All Halls
08:00 – 10:00
Registration
2 Hours
Scientific Program
Conference Program.
AAOT 2027
AAOT 2027 Scientific Program Schedule
Friday, January 29, 2027
8:00 am
9:00 am
Hall A
09:00 – 13:30
AO Symposium — Injuries around the knee
In collaboration with AO UAE Chapter
4 Hours 30 Minutes
- 10:00 – 10:20 Distal femur fracture, tips and tricks and avoiding failure
- 10:20 – 10:40 Approach to Fragility fracture of the distal femur
- 10:40 – 11:00 Hoffa fractures of the distal femur
- 11:00 – 13:30 Small group discussion
Hall B
09:00 – 12:00
Workshop 1 — Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
3 Hours
- Principles of musculoskeletal ultrasound and ultrasound equipment
- Hands-on session: Basic ultrasound principles and machine handling
- Ultrasound examination of the shoulder
- Ultrasound examination of the elbow
- Ultrasound examination of the wrist and hand
- Hands-on session: Upper limb ultrasound
- Muscle ultrasound
- Ultrasound examination of the hip
- Ultrasound examination of the knee
- Ultrasound examination of the ankle and foot
- Hands-on session: Lower limb ultrasound
- Introduction to ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal procedures (Hands-on session)
10:00 am
Hall C
10:00 – 13:00
Workshop 2 — Osteotomy Al Ain
3 Hours
- 09:00 – 09:20 Distal femur fracture, tips and tricks and avoiding failure
- 09:20 – 09:40 Pre-Operative Planning for Osteotomy
- 09:40 – 10:00 Medial-opening HTO Technique
- 10:00 – 10:20 The Role of PSI for Osteotomy
- 10:20 – 10:40 Sawbone Workshop HTO
1:30 pm
All Halls
13:30 – 14:00
Prayer and Lunch Break
30 Minutes
2:00 pm
Hall A
14:00 – 18:00
AO Symposium Continued
4 Hours
- 14:00 – 14:20 Patella fracture, approach to comminuted fracture
- 14:20 – 14:40 Tibial plateau fractures, new classification and general approach
- 14:40 – 15:00 Extensile approaches to posterolateral tibial plateau
- 15:00 – 15:20 Approach to patient with medial plateau fracture dislocation injury
- 15:20 – 16:30 Panel discussion
- 17:00 – 17:20 Complication of tibial plateau
- 17:20 – 17:40 Soft tissue injuries associated with tibial plateau, how to predict them and the role of MRI
- 17:40 – 18:00 Small group discussion
Hall C
14:00 – 18:00
Workshop 3 — External Fixator in Trauma, Tips and Tricks
4 Hours
- 14:00 – 15:00 Elbow External Fixation: Application of Hinged Frames and Technical Tips
- 15:00 – 16:00 External Fixation Strategies for Metaphyseal and Diaphyseal Fractures
- 16:00 – 16:30 Ankle External Fixation: Utilizing the Delta Frame Configuration
- 17:00 – 18:00 Pelvic External Fixation for the Acute Management of Pelvic Fractures
- 18:00 – 18:15 Closing Remarks
4:30 pm
All Halls
16:30 – 17:00
Coffee Break
30 Minutes
Saturday, January 30, 2027
8:00 am
All Halls
08:00 – 10:00
Registration
2 Hours
8:30 am
Hall A
08:30 – 11:00
Session 1
Knee Reconstruction, from Simple to Complex Cases
2 Hours 30 Minutes
- 08:30 – 08:50 Strategic planning in TKA, how to predict and prevent surgical complications
- 08:50 – 09:10 Mastering noncompartmental arthroplasty, indication, surgical techniques and pitfalls
- 09:10 – 09:30 Knee arthroplasty in severe coronal deformity, how to approach, what to release and implant choices
- 09:30 – 09:50 Extra articular knee deformity in knee arthroplasty, surgical algorithm and approaches
- 09:50 – 10:10 My approach to revision knee arthroplasty
- 10:00 – 11:00 Discussion
- 10:10 – 10:30 Prosthetic joint infection: when to DAIR and when not
Hall B
08:30 – 11:00
Session 2
Orthopedic Oncology
2 Hours 30 Minutes
- 08:30 – 08:45 Radiological Diagnostic and Treatment Options in Musculoskeletal / Interventional Radiology
- 08:45 – 09:00 Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment by Radiation Oncology
- 09:00 – 09:15 (Neo-)Adjuvant Sarcoma Treatment in Pediatric Oncology
- 09:15 – 09:30 Small group discussion
- 09:30 – 09:45 Diagnostic Approach in Orthopaedic Oncology Surgery
- 09:45 – 10:00 Malignant Bone Tumors in Children
- 10:00 – 10:15 Management of the Unexpected Orthopaedic Oncology Situation
- 10:15 – 10:30 Sarcoma of the Limbs in Adults
- 10:30 – 10:45 State of the Art & Look into the Future of (Pelvic-) Orthopaedic Oncology
- 10:45 – 11:00 Panel discussion
11:00 am
All Halls
11:00 – 11:30
Break
30 Minutes
11:30 am
Hall A
11:30 – 14:00
Session 3
Knee Sport
2 Hours 30 Minutes
- 11:30 – 11:50 ACL 2026: What’s Really Changed? Contemporary Concepts in Reconstruction and Augmentation
- 11:50 – 12:10 The Meniscus Renaissance: Preserve, Repair, or Replace?
- 12:10 – 12:30 The Unstable Pivot: Managing Complex Rotational Knee Instability
- 12:30 – 12:50 Return to Play: Evidence-Based Decision Making Rather Than Time
- 12:50 – 13:10 Case presentation and panel discussion
- 13:10 – 14:00 Discussion
Hall B
11:30 – 14:00
Session 4
Foot and Ankle
2 Hours 30 Minutes
- 11:30 – 11:45 Arthroscopic syndesmotic and ATFL diagnostic testing and reconstruction
- 11:45 – 12:00 Minimally invasive Hallux valgus
- 12:00 – 12:15 Dynamic Lisfranc fixation
- 12:15 – 12:30 Case presentation and panel discussion
- 12:30 – 12:45 MIS TTC fusion
- 12:45 – 13:00 Arthroscopic subtalar coalition excision
- 13:00 – 13:15 Charcot disease reconstruction principles and strategies
- 13:15 – 13:30 Tips & Tricks in Foot & Ankle Surgery
- 13:30 – 13:45 From my clinic cases
- 13:45 – 14:00 Discussion
2:00 pm
All Halls
14:00 – 15:00
Lunch
1 Hour
3:00 pm
Hall A
15:00 – 17:30
Session 5
Hip Reconstruction — Challenging Cases and New Technologies
2 Hours 30 Minutes
- 15:00 – 15:15 THA in young adults, tips and tricks
- 15:15 – 15:30 Current concept in prosthetic joint infection, when to DAIR and when not
- 15:30 – 15:45 THA in post acetabular fracture ORIF, how to deal with challenges
- 15:45 – 16:00 New innovation in hip arthroplasty
Hall B
15:00 – 17:30
Session 6
Pediatric Orthopedic
2 Hours 30 Minutes
- 15:00 – 15:15 The Matrix approach for Patellofemoral Instability
- 15:15 – 15:30 ACL reconstruction in Immature Patients
- 15:30 – 15:45 Cavovarus feet deformity in children
- 15:45 – 16:00 Femoral vs pelvic osteotomies in Perthes disease
- 16:00 – 16:15 Soft tissue versus bony reconstruction in spastic hips
- 16:15 – 16:30 Optimizing the timing of SEMLS in CP patients
- 16:30 – 16:45 Modern concepts in DDH Screening: universal vs selective approaches
- 16:45 – 17:00 Pes planovalgus: screw arthroereisis versus Evans osteotomy
- 17:00 – 17:15 From my clinic: clinical cases
- 17:15 – 17:30 New approach for adolescent Idiopathic hip chondrolysis
Sunday, January 31, 2027
8:00 am
All Halls
08:00 – 10:00
Registration
2 Hours
8:30 am
Hall A
08:30 – 11:00
Session 7
Shoulder Sport and Upper Limb
2 Hours 30 Minutes
- 08:30 – 08:50 Shoulder Instability in Athletes: From First-Time Dislocation to Revision
- 08:50 – 09:10 The Thrower’s Shoulder: Diagnosis and Treatment of the Elite Overhead
- 09:10 – 09:30 Rotator Cuff Injuries in Active Patients: Repair, Augmentation, and
- 09:30 – 09:50 Return to Performance After Shoulder Surgery: Bridging Science
- 09:50 – 10:10 Case presentation and panel discussion
- 10:10 – 10:30 Discussion
Hall B
08:30 – 11:00
Session 8
Spine Orthopedic
2 Hours 30 Minutes
- 08:30 – 08:45 Anterior or Posterior Approach for Cervical Myelopathy
- 08:45 – 09:00 New Advances on Cervical Disc Replacement vs Fusion
- 09:00 – 09:15 Posterior TLIF: One Approach, Complete Solution
- 09:15 – 09:30 The Power of ALIF: More Than Just a Fusion
- 09:30 – 09:45 Management of Large Cobb Angle Deformities in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
- 09:45 – 10:00 VBT
- 10:00 – 10:15 Fragile Bones, Complex Curves: Managing Severe Scoliosis in Hypophosphatasia
- 10:15 – 10:30 Surgical Management of Neuromuscular Scoliosis
- 10:30 – 10:45 Surgical Management of Neuromuscular Scoliosis
- 10:45 – 11:00 Discussion
11:00 am
All Halls
11:00 – 11:30
Break
30 Minutes
11:30 am
Hall A
11:30 – 14:00
Session 9
Orthopedic Trauma — Best Practice in Treating Fractures and Avoiding Complications
2 Hours 30 Minutes
- 11:30 – 11:50 Polytrauma patient, management updates and orthopedic rule
- 11:50 – 12:10 Approach to patient with bleeding pelvis
- 12:10 – 12:30 Update in the management of posterior pelvic ring injuries, decision making and fixation implants
- 12:30 – 12:50 Fragility pelvic fracture, the missed injury
- 12:50 – 13:10 360 approaches to ankle fracture
- 13:10 – 13:30 Challenges in managing ankle fractures in diabetic patients, how to avoid complication
- 13:30 – 14:00 Panel discussion, lower extremity and pelvic fracture cases
Hall B
11:30 – 14:00
Session 10
Operating Room Personnel
2 Hours 30 Minutes
- 11:30 – 11:45 Managing poly Trauma Cases
- 11:45 – 12:00 Beyond the Incision — Preventing Pressure Injuries and Strengthen Human Factors in Orthopedic Surgery
- 12:00 – 12:15 New technology for infection control in Ortho. Surgery
- 12:15 – 12:30 Orthopedic Implants: Nursing Considerations and Surgical Advances
- 12:30 – 12:45 Panel Discussion
- 12:45 – 13:00 Optimizing Turnaround Time in Orthopedic Surgery
- 13:00 – 13:15 Burnout Prevention Among OR Nurses in High-Volume Orthopaedic Services
- 13:15 – 13:30 Robotics in Orthopedic Surgery: What OR Nurses Need to Know
- 13:30 – 13:45 Wrong-Site Surgery Prevention in Orthopaedics
- 13:45 – 14:00 Flat Foot Correction in Children and Adolescents: Indications, Surgical Options, Peri operative Management and Outcomes in Tawam Hospital
2:00 pm
All Halls
14:00 – 15:00
Lunch
1 Hour
3:00 pm
Hall A
15:00 – 17:30
Session 11
Free Paper Session
2 Hours 30 Minutes
- 15:00 – 15:20 Trauma and fracture care
- 15:20 – 15:40 Arthroplasty and reconstruction
- 15:40 – 16:00 Sports medicine
- 16:00 – 16:20 Pediatric orthopedics
- 16:20 – 16:40 Spine
- 16:40 – 17:00 Infected arthroplasty
- 17:00 – 17:30 Discussion
No sessions available for this hall.
AAOT 2027
29–31 January 2027