Timetable

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Monday 18th January

• 12:00:

  Welcome

  Jonathan Eldridge

• SESSION 1: PFJ Biomechanics / Physio

  Moderator: Sam Church

• 12:05:

  PFJ Biomechanics I

  Effect of Local Anatomy on PFJ Biomechanics
  Prof Justin Cobb

• PFJ Biomechanics II

  Effect of Local and distant soft tissue on PFJ Biomechanics

• 12:20:

  Proximal Control

  Genevieve Simpson

• 12:35:

  Neuro Muscular Control

  Lee Herrington

• 12:50:

  Mediolateral Balance (ITB and VMO)

  Claire Robertson

• 13:05:

  Panel Discussion

• 13:25:

  Q&A

• 13:40:

  INDUSTRY BREAKOUT SESSIONS

  Joint Operations & Breg: PFJ Instability; utilising biomechanics in a bracing strategy
  Gary Bledsoe, USA

  Neoligaments: Evolving MPFL reconstruction – The role of synthetic tapes and the next generation of surgical technique
  Chris Bailey (Royal Hampshire County Hospital)

• 13:55 Break

• SESSION 2: PFJ Instability

  Moderators: Andy Metcalfe & Damian Clark

• 14:15   What’s New in PFJ Instability Treatment?

  Robert Steensen

• 14:30   MPFL Femoral Tunnel Landmarks – Current Evidence

  Vipul Mandalia

• 14:40:

  Q & A

• 14:50:

  Paediatric Instability –

  Approach, Decision Making
  Jonathan Eldridge, Shital Parikh & Nick Nicolaou

• 15:35:

  Dysplasia –

  Classification, Clinical Decision Making, Surgical Technique
  Andy Barnett, Justin Wong, Ed Walton

• 15:55:

  Rotational Abnormality –

  Assessment and Surgical Correction Strategy
  Bob Teitge, Peter Thompson, Simon Ball

• 16:20:

  Q & A , Final Comments

  Damian Clark

• 16:30: Close

Tuesday 19th January

• 12:00:

  Welcome

  Vipul Mandalia

• SESSION 1: PFJ Cartilage Defect

  Moderator: Peter Thompson

• Patellofemoral Cartilage Defect in Young Patient :

  Case of Cartilage Regeneration: Case based discussion

• 12:05:

  Cartilage Regeneration

  Patient Selection, Decision Making and Challenges
  Discussion: Vipul Mandalia, Martyn Snow, Seth Sherman

• 12:35:

  Approach to Restoring Cartilage

  Regeneration / Replacement (ACI / BMAC / OCA) –
  Technique and Results
  Seth Sherman, Martyn Snow, Vipul Mandalia, 

• 13:00:   Outcome of PFJ Cartilage Regeneration & Replacement

  Current Evidence
  Seth Sherman

• 13:15:

  Q&A

• 13:25:

  INDUSTRY BREAKOUT SESSIONS:

  Joint Operations: ProChondrix CR: Cryopreserved off-the-shelf Hyaline Cartilage Allograft
  Dr David Argo, USA

• 13:40:

  Break

• SESSION 2: PFJ Arthritis

  Moderator: Sam Oussedik

• Moderate Degeneration in Young / Middle Age Patients

• 13:50:   Assessment and Decision Making for Non Op and Joint Preserving Intervention

  Case Discussion
  Anders Odgard, Jonathan Eldridge, Arun Mullaji, Sam Church

• Advanced / Severe Patellofemoral Arthritis

• 14:20:   Challenges and Role of Non Arthroplasty Options. Getting PFJ Replacement Right

  Case Discussion:
  Anders Odgard, Jonathan Eldridge, Arun Mullaji, Sam Church

• 14:45:

  Arthrosurface Wave PF Replacement

  Mid term outcomes and design principles’
  Christoph Becher

• 15:00:

  PFJ Replacement

  NJR and Other Evidence
  David Johnson

• 15:15:

  Q & A

• 15:30:

  Break

• SESSION 3: Challenging Cases

  Moderator: Sanjay Anand

• 15:40:   Extensor Mechanism Repair / Reconstruction

  Moderator: Sanjay Anand, Panel: Sanjeev Anand & Caroline Hing

• Keynote Lecture: 

• 16:10:

  Introduction

  Jonathan Eldridge

• 16:15:   Pearls and Pitfalls from a Career Managing Patients with Patellofemoral Pathology

  David Dejour

• 16:35:

  Closing Remarks

• 16:40:

  AGM

• 17:30:

  Close