PROGRAMS
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| SESSION 1 : Fundamentals & Pre-operative Planning. Chair: Dr Appu Benny Thomas | ||
| 08:15 AM – 08:25 AM | Patient Selection & Optimisation – Who? When? How? | Dr. Ajith Kumar |
| 08:25 AM – 08:35 AM | Modern Implant Designs: What's New? What's Next? | Dr. Manan Shah |
| 08:35 AM – 08:45 AM | The Medial Pivot Knee | Dr. Sameer Ali |
| 08:45 AM – 08:55 AM | Implant Surfaces & Materials Update | Dr. Srinivas Thati |
| 08:55 AM – 09:05 AM | Isolated Medial Compartment OA | Dr. Mukesh Laddha |
| 09:05 AM – 09:15 AM | Panel Q&A – Session 1 | |
| SESSION 2 : Anaesthesia & Pain Management. Chair : Dr Ebin Rahman | ||
| 09:15 AM – 09:25 AM | Don't do a Bilateral TKA. Unless... | Dr. Vaibhav Bagaria (Pre-recorded) |
| 09:25 AM – 09:35 AM | Best Practices from an Anaesthetist | Dr. Renny Chacko |
| 09:35 AM – 09:45 AM | Periarticular Cocktails and Managing Post-operative Pain | Dr. Manan Shah |
| 09:45 AM – 10:00 AM | Inaguration | |
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10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
TEA BREAK + INDUSTRY EXHIBITION (45 Minutes) Exhibit halls open · Industry partners · Hands-on product displays · Network with faculty |
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| SESSION 3 : Alignment Philosophy & Definitions. Chair: Dr. Vinay Jaison Chacko | ||
| 10:50 AM – 11:00 AM | Definitions & Principles of Alignment | Dr. Thadi Mohan |
| 11:00 AM – 11:10 AM | CPAK in the Indian Population | Dr. Jai Thilak |
| 11:10 AM – 11:20 AM | Mechanical Alignment — Rationale & Evidence | Dr. John T John |
| 11:20 AM – 11:30 AM | Kinematic Alignment — Rationale & Evidence | Dr. Payam Tarassoli |
| 11:30 AM – 11:40 AM | Balancing a KA knee Real time | Dr. Brett Fritsch |
| 11:40 AM – 11:50 AM | Combined Panel Session 2 & 3 | |
| 11:50 AM -12:05 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS (15 minutes) — Why Robotics? The Case for Technology in Arthroplasty: Brett Fritsch | ||
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12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch (45 minutes) Faculty lunch room, Delegate lunch area open |
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| 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Robotic Platform Workshop (60 minutes) | ||
| SESSION 4 :Technology & The Robot. Chair: Dr. George Jacob | ||
| 2:00 PM – 2:10 PM | Robotic TKA — Platforms & Workflow Overview | Dr. Murukan Babu |
| 2:10 PM – 2:20 PM | The Evidence & Registry: What Does the Data Really Show for Robotics? | Dr. Payam Tarassoli |
| 2:20 PM – 2:30 PM | The Learning Curve — Steps Before the Leap | Dr. George Jacob |
| 2:30 PM – 2:40 PM | Using Technology to Achieve a Better Balanced TKR | Dr. Brett Fritsch |
| 2:40 PM – 2:50 PM | The Patella and Technology | Dr. Mukesh Laddha |
| 2:50 PM – 3:00 PM | Sagittal Plane Considerations & Errors | Dr. George Jacob |
| 3:00 PM – 3:10 PM | ROI on the Robot | Dr. Adarsh Annapareddy |
| 3:10 PM – 3:20 PM | Technology & the Unicompartmental Knee Replacement | Dr. Sameer Ali |
| 3:20 PM – 3:30 PM | Complex Primary & Revision Arthroplasty with Robotics | Dr. Ashok K |
| 3:30 PM – 3:40 PM | AI & Arthroplasty, the Coming Wave | Dr. Payam Tarassoli |
| 3:40 PM – 3:55 PM | Panel Q&A — Session 4 | |
| SESSION 5 : Controversies & Current Evidence. Chair: Dr. Vinay Jaison Chacko | ||
| 4:00 PM- 4:10 PM | Cement-less TKA? Again? | Dr. Adarsh Annapareddy |
| 4:10 PM – 4:2O PM | The Hypoplastic LFC Doesn't Exist — Data Over Dogma | Dr. Brett Fritsch |
| 4:20 PM - 4:30 PM | Subvastus vs Medial Parapatellar Approach | Dr. Manan Shah |
| SESSION 6 : Post-operative Care & Future. Chair: Dr. George Jacob | ||
| 4:30 PM - 4:40 PM | TKA & Infection Prevention — What Does the Evidence Say? | Dr. Srinivas Thati |
| 4:40 PM - 4:50 PM | Fast-Track Protocols: Same-Day Discharge — Are We Ready? | Dr. Vikram Mhaskar |
| 4:50 PM - 5:00 PM | Common Early Complications & the Dissatisfied TKA | Dr. Vikram Mhaskar |
| 5:00 PM - 5:10 PM | Modern TKA Rehab, Trackers & New Horizons | Dr. Raviteja Rudraraju (Pre-recorded) |
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5:10 PM-5:30 PM EXPERT PANEL, CLOSING REMARKS & VOTE OF THANKS Where are we headed? What did we learn today? |
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