• 15:00 - 17:35 Combined Plenary session – Knee and Hip Surgery ( 1 Hall )
    18:00 - 18:20 Opening ceremony and Invited Guest presentation Chairpersons - Ashok Rajgopal + Rami Sorial
    15:00 - 15:10 Short Welcome - Local convenor Ashok Rajgopal Welcome and Introduction
    15:10 - 15:30 Opening ceremony APAS President and organising committee
    15:30 - 15:50 Special Guest Presentation Chit Ranawat What it takes to be a good ortdopaedic surgeon
    15:50 - 16:10 Special Guest Presentation David Barrett Aspects of tibiofemoral kinematics and the importance of stability in knee design
    16:10 - 16:30 Special Guest Presentation Chris Dodd Invivo kinematic assessment in TKAs
    16:30 - 16:45 Questions
    16:35 - 16:45   Chit Ranawat Effect of Fixed Lumbosacral Deformity on Functional Cup Orientation from Standing to Sitting
    16:45 - 16:55   Vijay Bose Justifying  hard on hard bearings  in 2015?
    16:55 - 17:05   Chit Ranawat Incidence and Magnitude of Metal Ion Levels in Blood with large ceramic and metal femoral heads: A prospective study with five-year follow-up
    17:05 - 17:15   Nicolas Budhiparama New Technology in TKA: Is The Latest Always The Greatest?
    17:15 - 17:25   Bharat Mody How to transition from Primary TKA to Revision TKA?
    17:25 - 17:35 Questions
    17:35 - 17:50 Afternoon tea
    17:50 - 18:05   Aree Tanavalee Evaluation of immediate post-TKA outcomes: Should we use conventional or performance-based measurements?
    18:05 - 18:20 Rami Sorial Defining the need for and establishing a Clinical Outcomes Registry
    18:20 - 18:35 Shahid Noor Challenges of establishing and running a National Joint Registry in a developing country
    18:35 - 18:50 David Liu Interpreting Australian National Joint Registry Data – Pearls and Pitfalls.
    18:50 - 19:05   Rod Maxwell NZOA policy for managing Outliers for THR/TKR
    19:05 - 19:20   Sanjiv Marya Recent trends and advances in THA
    19:20 - 19:30 Questions
    19:30 Faculty Dinner
  • 08:00 - 10:30 Concurrent Hip and Knee Scientific Sessions ( 2 Halls ) HIP - Chairpersons - Bose / Maxwell Knee - Chairpersons - Waller / Noor
    08:00 - 08:15   P. Suryanayaran - Efficacy of primary bipolar Arthroplasty in comminuted IT fractures H. Wakankar - Unusual indications of TKA and the lessons learnt.
    08:15 - 08:30 Short Welcome - Local convenor S. Coffey - THA Bearings: Matching the patient A. Mullaji - How to correct severe knee deformities without releasing collateral ligaments
    08:30 - 08:40 M. Chinoy - Choice of bearing surfaces in Hip Arthroplasty S. Noor - How to deal with severe varus deformity in Primary TKA.
    08:40 - 08:50 V. Bose - Early results of 3OO large head monobloc  CoC  THR ( deltamotion) done in Asian patients. A. Rajgopal - TKR in the stiff knee- long term outcomes
    08:50 - 09:00 Y. Gulati - 2 Pod Pinless Navigaton for Total Knee Arthroplasty
    09:00 - 09:10 Questions
    09:10 - 09:20   M. Chinoy - Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty -Pakistan Experience (Minimum 5 year Followup) V. Sinnadurai - TKA and correcting valgus knee deformity
    09:20 - 09:30   S. Marya - Introduction to navigation in THA A. Mullaji - Managing extra-articular deformity with TKA
    09:30 - 09:40   M. Manzary - Why to use a Taper design femoral stem A. Rajgopal - Fate of the pcl in long standing CR knees.
    09:40 - 09:50   V. Bose - Hip arthroplasty  in Teenagers.  A series of 33 cases. D. Barrett - Cement technique in total knee surgery and why it's important
    09:50 - 10:00   M. Chinoy - Ideal implant surface preparations for cementless femoral implantation C. Waller - Modern strategies for wear reduction in total knee replacement
    10:00 - 10:10   M. Manzary - THA in Sickle Cell Disease D. Liu - Comparison of anthropometric dimensions of Asian and Caucasian knees and the degree of overhang
    10:10 - 10:30 Questions
    10:30 - 10:50 Morning tea
    10:50 - 13:00 Concurrent Hip and Knee Scientific Sessions ( 2 Halls ) Hip Chairpersons - Sinnadurai / Manzary Knee - Chairpersons - Liu / Dodd
    10:50 - 11:00   R. Sorial - The Posterior Approach - is it still the gold standard? A. Tanavalee - Pain related to inflammation following TKA: Duration & management
    11:00 - 11:10   C. Waller - The direct anterior approach - is it worth considering? D. Barrett - The importance of technique and balance in positioning the femoral component
    11:10 - 11:20   S. Qurashi - SuperPATH hip replacement: The Australian Experience N. Budhiparama - Measured Resection vs Gap Balancing Technique for TKR
    11:20 - 11:30   R. Khan - Management of the unstable hip replacement,working out the problem H. Wakankar - Post HTO TKA: Bridge is half burnt already!
    11:30 - 11:40 S. Coffey - Managing the unstable hip replacement, solving the problem S. Marya - The New Buzz in TKR
    11:40 - 11:50 Questions
    11:50 - 12:00   V. Bose - Guidelines for the management of protrusio C. Dodd - Mobile v Fixed TKR
    12:00 - 12:10 M. Chinoy - Dealing with and restoring leg length discrepancy in THA D. Liu - Gap Balancing – does technique matter?
    12:10 - 12:20   V. Bose - Fused hip ( osseous ankyloses) take down - Video C. Waller - Ligament balancing in total knee replacement
    12:20 - 12:30   R. Khan - Transtrochanteric osteotomy combined with minimal superior capsulotomy for Vancouver B R. Sharma - Current role and outcomes of navigation in TKA
    12:30 - 12:40   R. Sorial - Revision THA-Extracting the acetabular component H. Wakankar - Extra-articular deformities in TKA.
    12:40 - 12:50   S. Coffey - Revision THA-Extracting the femoral component C. Waller - Bilateral total knee replacement
    12:50 - 13:00 Questions
    13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
    14:00 - 16:00 Concurrent Hip and Knee Scientific Sessions ( 2 Halls ) HIP - Chairpersons - Khan / Suryanayaran Knee - Chairpersons - Maxwell / Barrett
    14:00 - 14:10   Dr Sharmila - Current trends in management of joint infections D. Barrett - Reasons for revision of the total knee and modes of failure.
    14:10 - 14:20   D. Liu - The septic THA, an approach to diagnosis and treatment R. Maxwell - CT Pulmonary Angiography and Pulmonary Embolism following 5809 primary joint arthroplasties
    14:20 - 14:30   S. Tapasvi - The septic THA , an approach to treatment The Great Debate as judged by Rod and David - Cemented monoblock tibia vs Cementless modular tibia
    14:30 - 14:40   A. Maimaitiyimming - Single-Stage Debridement Plus TKA For Late Active Tuberculosis Of Adults’ Knee Case For Cemented monoblock poly tibial tray - Bharat Mody
    14:40 - 14:50   S. Rastogi - Cementless bipolar hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fractures in elderly- early results of 42 cases Case For Cementless modular tibial tray - Mojieb Manzary
    14:50 - 15:00 Questions
    15:00 - 15:10   V. Bose - Decoding high riding hips and subtroch shortening osteotomy. S. Noor - Assessment and management of instability after TKA.
    15:10 - 15:20   R Sorial - Reconstructing the acetabulum in revision THA A. Rajgopal - Instability in TKR, diagnosis and management 
    15:20 - 15:30   P. Suryanayaran - Type 3 acetabular defects - our results B. Mody - Revision of the unstable TKA
    15:30 - 15:40   M. Manzary - Revision Femoral stem, the modular fluted taper design A. Tanavalee - Revision TKA: A 3-step technique
    15:40 - 15:50   P. Suryanayaran - Outcomes with the mono bloc stems in revision surgery. A. Mullaji - Rationale for Revision TKA using Mobile bearing trays
    15:50 - 16:00 Questions
    16:00 - 16:20 Afternoon tea
    16:20 - 18:00 Concurrent Hip and Knee Scientific Sessions (2 Halls) Hip - Chairpersons - Pei / Sorial Knee - Chairpersons - Mody / Budhiparama
    16:20 - 16:30   How I do a THR - Panel Discussion

    Moderator - Sorial
    Panel-Chandy / Pachore / Bhosale / Tapasvi / Liu / Bose / Chinoy / Sury / Waller
    D. Barrett - Aspects of patellofemoral kinematics and its importance in total knee design
    16:30 - 16:40   B. Mody - The impact of patello-femoral joint decompression in achieving safe high flexion after TKA.
    16:40 - 16:50   C. Dodd - Patella resurfacing v not
    16:50 - 17:00   N. Budhiparama - Patella Resurfacing: What Is The World Saying?
    17:00 - 17:10 Questions
    17:10 - 17:20   How I do a TKR - Panel Discussion

    Moderator - Sanchetti
    Panel - A.Mullaji /R.Sharma / Suryavanshi / Kiran / Y.Gulati
    R. Khan - Should we or should we not resurface the patella in TKR? Results of Cochrane review
    17:20 - 17:30   S. Coffey - Isolated Patellofemoral OA. Options and Outcomes
    17:30 - 17:40   S Tapasvi - Managing the dislocating patella in a failed TKA
    17:40 - 17:50   R. Khan - Computer navigation: valgus knees with lateral parapatellar approach
    17:50 - 18:00 Questions
    19:00 Conference Banquet
  • 08:00 - 10:15 Concurrent Hip and Knee Scientific Sessions ( 2 Halls ) Hip - Chairpersons - Waller / Liu 08:00 - 10:15 Knee - Chairpersons - Coffey / Noor
    08:00 - 08:15 D. Liu - Blood management strategies in THA 08:00 - 08:15 C. Dodd - Indications for UKA
    08:15 - 08:30 C. Waller - Dual mobility hip replacement 08:15 - 08:30 R. Maxwell - Outcomes for medial UKA in patients younger than 55yrs
    08:30 - 08:40 V. Khanna - Extended Trochanteric Osteotomy In Revision Hip Arthroplasty - SAFE AND RELIABLE? 08:30 - 08:45 R. Sorial - Oxford UKA Video demonstration
    08:40 - 08:50 R. Thukral - Results of modified anterolateral trochanteric split approach in revision of aseptic failed cemented total hips 08:45 - 09:00 C. Dodd - UKA Oxford Technique: Pearls and Pitfalls
    08:50 - 09:00 A. Thakur - Inadequacy of Xrays in Depicting the Real Strength and Endurance Capacity of Bone in Patients Requiring Revision Arthroplasty Surgery with Cemented Femoral Stem Removal
    09:00 - 09:10 Questions
    09:10 - 09:20 J. Alfonso - Differences in the sex distribution for THR 09:10 - 09:20 T. Chandy - Indications and use of the UKA in the Asian community
    09:20 - 09:30 J. Chinnappa - Driving after minimally invasive Total Hip Arthroplasty 09:20 - 09:30 R. Maxwell - Simultaneous ACL reconstruction/UKA
    09:30 - 09:40 J. Alfonso - improved quality of life with THR 09:30 - 09:40 R. Sorial - UKA cementless results
    09:40 - 09:50 R. Thukral - Should the surgical option for displaced femoral neck fractures in morbid very elderly patients be dictated by the associated morbidity? 09:40 - 09:50 C. Dodd - Partials and Registry data
    09:50 - 10:00 K. Ganapathy - Activity restrictions after TJA - Are they essential? 09:50 - 10:00 R. Maxwell - Lateral Oxford UKA
    10:00 - 10:15 Questions
    10:15 - 10:30 Morning tea
    10:30 - 12:40 Concurrent Hip and Knee Scientific Sessions ( 2 Halls ) Hip and Knee - Chairpersons - Wakankar / Chinoy 10:30 - 12:40 Knee - Chairpersons - Sanchetti / Maxwell
    10:30 - 10:38 H. Wakankar - Single stage bilateral TKA; The devil is in the details! 10:30 - 10:40 A. Rajgopal - Principles of revision TKR
    10:38 - 10:46 K.Kumar - Unplanned Early Readmissions after Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty in Asian Patients 10:40 - 10:50 S. Noor - Assessment and management of prosthetic joint infection.
    10:46 - 10:54 M. A. Aslam - Functional outcome of periprosthetic fracture of femur by Neer’s criteria 10:50 - 11:00 N. Budhiparama - Measured Resection vs Gap Balancing Technique for TKR
    10:54 - 11:02 S. Shah - 3D Printed PSJs for complex arthroplasty 11:00 - 11:10 V. Sinnadurai - Revision TKA - approaches and techniques for removal of implants
    11:02 - 11:10 K. Kumar - Does the Use of Navigation by an Experienced Surgeon improve the Outcomes of Primary TKA 11:10 - 11:20 P. Suryanayaran - Video & scope of Tibial tubercle osteotomy
    11:10 - 11:18 V. Tiwari - Midvastus Vs. Medial Parapatellar Approach in Tot al Knee Arthroplasty
    11:20 - 11:30 Questions
    11:30 - 11:38 A. Mahajan - The effect of tourniquet use on blood loss in total knee arthroplasty 11:30 - 11:40 A. Rajgopal - Mid term results of rotating hinges
    11:38 - 11:46 K. Kumar - Use of Anterolateral Portal Is Less Painful Than Superolateral Portal in Knee Intra-articular Injection 11:40 - 11:50 S. Tapasvi - The case for cementless stems in revision TKA
    11:46 - 11:54 R. Vishnoi - Effects of training level and approach used in Primary and Revision THA outcomes 11:50 - 12:00 S. Noor - How to assess and deal with bone loss in revision TKA.
    11:54 - 12:02 A. Sharma - Evaluation of Knee Kinematics in Single Radius versus Multi-Radii Total Knee Arthroplasty 12:00 - 12:10 B. Mody - Revision of massive bone defects in TKA
    12:02 - 12:10 A. Mahajan - Effects of Tourniquet use on muscle strength and knee function in total knee arthroplasty 12:10 - 12:20 S. Coffey - Managing extensor mechanism deficiencies in revision TKA
    12:10 - 12:18 CK. Liaw - Computerized ellipse method for measuring acetabular version after THR- a precision study using synthetic and real radiographs 12:20 - 12:30
    12:26 - 12:40 Questions
    12:00 - 14:00 Concurrent Hip and Knee Scientific Sessions ( 2 Halls ) Hip and Knee - Chairpersons - Sorial / Sinnadurai 12:00 - 14:00 Knee - Chairpersons - Coffey / Mody
    12:40 - 12:48 RH Rashid - Single stage total knee arthroplasty with long stem for proximal tibia stress fractures in arthritic knees Controversies in TKR - Knee Panel Discussion Session

    Moderators - Coffey / Mody
    Panel - Dodd/ Maxwell / Suryanayaran/ Noor/ Waller / Liu / Rajgopal / Tapasvi
    12:48 - 12:56 CK Liaw - A New Technique to Increase Reliability in Measuring the Axis of Bone
    13:04 - 13.12 V. Khanna - Should Joint Replacement Surgeries Be Performed Only In Multispecialty Hospitals?
    13:12 - 13.20 AS. Singh- Inadequacy of Xrays in Depicting the Real Strength and Endurance Capacity of Bone in Patients Requiring Revision Arthroplasty Surgery with Cemented Femoral Stem Removal
    13:20 - 13.28 R. Natesan - Correlation between Posterior Tibial Slope and Post-operative Knee Flexion and relationship between Tibial tray rotation and Functional Outcome in TKR patients – CT based Prospective Study
    13:28 - 13.36 CK. Liaw - How to evaluate three-dimensional angle error from plain radiographs
    13:36 - 13.44 V. Khanna - Do We Need Routine Pre-Discharge Radiographs After Simple Primary TKR?
    13:44 - 13.52 G. Dhaked - Comparison between PFC Sigma Rotating Platform and Buechell Pappas High-Flexion Total Knee Arthroplasties
    13:52 - 14.00 Questions
    14:00 Close of Meeting