2025 AANA/ASES Specialty Day All-Access Pass-Program Agenda

Program Agenda

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The event features a comprehensive program with multiple sessions covering key orthopedic topics, including shoulder instability, rotator cuff issues, arthritis surgery, and knee and hip treatments. It begins with a continental breakfast at 6:30 a.m., followed by a welcome from prominent leaders including AANA and ASES presidents and program chairs.<br /><br />The first session focuses on shoulder instability with debates on surgical approaches like arthroscopic bone block, open Latarjet, and remplissage techniques. Moderated by Jeanne C. Patzkowski and Brian R. Waterman, this session includes presentations, voting, and a case panel discussion.<br /><br />Next, the rotator cuff session addresses treatment options for massive tears in older patients. Presentations explore surgery alternatives such as balloon spacers, latissimus transfer, reverse arthroplasty, superior capsule reconstruction, and allograft patch augmentation. The session concludes with discussion and case review.<br /><br />After a break and recognition of past AANA and ASES presidents, the arthritis session debates management approaches for glenohumeral arthritis in a 60-year-old female, featuring new implant technologies and surgical options, followed by Q&A and case panel discussions.<br /><br />Mid-morning breakout sessions commence, starting with AANA Specialty Day. The Innovations Lecture highlights surgical education advances.<br /><br />Subsequent sessions focus on knee and hip topics:<br />- Knee ACL repair debates gold-standard BTB grafts, quadriceps harvesting, LET addition, and non-graft repairs.<br />- Patellofemoral instability is discussed through soft tissue and bone treatment options.<br />- Hip session covers labral repair decisions, cartilage treatment, and a debate on arthroscopy versus open repair for gluteus tendon tears.<br />- A final hip session debates management for borderline dysplasia, comparing arthroscopy, periacetabular osteotomy (PAO), and observation.<br /><br />Each session includes multiple expert speakers, moderator-led discussions, VEVOX voting, and case panels, fostering interactive learning. The event concludes at 1:30 p.m. with closing comments. The schedule and faculty are subject to change.

Keywords

orthopedic conference

shoulder instability

rotator cuff treatment

arthritis surgery

knee ACL repair

patellofemoral instability

hip labral repair

arthroscopic bone block

reverse arthroplasty

periacetabular osteotomy