Annual Congress

16 September 2017

Programme

08h30-10h25       How to Avoid Complications in Lower Limb Trauma

Moderators:

   Olivier Cornu, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc, UCL, Brussels

   Thierry De Baets, AZ Turnhout, Turnhout

 

08h30      Complications in lower limb trauma – an overview

                  Dan Putineanu, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc, UCL, Brussels

 

08h45      Preoperative planning – key of success

                 Christophe Marchal, CHIREC, Brussels

 

09h00     Soft tissue trauma handling and surgical approaches

                 Frédéric Schuind, Erasme University Hospital, ULB, Brussels

 

09h15        Importance of fracture fixation

                  Guy Putzeys, AZ Groeninge, Kortrijk

 

09h30      The role of external fixation in LLT

                  Ionut Caracudovici, CHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels

 

09h45      Discussion

 

Free Papers

09h55         Risk of vascular injury when screw drilling proximal tibia

                    Jacques Hernigou, Erasme University Hospital, ULB, Brussels

 

10h05         Three free flaps to save one limb

                   Yuhan Tan, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Jette

 

10h15          Could we predict complications after intramedullary nailing of diaphysial tibia

                    Julie Manon, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc, UCL, Brussels

 

10h25       Coffee break

10h55-12h20       Aseptic Malunion and Non-Union

Moderators:

   Marc Jayankura, Erasme University Hospital, ULB, Brussels

   Eric De Groof, ZNA Stuivenberg, Antwerp

 

10h55        Malunion in diaphyseal fractures

                  Wim De Weerdt, St. Trudo Hospital, Sint-Truiden

 

11h10          Non-union in diaphyseal fractures

                 Wim Vandesande, AZ Dimpna, Geel

 

11h25         Malunion and non-union in articular fractures

                  Pieter Reynders, CHU Brugmann, Brussels

 

11h40         Discussion

Free Papers

11h50       Non-union of subtrochanteric and distal femoral fractures: a challenging care report

                Nathalie Pireau, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc, UCL, Brussels

 

12h00      First experience with the use of osteomycine V bone chips in the single state  treatment of

                implant infections.  Guy Putzeys, AZ Groeninge, Kortrijk

 

12h10      Type IIIA Open supracondylar fracture resulting in a above knee amputation -

                Philippe Willekens, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent

 

12h25        General Assembly BOTA

 

12h25         Lunch

13h25-15h10   Septic Complications in Lower Limb Trauma

Moderators:

   Dan Putineanu, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc, UCL, Brussels

   Guy Putzeys, AZ Groeninge, Kortrijk

13h25          Diagnostic work-up and management for infection – state of the art blood work, fluid  analysis and imaging

                    Jeroen Neyt, University Hospitals of Leuven, Leuven

 

13h40         Management of acute postoperative infection

                   Olivier Cornu, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc, UCL, Brussels

 

13h55         Management of infected non-union

                   Steven Velkes, Beilinson-Rabin Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine Tel-Aviv University,  Tel Aviv, Israel

 

14h25         Different Hexapod platforms - different particularities of orthopedic Hexapods

                   Leonid Solomin, R.R. Vreden Russian Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics and

                   Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

 

14h55         Discussion

 

15h05         Coffee break

15h35-17h10   Economic, Social and Psychological Aspects in Trauma

Moderators:

   Ionut Caracudovici, CHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels

   Pieter Reynders, CHU Brugmann, Brussels

15h35          Brussels terrorist attacks - an overview of Military Hospital experience

                    Guy Borgers, Queen Astrid Military Hospital

 

15h55          Brussels terrorist attacks - medical-technical approach in Military hospital

                    Serge Jennes, Queen Astrid Military Hospital

 

16h15           Emergency trauma and terorist atacks - UZ Leuven experience

                    Stefaan Nijs, University Hospitals of Leuven, Leuven

 

16h35          Emergency trauma- preparation for mass casualties during war - Israeli experience

                    Steven Velkes, Beilinson-Rabin Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine Tel-Aviv University,  Tel Aviv, Israel

 

16h55          Discussion

 

17h05          Closing remarks

                    Dan Putineanu, Congress president the BOTA Annual Congress 2017

 

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