Join us for our dedicated sessions designed
specifically for Residents and Fellows.

(All sessions are at no extra cost)

Wednesday, December 10

Complex Total Hip and Knee Course for Residents and Fellows 
(Registration required)

Organized by AO RECON North America

Chair: Young-Min Kwon, MD, PhD

Co-Chairs: Kevin I. Perry, MD, William G. Hamilton, MD

Faculty:

  • James L. Howard, MD

  • Micheal Huo, MD

  • Timothy S. Brown, MD

  • Adam Hart, MD

  • Brett R. Levine, MD

  • Lucas Nikkel, MD

  • Charles L. Nelson, MD

  • Robert T. Trousdale, MD

  • AO North America is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    AO North America designates this live activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    o   Didactic & Demonstration: 4 hours

    o   Bioskills Lab Session: 4 hours

  • At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

    • Describe a systematic clinical, laboratory, and radiographic evaluation in revision and complex primary arthroplasty

    • Optimize preoperative planning

    • Adopt a patient-centered approach

    • Optimize patients preoperatively to reduce complications

    • Describe and discuss safe and effective procedures for revision and complex primary arthroplasty

    • Discuss the management of early and late problems or complications

    • Communicate and facilitate a multidisciplinary team-based approach

    • Apply best practice to optimize and document patient outcomes

  • Breakfast and Check-in

    • Overview of failure mechanisms and indications for revision hip arthroplasty.

    • Preoperative investigation and planning for revision hip arthroplasty.

    • Assessment of acetabular bone loss.

    • Assessment of femoral bone loss.

    • Extended surgical approaches.

    • Well-fixed implant removal.

    • Overview of failure mechanisms and indications for revision knee arthroplasty.

    • Preoperative planning for revision knee arthroplasty.

    • Extended surgical approaches and implant removal.

    • Step-by-step surgical technique for revision TKA.

    • Principles of fixation, including metaphyseal fixation techniques (cones and sleeves).

    • Selection of level of constraint.

  • Case 1: Valgus knee

    Case 2: Severe bone loss requiring bone or metal substitution (knee)

    Case 3: Failed cup (hip)

    Case 4: Failed stem (hip)

In-kind support received from DePuy Synthes

Wednesday, December 10

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location: Palm

For Residents and Fellows

Moderators:

  • Giles R. Scuderi, MD

  • R. Michael Meneghini, MD

Faculty:

  • James A. Browne, MD

  • Cory Calendine, MD

  • P. Maxwell Courtney, MD

  • Elizabeth B. Gausden, MD

  • Jeffrey A. Geller, MD

  • George J. Haidukewych, MD

  • William G. Hamilton, MD

  • Charles L. Nelson, MD

  • Linda I. Suleiman, MD

Thursday, December 11

7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
Location: Palm

Faculty:

  • Wayne G. Paprosky, MD

  • P. Maxwell Courtney, MD

  • Linda Suleiman, MD

Friday, December 12

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Poinciana

  • Join Dr. Jeremy Gililland to learn more about his experiences with Stryker’s Triathlon Hinge system. The Triathlon Hinge system delivers simplified instrumentation and a streamlined workflow, addressing potential challenges encountered during a revision and providing meaningful surgical suite efficiency. 

Faculty:

Jeremy M. Gililland, MD