Tuesday, 2 September

Venue 1 | Diamond

Tuesday - 02 September 2025
Venue 1 - Plenary (Diamond)
Time	Topic	Presenter	Co-Authors
07h30 - 08h00	REGISTRATION
	GABLER Workshop
08h00 - 09h00	Excellence in Incision Care Management: Advancing surgical outcomes with Mölnlycke	Dr F Bruwer, Dr T Mtshali
	SESSION 18
	SASES: Shoulder Trauma
	Chairpersons: Dr JP Du Plessis, Dr S Baba
09h00 - 09h20	Proximal humerus fracture: To fix or replace	Prof S Roukoz
09h20 - 09h35	Anterior Glenoid fractures	Prof S Roche
09h35 - 09h50	Coracoid fractures	Prof A Rachuene
09h50 - 10h05	Scapula fractures	Dr S Van Deventer
10h05 - 10h30	Discussion
10h30 - 11h00	TEA
	SESSION 19
	SASES: Trauma/General Shoulder
	Chairpersons: Dr W Haynes, Dr PH Laubscher
11h00 - 11h10	Lateral clavicle fractures	Dr M Mulder
11h10 - 11h20	Management of non union humerus fracture (including infection)	Dr J Du Plessis
11h20 - 11h30	Management of chronic anterior shoulder dislocations	Dr N Chauke
11h30 - 11h40	The principles of management of posterior shoulder dislocations	Dr N Cable
11h40 - 12h00	Discussion
12h00 - 13h00	SAOA AGM (Venue 1) and SAORA AGM (Venue 4)
	LUNCH HOUR SHOWCASE (15 MIN): ORTHOTECH FEATURE - MERIL SA MISSO SHOWCASE (EXHIBITION HALL)
13h00 - 14h00	LUNCH
	SESSION 20
	SASES: Shoulder Arthroplasty
	Chairpersons: Prof J Kauta, Dr N Bhagwan
14h00 - 14h15	Approach to laterilization and distalised reverse implants	Dr C Anley
14h15 - 14h30	Fracture reverse replacement: optimising prosthesis length	Dr A Peach
14h30 - 14h45	New Zealand experience with Pyrocarbon shoulder replacement	Dr K Mohammed
14h45 - 15h00	DAIR: The bare essentials	Dr D Frantzen
15h00 - 15h30	Discussion
15h30 - 16h00	TEA
	SESSION 21
	SASES
	Chairpersons: Prof S Roche
16h00 - 16h20	Shoulder surgery in international rugby players	Dr K Mohammed
16h20 - 16h30	Discussion
16h30 - 17h00	SASES AGM

Venue 2 | Amber

Tuesday - 02 September 2025
Venue 2 - Parallel - Amber
Time	Topic	Presenter	Co-Authors
07h30 - 08h00	REGISTRATION
SESSION 22
SAKS Registrar Session
Chairpersons: Prof M Held
08h00 - 09h00	Knee dislocation case discussions	Panel: Dr C Stevenson, Dr W van der Wal, Dr R von Bormann, Dr H Jonker
SESSION 23
SAKS Debate
Chairpersons: Dr D North
09h00 - 10h30	Debate: Posterior lateral corner and PCL injuries	Dr H Jonker, Dr B Gelbart, Dr W van der Wal vs Dr R von Bormann, Prof M Held, Dr C Stevenson
10h30 - 11h00	TEA
SESSION 24
SAKS
Chairpersons: Dr R Morkel, Dr M Barrow
11h00 - 11h20	Diagnosis of PCL / PLC injuries what is the role of stress X-rays	Dr M Street
11h20 - 11h40	My Approach to KD III L and M injuries	Dr C Stevenson
11h40 - 12h00	Osteotomies in PCL and PLC injuries	Prof M Held
12h00 - 13h00	SAOA AGM (Venue 1) and SAORA AGM (Venue 4)
	LUNCH HOUR SHOWCASE (15 MIN): ORTHOTECH FEATURE - MERIL SA MISSO SHOWCASE (EXHIBITION HALL)
13h00 - 14h00	LUNCH
SESSION 25
SASHA
Chairpersons: Prof O Ayeni, Dr I de Wilde
14h00 - 14h10	Fundamentals of hip arthroscopy (15)	Prof Ayeni
14h10 - 14h15	Questions
14h15 - 14h20	P123: Clinical outcomes after calcification removal in labrum via hip arthroscopy	Dr I De Wilde
14h20 - 14h35	The McMaster Evidence Based Journey to Address Femoroacetabular Impingement	Prof Ayeni
14h35 - 14h50	Questions
14h50 - 15h00	Case study presentation	Dr D Morkel
15h00 - 15h10	Case study presentation: Arthroscopic repair of Ilio-femoral ligament	Dr J DE Beer
15h10 - 15h25	Case study presentation	Dr H Bosch
15h25 - 15h30	SASHA AGM (SASHA Members only)
15h30 - 16h00	TEA
SESSION 26
SASHA
Chairpersons: Dr J Pietrzak, Dr D Morkel
16h00 - 16h15	Making the simple complex: The layer approach to understanding hip conditions	Prof Ayeni
16h15 - 16h25	Discussion
16h25 - 16h35	P124: Compliance with off-label Losartan use after Hip Arthroscopy is poor and subsequent clinical and functional outcomes are not significant - A Prospective Study	Dr C Nicolaou	J Pietrzak, J Cakic
16h35 - 17h00	Future perspectives in Hip Preservation Surgery	Prof Ayeni

Venue 3 | Ruby

Tuesday - 02 September 2025
Venue 3 - Parallel - Ruby
Time	Topic	Presenter	Co-Authors
07h30 - 08h00	REGISTRATION
08h00 - 09h00	WORKSHOP - ZIMMER BIOMET
	Achieving better TKAs & THAs with robotics and data analytics	DR G Davis, Dr A van Zyl
SESSION 31
SAOTS: Pelvis and acetabulum
Chairpersons: Prof S Maqungo, Dr Y Ngema
09h00 - 09h30	SAOTS Reg session
09h30 - 09h50	Fragility fractures of the pelvis	Prof S Maqungo
09h50 - 10h10	Acetabular fractures in the elderly	Dr K Berry
10h10 - 10h30	Acetabular fractures: Fix and replace	Prof X Griffin
10h30 - 11h00	TEA
SESSION 32
SAOTS: Pelvis and acetabulum
Chairpersons: Prof X Griffin, Dr K Berry
11h00 - 11h15	Pelvis and acetabulum fractures in paediatric patients	Dr T Mazibuko
11h15 - 11h30	Pelvis fractures: Ex-fix vs in-fix	Dr C Snyckers
11h30 - 11h45	Weight bearing after pelvis and acetabulum fracture fixation	Dr G du Preez
11h45 - 12h00	Discussion
12h00 - 13h00	SAOA AGM (Venue 1) and SAORA AGM (Venue 4)
13h00 - 14h00	LUNCH HOUR SHOWCASE (15 MIN): ORTHOTECH FEATURE - MERIL SA MISSO SHOWCASE (EXHIBITION HALL)
	LUNCH
SESSION 33
SAOTS: Pelvis and acetabulum
Chairpersons: Dr T Mazibuko, Dr G du Preez
14h00 - 14h30	New approached in pelvis and acetabular fracture surgery	Prof S Maqungo
14h30 - 15h30	Expert panel: Case based discussions	All faculty
15h30 - 16h00	TEA
SESSION 34
SAOTS: Free Papers
Chairpersons: Prof M Laubscher, Dr J McCaul
16h00 - 16h05	P43: Outcomes and cost of short cephalomedullary nail versus dynamic hip screw in patients with stable intertrochanteric femur fractures.	Dr S Mtshweni	F Sukati
16h05 - 16h10	P34: 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
16h10 - 16h15	P45: Nail Plate Construct in Distal Femur Fractures allow safe, early unrestricted weight bearing with high rates of union and a low rate of failure: five-year experience at a UK Major Trauma Centre.	Dr T Barrow	A Rayner, D Crone, E Guryel , S Bellringer, A Robertson
16h15 - 16h20	P46: Clinical Outcomes and Postoperative Complications Following Antegrade Versus Retrograde Intramedullary Nailing in Femoral Shaft Fractures: A Retrospective Observational Study.	Dr M Yousif	N Ferreira, M Burger, C Watson, K Harris
16h20 - 16h25	P47: Machine learning diagnostic accuracy in radiological assessment of long bone fracture healing.	Dr N Kruger	G Nitschke, B Hasan Aslan
16h25 - 16h30	Questions
16h30 - 16h35	P48: The impact of alcohol restriction on the orthopaedic trauma referrals at a secondary hospital in the Western Cape.	Dr T Orlandi	E Britz, J Le Roux, HS Pretorius, M Burger
16h35 - 16h40	P49: Distal tibia pilon fractures treated with circular external fixators at a central tertiary hospital in SA: retrospective descriptive study.	Dr S Chilembo	C Blake
16h40 - 16h45	P50: A modification of ankle spanning circular fixator for management of foot degloving injuries in children.	Dr E Fuzy	K Siwicka, N Ferreira
16h45 - 16h50	P51: Microbiology of Fracture-Related Infections in Long Bone Fractures in the Developing World.	Dr Y Nokwe	P Mthethwa , V Mdingi
16h50 - 16h55	P52: Treatment outcomes using a biphasic bioceramic in patients with fracture-related infection and chronic osteomyelitis.	Dr A Human	N Ferreira, M Burger
16h55 - 17h10	Questions
17h10 - 17h15	Introduction: Global Injury Group MAP Africa study	Prof M Laubscher
17h10 - 18h00	SAOTS AGM

Venue 4 | Amethyst

Tuesday - 02 September 2025
Venue 4 - Parallel - Amethyst
Time	Topic	Presenter	Co-Authors
07h30 - 08h00	REGISTRATION
	ENOVIS WORKSHOP
08h00 - 09h00	Anterior approach: DAA in lateral positioning	Mr H Vidakovic
SESSION 27
SOLS - Oncology for registrars - the MDT - rapid fire
Moderators: Dr T Hilton , Dr G Epstein, Dr J Hauptfliesch, Dr R Sookhayi, Dr J Riedemann, Mr M Parry, Mr J Stevenson
09h00 - 10h30	Various cases - paeds & pelvis
10h30 - 11h00	TEA
SESSION 28
SOLS - Paediatrics
Moderators: Dr JG Meijer, H Bauer
11:00 - 11:20	Decision making in paediatric orthopaedics	Mr M Parry
11:20 - 11:25	P42: Major differences in stage of cancer diagnosis, disease presentation and outcomes for patients with pathological fractures in Cape Town and Stockholm	Dr T Hilton	M Byttner, R Wedin, P Tsagkozis, H Bauer
11:25 - 11:30	P36: Clinical stage, chemotherapy response and surgical management of Osteosarcoma patients at a South African tertiary hospital	Dr M Nyalungu
11:30 - 11:35	P14: Diagnostic Accuracy of CT-guided Core Needle Biopsy in Musculoskeletal Tumours	Dr Z Sichone	L Nieuwoudt, M O'connor, L Marais
11:35 - 11:40	Questions
11:40 - 12:00	Centralisation in paediatric orthopaedics	Mr M Parry
12h00 - 13h00	SAOA AGM (Venue 1) and SAORA AGM (Venue 4)
	LUNCH HOUR SHOWCASE (15 MIN): ORTHOTECH FEATURE - MERIL SA MISSO SHOWCASE (EXHIBITION HALL)
13h00 - 14h00	LUNCH
SESSION 29
SOLS - Pelvis
Moderators: Dr A Aranda, Dr A Hirschmann
14:00 - 14:20	Radiation use in pelvic sarcoma	Mr M Parry
14:20 - 14:40	2-stage revision - hemipelvic to custom in endoprosthetic PJI	Mr J Stevenson
14:40 - 15:00	Update on decision making in pelvic surgery	Mr M Parry
15:00 - 15:20	Update in MBD in the UK	Mr J Stevenson
15:20 - 15:30	Questions & comments
15h30- 16h00	TEA
SESSION 30
SOLS - Case studies/Free papers
Moderators: Dr M Parry, Dr T Hilton
16:00 - 16:05	P38: Proximal Femoral Replacement for Complex Femoral Pathologies: A Dual-Centre Retrospective Analysis of Oncological and Non-Oncological Outcomes	Dr A Nasar	HCF Bauer, T Hilton
16:05 - 16:10	P39: The discordance between Magnetic Resonance Imaging and histological findings of malignant transformation of osteochondromas	Dr A Jansen Van Rensburg	N Ferreira, R Venter, K Siwicka, E Fuzy
16:10 - 16:15	P40: Unveiling the enigma of Giant Cell Tumour of Bone	Dr T Magidi	R Waters, H Bauer, T Hilton
16:15 - 16:20	P41: First data from a South African Registry of Osteosarcomas	Dr S Armas	T Hilton, H Bauer, R Waters, N Kruger, D Maimin
16:20 - 16:30	P35: Bioactive glass is safe and efficient for bone reconstruction after curretage of benign or intermediate malignant bone lesions	Dr M Guyard	F Bourbotte, G Vaz, F Gouin
	Questions
16h30 - 17h00	SOLS AGM

Tuesday, 2 September

Venue 1 | Diamond

Venue 2 | Amber

Venue 3 | Ruby

Venue 4 | Amethyst

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