Monday - 01 September 2025
Venue 1 - Plenary (Diamond)
TimeTopicPresenterCo-Authors
07h30 - 08h00REGISTRATION
08h00 - 08h30Opening Ceremony
08h00 - 08h20Opening and WelcomeDr O Koch
08h20 - 08h22Platinum Sponsor - EnovisP Verwey
08h22 - 08h24Platinum Sponsor - StrykerP Nyakudjga
08h24 - 08h26Platinum Sponsor -Zimmer Biomet P Heyns
SESSION 1
Opening Ceremony
Chairperson: Dr O Koch
08h30 - 09h00A forensic pathologist's account of life lessons learnt from the autopsy tableProf R Blumenthal
SESSION 2
Eponymous Lecture - GT Du Toit
Chairpersons: Dr O Koch
09h00 - 10h00Orthopaedic Surgery in Our Changing World – The Challenges AheadProf M Ramokgopa
SESSION 3
Eponymous Lecture - FP Fouche
Chairpersons: Dr O Koch
10h00 - 11h00 "Question Everything"Dr P Tornetta III
11h00 - 11h30TEA
SESSION 4
SAKS
Chairpersons: Dr M Street, Dr H Jonker
11h30 - 11h40WelcomeDr D North
11h40 - 12h00Al a carte approach to patella instability in 2025Dr M Tanaka
12h00 - 12h40How I perform my MPFLDr M Bowditch
Dr S Erasmus
Dr M Barrow
12h40 - 13h00Approach to the first time patella dislocationDr M Tanaka
13h00 - 14h00LUNCH
SESSION 5
SAKS
Chairpersons: Dr R von Bormann, Dr B Gelbart
14h00 - 14h20Tibial tubercle osteotomies for patella instabilityDr R Morkel
14h20 - 14h40The role of Trochleoplasty in patella instabilityDr M Tanaka
14h40 - 15h00Limb alignment and patella instability - when to consider an osteotomyProf M Laubscher
15h00 - 15h20PFJ replacement in patella instabilityDr D North
15h30 - 16h00TEA
SESSION 6
SAKS
Chairpersons: Dr P Firer, Dr P Hardcastle
16h00 - 16h30Patella instability case discussionsPanel: Dr M Tanaka, Dr S Erasmus, Dr H Hobbs, Dr B Gelbart
16h30 - 17h00SAKS AGM
17h00 - 19h00Networking function
Monday - 01 September 2025
Venue 2 - Parallel (Amber)
TimeTopicPresenterCo-Authors
07h30 - 08h00REGISTRATION
08h00 - 11h00Sessions in Venue 1
11h00 - 11h30TEA
SESSION 12
SAFOSS: Interactive Session
Chairpersons: Dr M Thiart
11h30 - 11h35P2: Burnout Amongst South African Orthopaedic Surgery TraineesDr Y DlaminiD Simmons, M O' Connor
11h35 - 13h00The Ortho Hustle: Overworking but at what cost?Facilitators: A Wolfe, R Coetzee
13h00 - 14h00LUNCH
SESSION 13
SAFOSS
Chairpersons: Dr M Thiart
14h00 - 15h30The Ortho Hustle: Overworking but at what cost?Facilitators: A Wolfe, R Coetzee
SESSION 14
SASES: Free Papers
Chairpersons: Dr C Anley, Dr A Julyan
16h00 - 16h05P3: Awake Shoulder Arthroplasty: Patient Experience and Perceptions of Regional Anaesthesia Without General AnaesthesiaDr A Stewart
16h05 - 16h10P4: Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty with V-Tenotomy Subscapularis Release and Repair: Patient-Reported Outcomes at One-Year Minimum Follow-UpDr C van den Berg
16h10 - 16h15P5: Outcomes of chronic anterior shoulder dislocation treatment: a systematic reviewDr C MabasoMM Mashigo, CS Nkosi
16h15 - 16h20P6: Management of the subscapularis in reverse shoulder arthroplasty: current concepts and case studiesDr J de BeerB Dos Santos, T Mann, C Van der Berg
16h20 - 16h25P7: Shoulder Surgery in Pilots and Cabin Crew: Accelerating Return to Work through Aviation-Focused Surgical Practice and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation UnitDr E HohmannR Pieterse
16h25 - 16h30P8: Shoulder function recovery in patients treated with antigrade intramedullary nail for Humeral shaft fractureDr PS Martins
16h30 - 17h00Questions
17h00 - 19h00Networking function
Monday - 01 September 2025
Venue 3 - Parallel (Ruby)
TimeTopicPresenterCo-Authors
07h30 - 08h00REGISTRATION
08h00 - 11h00Sessions in Venue 1
11h00 - 11h30TEA
SESSION 7
SASSH
Moderators: Dr A lkram, Dr P Jordaan
11h45 -12h15Keynote Lecture : Distal radius fracture management and the CLAP conceptProf S Roukoz
12h15 -12h40Aspects of Peripheral Nerve RepairProf T Quick
12h40 - 13h00Hand surgery in the Tetraplegic patient: The South African ExperienceDr F Theron
13h00 - 14h00LUNCH
SESSION 8
SASSH
Chairpersons: Dr G Biddulph, Dr I Koller
14h00 - 14h25Ulnar Bone Fracture from distal to proximalProf S Roukoz
14h25 - 14h30Questions
SESSION 9
SASSH
Moderators: Dr G Biddulph, Dr I Koller
14h30 - 14h40CMC OA of the ThumbDr A lkram
14h40 - 14h50OA of the DRUJ JointDr T Pikor
14h50 - 15h00Approach to wrist OA-SLAC/SNACDr P Jordaan
15h00 - 15h10OA DIP JointDr N Fang
15h10 - 15h20P1: Outcomes of mini open retrograde intramedullary screw fixation for metacarpal fracturesDr E Nieuwenhuizen J du Plessis, C Pretorius
15h20 - 15h30Questions
15h30 - 16h00TEA
SESSION 10
SASSH
Moderator: Prof T le Roux, Dr A Barrow
16h00-16h10The Injured Hand: How to stay out of troubleDr I Koller
16h10-16h20Scaphoid fractures: When to fix and howDr A Barrow
16h20-16h30Approach to hand and forearm amputationsDr C Sathekga
16h30-16h40Base of thumb Fractures: Operative managementDr M Bhamjee
16h40-16h50IM fixation Metacarpal fracturesDr M Swart
16h50-17h00Questions
SESSION 11
SASSH
Moderator: Prof A Rachuene
17h00-18h00SASSH SASES Registrar SessionProf A Rachuene, Prof J Kauta, Prof S Roche, Dr N Chauke, Prof S Golele, Dr C Anley
17h00-19h00Networking Function
Monday - 01 September 2025
Venue 4 - Parallel (Amethyst)
TimeTopicPresenterCo-Authors
07h30 - 08h00REGISTRATION
08h00 - 11h00Sessions in Venue 1
11h00 - 11h30TEA
SESSION 15
GT Du Toit Top 10
Chairpersons: Prof Len Marais, Dr J McCaul
11h30 - 11h35P9: A Retrospective Cohort to assess the Effect of Pre-operative Modified Zung Depression Index Scores (MZDI) on Post-operative Outcomes in patients undergoing Transforaminal Lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) for Lumbar Degenerative DiseaseDr L NaudeR King , M Burger
11h35 - 11h40P10: Analysis of Shoulder Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty in South Africa: Insights from The South African Orthopaedic Registry (SAOR)Dr J.P. Barnard
11h40 - 11h45P11: Anterior lumbar interbody fusion vs transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion – a retrospective review of outcomes achieved in patients with isolated L5/S1 pathologyDr J MullajeeE-M Geldenhuys, M Burger, PR King
11h45 - 11h50P12: Cervical bifacet dislocation, is anterior cervical discectomy and fusion only enough?Dr F MunetsiR Dunn, N Kruger
11h50 - 11h55P13: Could a “hands-off” approach to pin site care be considered as a recommended protocol in the South African Public Healthcare system?Dr J Buchner
11h55 - 12h10Questions
12h10 - 12h15P14: Diagnostic Accuracy of CT-guided Core Needle Biopsy in Musculoskeletal TumoursDr Z SichoneL Nieuwoudt, M O'connor, L Marais
12h15 - 12h20P15: Mortality Following Surgical Management of Traumatic Sub-Axial Cervical Spine Injuries in a South African Tertiary Centre.Dr K SondovanaA Puddu, P Herman Mare
12h20 - 12h25P16: Outcomes of open tibia fractures treated with primary intramedullary nailingDr G Mametja
12h25 - 12h30P17: Patient and caregiver experiences of pain during office removal K-WIRES from the elbow in a paediatric populationDr W PowellH Bussio, S Golele, S Bila
12h30 - 12h35P18: Periprosthetic joint infection in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty - an almost non-existent entity in the UNI-verseDr H WilsonCR Oosthuizen
12h35 - 13h00Questions and Discussions
13h00 - 14h00LUNCH
SESSION 16
GT Du Toit Papers
Chairpersons: Dr S Miseer, Dr D Allie
14h00 - 14h05P19: An eight year audit in a Tertiary Academic Arthroplasty Unit: Trends and CancellationsDr L MuhangoN Sikhauli, Lipalo M, J Pietrzak, A Sekeitto
14h05 - 14h10P20: An Unprecedented Post-COVID-19 Surge in Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Upper Limb at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, JohannesburgDr P MotubatseT Sefeane
14h10 - 14h15P21: Common fracture patterns in gunshot acetabulum in patients seen at Charlotte Maxeke HospitalDr T MugwenaT Mazibuko
14h15 - 14h20P22: Comparing Achilles tenotomies performed in the clinic and tenotomies performed in a theatre setting in infants with idiopathic congenital clubfeetDr A AdamsR Goller
14h20 - 14h25P23: Comparing coronal alignment after total knee arthroplasty using long leg and short leg x-ray viewsDr R Schanknecht
14h25 - 14h30Questions
14h30 - 14h35P24: Comprehensive orthopaedic approach to open pelvic injuriesDr T MugwenaT Mazibuko
14h35 - 14h40P25: Evaluating the outcome of implementing the Silfverskiöld Test on the Rigid Equinus Score of the Pirani Scoring of paediatric patients with Idiopathic Clubfoot in two centers in South AfricaDr L WeidemanR Goller, L Fletcher
14h40 - 14h45P26: Incidence of sciatic nerve injuries in associated transverse and posterior wall acetabulum fractureDr T MugwenaT Mazibuko
14h45 - 14h50P27: Evaluation of the non- operative closed reduction outcomes of adult distal radius fractures treated at a tertiary hospital.Dr RR Baloyi
14h50 - 15h30Questions
15h30 - 16h00TEA
SESSION 17
GT Du Toit Papers
Chairpersons: Dr S Miseer, Dr D Allie
16h00 - 16h05P28: Outcome of ankle fractures fixed with a single trans-syndesmotic scre at orthopaedic clinic: A prospective study at a teaching hospital in GautengDr M Makena
16h05 - 16h10P29: Outcomes of Diabetic Ankle Fractures at a Tertiary Hospital in Cape Town, South AfricaDr T KgatsheO Makhubalo , M Burger, K Sonne, E Joubert
16h10 - 16h15P30: The management of paediatric forearm fractures with closed reduction and casting facilitated by sedation at a tertiary government hospitalDr C Van Staden
16h15 - 16h20P31: The outcome of the Lautenbach procedure for long bone chronic osteomyelitis on the quality of life one year after surgeryDr P NtombelaM Mashigo, M Jingo
16h20 - 16h25P32: The turnaround time in a dedicated orthopaedic emergency theatre at a tertiary hospital in South AfricaDr L MuhangoP Dube, M Khumalo
16h25 - 16h30P33: Treatment of anterior column and posterior hemitransverseDr T MugwenaT Mazibuko
16h30 - 16h35P34: What is the incidence of HIV in patients with fragility hip frcatures at a tertiary hospital in the Eastern Cape of South Africa?Dr J Haribhai
16h35 - 16h40Questions
17h00 - 19h00Networking Function