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Thursday June 1
(Morning - Afternoon)  		Friday June 2
(Morning - Afternoon)		 Saturday June 3
(Morning - Afternoon)

Thursday June 1, 2006 (Morning)
 
07:30 Registration - Exhibits
07:30 Welcome - Opening Pascal Boileau, MD
 
DIAGNOSTIC SHOULDER
07:40 Diagnostic Shoulder Arthroscopy: Positioning & Portals Neil J. Maki, MD
07:50 Normal Findings in Shoulder Arthroscopy Christopher Chuinard, MD
 
INSTABILITY I
08:00 Evaluation of Labral and Capsular Pathology in Anterior Instability Alessandro Castagna, MD
08:10 The Principles of Arthroscopic Instability Repair James C. Esch, MD
08:20 Arthroscopic Stabilization with Suture Anchors: Results & Pitfalls Seung-Ho Kim, MD
08:30 Anterior Instability should be Managed Arthroscopically! Jeffrey A. Abrams, MD
08:40 Anterior Instability should be Managed Open! Gilles Walch, MD
08:50 Anterior Instabilty Repairs: Technical Tips and Pearls Pascal Boileau, MD
9:00 Panel Discussion (30'): Instability
 Moderator : David Dines, MD

09:30
Refreshments / Visit Exhibits
 
INSTABILITY II
10:00 Arthroscopic Bankart Repair: Long Term Results Do Matter ! Herbert Resch, MD
10:10 The Instability Severity Index Score (ISIS): A Reasoned Approach Frederic Balg, MD
10:20 Evaluation of Bone Loss in Anterior Instability Jaap Willems, MD
10:30 Hill-Sachs Remplissage: How and When to Do it ? Eugene Wolf, MD
10:40 Arthroscopic Shoulder stabilization with a bone block Ettore Taverna , MD
10:50 Open Revision after Failed Shoulder Stabilization Christian Gerber, MD
11:00 Arthroscopic Management of Failed Instability Surgery Pascal Boileau, MD
11:10 Panel Discussion (30'): Instability
Moderator : Christian Gerger, MD
 
MDI - AC JOINT - SUBACROMIAL DECOMPRESSION
11:40 Multidirectional Instability : What is it ? What to do ? Seung Ho Kim, MD
11:50 Arthroscopic Ligament Reconstruction in AC Separation Eugene Wolf, MD
12:00 Full-thickness Tears: Subacromial Decompression is enough! Daniel Molé, MD
12:10 Panel Discussion (20'): Acromioplasty / AC Joint Moderator : Louis Bigliani, MD

12:30
Luncheon / Visit Exhibits
   

Thursday June 1, 2006 (Afternoon)
 
PARTIAL ROTATOR CUFF TEARS
01:50 Partial Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears: The Different Approaches Jean- François Kempf, MD
02:00 Partial Thickness Cuff Tears : Indication & Probability of Healing Ken Yamaguchi, MD
02:10 Deep Partial Cuff Tears: The Trans-tendon Repair Alessandro Castagna, MD
02:20 Deep Partial Tears: The Role of Tendon Excision Reinsertion Pascal Boileau, MD
02:30 Panel Discussion (20'): Partial Tears
 Moderator : Laurent Nové-Josserand, MD
 
FRACTURES & SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY
02:50 Predicting Cephalic Ischemia and Necrosis in Proximal Humeral Fractures Ralph Hertel, MD
03:00 Osteosynthesis in Proximal Humeral Fractures Herbert Resch, MD
03:10 Proximal Humeral Fractures : Pining, Plating or Nailing ? Armodios Hatzidakis, MD
03:20 Arthroplasty In Complex Fractures of the Proximal Humerus David M. Dines, MD
03:30 Arthroplasty for Fractures : Technique & Results Sumant G. Krishnan, MD
03:40 Panel Discussion (20'): Fractures
 Moderator : Herbert Resch, MD

04:00
Refreshments / Visit Exhibits
  AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
 Participants have to choose between ONE of the three following groups:

4:30 - 6:30 WORKSHOP on SHOULDER MODELS
Hôtel Palais de la Méditerranée		 To see disposition
   
 

BIOMET
Casino Lounge at Floor - 1
Espace Méditerranée n° 1
T.E.S.S ® Shoulder Prothesis
Prothesis Presentation - Operative Technique
Video - Sawbones Workshops :
D. Bouttens, MD ; L. Beguin, MD ; D. Huguet, MD ; C. Cohn, MD - France
 
COMMED LINVATEC EUROPE
Casino Lounge at Floor -1 Espace Méditerranée n°2
"Arthroscopic treatment of Instability of the Shoulder"
J. Abrams, MD - USA ; A. Castagna, MD - Italy ; M. Klinger, MD - Germany
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DePuy MITEK
Hôtel Palais de la Méditerranée - Floor 7 - Room 729
"Instability and Sixter"
G. Wolf, MD - USA ; P-H Flurin, MD - France
 
PHUSIS
Casino Lounge at Floor -1 Espace Méditerranée n°3
"Long Head of the Biceps Tenodesis with interference screw"
N. Brassart, MD - France
 
SMITH & NEPHEW
Hôtel Palais de la Méditerranée - Floor 3 - Salon Fox Trot
"Advanced Repair Technologies"
QUICK-T° and Rotator Cuff Repair
J. Willems, MD - Netherlands
KINSA° Instability Suture Anchor
J. Esch, MD - USA
 
TORNIER
Hôtel Palais de la Méditerranée - Floor 3 - Salon Charleston
Workshops on Sawbones "Aequalis Reversed Prosthesis"
G. Walch, MD - France
"Aequalis Fractures Prosthesis"
C. Chuinard, MD - USA
 
ZIMMER
Hôtel Palais de la Méditerranée - Floor 3 - Salon Paso Doble
"Anatomical Shoulder"
Ch. Gerber, MD - Switzerland ; Ph. Hardy, MD - France

2:00 - 7:00 WORKSHOPS on SPECIMENS (Arthroscopy)
Anatomical Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Av. Valombrose
  A bus will pick you up at 1:30 at the Hôtel de la Méditerranée to go to the Medical University an back  
 
ARTHREX
"Instability"
Ph. Hardy, MD - France
"Cuff"
Y.Lefebvre, MD - France
 
DePuy MITEK
N. Maki, MD - USA
R. Bicknell, MD - Canada
 
SMITH & NEPHEW
"Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair"
J. Esch, MD - USA

4:30 - 6:30 Arthroscopic Knot Tying Workshops
Directors: Robert A. Pedowicz & Jean-François Kempf, MD
 
07:30

Welcome Cocktail

Friday June 2, 2006 (Morning)
 
ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR I
07:50 How do Cuff Tears Heal ? James C. Esch, MD
08:00 Natural History of Rotator Cuff Tears : When Should We Operate ? Ken Yamaguchi, MD
08:10 Rotator Cuff Fixation & Repair : Looking for the 'Weak Link'! Robert A. Pedowitz, MD, PH.D.
08:20 Predicting Factors of Tendon Healing After Arthroscopic Cuff Repair Nicolas Brassart , MD
08:30 Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair : 4 to 10 Year Follow-Up Eugene M. Wolf, MD
08:40 Arthroscopic Cuff Mobilization & Release Techniques for Cuff Repair Laurent Lafosse, MD
08:50 Suture, Anchors, Restoration of Cuff Footprint : Does it Matter ? Pierre-Henri Flurin, MD
09:00 Panel Discussion (20'): Rotator Cuff
Moderator : Christian Gerber, MD

09:20
Refreshments / Visit Exhibits

ROTATOR CUF REPAIR II
9:50 Large to Massive Cuff Tears should be Managed Arthroscopically! Jeffrey A. Abrams, MD
10:00 Large to Massive Rotator Cuff Tears should be Managed Open! Louis U. Bigliani, MD
10:10 Subscapularis Tears : Arthroscopic Repair & Results Laurent Lafosse, MD
10:20 Subscapularis Tears : Open Repair & Results Gilles Walch, MD
10:30 Muscles Changes After Rotator Cuff Tear and Cuff Repair Christian Gerber, MD
10:40 Simplified L'Episcopo Procedure for Loss of Active External Rotation Pascal Boileau, MD
11:50 Panel Discussion (20'): Rotator Cuff
 Moderator : Gilles Walch, MD

BICEPS - SLAP - THROWING SHOULDER
11:10 Why is the Long Head of the Biceps Painful? Giorgos Kontakis , MD
11:20 Long Term Results of Biceps Tenotomy T.Bradeley Edwards, MD
11:30 Arthroscopic Biceps Tenodesis or Tenotomy ? Pascal Boileau, MD
11:40 Spinoglenoid Notch Ganglion Cysts : What is it ? What to do ? Dominique F. Gazielly, MD
11:50 SLAP II Tear : Arthroscopic Management Philippe Hardy, MD
12:00 The Throwing Shoulder : Treatment & Prevention of Pathology Sumant G. Krishnan, MD
12:10 Panel Discussion (20'): Biceps - Throwing
Moderator : Wayne Z. Burkhead, MD
12:30 Luncheon / Visit Exhibits  

Friday June 2, 2006 (Afternoon)
AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
Participants have to choose between ONE of the three following groups:

2:30 - 4:30 WORKSHOPS on SHOULDER MODELS
Hôtel Palais de la Méditerranée		 To see disposition
 
 
ARGOMEDICAL AG
Hôtel Westminster Salon Belle Epoque
"Minimal Shoulder Arthroplasty (EPOCA Surface Replacement with Glenoid) "
R. Hertel, MD - Switzerland
 
BIOMET
Casino Lounge at Floor - 1
Espace Méditerranée n° 1
T.E.S.S ® Shoulder Prothesis
Prothesis Presentation - Operative Technique
Video - Sawbones Workshops :
D. Bouttens, MD ; L. Beguin, MD ; D. Huguet, MD ; C. Cohn, MD - France
 
FH ORTHOPEDICS
Hôtel Westminster Salon Président
"Telegraph Nail Technics in Proximal and Diaphyseal Fractures"
C. Cuny, MD - France
 
DePuy MITEK
Hôtel Palais de la Méditerranée - Floor 7 - Room 729
"Cuff and Clever"
L. Lafosse, MD - France ; S.G. Krishnan,MD - USA
 
SMITH & NEPHEW
Hôtel Palais de la Méditerranée - Floor 3 - Salon Fox Trot
Alternative Repair Technologies
"Bony Bankart Repair Technique"
E. Taverna, MD - Italy
"Arthroscopic Management of Large Cuff Repairs"
P. Landreau, MD -France
 
STRYKER
Casino Lounge at Floor -1Espace Méditerranée n°3
"Arthroscopic Knot Tying in Shoulder Surgery : Concepts and Workshop "
Robert A. Pedowitz, MD, PhD University of California San Diego
 

TORNIER
Hôtel Palais de la Méditerranée - Floor 3 - Salon Charleston
"Aequalis Cemented Prosthesis"
J-F Kempf, MD - France
"Aequalis Press-Fit Prosthesis"
A. Green, MD -USA
 
ZIMMER
Hôtel Palais de la Méditerranée - Floor 3 - Salon Paso Doble
"Bigliani-Flatow™ Shoulder System Evolution meets Revolution"
L.U. Bigliani, MD - USA ; K. Yamaguchi, MD - USA

02:00 - 7:00 WORKSHOPS on SPECIMENS (Arthroplasty)
Anatomical Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Av. Valombrose
 
TORNIER
Aequalis Fracture
S. Krishnan, MD - USA ; A. Hatzidakis, MD - USA ; R. Sinnerton, MD - UK
Aequalis Press-Fit
 T.B. Adwards, MD - USA ;
Aequalis Reversed
 D. Molé, MD - France ; L. Favard, MD - France ; B. Burkhead, MD - USA ; F. Sirveaux, MD - France
Aequalis Cemented
 C. Lévigne, MD - France

02:00 - 07:00 LIVE SURGERY BY VIDEO LINK
Archet II Hospital, Grand Amphitheatre
A bus will pick you up at 1:30 at the Hôtel Palais de la Méditerranée to go to the Hospital and back
02:00 Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: Gilles Walch, MD
03:30 Coffe Break
04:00 Arthroscopic Cuff Repair & Biceps Tenodesis: Pascal Boileau, MD
 
 

Saturday June 3,2006 (Morning)
 
07:45 INTRODUCTION - WELCOME Pascal Boileau, MD
07:50 The Multicenter Study : Methodology and Presentation Luc Favard, MD

BIOMECHANICS AND KINEMATICS OF THE REVERSED PROSTHESIS

Moderators: F. Sirveaux, MD & G. Walch, MD
08:00 Design, Rationale and Biomechanics of the Reversed Prosthesis Pascal Boileau, MD
08:10 Kinematics of the Reversed Prosthesis Luc Favard, MD
08:20 New Insight on the Biomechanics and Kinematics of the RP Lieven De Wilde, MD
08:30 Discussion (10')
   

REVERSED PROSTHESIS AS A PRIMARY ARTHROPLASTY

Moderators : D. Molé, MD & C.Lévigne, MD
Reversed Prosthesis for Acute Fractures
08:40 Technique, Complications and Results of the Multicenter Study François Sirveaux, MD
Reversed Prosthesis for Fracture Sequelae (operated or not)
08:50 The BritishExperience Richard Sinnerton, MD
09:00 Results of the Multicenter Study Lionel Neyton, MD
09:10 Discussion (10')

09:20
Refreshments / Visit Exhibits		  

Reversed Prosthesis for Cuff Tear Arthritis (Hamada Type IV and V) -Non operated
10:00 Personal Classification and Results Ludwig Seebauer, MD
10:10 Results of the Multicenter Study Luc Favard, MD
Reversed Prosthesis for Massive Cuff Tear without Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis,
With or Without Acetabulization (Hamada types I, II, III-Non operated)
10:20 Persistent Pseudoparalysis, Static Anterior Instability and Coracoid Impingement Daniel Molé, MD
Reversed Prosthesis for Failure After Cuff Surgery, With or Without Deltoid Desinsertion
10:30 Technique, Rehabilitation, Results Jean-François Gonzales & Pascal Boileau, MD
10:40 Discussion (10')
Reversed Prosthesis for Primary Osteoarthritis
10:50 Irreparable cuff tears, Static Instability (glenoid type B2),
Severe Fatty Infiltration (stage 3 or 4), Dysplastic glenoid (type C) 		Gilles Walch, MD
Reversed Prosthesis for Rheumatoid Arthritis
11:00 The Swedish Experience Anders Ekelund,, MD
11:10 Results of the Multicenter Study Christophe Lévigne, MD
Reversed Prosthesis for Tumors
11:20 The Belgian Experience Lieven De Wilde, MD
11:30 Technique, Complications and Results of the Multicenter Study François Sirveaux, MD
11:40 Discussion (10')
MINI-BATTLE :
WHICH APPROACH IN PRIMARY REVERSE PROTHESIS?
Moderators : Christian Gerber, MD & Pascal Boileau, MD
11:50 The Anterosuperior approach :
- Why I like it ! Wayne Z Burkhead, MD
- Why I don't like it ! Andrew Green, MD
12:00 The Deltopectoral approach :
- Why I like it ! T. Bradley Edwards, MD
- Why I don't like it ! Sumant G.Krishnan, MD
12:10 Discussion (15')

12:25
Luncheon / Visit Exhibits
 

Saturday June 3 (Afternoon)
 
REVERSED PROSTHESIS AS A REVISION ARTHROPLASTY Moderator: Luc Favard, MD & Tom Norris, MD
Results of Revision after Failure of Hemiarthroplasties
02:00 The German Experience Franck Gohlke, MD
02:10 Results of the Multicenter Study
- Results according to the aetiologies : Hemi implanted for fractures, fracture sequelae, cuff tear arthropathy, tumors
- Reasons for failures: Prosthesis malposition, tuberosity migration, nonunion or malunion, infection, secondary cuff tears, glenoid erosion, instability 		Franck Jouve, MD
Results of Revision after Failure of Nonconstrained Total Shoulder Arthroplasties
02:20 The American Experience Tom Norris, MD & Armodios Hatzidakis, MD
02:30 Results of the Multicenter Study
- Results according to the aetiologies
- Reasons for failures: Prosthesis malposition, infection, secondary cuff tears, glenoid erosion, Loosening, instability 		Bryan Wall, MD
02:40 Synthesis : Indications and Techniques of Revision with the reverse Prosthesis
Approaches, humerotomy, glenoid reconstruction (autograft, allograft, synthetic bone, BMP,....), one-step or two-step procedure… 		Gilles Walch, MD
02:50 Discussion (20')
 
COMPLICATIONS AND REVISIONS OF THE REVERSE PROSTHESIS

Moderators: Pascal Boileau, MD & Wayne Z. Burkhead, MD
03:10 Prosthetic Instability.
Clinical Presentation (early, late), type of reduction, unique or recurrent, causes, etiologies, treatement, results 		Laurent Nové-Josserand, MD
03:20 Pre and Postop Fracture or Tilt of the Acromion :
Does it matter ? 		Franck Mottier, MD
03:30 Problems related to the Humerus
(Intraoperative and Postoperative Humeral Fractures, Loosening, Unscrewing, Subsidence, Rotation) 		Christophe Trojani, MD & Chris Chuinard, MD
03:40 Problems related to the Glenoid
(Technical problems, Intraoperative Fractures, Loosening) 		Daniel Molé, MD
03:50 Infection After a Reversed Prosthesis Nicolas Jacquot, MD
04:00 Discussion (20')

04:20
Refreshments / Visits Exhibits

04:50
Complications and Revisions in my Experience 		Scott Penington & Christian Gerber, MD
05:00 Complications and Revisions : American experience Mark Frankle, MD
05:10 Complications and Revisions : Multicenter Study Gilles Walch, MD
05:20 Scapular Notching Early or late ?
Causes, Etiologies, Prognosis 		Christophe Lévigne, MD
05:30 Long Term Results and Survivorship of the Reversed Prosthesis Luc Favard, MD
05:40 Discussion (20')

06:00
CONCLUSIONS
Pascal Boileau, MD

06:15		  
Adjourn		  

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