallow, T Manyanga, L Gates, C Pearse, AM Manyara, K Marenah, P Mushayavanh, M Ndekwere, C Grundy, M Costa, , R Ferrand, C Gregson
10h05 - 10h10P66: Management of Fragility Fractures. A Survey From a Single Orthopaedic Department in South AfricaS DehalooO Phakathi, S Davies-van Es
10h10 - 10h15P67: Reluctant Knee: Understanding and Managing Stiffness After Total Knee ArthroplastyS HosaneeN Elebo, N Sikhauli, J Pietrzak
10h15 - 10h20P68: Younger patients (< 60 years) face a higher 10 year revision rate following primary total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: a systematic review of revision rates, complication rates and patient reported outcomesC LittleB Rudran, S Abram, S Sabah, A Judge, A Alvand, A Palmer, A Price
10h20 - 10h25P69: Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty in South Africa: The First Analysis of the South African Orthopaedic RegistryR RaghavendranM Vella-Baldacchino, M Nortje, M Held, E Majirija
10h25 - 10h30Questions and Discussions
10h30 - 11h00TEA
SESSION 49
SAAS: FREE PAPER SESSION
Chairperson: T Monni, D Vermaak
11h00 - 11h05P70: The Global Incidence Over Time for Primary Total Hip Replacements - A Multi Registry ReviewL IgnatiusB Rudran, B Patel, A Alvand, A Judge, A Price, A Palmer
11h05 - 11h10P71: The Number of Hip and Knee Arthroplasties Performed in South Africa in 2024A Van ZylA Dymond, J Jordaan, F Moolman, A Diayar
11h10 - 11h15P72: Outcomes and complications of simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty: A retrospective cohort studyP KafitaM Held, M Nortje, B Bonner, K Chironga, E Majirija
11h15 - 11h20P73: The association between post-operative medial knee laxity and aseptic revision risk in total knee arthroplasty – a registry cohort and radiographic studyD MeiringA Dymond, F Moolman, A Diayar
11h20 - 11h25P74: Preoperative glycaemic screening and periprosthetic joint infection risk: A systematic review of five biomarkers across thirty studies and over one million patientsS TurnerV Badial, Y Mhissen, H Costello, H Raza, H Hodgson, R De Sa, R Anakwe
11h25 - 11h30Questions and Discussions
11h30 - 11h35P75: Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 agonists reduce 90 day surgical and medical complications in Total Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty: A meta-analysis and systematic reviewB RudranC Little, A Palmer, A Carli, A Judge, A Price, A Alvand
11h35 - 11h40P76: AI-Powered Dynamic Curriculum Development in Knee Arthroplasty Training Using Augmented Reality Surgical InteractionsE Majirija M Held, W Jackson, A Ghandhe
11h40 - 11h45P77:The Weight of Youth: Trends over time in the prevalence of obesity among younger patients undergoing Total Hip ArthroplastyB RudranA Alvand, S Abram, A Judge, A Price, A Palmer
11h45 - 11h50P10: Outcomes of Patients with Neck of Femur Fractures Managed with Uncemented Hip Arthroplasty via a Direct Anterior Approach in a Developing Country Tertiary InstitutionK BeckE Britz, S Pretorius, M Burger
11h50 - 11h55P78: Patellofemoral Radiographic Measurements and Outcomes After Knee Arthroplasty: A Scoping ReviewA DiayarD Meiring, F Moolman
11h55 - 12h00Questions and Discussions
12h00 - 12h30LUNCH
12h30 - 13h30Prize Giving & Presidential Handover
SESSION 50
SAAS: ARTHROPLASTY PANEL DISCUSSION
Chairperson: K Jordaan, C Snyckers
13h30 - 14h00Quick Fire Panel Discussion on ArthroplastyR Barrow, D Vermaak, H Jonker, H Jacobs
SESSION 51
SAAS REGISTRAR SESSION
Chairperson: Dr K Sikhauli
14h00 - 15h00SAAS Registrar SessionT Ajodha
K Sikhauli
A Sekeitto
15h00 - 15h05 SESSION 52
FREE PAPER SESSION
Chairperson: Dr J McCaul and Dr J Kemp
15H05-15H10P79: Orthopaedic injuries in 'Zama-Zama' gold minersQ QwabeS Chiliza, P Ntombela, MM Mashigo, L Nhlapo, W Ndou
15h10-15h15P80: Profile of gunshot injuries at orthopaedic clinic at a tertiary hospital in GautengM Leeuw
15h15 - 15h20Questions and Discussion
15h20-15h25P81: Suprapatellar versus Infrapatellar Intramedullary Tibial Nailing: A Survey by South African Orthopaedic SurgeonsR Ragundanan
15h25-15h30P82: The prevalence of associated pelvic fragility fractures in patients older than 60 years with hip fragility fracturesK MatandaPA Rachuene, T Phiri, R Ogunsakin
15h30-15h35Questions and Discussions
15h35-15h40P83: The value of pre-operative blood tests in orthopaedic trauma patients in a South African hopsitalT Thabethe
15h40-15h45P84: Use of 3D printed models to evaluate acetabular fractures in a resource constrained tertiary hospitalM Muthivhi S Matshidza
15h45-16h00Questions and Discussions
CLOSING
TimeTopicPresenterCo-Authors
07h30 - 08h00REGISTRATION
08h00 - 09h00SAFSA AGM
SESSION 53
SAFSA: Ligament Instabilities and OCD Talus
Chairpersons: N Terblanche, J Mofokeng
09h00 - 09h15Multi-directional ankle instabilityA Molloy
09h15 – 09h30Ankle instability - repair vs reconstructionM Maritz
09h30 – 09h45Lateral ligament injuries - early vs late surgery. What's the evidence?.N Amendola (AAOS)
09h45 – 10h00Syndesmosis controversies and 2026 UpdatesJ Jonck
10h00 – 10h15Isolated deltoid rupture — repair, Brace, or treat the syndesmosisA Molloy
10h15 – 10h30Q and A    
10h30 - 11h00TEA
SESSION 54
SAFSA: Ligament Instabilities and OCD Talus
Chairpersons: N Terblanche, J Mofokeng
11h00 – 11h15OLTs in the athlete — updates and return to sportS Wever
11h15 – 11h30OCD Talus: Microfracture is dead - Lets move onG McCollum
11h30 – 11h45OCD Talus: Microfracture is a winner - why change a winner procedureZ Siyo
11h45 – 12h00Q and A    
12h00 - 12h30LUNCH
12h30 - 13h30Session in Venue 1
SESSION 55
SAFSA: Cross Cutting lectures
Chairperson: P Ferrao, MJ Tladi
13h30 - 13h45Biologics in foot and ankle sport — PRP, BMAC, peptides, hype vs evidenceA Strydom
13h45 - 14h00Return-to-sport criteria after ankle injury — Ankle-GO score and functional testingF Louw
14h00 - 14h15Bracing, taping and prevention programmes — what actually works,N Clenzos
14h15 - 14h30Q and A
SESSION 56
SAFSA: Tendons and Overuse
Chairperson: G McCollum, M Workman
14h30 - 14h45Peroneal tendinopathy and instabilityA Molloy
14h45 - 15h00Percutaneous vs open vs non-operative Achilles rupture — the re-rupture debateA Strydom
15h00 - 15h15Insertional vs non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy — a 2026 algorithmN Terblanche
15h15 - 15h30FHL tendinopathy and posterior ankle impingement in dancersN Amendola (AAOS)
15h30 - 15h45Q and A
15h45 - 16h00Closing
TimeTopicPresenterCo-Authors
07h30 - 08h00REGISTRATION
08h00 - 09h00SAPOS AGM
SESSION 57
SAPOS
Chairpersons: Prof A Horn, Dr P Mare
09h00 - 10h30Evidence based approach to the management of Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis.A Swanepoel, J Bosch, P Kyei, B Salence, N Narain
10h30 - 11h00TEA
SESSION 58
SAPOS REGISTRAR SESSION
Chairpersons: Prof D Eastwood, Dr M Thiart
11h00 - 12h00SAPOS REGISTRAR SESSION
12h00 - 12h30LUNCH
12h30 - 13h30Session in venue 1
SESSION 59
SAOA: PRIVATE PRACTICE/MEDICOLEGAL
Chairpersons: Dr M O'Connor and Dr R Smit
13h30-13h50Artificial Intelligence in Orthopaedics: Friend or Future Plaintiff?M Letzler (Genoa)
13h50-14h00Questions
14h00-14h20Social media and the healthcare practitioner D Muller (Genoa)
14h20-14h30Questions
14h30-14h50Medico legal aspects of Claw Back JP Ellis (EthiQal)
14h50-15h00Questions
15h00-15h20Medico Legal aspects of ConsentMPS
15h20-15h30Questions
CLOSING
TimeTopicPresenterCo-Authors
07h30 - 08h00REGISTRATION
SESSION 60
SASS REGISTRAR SESSION
Chairpersons: F Sukati, S Miseer
08h00 - 09h00Registrar Session
SESSION 61
SASS: FREE PAPER SESSION
Chairpersons: Dr S Miseer and Dr Y Desai
09h00 - 09h10P85: Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in patients with non-traumatic mechanical chronic low back pain in Two Healthcare Centers based in South AfricaAP Asare-BediakoM Ngcelwane, E Nel
09h10 - 09h20P86: Cervical Spine Tuberculosis Presenting with Aerodigestive Compromise Prior to Neurological Deficit: A Case ReportS MattushekL Muhango, M Tlhabane, F Ukunda
09h20 - 09h30P87: Short segment instrumentation and fusion without burst fragment fixation as a treatment modality for patients suffering from thoracolumbar burst fractures at a tertiary hospitalC MakitaS Miseer, M Burger
09h30 - 09h40Questions
09h40 - 09h50P88: Spinal Tuberculomas as a Clinical Manifestation of Paradoxical TB-IRIS: A Case SeriesS Miseer
09h50 - 10h00P89: Management and Outcomes of Neglected, Severe Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Single Surgeon ExperienceN AfrikaS Miseer
10h00 - 10h10P90: Is Time Really Spine? Early versus Delayed Surgical Decompression in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisK NyarkoR Moolla, D Jugganath, M Velcich, K Govender, O Ogunbanjo, B Munir, W Hansen
10h10 - 10h30Questions
10h30 - 11h00TEA
SESSION 62
SASS: Degenerative Spine
Chairperson: Dr V Gezengana
11h00 - 11h15Management Controversies in Lumbar Spine StenosisF Sukati
11h15 - 11h30Management of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression FracturesY Desai
11h30 - 12h00KEYNOTE ADDRESS: "ESTABLISHING TRIAGE PROTOCOLS FOR BACKPAIN REFERRALS"C Hoffman (NZOA)
12h00 - 12h30LUNCH
12h30 - 13h30Session in venue 1
SESSION 63
SASS
Chairperson: Dr S Miseer
13h30 - 13h50New Zealand Spine Registry C Hoffman (NZOA)
13h50 - 14h00Discussion
14h00 - 14h30DEBATE: Open versus Endoscopic Surgery for a Lumbar Disc HerniationC Hoffman (NZOA) & I Swart
14h30 - 16h00TRAUMA ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONSpine Consultants
CLOSING