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Programme

07.30 – Registration and welcome coffee

08.30 – Introduction & Welcome – Pieter-Jan Vandekerckhove

08.40 – Preparing my OR for RA-TKA
Moderators: Fabio Catani & Pieter-Jan Vandekerckhove

08.40 – How to set up my OR to create a workflow efficiency – A team effort – Benjamin Bloch
08.55 – Mapping my knee for Robotics. Tips, tricks and pitfalls – Thomas Luyckx
09.05 – What about image based vs imageless? – Hannes Vermue
09.15 – Discussion

09.30 – The impact of Robotics on the learning curve of surgeons
Moderators: Benjamin Bloch & Thomas Luyckx

09.30 – What is our learning curve and how we optimize it? – Luc Vanlommel
09.40 – Do Robotics impact your alignment and balancing strategies? – Survey Vlaanderen
09.50 – Discussion

10.00 – Industry parallel sessions

Enovis – The next era in orthopaedic technology – Will Gornall
Microport – Medial pivot and advanced tools: a unique combination – Philippe Van Overschelde
Stryker – Mako SmartRobotics™, what´s in it for me?
- An individualized approach for TKA with Functional Knee Positioning™ – Stefaan Van Onsem
- Efficiency in the OR with robotics, what is my experience? – Geert Leirs
- How can the future of robotics help us improve healthcare? – Fabio Catani
Zimmer-Biomet – Data Driven Decisions: “Connect, Understand and Improve” – Stijn Bartholomeeusen

10.40 – Coffee Break and visit of the exhibitors

11.10 – Planning my TKA with robotics

11.10 – General principles in planning my TKA: Balancing the Coronal, sagittal and axial plane – Fabio Catani
11.35 – Discussion

11.45 – Balancing my TKA with robotics
Moderators: Michael Hirschmann & William Colyn

11.45 – Basic principles: The impact of 2-phase balancing when performing a Robotic TKA – Pieter-Jan Vandekerckhove
11.55 – Balancing the typical varus knee – Benjamin Bloch
12.10 – Balancing the typical valgus knee – Thomas Luyckx
12.25 – Discussion

12.35 – Industry parallel sessions

Corin – ApolloKnee: Personalised Dynamic Balance – Frédéric Leger
CurveBeam
- Introduction & technical overview of orthopaedic weight bearing CT imaging
- Literature review – Philipe Van Overschelde
- A Proposed New Method for Measuring Leg Alignment – Arne Burssens
- How I use it in my clinic/ case examples – Philippe Van Overschelde
- How I use it for osteotomy planning; foot & ankle perspective – Arne Burssens
- Financial considerations – Philippe Van Overschelde
JJ MedTech – Why start with or switch to the Velys technology? – Benjamin Bloch
Medacta
- Why Medacta chose Augmented Reality and NextAR technology instead of Robotics? – Daniele Ascani
- Why I started with NextAR Knee: The Importance of Planning, Implant and Alignment – Kristof Smeets
Smith & Nephew – Unveiling new possibilities in robotics: When cutting edge technology empowers innovative thinking
- Balancing the 3rd compartment in TKA with Robotics – William Colyn
- Utilizing a Digital Tensioner to balance the knee accurate – Peter Bollars
- Utilizing Robotics for Revision TKA – Peter Bollars

13.15 – Lunch Break and visit of the exhibitors

14.00 – The benefits of Robotic-Assisted TKA
Moderators: Benjamin Bloch & Thomas Luyckx

14.00 – The impact of bone resections, implant choice and Alignment – Pieter-Jan Vandekerckhove
14.10 – Reconstructing your phenotype: The (future) impact of Robotics – Michael Hirschmann
14.35 – What are the long-term results of Robotics – William Colyn
14.50 – Discussion

15.05 – The future of robotics
Moderators: Michael Hirschmann & Luc Vanlommel

15.05 – Will we still train manual TKA? Robotics as a teaching tool for residents – Stefaan Van Onsem
15.15 – The future of Robotics : AI & Machine learning – Lennart Scheys
15.30 – Discussion

15.45 – Closing – Thomas Luyckx

16.00 – Farewell drink