IOM'25 AGENDA

FRIDAY 1st AUGUST 2025

9:30 AM: REGISTRATIONS

10:00 AM: WELCOME

• Alan Getgood (Chairman), A/Prof. David Parker (Convener) & Dr. Brett Fritsch (Convener)

10:10 AM: SESSION 1 - OSTEOTOMIES FOR OA

• Deformity Analysis: How should I plan my osteotomy in 2025?

• JLCA: What's all the fuss?

• Debate: The computer says double level vs. the single level pragmatist

SESSION 1: Q & A

PANEL DISCUSSION: OSTEOTOMIES FOR OA

HOT TOPICS

• Perioperative management

• Nav VS PSI

• Intra-operative technique: use of hinge wires and hinge screws, management of MCL, gap fillers

11:00 AM: TECHNIQUE MASTERCLASSES

• MOWHTO with PSI

• MCWDFO

• LOWDFO

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11:30AM: SESSION 2 - LIGAMENTOUS INSTABILITY OF THE KNEE - The Role of Osteotomies Part 1

• Separating bony alignment - contributions to instability from ligament laxity

• When to perform coronal plane correction with ligamentous laxity and how much to correct?

• Debate: 1 stage HTO + PLC vs. HTO 1st stage

SESSION 2: Q & A

PANEL DISCUSSION: OSTEOTOMIES FOR STABILITY PART 1

HOT TOPICS

• One or two stage surgery?

• Opening vs closing wedge osteotomy?

• Which PLC technique?

12:30 PM: TECHNIQUE MASTERCLASSES

• LCWHTO

12:40 PM: LUNCH BREAK

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1:30 PM: SESSION 3 - LIGAMENTOUS INSTABILITY OF THE KNEE - The Role of Osteotomies Part 2

• Tibial Slope - the key to AP stability

• The Hinge Axis: the key to biplanar correction

• Debate: Supratubercle vs Infratubercle ACWPTO

• Debate: Early ACW vs 2nd revision +

SESSION 3: Q & A

PANEL DISCUSSION: OSTEOTOMIES FOR STABILITY PART 2

HOT TOPICS

• Slope correction in primary vs. revision only

• Do you need LET as well?

• ACL graft options and surgical technique

• How to control hyperextension and coronal plane laxity

2:30 PM: TECHNIQUE MASTERCLASSES

• Supratubercle ACWHTO

• Infratubercle ACWHTO

• ACWHTO with TTO

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3:00 PM: SESSION 4 - KNEE JOINT PRESERVATION

• Joint Preservation Algorithm

• When is alignment pathological?

• Debate: Medial Root repair alone vs. Medial Root plus HTO vs. HTO only

SESSION 4: Q & A

PANEL DISCUSSION: JOINT PRESERVATION

HOT TOPICS

• Meniscus repair, centralisation, MAT

• Articular cartilage repair options

• How many procedures can be done simultaneously?

• Paediatric guided growth

3:50 PM: TECHNIQUE MASTERCLASSES

• Medial meniscus posterior root repair + MOWHTO

4:00 PM: TEA BREAK

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4:30 PM: SESSION 5 - OSTEOTOMIES FOR THE PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT

• Where does osteotomy fit in my PFJ algorithm?

• How do I measure axial torsion?

• When should I correct torsion?

• Debate: Bony corrections rule vs MPFL is enough

SESSION 5: Q & A

PANEL DISCUSSION: OSTEOTOMIES FOR PFJ

HOT TOPICS

• Paediatric scenarios: soft tissue distraction, axial correction in skeletally immature

• Ideal imaging protocols

• When to perform PF arthroplasty?

5:20 PM: TECHNIQUE MASTERCLASSES

• Tibial Tubercle Anteromedialisation

• Tibial Tubercle Distalisation

• Distal Femoral Derotation Osteotomy

• Proximal Tibial Derotation Osteotomy

6:00 PM: END OF DAY 1

7:30 PM: CONFERENCE DINNER

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SATURDAY 2nd AUGUST 2025

8:00 AM: SESSION 6: BIOLOGICS & HEALING

• Perioperative methods to improve healing

• Do biologics have a role, and which ones?

• Rehabilitation after osteotomy: How aggressive can you be?

• Outcomes after osteotomy: What can you tell your patients?

SESSION 6: Q & A

PANEL DISCUSSION: BIOLOGICS & HEALING

HOT TOPICS

• Is there an ideal gap filler?

• Does choice of implant influence rehab strategy

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8:45 AM: SESSION 7 - WHEN AND HOW TO CHOOSE KNEE ARTHOPLASTY?

• Osteotomy vs. UKA vs. TKA: Is it a simple decision?

• Challenges with conversion of osteotomy to arthroplasty

SESSION 7: Q & A

PANEL DISCUSSION: MY COMPLICATION & WHAT I HAVE LEARNED FROM IT

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9:30 AM: SESSION 8: WHEN AND HOW TO CHOOSE KNEE ARTHOPLASTY?

• Case Discussion 1

• Case Discussion 2

• Case Discussion 3

• Case Discussion 4

11:00 AM: TEA BREAK

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11:30 AM: SESSION 9 - DELEGATE CASES AND ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION.

• Introduction of Panel and Case

• Interactive Round Table Discussion

FIRESIDE CHAT: THE FUTURE OF OSTEOTOMY

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1:00 PM: LUNCH & END OF DAY 2