TimeTopicPresenterCo-Authors
07h30 - 08h00REGISTRATION
08h00 - 08h05WELCOME and OPENING
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08h05 - 08h08Advanced Orthopaedics/ArthromedixJ Bisset
08h08 - 08h11MedholdM Killian
08h11 - 08h14Paragon 28P Heyns
08h14 - 08h17Smith & NephewS Mazema
08h17 - 08h20Zimmer BiometL Bessinger
Session 1
FP Fouche Lecture
Chairperson: B Vrettos, J du Toit
08h20 - 09h10The history of shoulder surgery: where we have been, where we are and where are we going.Dr F Savoie
Session 2
GT Du Toit Lecture
Chairperson: B Vrettos, R Dunn
09h10 - 10h00There are lots of things that can bite you in Far North.Prof C Morrey
10h00 - 10h30TEA
Session 3
JJ CRAIG LECTURE
Chairperson: B Vrettos, P Mare
10h30 - 11h1521 years to get a theatre locker – building a paediatric spine service in a resource competitive environment.Prof R Dunn
Session 4
Sample GT DU TOIT Papers
Chairpersons: R Dunn, B Vrettos
11h15-11h22P1: The effect of treatment delays on fracture-related infection in open tibia shaft fractures. GT4Dr FW KockT Basson, M Burger, N Ferreira
11h22-11h29P2: Complications associated with primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty in the public sector a retrospective study 2011-2021. GT5Dr J Du PlessisO Koch , M O'Connor, TLB le Roux
11h29-11h36P3: Musculoskeletal Injuries from Gender-based Violence at a Tertiary Orthopaedic Centre. GT7Dr K LeslieS Matshidza
11h36-11h43P4: The role of prophylactic antibiotics in zone II and zone V acute flexor tendon injuries. GT11Dr R TshisikuleR Tshisikule
11h43-11h50P5: Outcomes of Open Tibia Fractures in Children. GT16Dr W Ncana
11h50-12h10Questions and Discussions
SAOA AGM
12h10-13h30AGM ReportProf B Vrettos, Prof R Dunn Prof L Marais, Dr O Koch
13h30-14h30LUNCH
Session 5
Hand Symposium
Chairpersons: O Koch, E Mennen
14h30 - 14h40The million dollar nerve: applied anatomy of the median nerve.Dr O Koch
14h40 - 15h00Leave it, Level it, or Lengthen: Growth arrests and malunions in the upper extremity.Dr A Van Heest
15h00 - 15h10OA CMC Joint ThumbDr A Ikram
15h10 - 15h20MCP Surgery In the Rheumatoid HandProf T Le Roux
15h20 - 15h30The Mangled HandDr C Sathekga
15h30-15h40Questions
15h30-16h00TEA (In session tea-break)
Chairpersons: M Swart, A Rocher
15h45-16h00Scaphoid non UnionDr I Koller
16h00 -16h10Poor Predictability of arthroscopic assessment in diagnosing unstable foveal TFCC tearsDr A Smit
16h10-16h20Local Hand flaps for the Orthopaedic SurgeonDr A Rocher
16h20-16h30Radial sided wrist painDr N Kruger
16h30-16h40P6: Acute Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, results of a protocol for early nerve decompression and surgical stabilization for bony traumaDr J Jeffrey, Dr T SamuelE Hayter, G Lee, M Little, J Hardman, R Anakwe
16h40-16h50Fractures and dislocations PIP jointDr M Swart
16h50-17h00Discussion
17h00-19h00Networking Function - Trade Hall Area (17h00-19h00)
TimeTopicPresenterCo-Authors
07h30 - 08h00REGISTRATION
08h00 - 13h30Sessions taking place in Venue 1
13h30-14h30LUNCH
SESSION 6
SAFOSS Symposium
Chairpersons: M Thiart, A Nansook
14h30 - 14h55We are burnt out. Now what?Dr A Oosthuizen
14h55 - 15h15Social media: Endless Opportunity or Tool of the Devil?Prof L Hiemstra
15h15 - 15h30P7: Gender-based transgressions and bullying, homophobia and transphobia among orthopaedic surgeons and trainees. A systematic review of literature and awareness piece on workspace behaviours.Dr H BussioAP Rachuene
15h30 - 16h00TEA
SESSION 7
SAFOSS Symposium
Chairperson: Y Ngema, D Simmons
15h45 - 16h15Culture change: the key to adding diversity to orthopaedic surgeryDr A van Heest
16h15 - 16h45Training the individual: where does neurodiversity fit in?Prof D Eastwood
16h45 - 17h00The road to fellowshipA Nansook
Networking Function - Trade Hall Area (17h00-19h00)
TimeTopicPresenterCo-Authors
07h30 - 08h00REGISTRATION
08h00 - 13h30Sessions taking place in Venue 1
13h30 - 14h30LUNCH
SESSION 8
Spine Free Paper Session
Chairpersons: N Kruger, P Makan
14h30 - 14h40P8: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with concomitant spondylolysis: choice of fusion levels evaluation of the outcomes obtained leaving the lytic level not instrumentedDr H CrawfordA Baroncini, Antony Field, A Segar
14h40 - 14h50P9: Radiographic and clinical outcomes in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis corrective fusion surgery. GT2Dr B BlanksonR Dunn, L Noconjo
14h50 - 15h00P10: Clinical and radiographic outcome of Lenke V Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis via the Anterior ApproachDr D ArnoldsL Marie-Hardy, R Dunn
15h00 - 15h10P11: Scoliosis surgery week: A South African Tertiary institution experienceDr M MasekoF Ukunda
15h10 - 15h20P12: Mortality in patients admitted to Acute Spinal Cord Unit, Cape Town South AfricaDr N KrugerD Arnolds, R Dunn
15h20 - 15h45Discussion
15h30 - 16h00TEA
Chairpersons: N Kruger, S Misser
16h00 - 16h10P13: A survey of the practice of cervical traction reduction in the Western Cape. GT17Dr B SalenceDr N Kruger
16h10 - 16h20P14: A review of fluoroscopy guided percutaneous transpedicular spinal biopsies at a tertiary hospital. GT14Dr S Bhikha
16h20 - 16h30P15:Is a coccygectomy an efficacious surgical treatment for debilitating coccygeal pain?Dr A YounusM Aftab, L Nxiweni
16h30 - 16h40P16: Reason(s) for refusal of surgery in patients with established degenerative lumbar pathologyDr M Khumalo
16h40 - 16h50Discussion
Networking Function - Trade Hall Area (17h00-19h00)