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DateVenue TimeSessionSession TypeChair TopicPresenter
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C08h00 - 08h10Opening CeremonyOpening CeremonyOpening CeremonyOpening CeremonyDr A Julyan
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C08h10 - 09h00Opening CeremonyOpening CeremonyOpening CeremonyOpening and WelcomeMr Theo Vorster
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C09h00 - 10h00SESSION 2Eponymous Lecture - GT Du ToitDr A JulyanIntroductionDr A Julyan
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C09h00 - 10h00SESSION 2Eponymous Lecture - GT Du ToitDr A JulyanThe Prevention of Orthopedic Complications, a Lifetime Experience and the Road AheadProf B Lindeque
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C10h00 - 11h00SESSION 3Eponymous Lecture - FP Fouche LectureProf J du Toit IntroductionProf J du Toit
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C10h00 - 11h00SESSION 3Eponymous Lecture - FP Fouche LectureProf J du Toit Leadership - “Fookie", Faf, and the DerailersProf L Marais
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h30-11h37SESSION 4GT Du Toit Papers: Top 10Prof L Marais, Prof J du Toit P9: Reliability of Peroneus Longus Autograft & Associated Patient Morbidity in Adults undergoing Knee Ligament Reconstruction, a South African PerspectiveC Breedt
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h37-11h44SESSION 4GT Du Toit Papers: Top 10Prof L Marais, Prof J du Toit P2: Filling the void: Three-dimensional glenoid anatomy and predictive modelling of premorbid morphology in the South African populationJ Kotze
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h44-11h51SESSION 4GT Du Toit Papers: Top 10Prof L Marais, Prof J du Toit P3: PRIORITI-SA (Prioritisation of Orthopaedic Resources and Interventions in Trauma In South Africa): A National Delphi Consensus StudyM Amod
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h51-11h58SESSION 4GT Du Toit Papers: Top 10Prof L Marais, Prof J du Toit P4: The influence of surgeon experience on the accuracy of patient-specific vs. conventional instrumentation in glenoid guide pin placement: a 3D printed model study in reverse shoulder arthroplastyJ Bosch
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h58-12h05SESSION 4GT Du Toit Papers: Top 10Prof L Marais, Prof J du Toit P5: Lower Limb Amputation Outcomes of two Orthopaedic Teaching Hospitals in South AfricaS Mattushek
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C12h05-12h12SESSION 4GT Du Toit Papers: Top 10Prof L Marais, Prof J du Toit Questions and Discussion
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C12h12-12h19SESSION 4GT Du Toit Papers: Top 10Prof L Marais, Prof J du Toit P6: Audit of Orthopaedic Surgery Patients Referred from Primary Health Care Facilities to a Tertiary Hospital in South AfricaL Muhango
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C12h19 - 12h26SESSION 4GT Du Toit Papers: Top 10Prof L Marais, Prof J du Toit P7: Non operative management of humeral shaft fractures at a South African District and Tertiary HospitalM Alexander
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C12h26-12h33SESSION 4GT Du Toit Papers: Top 10Prof L Marais, Prof J du Toit P8: One screw, Two screw, Red screw, Blue screw: A survey of the preferred methods of syndesmotic fixation used by South African orthopaedic surgeonsM Abader
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C12h33-12h40SESSION 4GT Du Toit Papers: Top 10Prof L Marais, Prof J du Toit P1: Psychological Morbidity And Referral Patterns Following Musculoskeletal Trauma In South Africa: A Cross-Sectional StudyC Bosman
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C12h40-12h47SESSION 4GT Du Toit Papers: Top 10Prof L Marais, Prof J du Toit P10: Outcomes of Patients with Neck of Femur Fractures Managed with Uncemented Hip Arthroplasty via a Direct Anterior Approach in a Developing Country Tertiary InstitutionK Beck
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C12h47-13h00SESSION 4GT Du Toit Papers: Top 10Prof L Marais, Prof J du Toit Questions and Discussion
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C14h00 - 14h10SESSION 5SASES: Trauma Shoulder/Free PapersA Smit, L RajahCurrent approach to a patient with "terrible triad" of the elbowJP Du Plessis
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C14h10 - 14h20SESSION 5SASES: Trauma Shoulder/Free PapersA Smit, L RajahCurrent concepts on operative vs conservative management in proximal humerus fracturesC Anley
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C14h20 - 14h30SESSION 5SASES: Trauma Shoulder/Free PapersA Smit, L RajahSurgical treatment of acute injuries of the acromioclavicular joint. Why making it more complicated than it needs to be?D Moya
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C14h30 - 14h40SESSION 5SASES: Trauma Shoulder/Free PapersA Smit, L RajahPectoralis Minor as cause for painful shoulder syndromes associated with scapular dyskinesisP Collin
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C14h40 - 14h50SESSION 5SASES: Trauma Shoulder/Free PapersA Smit, L RajahPectoralis Major Rupture: Decision making and techniqueM Mulder
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C14h50 - 15h00SESSION 5SASES: Trauma Shoulder/Free PapersA Smit, L RajahDiscussion and Questions
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C15h00 - 15h07SESSION 5SASES: Trauma Shoulder/Free PapersA Smit, L RajahDon Mackenzie Paper Award presentation - Short term Outcomes of a Loop and Tack Intra articular Long Head of Biceps Tenodesis J du Plessis
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C15h07 - 15h15SESSION 5SASES: Trauma Shoulder/Free PapersA Smit, L RajahDon Mackenzie Paper Award presentation - Current concepts in thrower’s shoulder: a South African perspective L Rajah
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C15h15 - 15h22SESSION 5SASES: Trauma Shoulder/Free PapersA Smit, L RajahDon Mackenzie Paper Award presentation - Outcomes of Chronic Anterior Shoulder Dislocation Treatment: A Systematic Review Collen NkosiC Nkosi
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C15h22 - 15h30SESSION 5SASES: Trauma Shoulder/Free PapersA Smit, L RajahDiscussion and Prize winner announcement
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h00 - 16h05SESSION 6SASES: Free Papers SessionDr C Anley, Dr C NkosiP11: Assessment of the Orthopaedic Trauma Burden in South African District and Regional HospitalsC-H Willemse
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h05 - 16h10SESSION 6SASES: Free Papers SessionDr C Anley, Dr C NkosiP1: Psychological Morbidity And Referral Patterns Following Musculoskeletal Trauma In South Africa: A Cross-Sectional StudyC Bosman
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h10 - 16h15SESSION 6SASES: Free Papers SessionDr C Anley, Dr C NkosiP2: Filling the void: Three-dimensional glenoid anatomy and predictive modelling of premorbid morphology in the South African populationJ Kotze
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h15 - 16h20SESSION 6SASES: Free Papers SessionDr C Anley, Dr C NkosiP4: The influence of surgeon experience on the accuracy of patient-specific vs. conventional instrumentation in glenoid guide pin placement: a 3D printed model study in reverse shoulder arthroplastyJ Bosch
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h20 - 16h25SESSION 6SASES: Free Papers SessionDr C Anley, Dr C NkosiP12: Indications and Appropriate Use of Bioinductive Scaffolds in Rotator Cuff Repair: A Modified Delphi Study.A Rachuene
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h25 - 16h30SESSION 6SASES: Free Papers SessionDr C Anley, Dr C NkosiDiscussion and questions
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h30 - 16h35SESSION 6SASES: Free Papers SessionDr C Anley, Dr C NkosiP13: Patient Perceptions and Clinical correlations of Arm and Humeral Lengthening in Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Radiographic and Outcomes evaluationO Sedumedi
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h35 - 16h40SESSION 6SASES: Free Papers SessionDr C Anley, Dr C NkosiP14: Scoping Review of Biologic Scaffold in Rotator Cuff Repair Augmentation: Evidence-based recommendations for Low-to-Middle Income CountriesA Rachuene
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h40 - 16h45SESSION 6SASES: Free Papers SessionDr C Anley, Dr C NkosiP15: Prevalence and Outcomes of Zone 2 Proximal Humerus Fractures Treated with Plate Osteosynthesis: A Single Center Study at a Tertiary Hospital in PretoriaD Bodunrin
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h45 - 16h50SESSION 6SASES: Free Papers SessionDr C Anley, Dr C NkosiP16: Surgical Management and Functional Outcomes of Acute Traumatic Posterior Shoulder Dislocations: A Retrospective Case SeriesLL Skosana
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h50 - 17h00SESSION 6SASES: Free Papers SessionDr C Anley, Dr C NkosiDiscussion and questions
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C17h00 - 18h00SESSION 7SASSH AND SASES REGISTRAR SESSIONDr C Anley, Dr P VenterSASSH AND SASES REGISTRAR SESSIONP Venter
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D11h30 - 11h35SESSION 8SAKS: Assessment & Decision MakingDr M Held, Dr D NorthWelcome & Opening Remarks
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D11h35 - 11h50SESSION 8SAKS: Assessment & Decision MakingDr M Held, Dr D NorthHistory of ACL surgeryP Firer
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D11h50 - 12h05SESSION 8SAKS: Assessment & Decision MakingDr M Held, Dr D NorthClinical Examination: Diagnosing Rotational InstabilityR Morkel
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D12h05 - 12h20SESSION 8SAKS: Assessment & Decision MakingDr M Held, Dr D NorthMRI Masterclass – What Every ACL Surgeon Should Look ForA De Vlieg
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D12h20 - 12h35SESSION 8SAKS: Assessment & Decision MakingDr M Held, Dr D NorthWho Needs ACL Reconstruction in 2026?R Von Bormann
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D12h35 - 12h40 SESSION 8SAKS: Assessment & Decision MakingDr M Held, Dr D NorthQuestions
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D12h40 - 12h55SESSION 8SAKS: Assessment & Decision MakingDr M Held, Dr D NorthTiming of surgeryG Bayes
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D12h55 - 13h00SESSION 8SAKS: Assessment & Decision MakingDr M Held, Dr D NorthP9: Reliability of Peroneus Longus Autograft & Associated Patient Morbidity in Adults undergoing Knee Ligament Reconstruction, a South African PerspectiveC Breedt
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D14h00 - 14h15SESSION 9SAKS: Modern ACL ReconstructionDr B Gelbart, Dr M TladiGraft Selection in 2026D North
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D14h15 - 14h30SESSION 9SAKS: Modern ACL ReconstructionDr B Gelbart, Dr M TladiTunnel Placement & Surgical AccuracyA Getgood
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D14h30 - 14h45SESSION 9SAKS: Modern ACL ReconstructionDr B Gelbart, Dr M TladiFemoral Drilling TechniquesP Erasmus
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D14h45 - 15h05SESSION 9SAKS: Modern ACL ReconstructionDr B Gelbart, Dr M TladiGuest Lecture – Allan Getgood: The Role of LET in Modern ACL SurgeryA Getgood
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D15h05 - 15h20SESSION 9SAKS: Modern ACL ReconstructionDr B Gelbart, Dr M TladiMeniscus Preservation During ACL ReconstructionM Held
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D15h20 - 15h25SESSION 9SAKS: Modern ACL ReconstructionDr B Gelbart, Dr M TladiP17: Research priorities in multiligament knee injury: establishing an agenda aligned with international consensusP Kafita
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D15h25 - 15h30SESSION 9SAKS: Modern ACL ReconstructionDr B Gelbart, Dr M TladiP18: Kinematic coupling in an anterior closing-wedge high tibial osteotomies: A computational proof-of-concept for multi-planar correctionsD Marx
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D16h00 - 16h10SESSION 10SAKS: Case discussion TCBDr A Getgood, Dr A de VliegACLs inskeletally immature patientsM Barrow
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D16h10 - 16h30SESSION 10SAKS: Case discussion TCBDr A Getgood, Dr A de VliegPaeds ACLs case discussionM Barrow
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D16h30 - 17h00SESSION 10SAKS AGM
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1111h30 - 13h00 SESSION 11SAFOSSDr M ThiartSo you don't think office politics matters? (Part 1) Amy Wolfe, M Gdalevitch, B Ojewole, M Human, S Miseer
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1114h00 - 15h30 SESSION 12SAFOSSDr M ThiartSo you don't think office politics matters? (Part 2) Amy Wolfe, M Gdalevitch, B Ojewole, M Human, S Miseer
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h00-16h05SESSION 13FREE PAPER SESSION Dr P Mthethwa, Dr D Simmons P19: Open Tibia Fractures: Incidence And Outcomes At A Level 2 Trauma CentreM Amod
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h05-16h10SESSION 13FREE PAPER SESSION Dr P Mthethwa, Dr D Simmons P20: Mseleni Joint Disease revisited: unlocking an old mystery with new technologyC Commas
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h10-16h15SESSION 13FREE PAPER SESSION Dr P Mthethwa, Dr D Simmons P21: Tumour prosthesis implant-related complications at a teaching hospitalM Mojapelo
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h15-16h20SESSION 13FREE PAPER SESSION Dr P Mthethwa, Dr D Simmons P22: Posterior plate fixation- A functional outcomes review at least one year after treatment for posterior malleolus ankle fractures at four hospitals in South AfricaL Benjamin
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h20-16h25SESSION 13FREE PAPER SESSION Dr P Mthethwa, Dr D Simmons P23: Total TALAR Replacements long term outcomesW de Kock
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h25-16h30SESSION 13FREE PAPER SESSION Dr P Mthethwa, Dr D Simmons P24: Clinical profile and outcome of patients with knee dislocation at a tertiary academic hospitalD Maloisane
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h30-16h35SESSION 13FREE PAPER SESSION Dr P Mthethwa, Dr D Simmons P25: Use of theatre time in elective orthopaedic surgery in an academic hospital in Soweto, South AfricaB Klaas
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h35 - 17h00SESSION 13FREE PAPER SESSION Dr P Mthethwa, Dr D Simmons Questions
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1118h00 - 19h00SAFOSS AGM
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 911h30-11h50SESSION 14SASSHDr TLB Le Roux, Dr A IkramKeynote : Tumours around the Hand B Lindeque
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 911h50-12h10SESSION 14SASSHDr TLB Le Roux, Dr A IkramKeynote : Carpal Instability and Other Carpal InjuriesS Warrier
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 912h10-12h20SESSION 14SASSHDr TLB Le Roux, Dr A IkramQuestions
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 912h20-12h35SESSION 14SASSHDr TLB Le Roux, Dr A IkramKeynote: 4 Simple Research Mistakes to AvoidM O’Connor
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 912h35-12h55SESSION 14SASSHDr TLB Le Roux, Dr A IkramKeynote: Treat the whole patient: Why bone density matters in distal radius fracturesZ Stevens
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 912h55-13h00SESSION 14SASSHDr TLB Le Roux, Dr A IkramQuestions
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 914h00 - 14h10SESSION 15SASSHDr I Koller, Dr H van ZylDorsal Wrist Syndrome I Koller
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 914h10 - 14h15 SESSION 15SASSHDr I Koller, Dr H van ZylQuestions
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 914h15 -14h25SESSION 15SASSHDr I Koller, Dr H van ZylThe Carpal Boss PC Pelser
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 914h25 -14h30SESSION 15SASSHDr I Koller, Dr H van ZylQuestions
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 914h30 -14h40SESSION 15SASSHDr I Koller, Dr H van ZylTFCC Tears A Ikram
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 914h40 -14h45SESSION 15SASSHDr I Koller, Dr H van ZylQuestions
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 914h45 -14h55SESSION 15SASSHDr I Koller, Dr H van ZylFracture Dislocations of the wristA Barrow
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 914h55 -15h00SESSION 15SASSHDr I Koller, Dr H van ZylQuestions
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 915h00 -15h10SESSION 15SASSHDr I Koller, Dr H van ZylDorsal and Volar wrist GanglionsH van Zyl
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 915h10 -15h15SESSION 15SASSHDr I Koller, Dr H van ZylQuestions
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 915h15 -15h25SESSION 15SASSHDr I Koller, Dr H van ZylPerilunate InjuriesM Maree
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 915h25 - 15h30SESSION 15SASSHDr I Koller, Dr H van ZylQuestions
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 916h00 - 16h10SESSION 16SASSHDr A Barrow, Dr M O'ConnorSTT OAA Smit
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 916h10 - 16h15SESSION 16SASSHDr A Barrow, Dr M O'ConnorQuestions
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 916h15 - 16h25SESSION 16SASSHDr A Barrow, Dr M O'ConnorAcute Scapholunate DissociationA Rocher
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 916h25 - 16h35SESSION 16SASSHDr A Barrow, Dr M O'ConnorP27: Retrospective review of occlusive human hand bite injuries at a tertiary hand surgery unitS Van der Merwe
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 916h35 - 16h45SESSION 16SASSHDr A Barrow, Dr M O'ConnorP28: Ten Years of a Specialist Hand and Wrist Virtual Fracture Clinic: Sustained Safety, Rapid Access and High Patient Satisfaction in a Major Trauma CentreH Costello, H Raza
Monday - 31 August 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 916h45 - 17h00SESSION 16SASSHDr A Barrow, Dr M O'ConnorQuestions and Discussion
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C08h00 - 09h00SESSION 17SAKS/SAOTS REGISTRAR SESSIONH Jonker
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C09h00 - 09h10SESSION 18SASES: General Cuff and InstabilityDr M Mulder, Dr W HaynesScapular Dyskinesis and Shoulder Kinematics: Bridging Surgery and Physiotherapy P Collin
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C09h10 - 09h20SESSION 18SASES: General Cuff and InstabilityDr M Mulder, Dr W HaynesDecision-making in partial rotator cuff tears.D Moya
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C09h20 - 09h30SESSION 18SASES: General Cuff and InstabilityDr M Mulder, Dr W HaynesTen-Year Outcomes of Rotator Cuff Repair — examining clinical and anatomic resultsP Collin
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C09h30 - 09h40SESSION 18SASES: General Cuff and InstabilityDr M Mulder, Dr W HaynesNutritional factors in optimising rotator cuff healingS Baba
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C09h40 - 09h50SESSION 18SASES: General Cuff and InstabilityDr M Mulder, Dr W HaynesQuestion and Discussion
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C09h50 -10h00SESSION 18SASES: General Cuff and InstabilityDr M Mulder, Dr W HaynesCurrent concepts in the primary management of irreparable posterosuperior rotator cuff tears without arthritisP Rachuene
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C10h00 - 10h10SESSION 18SASES: General Cuff and InstabilityDr M Mulder, Dr W HaynesResults and outcomes for different Biceps Tenodesis techniquesJ Beukes
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C10h10 - 10h20SESSION 18SASES: General Cuff and InstabilityDr M Mulder, Dr W HaynesMultidirectional glenohumeral instability: from rehabilitation to salvage surgeriesD Moya
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C10h20 - 10h30SESSION 18SASES: General Cuff and InstabilityDr M Mulder, Dr W HaynesQuestion and Discussion
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h00 - 11h10SESSION 19SASES: REVERSE ICLDr B Grey, Dr R DachsHistory, Implant Design: Grammont vs Lateralised vs Bio-RSAG Conradie
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h10 - 11h20SESSION 19SASES: REVERSE ICLDr B Grey, Dr R DachsPatient Selection and Preoperative planning for RSA,Tips and tricks A Stewart
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h20 - 11h30SESSION 19SASES: REVERSE ICLDr B Grey, Dr R DachsSterility in Shoulder Arthroplasty: Critical Technique and Prevention StrategiesD Bruce Brand
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h30 - 11h40SESSION 19SASES: REVERSE ICLDr B Grey, Dr R DachsQuestion and Discussion
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h40 - 11h50SESSION 19SASES: REVERSE ICLDr B Grey, Dr R DachsResults of RSA for glenohumeral OA with posterior glenoid deficiencyP Collin
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h50 - 12h00SESSION 19SASES: REVERSE ICLDr B Grey, Dr R DachsShoulder Arthroplasty under Regional anaesthesiaJ De Wet
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C12h00 - 12h10SESSION 19SASES: REVERSE ICLDr B Grey, Dr R DachsTendon Transfers in Reverse shoulder arthroplasty (when and how)J Du Plessis
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C12h10 - 12h20SESSION 19SASES: REVERSE ICLDr B Grey, Dr R DachsRelationship between postoperative integrity of subscapularis tendon and functional outcome in reverse shoulder arthroplastyP Collin
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C12h20 - 12h30SESSION 19SASES: REVERSE ICLDr B Grey, Dr R DachsQuestion and Discussion
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C12h30 - 13h00SESSION 19SASES: REVERSE ICLDr B Grey, Dr R DachsABE LAMBRECHTS LECTUREB Vrettos
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C13h00 - 13h30SAOA AGMDr A Julyan
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C14h00 -14h10SESSION 20SASES: REVERSE ICLDr S Baba, Dr C van Den BerghDiagnostic Errors in shoulder surgery practiceD Moya
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C14h10 - 14h20SESSION 20SASES: REVERSE ICLDr S Baba, Dr C van Den BerghThe painful reverse shoulder replacement: An overall approachS Roche
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C14h20 - 14h30SESSION 20SASES: REVERSE ICLDr S Baba, Dr C van Den BerghComplications of RSA: Instability, Acromial Fracture, Notching, Nerve InjuryL Rajah
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C14h30 - 14h40SESSION 20SASES: REVERSE ICLDr S Baba, Dr C van Den BerghApproach to revision surgery of the TSRR Dachs
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C14h40 - 14h50SESSION 20SASES: REVERSE ICLDr S Baba, Dr C van Den BerghQuestions and Discussion
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C14h50 - 15h00SESSION 20SASES: REVERSE ICLDr S Baba, Dr C van Den BerghConsiderations and approach to a non-union/malunion proximal humerus fracture when utilising a RSAP Sanchez
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C15h00 - 15h10SESSION 20SASES: REVERSE ICLDr S Baba, Dr C van Den BerghWhen preop software planning is not a true friendP Collin
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C15h10 - 15h20SESSION 20SASES: REVERSE ICLDr S Baba, Dr C van Den BerghShoulder hemiarthroplasties, do they still have an indication?D Moya
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C15h20 - 15h30SESSION 20SASES: REVERSE ICLDr S Baba, Dr C van Den BerghManagement of glenohumeral osteoarthritis in the patient younger than 50 yearsP Collin
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C15h30 SESSION 20SASES: REVERSE ICLDr S Baba, Dr C van Den BerghQuestions and Discussion
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h00 - 16h45SESSION 21SASES: MEET THE EXPERTS: PANEL DISCUSSION WITH LOCAL AND FOREIGN EXPERTSDr JP Du Plessis, Dr PH LaubscherCase-based X-ray Discussion Session — failed TSA for revision, Glenoid deformity in OA, infection, Revision for RSR instabilityP Collin, S Roche
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h45 - 17h30SESSION 21SASES AGM
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C17h30 - 18h15ENOVIS WORKSHOPTechnology in Shoulder: What does the future hold?A Peach, A Julyan
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D09h00 - 09h15SESSION 22SAKS: Revision ACL & Complex InstabilityDr A Getgood, Dr R Von BormannWhy ACL Reconstructions FailM Street
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D09h15 - 09h30SESSION 22SAKS: Revision ACL & Complex InstabilityDr A Getgood, Dr R Von BormannApproach to the Failed ACL PatientH Jonker
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D09h30 - 09h45SESSION 22SAKS: Revision ACL & Complex InstabilityDr A Getgood, Dr R Von BormannTunnel Problems & Revision PlanningB Gelbart
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D09h45 - 10h00SESSION 22SAKS: Revision ACL & Complex InstabilityDr A Getgood, Dr R Von BormannManaging Rotational Instability in Revision SurgeryM Tladi
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D10h00 - 10h30SESSION 22SAKS: Revision ACL & Complex InstabilityDr A Getgood, Dr R Von BormannCase discussion panelB. Gelbart
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D11h00 - 11h15SESSION 23SAKS: Return to SportDr M Street, Dr M BarrowModern Rehabilitation After ACL ReconstructionW Meyer
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D11h15 - 11h30SESSION 23SAKS: Return to SportDr M Street, Dr M BarrowReturn-to-Sport TestingL Felton
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D11h30 - 11h50SESSION 23SAKS: Return to SportDr M Street, Dr M BarrowWhy Athletes Re-Tear ACLsA Getgood
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D11h50 - 12h50SESSION 23SAKS: Return to SportDr M Street, Dr M BarrowCase Based DiscussionA Getgood/ C Jonker
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D12h50 - 13h00SESSION 23SAKS: Return to SportDr M Street, Dr M BarrowClosureM. Street
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D13h00 - 13h30SAORA AGMB Salence
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D14h00 - 14h25SESSION 24SASHADr G Möckel, Dr M NortjeKeynote: The past and future of hip arthroscopyG Möckel
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D14h25 - 14h35SESSION 24SASHADr G Möckel, Dr M NortjeP29: Keynote: Outside-in vs inside-out hip arthroscopy in 30–50-year-olds: medium-term THR conversion and outcomesI de Wilde
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D14H35 - 14h50SESSION 24SASHADr G Möckel, Dr M NortjePrevention of hip osteoarthritis through impingement surgery G Möckel
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D14h50 - 15h05SESSION 24SASHADr G Möckel, Dr M NortjeCase 1TBC
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D15h05 - 15h20SESSION 24SASHADr G Möckel, Dr M NortjeDr G Möckel Paper: Complications of hip arthroscopy - results of an overview of 13 000 cases G Möckel
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D15h20 - 15h30SASHA GENERAL MEETING AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEW SASHA PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D16h00 - 16h25SESSION 25SASHADr I de Wilde, Dr H SnyckersKeynote: Hip labral repair and reconstruction G Möckel
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D16h25 - 16h40SESSION 25SASHADr I de Wilde, Dr H SnyckersCase 2TBC
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D16h45 - 17h00SESSION 25SASHADr I de Wilde, Dr H SnyckersCartilage repair of the hip G Möckel
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D17h00 - 17h10SESSION 25SAOR WORKSHOPFrom Registry to Publication: An Overview of Research Collaboration with the JointCare Registry.A Diayar
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D17h10 - 17h30SESSION 25SAOR WORKSHOPThe State of SAOR: Our First Annual Review and Looking AheadM Nortje
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D17h30 - 18h15ORTHOXACT WORKSHOPFROM CARNAGE TO CLARITY – Trauma Framing in the Modern EraE Fuzy
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1109h00 - 09h05SESSION 26SOLS REGISTRAR SESSIONDr P Mthethwa. Dr Dr FrantzenWelcome to SOLS J Meijer
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1109h05 - 10h10SESSION 26SOLS REGISTRAR SESSIONDr P Mthethwa. Dr Dr FrantzenInteractive discussion of orthopaedic oncology cases in preparation for final pathology examsT Hilton & J Meijer
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1110h10 - 10h25SESSION 26SOLS REGISTRAR SESSIONDr P Mthethwa. Dr Dr FrantzenBiopsy principles - lessons learnt from 1000 casesB Lindeque
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1110h25 - 10h30SESSION 26SOLS REGISTRAR SESSIONDr P Mthethwa. Dr Dr FrantzenQuestions & comments
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1111h00 - 11h05SESSION 27SOLS: Free PapersDr P Mthethwa. Dr Dr B BothaP30: Perioperative pain management at a tertiary hospital sarcoma unit - A descriptive studyDr S Armas
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1111h05 - 11h10SESSION 27SOLS: Free PapersDr P Mthethwa. Dr Dr B BothaP31: Epidemiology of metastatic bone tumours at a tumour unit in South AfricaDr S Philip
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1111h10 - 11h15SESSION 27SOLS: Free PapersDr P Mthethwa. Dr Dr B BothaP5: Lower limb amputation outcomes of two orthopaedic teaching hospitals in South AfricaDr S Mattushek
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1111h15 - 11h25SESSION 27SOLS: Free PapersDr P Mthethwa. Dr Dr B BothaPrognostic factors for disease progression of central high-grade conventional osteosarcomaP Mthethwa
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1111h25 - 11h45SESSION 27SOLS: Free PapersDr P Mthethwa. Dr Dr B BothaTroubled by tumours - Psychological and practical challenges of orthopaedic oncology patients
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1111h45 - 11h50SESSION 27SOLS: Free PapersDr P Mthethwa. Dr Dr B BothaQuestions & comments
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1111h50 - 12h10SESSION 28SOLS: International and Local Speaker TLB le Roux, K HoskingApproach to metastatic bone diseaseB Lindeque
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1112h10 - 12h25SESSION 28SOLS: International and Local Speaker TLB le Roux, K HoskingCryoablation therapy - History and modern application in orthopaedic oncologyB Lindeque
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1112h25 - 12h35SESSION 28SOLS: International and Local Speaker TLB le Roux, K HoskingPrinciples of soft tissue sarcoma resection in limb salvage surgeryO Phakathi
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1112h35 - 12h50SESSION 28SOLS: International and Local Speaker TLB le Roux, K HoskingWound complications following soft tissue sarcoma resectionB Lindeque
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1112h50 - 13h00SESSION 28SOLS: International and Local Speaker TLB le Roux, K HoskingQuestions & comments
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1114h00 - 14h10SESSION 29SOLS: 'Shades of Gray' Dr L Marais, Dr D MaraisBiological vs endoprosthetic reconstruction following sarcoma resection
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1114h00 - 14h10SESSION 29SOLS: 'Shades of Gray' Dr L Marais, Dr D MaraisBiological reconstructionJ Viljoen
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1114h10 - 14h20SESSION 29SOLS: 'Shades of Gray' Dr L Marais, Dr D MaraisEndoprosthetic reconstructionA Olivier
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1114h20 - 14h30SESSION 29SOLS: 'Shades of Gray' Dr L Marais, Dr D MaraisQuestions & comments
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1114h30 - 14h40SESSION 29SOLS: 'Shades of Gray' Dr L Marais, Dr D MaraisResection of pelvic sarcomas
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1114h30 - 14h40SESSION 29SOLS: 'Shades of Gray' Dr L Marais, Dr D MaraisConventional resection methods D Frantzen
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1114h40 - 14h50SESSION 29SOLS: 'Shades of Gray' Dr L Marais, Dr D MaraisMixed reality and navigation assisted resectionJ Barriga
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1114h50 - 15h00SESSION 29SOLS: 'Shades of Gray' Dr L Marais, Dr D MaraisQuestions & comments
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1115h00 - 15h05SESSION 29SOLS: 'Shades of Gray' Dr L Marais, Dr D MaraisNeoadjuvant radiotherapy in soft tissue sarcoma management
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1115h00 - 15h05SESSION 29SOLS: 'Shades of Gray' Dr L Marais, Dr D MaraisNayA Aranda
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1115h05 - 15h10SESSION 29SOLS: 'Shades of Gray' Dr L Marais, Dr D MaraisYeaS Kloppers
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1115h10 - 15h15SESSION 29SOLS: 'Shades of Gray' Dr L Marais, Dr D MaraisQuestions & comments
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1115h15 - 15h25SESSION 29SOLS: 'Shades of Gray' Dr L Marais, Dr D MaraisAtypical lipomatous tumourB Lindeque
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1115h25 - 15h30SESSION 29SOLS: 'Shades of Gray' Dr L Marais, Dr D MaraisQuestions & comments
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h00 - 17h00SESSION 30SOLS: Challenging Case Discussions (Drinks and Snacks)K Hosking, J MeijerLessons learnt from delicate servings of humble pie All
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h00 - 17h00SESSION 30SOLS: Challenging Case Discussions (Drinks and Snacks)K Hosking, J MeijerDrinks and snacks provided during the sessionMembers to bring cases for discussion
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1117h00 - 17h30SOLS AGM
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1117h30 - 18h15BONE SUPPORT WORKSHOPBONE SUPPORT WORKSHOP: The Value of Getting It Right The First Time: Patient and Healthcare System Benefits in Fracture-Related Infection ManagementClinical and Economic Impact of Getting It Right The First TimeProf N Ferreira
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1117h30 - 18h15BONE SUPPORT WORKSHOPBONE SUPPORT WORKSHOP: The Value of Getting It Right The First Time: Patient and Healthcare System Benefits in Fracture-Related Infection ManagementReal-World Cases - The Montreal ExperienceDr M Gdalevitch
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 09h00 - 09h30SESSION 31SAOTS: Tibial plateau fracturesB Bernstein, Y NgemaComplex plateau fractures- surgical planning and tips/tricksA Vris
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 09h30 - 09h40SESSION 31SAOTS: Tibial plateau fracturesB Bernstein, Y NgemaDiscussion
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 09h40 - 09h55SESSION 31SAOTS: Tibial plateau fracturesB Bernstein, Y NgemaPlating- one, two or more. How do I decide?K Berry
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 09h55 - 10h10SESSION 31SAOTS: Tibial plateau fracturesB Bernstein, Y NgemaWhen & how do I treat tibial plateau fractures with a circular frame?F Birkholtz
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 10h10 - 10h30SESSION 31SAOTS: Tibial plateau fracturesB Bernstein, Y NgemaDiscussion
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 11h00 - 11h15SESSION 32SAOTS: Tibial plateau fracturesG du Preez, K BerryPost-operative malreduction- when & how should we revise fixation?M Laubscher
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 11h15 - 11h45SESSION 32SAOTS: Tibial plateau fracturesG du Preez, K BerryApplying Deformity Principles in Trauma and Post-Traumatic Reconstruction Around the KneeM Gdalevitch
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 11h45 - 12h00SESSION 32SAOTS: Tibial plateau fracturesG du Preez, K BerryDiscussion
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 12h00 - 13h00SESSION 32SAOTS: Tibial plateau fracturesG du Preez, K BerryExpert panel: Case based discussionsAll faculty
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 14h00 - 14h15SESSION 33SAOTS/SAKS Combined Session: Knee fracture-dislocationsM Laubscher, D NorthApproach to fracture-dislocations of the kneeM Held
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 14h15 - 14h25SESSION 33SAOTS/SAKS Combined Session: Knee fracture-dislocationsM Laubscher, D NorthWhat soft tissue injuries should be addressed at the time of tibial plateau fracture fixation?R Morkel
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 14h25 - 14h35SESSION 33SAOTS/SAKS Combined Session: Knee fracture-dislocationsM Laubscher, D NorthWhat mistakes do we see from the trauma surgeons?M Street
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 14h35 - 14h45SESSION 33SAOTS/SAKS Combined Session: Knee fracture-dislocationsM Laubscher, D NorthWhat mistakes do we see from the non-trauma surgeons?M Laubscher
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 14h45 - 14h50SESSION 33SAOTS/SAKS Combined Session: Knee fracture-dislocationsM Laubscher, D NorthDiscussion
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 14h50 - 15h20SESSION 33SAOTS/SAKS Combined Session: Knee fracture-dislocationsM Laubscher, D NorthExpert panel: Case based discussionsA Getgood, B Gilbert, M Held, A Vris, M Laubscher
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 15h20 - 15h25SESSION 33SAOTS/SAKS Combined Session: Knee fracture-dislocationsM Laubscher, D NorthP32: Temporary Joint-Spanning Internal Fixation Using a Spinal Rod System Following Multiligament Knee Reconstruction in Morbidly Obese Patients: A Report of Two CasesK Williams
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 15h25 - 15h30SESSION 33SAOTS/SAKS Combined Session: Knee fracture-dislocationsM Laubscher, D NorthP33: Patient Specific Instrumentation improves accuracy in High Tibial Osteotomy: A systematic review and meta-analysisO Dunseath
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 16h00 - 16h10SESSION 34SAOTS FREE PAPERSJ McCaul, F BirkholtzIntroduction: Global Injury Group MAP Africa & SAFARI studiesM Laubscher
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 16h10 - 16h15SESSION 34SAOTS FREE PAPERSJ McCaul, F BirkholtzP34: Challenges and Barriers to Musculoskeletal Injury Research in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Modified Delphi StudyR Waters
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 16h15 - 16h20SESSION 34SAOTS FREE PAPERSJ McCaul, F BirkholtzP35: Musculoskeletal injury research in Sub-Saharan Africa: A 10-year bibliometric analysis of research outputs from Malawi, South Africa and TanzaniaR Waters
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 16h20 - 16h25SESSION 34SAOTS FREE PAPERSJ McCaul, F BirkholtzP3: PRIORITI-SA (Prioritisation of Orthopaedic Resources and Interventions in Trauma In South Africa): A National Delphi Consensus StudyM Amod
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 16h25 - 16h30SESSION 34SAOTS FREE PAPERSJ McCaul, F BirkholtzQuestions
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 16h30 - 16h35SESSION 34SAOTS FREE PAPERSJ McCaul, F BirkholtzP36: Injury patterns of pedestrian vehicle accidents in the paediatric population of a specific tertiary hospital and surrounding areas – an observational studyA Uys
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 16h35 - 16h40SESSION 34SAOTS FREE PAPERSJ McCaul, F BirkholtzP7: Non operative management of humeral shaft fractures at a South African District and Tertiary HospitalM Alexander
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 16h40 - 16h45SESSION 34SAOTS FREE PAPERSJ McCaul, F BirkholtzP37: A CT angiographic study of proximal femoral vascular and bony anatomy to establish a safe zone for proximal locking screw placement during retrograde femoral nailing in the South African settingL Bogwasi
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 16h45 - 16h50SESSION 34SAOTS FREE PAPERSJ McCaul, F BirkholtzP38: A Prospective Case Series assessing the safety and efficacy of the Swemac Hansson Superior Lock Nail system; A long cephalomedullary nail with intermediate ‘jig guided’ shaft locking screw fixation.R van Staden
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 16h50 - 16h55SESSION 34SAOTS FREE PAPERSJ McCaul, F BirkholtzP39: Clinical-effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of circular external fixation Vs internal locking plate fixation for a closed C3 pilon fracture: ACTIVE, International randomised control trialB Tshayinca
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 16h55 - 17h00SESSION 34SAOTS FREE PAPERSJ McCaul, F BirkholtzQuestions
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 17h00 - 17h30SESSION 34SAOTS AGM
Tuesday - 01 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - The VERVE 17h30 - 18h00SESSION 34PPS WORKSHOPProtecting you and your reputationJaco van der Sandt, CEO PPS Health Professions Indemnity Cover
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C10h15 - 11h15SESSION 36JJ CRAIG LECTUREProf A HornIntroductionProf A Horn
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C10h15 - 11h15SESSION 36JJ CRAIG LECTUREProf A HornThe changing face of orthopaedic surgery: Evolution through science and experience.Prof F Monsell (BOA)
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h15 - 12h45SESSION 37Lessons Learned the Hard Way: Experiences from President's CarouselDr A JulyanLessons Learned the Hard Way: Experiences from President's Carousel
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h15 - 12h45SESSION 37Lessons Learned the Hard Way: Experiences from President's CarouselDr A JulyanBeware of ShortcutsDr Ned Amendola (AAOS)
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h15 - 12h45SESSION 37Lessons Learned the Hard Way: Experiences from President's CarouselDr A JulyanLearn to switch gears - creating a high-functioning theatre teamDr C Hoffman (NZOA)
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h15 - 12h45SESSION 37Lessons Learned the Hard Way: Experiences from President's CarouselDr A JulyanThe day I remembered that the people around me are importantProf F Monsell (BOA)
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h15 - 12h45SESSION 37Lessons Learned the Hard Way: Experiences from President's CarouselDr A Julyan“No” is a complete sentenceDr S Dulai (COA)
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h15 - 12h45SESSION 37Lessons Learned the Hard Way: Experiences from President's CarouselDr A JulyanThe enemy of good is betterDr M Moroney (AuOA)
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h15 - 12h45SESSION 37Lessons Learned the Hard Way: Experiences from President's CarouselDr A JulyanLeading your team starts with understanding yourselfDr S Kates (AOA)
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h15 - 12h45SESSION 37Lessons Learned the Hard Way: Experiences from President's CarouselDr A JulyanNo C-Arm, No Budget, No Problem? Surviving and Learning in Constrained SystemsProf O Koch (SAOA)
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h15 - 12h45SESSION 37Lessons Learned the Hard Way: Experiences from President's CarouselDr A JulyanQuestions and Discussions
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C13h30 - 13h50SESSION 38SAOTS: Distal femur fracturesJ Viljoen, T AjodhaComplex distal femur fractures- surgical planning and tips/tricksG du Preez
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C13h50 - 14h05SESSION 38SAOTS: Distal femur fracturesJ Viljoen, T AjodhaDual plating vs Nail plate combo's for distal femur fracturesA Vris
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C14h05 - 14h20SESSION 38SAOTS: Distal femur fracturesJ Viljoen, T AjodhaHow do I expose the medial femur?A Vris
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C14h20 - 14h30SESSION 38SAOTS: Distal femur fracturesJ Viljoen, T AjodhaDiscussion
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C14h30 - 15h30SESSION 38SAOTS: Distal femur fracturesJ Viljoen, T AjodhaExpert panel: Distal femur case based discussionsAll faculty
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h00 - 16h05SESSION 39SAOTS FREE PAPERS: Limb recon and infectionProf N Ferreira, Mr A VrisP40: Osseointegration limb replacement surgery: Early outcomes from a South African cohortF Birkholtz
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h05 - 16h10SESSION 39SAOTS FREE PAPERS: Limb recon and infectionProf N Ferreira, Mr A VrisP41: A Comparative Laboratory Study of Wire Tension Maintenance: The Role of High Bolt-Tightening Torque and Fixation Bolt Geometry in Two Commercial Ilizarov External Fixator BrandsC van der Westhuizen
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h10 - 16h15SESSION 39SAOTS FREE PAPERS: Limb recon and infectionProf N Ferreira, Mr A VrisP42: The ‘sleeper ring’ frame construct for Ilizarov circular fixator bone transport: A pilot studyA Janse van Rensburg
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h15 - 16h20SESSION 39SAOTS FREE PAPERS: Limb recon and infectionProf N Ferreira, Mr A VrisP43: Torque Variability in Ilizarov External Fixation Frame Assembly: A Multi-Surgeon Study Using an Instrumented Measurement DeviceC van der Westhuizen
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h20 - 16h30SESSION 39SAOTS FREE PAPERS: Limb recon and infectionProf N Ferreira, Mr A VrisQuestions
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h30 - 16h35SESSION 39SAOTS FREE PAPERS: Limb recon and infectionProf N Ferreira, Mr A VrisP44: Recalcitrant non-union of humeral shaft fractures: case series of a novel fixation techniqueB Johnson
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h35 - 16h40SESSION 39SAOTS FREE PAPERS: Limb recon and infectionProf N Ferreira, Mr A VrisP45: Management outcomes of tibial non-unions: A retrospective evaluation of a comprehensive treatment algorithmA Bulaya
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h40 - 16h45SESSION 39SAOTS FREE PAPERS: Limb recon and infectionProf N Ferreira, Mr A VrisP46: Tibial distraction osteogenesis: Association between comminution at the osteotomy site and time to bone healingF Birkholtz
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h45 - 16h50SESSION 39SAOTS FREE PAPERS: Limb recon and infectionProf N Ferreira, Mr A VrisP47: Treatment outcomes in patients receiving oral antibiotics versus those receiving intravenous antibiotics for low velocity gunshot fracturesBM Sifundza
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C16h50 - 17h00SESSION 39SAOTS FREE PAPERS: Limb recon and infectionProf N Ferreira, Mr A VrisQuestions
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C17h00 - 17h05SESSION 39SAOTS FREE PAPERS: Limb recon and infectionProf N Ferreira, Mr A VrisP48: The use of LODOX scans to predict femoral intramedullary implant sizes in patients sustaining acute femur fracturesJ Ward
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C17h05 - 17h10SESSION 39SAOTS FREE PAPERS: Limb recon and infectionProf N Ferreira, Mr A VrisP49: Inter-and Intra-Reliability Among Orthopaedic Surgeons in Assessment of Low Energy Civilian Gunshot Injuries to the Neck of Femur, A Comparison of Low and High-Income SettingsN Weels
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C17h10 - 17h15SESSION 39SAOTS FREE PAPERS: Limb recon and infectionProf N Ferreira, Mr A VrisP50: Impact of Increased Body Mass Index on Functional Recovery After Operative Treatment of Lower Limb Fractures: A Systematic ReviewP Khetsi
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C17h15 - 17h20SESSION 39SAOTS FREE PAPERS: Limb recon and infectionProf N Ferreira, Mr A VrisP51: A practical guide to prepare human articular chondrocyte culture for ex vivo manipulation in the sub-Saharan African setting.M Rankin
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C17h20-17h30SESSION 39SAOTS FREE PAPERS: Limb recon and infectionProf N Ferreira, Mr A VrisQuestions
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 2 - Paralell - Hall D08h00 - 10h00SESSION 35SAOA MENTORING Chairperson: Amy Wolfe
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 2 - Paralell - Hall D13h30-14H15SESSION 40SAFSA REGISTRAR SESSION: The Foot and Ankle in Athletes Dr P Ferrao, Dr E Joubert and Dr A StrydomOpening: - Introduction and WelcomeJ Jonck
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 2 - Paralell - Hall D14h15-14h30SESSION 40SAFSA REGISTRAR SESSION: The Foot and Ankle in Athletes Dr P Ferrao, Dr E Joubert and Dr A StrydomQ and A J Jonck
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 2 - Paralell - Hall D14h30-14h45SESSION 41SAFSA: The Foot and Ankle in AthletesDr J Jonck and Dr S WeverTurf toe and plantar plate injuries — when to operateP Ferrao
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 2 - Paralell - Hall D14h45-15h00SESSION 41SAFSA: The Foot and Ankle in AthletesDr J Jonck and Dr S WeverHallux rigidus in the athlete — cheilectomy, osteotomy, or fusionA Molloy
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 2 - Paralell - Hall D15h00-15h15SESSION 41SAFSA: The Foot and Ankle in AthletesDr J Jonck and Dr S WeverForefoot stress fractures — The 5th metatarsal and beyond.S Wever
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 2 - Paralell - Hall D15h15-15h30SESSION 41SAFSA: The Foot and Ankle in AthletesDr J Jonck and Dr S WeverQ and A
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 2 - Paralell - Hall D16h00 – 16h15SESSION 42SAFSA: Trauma and FracturesDr A Strydom and Dr Z SiyoThe posterior malleolus - tips and tricksA Molloy
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 2 - Paralell - Hall D16h15 – 16h30SESSION 42SAFSA: Trauma and FracturesDr A Strydom and Dr Z SiyoAnkle fractures in athletes - is there a need for prior arthroscopic assessmentM De Buys
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 2 - Paralell - Hall D16h30 – 16h45SESSION 42SAFSA: Trauma and FracturesDr A Strydom and Dr Z SiyoNavicular stress. Fractures - Pearls to get unionJ Mofokeng
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 2 - Paralell - Hall D16h45 – 17h00SESSION 42SAFSA: Trauma and FracturesDr A Strydom and Dr Z SiyoLis Franc injuries; to fuse or not to fuse?A Molloy
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 2 - Paralell - Hall D17h00 – 17h15SESSION 42SAFSA: Trauma and FracturesDr A Strydom and Dr Z SiyoEarly weight bearing after fracture fixation - safe or reckless? And emerging optionsR Dembskey
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 2 - Paralell - Hall D17h15-17h20SESSION 42SAFSA: Trauma and FracturesDr A Strydom and Dr Z SiyoP8: One screw, Two screw, Red screw, Blue screw: A survey of the preferred methods of syndesmotic fixation used by South African orthopaedic surgeonsM Abader
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 2 - Paralell - Hall D17h20 - 17h30SESSION 42SAFSA: Trauma and FracturesDr A Strydom and Dr Z SiyoQ and A
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 2 - Paralell - Hall D17h30 - 18h15ORTHOXACT WORKSHOPLimb salvage through transverse bone transportProf N Ferreira, Dr E Fuzy
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1113h30-13h35SESSION 45RESEARCHM Burger and M O'ConnorP52: A descriptive cross-sectional study on the average years of working experience medical officers have before becoming an orthopaedic registrar in South AfricaA Drabile
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1113h35-13h40SESSION 45RESEARCHM Burger and M O'ConnorP53: Does the MMed matter? A Bibliometric analysis of early research output of South African orthopaedic surgeonsMS Sanoto
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1113h40-13h45SESSION 45RESEARCHM Burger and M O'ConnorP54: Orthopaedic surgeons using 3D printed models to prepare for surgery: a qualitative investigationR Venter
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1113h45-13h50SESSION 45RESEARCHM Burger and M O'ConnorP55: The quality of Systematic Reviews published in leading Orthopaedic Surgery journalsMC Burger
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1113h50-13h55SESSION 45RESEARCHM Burger and M O'ConnorP56:The effect of pre-operative simulation with 3D printed models on the cognitive load of orthopaedic surgeons: a clinical simulation studyR Venter
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1113h55-14h00SESSION 45RESEARCHM Burger and M O'ConnorQ and A
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1114h00-14h30SESSION 45RESEARCHM Burger and M O'ConnorDissecting a Research Paper: Learn from the ExpertsT Mann (facilitator)
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1114h30-15h00SESSION 45RESEARCHM Burger and M O'ConnorBiostatistics demystifiedM McCaul
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1115h00-15h30SESSION 45RESEARCHM Burger and M O'ConnorAI in research debateMC Burger (facilitator)
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h00-16h05SESSION 46FREE PAPERSDr S Miseer, Dr M SwartP57: A Custom Multi-Platform Digital Ecosystem for Orthopaedic Surgical Waiting List Management: A Tertiary Hospital Quality-Improvement InterventionK Liedemann
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h05-16h10SESSION 46FREE PAPERSDr S Miseer, Dr M SwartP58: Challenges to fracture service availability and readiness; a national survey across South AfricaB Cassim
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h10-16h15SESSION 46FREE PAPERSDr S Miseer, Dr M SwartP6: Audit of Orthopaedic Surgery Patients Referred from Primary Health Care Facilities to a Tertiary Hospital in South AfricaL Muhango
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h15-16h20SESSION 46FREE PAPERSDr S Miseer, Dr M SwartP59: Socioeconomic Deprivation Influences Failure to Attend Arranged Orthopaedic Outpatient Appointments as Well as Access to and Engagement With Health CareS Turner
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h20-16h25SESSION 46FREE PAPERSDr S Miseer, Dr M SwartP60: Unadjusted Unplanned 30-Day Hospital Readmission Rates are Not a Useful Quality Measure for Planned or Urgent Orthopaedic Inpatient CareV Badial
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h25-16h30SESSION 46FREE PAPERSDr S Miseer, Dr M SwartQuestions
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h30-16h40SESSION 46FREE PAPERSDr S Miseer, Dr M SwartP61: Talonavicular dislocations: mechanisms; management and outcomes; case series at VMH/UKZNN Zondi
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h40-16h45SESSION 46FREE PAPERSDr S Miseer, Dr M SwartP62: Retrospective Analysis of the BOAT Osteotomy for Hallux Valgus CorrectionH Hesse
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h45-16h55SESSION 46FREE PAPERSDr S Miseer, Dr M SwartQuestions
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1116h55-17h05SESSION 46FREE PAPERSDr S Miseer, Dr M SwartP63: Impact of Standardized Care Protocols on Hip Fracture Outcomes: Mitigating Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities in a Universal Healthcare SystemV Badial
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1117h05-17h10SESSION 46FREE PAPERSDr S Miseer, Dr M SwartP64: Management of sacral fragility fractures leading to spinopelvic dissociation: A scoping reviewT Pope
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1117h10-17h30SESSION 46FREE PAPERSDr S Miseer, Dr M SwartQuestions
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1117h30-18h15OSSUR WORKSHOPOSSUR WORKSHOPHow Surgical Decisions Shape Lifelong Prosthetic Outcomes After Lower Limb AmputationAG Johannesson (Motion Clinics EMEA, Stockholm Sweden)
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 4 -Parallel - Room 8 & 913h30 - 13h40SESSION 43aSAPOSR Goller, Y RamguthyEmbryology, hip development and risk factorsD Eastwood
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 4 -Parallel - Room 8 & 913h40 - 13h50SESSION 43aSAPOSR Goller, Y RamguthyBiomechanics of the paediatric hip. Jumpers vs SlidersD Eastwood
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 4 -Parallel - Room 8 & 913h50 - 14h10SESSION 43aSAPOSR Goller, Y RamguthyNeonatal screening (AI assisted, Canadian screening protocol)S Dulai (COA)
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 4 -Parallel - Room 8 & 914h10 - 14h20SESSION 43aSAPOSR Goller, Y RamguthyDiscussion
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 4 -Parallel - Room 8 & 914h20 - 14h40SESSION 43bSAPOS D Simmons, R FraserManagement in Infancy. How long and when do you give up?S Dulai (COA)
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 4 -Parallel - Room 8 & 914h40 - 15h00SESSION 43bSAPOS D Simmons, R FraserClosed and Open reduction. The effect on acetabular development. When is the surgical dose not high enough?D Eastwood
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 4 -Parallel - Room 8 & 915h00 - 15h20SESSION 43bSAPOS D Simmons, R FraserFemoral and Pelvic Osteotomies. When to do what. Is there a need for 3D imaging?S Dulai (COA)
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 4 -Parallel - Room 8 & 915h20 - 15h30SESSION 43bSAPOS D Simmons, R FraserDiscussion
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 4 -Parallel - Room 8 & 916h00 - 16h20SESSION 44SAPOSR du Plessis, A NaidooManagement of late presenting hip dislocations. Pearls and pitfalls.P Mare
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 4 -Parallel - Room 8 & 916h20 - 16h40SESSION 44SAPOSR du Plessis, A NaidooComplications - case discussionD Eastwood/ A Horn
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 4 -Parallel - Room 8 & 916h40 - 17h00SESSION 44SAPOSR du Plessis, A NaidooAdolescent hip dysplasia - Scope, PAOT Munting
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 4 -Parallel - Room 8 & 917h00 - 17h30SESSION 44SAPOSR du Plessis, A NaidooLong term outcomes of surgically treated hip dislocations/ dysplasiasM Moroney (AuOA)
Wednesday - 02 September 2026Venue 4 -Parallel - Room 8 & 917h30-18h15Medhold WorkshopHalf the Battle is Fixation, the other Half is Biology. The BioBrace MethodDr W Haynes
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C08h00 - 08h05SESSION 47SAASR Barrow, K JordaanWelcome to Arthroplasty SessionR Barrow
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C08h05 - 08h35SESSION 47SAASR Barrow, K JordaanThe arthroplasty surgeon and the fragility fracture epidemicS Kates (AOA)
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C08h35 - 08h50SESSION 47SAASR Barrow, K JordaanRobotic kneesD Vermaak
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C08h50 - 09h20SESSION 47SAASR Barrow, K JordaanMy first 250 VELYS robotic kneesM Maroney (AuOA)
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C09h20 - 09h35SESSION 47SAASR Barrow, K JordaanKinematic alignmentH Jonker
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C09h35 - 09h50SESSION 47SAASR Barrow, K JordaanUni kneesCH Snyckers/ D Foxcroft
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C09h50 - 10h00SESSION 47SAASR Barrow, K JordaanQuestions and Discussions
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C10h00 - 10h05SESSION 48SAAST Ajodha, C SnyckersP65: Risk factors for hip fractures in Zimbabwe and the Gambia: A case control studyA Burton
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C10h05 - 10h10SESSION 48SAAS: FREE PAPER SESSIONT Ajodha, C SnyckersP66: Management of Fragility Fractures. A Survey From a Single Orthopaedic Department in South AfricaS Dehaloo
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C10h10 - 10h15SESSION 48SAAS: FREE PAPER SESSIONT Ajodha, C SnyckersP67: Reluctant Knee: Understanding and Managing Stiffness After Total Knee ArthroplastyS Hosanee
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C10h15 - 10h20SESSION 48SAAS: FREE PAPER SESSIONT Ajodha, C SnyckersP68: 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 Little
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C10h20 - 10h25SESSION 48SAAS: FREE PAPER SESSIONT Ajodha, C SnyckersP69: Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty in South Africa: The First Analysis of the South African Orthopaedic RegistryR Raghavendran
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C10h25 - 10h30SESSION 48SAAS: FREE PAPER SESSIONT Ajodha, C SnyckersQuestions and Discussions
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h00 - 11h05SESSION 49SAAS: FREE PAPER SESSIONT Monni, D VermaakP70: The Global Incidence Over Time for Primary Total Hip Replacements - A Multi Registry ReviewL Ignatius
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h05 - 11h10SESSION 49SAAS: FREE PAPER SESSIONT Monni, D VermaakP71: The Number of Hip and Knee Arthroplasties Performed in South Africa in 2024A Van Zyl
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h10 - 11h15SESSION 49SAAS: FREE PAPER SESSIONT Monni, D VermaakP72: Outcomes and complications of simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty: A retrospective cohort studyP Kafita
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h15 - 11h20SESSION 49SAAS: FREE PAPER SESSIONT Monni, D VermaakP73: The association between post-operative medial knee laxity and aseptic revision risk in total knee arthroplasty – a registry cohort and radiographic studyD Meiring
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h20 - 11h25SESSION 49SAAS: FREE PAPER SESSIONT Monni, D VermaakP74: Preoperative glycaemic screening and periprosthetic joint infection risk: A systematic review of five biomarkers across thirty studies and over one million patientsS Turner
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h25 - 11h30SESSION 49SAAS: FREE PAPER SESSIONT Monni, D VermaakQuestions and Discussions
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h30 - 11h35SESSION 49SAAS: FREE PAPER SESSIONT Monni, D VermaakP75: 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 Rudran
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h35 - 11h40SESSION 49SAAS: FREE PAPER SESSIONT Monni, D VermaakP76: AI-Powered Dynamic Curriculum Development in Knee Arthroplasty Training Using Augmented Reality Surgical InteractionsE Majirija
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h40 - 11h45SESSION 49SAAS: FREE PAPER SESSIONT Monni, D VermaakP77:The Weight of Youth: Trends over time in the prevalence of obesity among younger patients undergoing Total Hip ArthroplastyB Rudran
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h45 - 11h50SESSION 49SAAS: FREE PAPER SESSIONT Monni, D VermaakP10: Outcomes of Patients with Neck of Femur Fractures Managed with Uncemented Hip Arthroplasty via a Direct Anterior Approach in a Developing Country Tertiary InstitutionK Beck
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h50 - 11h55SESSION 49SAAS: FREE PAPER SESSIONT Monni, D VermaakP78: Patellofemoral Radiographic Measurements and Outcomes After Knee Arthroplasty: A Scoping ReviewA Diayar
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C11h55 - 12h00SESSION 49SAAS: FREE PAPER SESSIONT Monni, D VermaakQuestions and Discussions
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C12h30 - 13h30Prize Giving & Presidential Handover
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C13h30 - 14h00SESSION 50SAAS: ARTHROPLASTY PANEL DISCUSSIONK Jordaan, C SnyckersQuick Fire Panel Discussion on ArthroplastyR Barrow, D Vermaak, H Jonker, H Jacobs
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C14h00 - 15h00SESSION 51SAAS REGISTRAR SESSIONDr K Sikhauli SAAS Registrar SessionT, Ajodha, K Sikhauli, A Sekeitto
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C15H05-15H10SESSION 52FREE PAPER SESSION Dr J McCaul, Dr J KempP79: Orthopaedic injuries in 'Zama-Zama' gold minersQ Qwabe
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C15h10-15h15SESSION 52FREE PAPER SESSION Dr J McCaul, Dr J KempP80: Profile of gunshot injuries at orthopaedic clinic at a tertiary hospital in GautengM Leeuw
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C15h15 - 15h20SESSION 52FREE PAPER SESSION Dr J McCaul, Dr J KempQuestions and Discussion
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C15h20-15h25SESSION 52FREE PAPER SESSION Dr J McCaul, Dr J KempP81: Suprapatellar versus Infrapatellar Intramedullary Tibial Nailing: A Survey by South African Orthopaedic SurgeonsR Ragundanan
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C15h25-15h30SESSION 52FREE PAPER SESSION Dr J McCaul, Dr J KempP82: The prevalence of associated pelvic fragility fractures in patients older than 60 years with hip fragility fracturesK Matanda
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C15h30-15h35SESSION 52FREE PAPER SESSION Dr J McCaul, Dr J KempQuestions and Discussions
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C15h35-15h40SESSION 52FREE PAPER SESSION Dr J McCaul, Dr J KempP83: The value of pre-operative blood tests in orthopaedic trauma patients in a South African hopsitalT Thabethe
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C15h40-15h45SESSION 52FREE PAPER SESSION Dr J McCaul, Dr J KempP84: Use of 3D printed models to evaluate acetabular fractures in a resource constrained tertiary hospitalM Muthivhi 
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 1 - Plenary - Hall C15h45-16h00SESSION 52FREE PAPER SESSION Dr J McCaul, Dr J KempQuestions and Discussions
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D08h00 - 09h00SAFSA AGM
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D09h00 - 09h15SESSION 53SAFSA: Ligament Instabilities and OCD TalusN Terblanche, J MofokengMulti-directional ankle instabilityA Molloy
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D09h15 – 09h30SESSION 53SAFSA: Ligament Instabilities and OCD TalusN Terblanche, J MofokengAnkle instability - repair vs reconstructionM Maritz
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D09h30 – 09h45SESSION 53SAFSA: Ligament Instabilities and OCD TalusN Terblanche, J MofokengLateral ligament injuries - early vs late surgery. What's the evidence?.N Amendola (AAOS)
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D09h45 – 10h00SESSION 53SAFSA: Ligament Instabilities and OCD TalusN Terblanche, J MofokengSyndesmosis controversies and 2026 UpdatesJ Jonck
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D10h00 – 10h15SESSION 53SAFSA: Ligament Instabilities and OCD TalusN Terblanche, J MofokengIsolated deltoid rupture — repair, Brace, or treat the syndesmosisA Molloy
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D10h15 – 10h30SESSION 53SAFSA: Ligament Instabilities and OCD TalusN Terblanche, J MofokengQ and A
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D11h00 – 11h15SESSION 54SAFSA: Ligament Instabilities and OCD TalusN Terblanche, J MofokengOLTs in the athlete — updates and return to sportS Wever
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D11h15 – 11h30SESSION 54SAFSA: Ligament Instabilities and OCD TalusN Terblanche, J MofokengOCD Talus: Microfracture is dead - Lets move onG McCollum
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D11h30 – 11h45SESSION 54SAFSA: Ligament Instabilities and OCD TalusN Terblanche, J MofokengOCD Talus: Microfracture is a winner - why change a winner procedureZ Siyo
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D11h45 – 12h00SESSION 54SAFSA: Ligament Instabilities and OCD TalusN Terblanche, J MofokengQ and A
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D13h30 - 13h45SESSION 55SAFSA: Cross Cutting lecturesP Ferrao, MJ TladiBiologics in foot and ankle sport — PRP, BMAC, peptides, hype vs evidenceA Strydom
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D13h45 - 14h00SESSION 55SAFSA: Cross Cutting lecturesP Ferrao, MJ TladiReturn-to-sport criteria after ankle injury — Ankle-GO score and functional testingF Louw
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D14h00 - 14h15SESSION 55SAFSA: Cross Cutting lecturesP Ferrao, MJ TladiBracing, taping and prevention programmes — what actually works,N Clenzos
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D14h15 - 14h30SESSION 55SAFSA: Cross Cutting lecturesP Ferrao, MJ TladiQ and A
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D14h30 - 14h45SESSION 56 SAFSA: Tendons and OveruseG McCollum, M WorkmanPeroneal tendinopathy and instabilityA Molloy
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D14h45 - 15h00SESSION 56 SAFSA: Tendons and Overuse G McCollum, M Workman Percutaneous vs open vs non-operative Achilles rupture — the re-rupture debateA Strydom
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D15h00 - 15h15SESSION 56 SAFSA: Tendons and OveruseG McCollum, M WorkmanInsertional vs non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy — a 2026 algorithmN Terblanche
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D15h15 - 15h30SESSION 56 SAFSA: Tendons and Overuse G McCollum, M Workman FHL tendinopathy and posterior ankle impingement in dancersN Amendola (AAOS)
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 2 - Parallel - Hall D15h30 - 15h45SESSION 56 SAFSA: Tendons and Overuse G McCollum, M Workman Q and A
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1109h00 - 10h30SESSION 57SAPOSProf A Horn, Dr P MareEvidence based approach to the management of Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis.A Swanepoel, J Bosch, P Kyei, B Salence, N Narain
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1111h00 - 12h00SESSION 58SAPOS REGISTRAR SESSIONProf D Eastwood, Dr M Thiart
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1113h30-13h50SESSION 59SAOA: PRIVATE PRACTICE/MEDICOLEGALDr M O'Connor and Dr R Smit Artificial Intelligence in Orthopaedics: Friend or Future Plaintiff?M Letzler (Genoa)
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1113h50-14h00SESSION 59SAOA: PRIVATE PRACTICE/MEDICOLEGALDr M O'Connor and Dr R Smit Questions
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1114h00-14h20SESSION 59SAOA: PRIVATE PRACTICE/MEDICOLEGALDr M O'Connor and Dr R Smit Social media and the healthcare practitioner D Muller (Genoa)
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1114h20-14h30SESSION 59SAOA: PRIVATE PRACTICE/MEDICOLEGALDr M O'Connor and Dr R Smit Questions
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1114h30-14h50SESSION 59SAOA: PRIVATE PRACTICE/MEDICOLEGALDr M O'Connor and Dr R Smit Medico legal aspects of Claw Back JP Ellis (EthiQal)
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1114h50-15h00SESSION 59SAOA: PRIVATE PRACTICE/MEDICOLEGALDr M O'Connor and Dr R Smit Questions
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1115h00-15h20SESSION 59SAOA: PRIVATE PRACTICE/MEDICOLEGALDr M O'Connor and Dr R Smit Medico Legal aspects of ConsentMPS
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 3 - Parallel - Room 1115h20-15h30SESSION 59SAOA: PRIVATE PRACTICE/MEDICOLEGALDr M O'Connor and Dr R Smit Questions
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 908h00 - 09h00SESSION 60SASS Registrar Session | SpineF Sukati, S Miseer
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 909h00 - 09h10SESSION 61SASS: FREE PAPER SESSION Dr S Miseer and Dr Y Desai P85: 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-Bediako
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 909h10 - 09h20SESSION 61SASS: FREE PAPER SESSION Dr S Miseer and Dr Y Desai P86: Cervical Spine Tuberculosis Presenting with Aerodigestive Compromise Prior to Neurological Deficit: A Case ReportS Mattushek
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 909h20 - 09h30SESSION 61SASS: FREE PAPER SESSION Dr S Miseer and Dr Y Desai P87: Short segment instrumentation and fusion without burst fragment fixation as a treatment modality for patients suffering from thoracolumbar burst fractures at a tertiary hospitalC Makita
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 909h30 - 09h40SESSION 61SASS: FREE PAPER SESSION Dr S Miseer and Dr Y Desai Questions
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 909h40 - 09h50SESSION 61SASS: FREE PAPER SESSION Dr S Miseer and Dr Y Desai P88: Spinal Tuberculomas as a Clinical Manifestation of Paradoxical TB-IRIS: A Case SeriesS Miseer
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 909h50 - 10h00SESSION 61SASS: FREE PAPER SESSION Dr S Miseer and Dr Y Desai P89: Management and Outcomes of Neglected, Severe Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Single Surgeon ExperienceN Afrika
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 910h00 - 10h10SESSION 61SASS: FREE PAPER SESSION Dr S Miseer and Dr Y Desai P90: Is Time Really Spine? Early versus Delayed Surgical Decompression in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisK Nyarko
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 910h10 - 10h30SESSION 61SASS: FREE PAPER SESSION Dr S Miseer and Dr Y Desai Questions
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 911h00 - 11h15SESSION 62SASS: Degenerative SpineDr V GezenganaManagement Controversies in Lumbar Spine StenosisF Sukati
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 911h15 - 11h30SESSION 62SASS: Degenerative SpineDr V GezenganaManagement of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression FracturesY Desai
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 911h30 - 12h00SESSION 62SASS: Degenerative SpineDr V GezenganaKEYNOTE ADDRESS: "ESTABLISHING TRIAGE PROTOCOLS FOR BACKPAIN REFERRALS"C Hoffman (NZOA)
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 913h30 - 13h50SESSION 63SASSDr S Miseer New Zealand Spine Registry C Hoffman (NZOA)
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 913h50 - 14h00SESSION 63SASSDr S Miseer Discussion
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 914h00 - 14h30SESSION 63SASSDr S Miseer DEBATE: Open versus Endoscopic Surgery for a Lumbar Disc HerniationC Hoffman (NZOA) & I Swart
Thursday - 03 September 2026Venue 4 - Parallel - Room 8 & 914h30 - 16h00SESSION 63SASSDr S Miseer TRAUMA ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONSpine Consultants

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