Friday, April 05

13.00 – 14.00 Registration and Welcome reception

14.00-14.10 – Opening address from the Chairman, Prof. Dimitar Boulanov – Dean Medical Faculty, Sofia

and Prof. Peter Tivchev – Former Head of Deptartment of Orthopedics, Medical University of Sofia, Past president BOTA

 

14:10-15:40 First session

Diagnostics of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI)

Moderators Nikolay Tivchev, Atanas Panev

 

Online presentations

15’ Diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection – M Clauss

15’ Burdeon of periprosthetic joint infection – M Clauss

5’ Discussion

7’ Modern methods for diagnostics of orthopedic infections – M Mourdjeva

7’ Diagnostics of difficult microorganisms and anaerobs in PJI – I Ivanov

7’ Epidemiology of PJI – A Panev

7’ Ultrasonograpy guided biopsy for diagnostics of PJI – S Marinov

7’ Role of sonication in diagnostics of PJI – St Ivanov

7’ Role of Philadelphia Consensus criteria for diagnosis of PJI – G Lukanov

5’ Discussion

 

15.40 – 16.00 Coffee break

 

16.00-16.20 Company symposium

Bioglass 45S5 – Evolution in treatment of bone defect, nonunions and osteomyelitis,

Orthomerd trading

16.25-16.45 Company symposium

ID and anaemia in patients undergoing surgical treatment, Ewopharma

 

16.50 – 18.30 Second session 

Patient optimization and preventing complications in Hip Revision

Moderators Maia Belitova, Lyubomira Sazdova

 

7’ Radiographic criteria for stability of the implant – K Krumov

7’ Blood management in revision joint replacement – M Belitova

7’ Perioperative optimization in revision hip surgery – A Bansal

7’ Antibiotic suppression in PJI – A Panev

7’ What could we expect from rehabilitation after revision hip replacement? L Sazdova

7’ Could the physiotherapist help do diminish the risk of dislocation after hip revision? B Chongov

7’ Physiotherapy between stages in hip revision for infection – R Tasheva, P Kinov

7’ Protocol for kinesitherapy after hip revision surgery D Hadziev

7’ How to prevent VTE after hip revision – recommendations from the International Consensus – G Lukanov

7’ Bulgarian Arthroplasty Registry, First report – G Lukanov

15’ Discussion

 

18.30 Conference Dinner (all participants, lobby)

 

 

Saturday, April 06

8:30 – 9:50 First Session

Challenges of aseptic revision – part 1

Moderators Petio Bratoev, Stanislav Bondarenko

 

7’ How to deal with extreme bone defects on acetabular side – S Bondarenko

7’ Femoral revision with monoblock stem – K Sisak

7’ Results after revision with osteoplasty for severe acetabular bone loss – B Antonov

7’ Revision hip arthroplasty with big head/Dual mobility – A Iliev, N Cherkezov

7’ Instability after revision hip replacement – S Lungarov

7’ Results after different options for acetabular revision – V Kojouharov

7’ Treatment of acute pelvic discontinuity – S Ivanov

7’ Surgical treatment of abductor deficiency after THA. Case report – G Luchev

7’ Role of cement in revision hip replacement – case based presentation – S Asiov, N Cherkezov

15’ Discussion

 

9.50-10.10 Coffee break

 

10.10-11.20 Second Session

Treatment of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI)

Moderators Nikolay Tivchev, Stanislav Bondrenko

 

7’ Local ANTIBIOTICs for treatment of PJI – Is there place for it? – S Marinov

7’ Early intervention after suspected PJI – options for saving the prosthesis and results after DAIR – A Panev

7’ Results after one-stage revision for infection N Tivchev

7’ Role of Rifampicin in one-stage hip revision –  A Panev

7’ Results after two-stage hip revision P Ivanov

7’ Partial two stage exchange with retention of well-fixed femoral component at PJI. S Bondarenko

7 Is there a role for Girdlestone resection arthroplasty in PJI? – I Grigorov

7’ Initial experience with Bioglass for treatment of bone infection – P Kinov

15’ Discussion

11.20-11.40 Company Symposium

Use of calcium sulfate (Stimulan) as an antibiotic carrier for local treatment of periprostatic infections, Pirgomeda

11.40-12.00 Company Symposium

Nataspin H – new aspects of prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism, Valentis

12.00-13.00 Break out sessions/Company Symposium/Workshops

How to do cementless stem revision – tips and tricks, Farkol

The use of augments to restore uncontained acetabular defects, Farkol

Virtual reality in orthopedics, Johnson and Johnson

  

13.00-14.00 Lunch

 

14.00-14.40 Third Session

Surgical approaches for hip revision

Moderators Jordan Valeshkov, Mario Staresinic

 

7’ The standardized extension of the Röttinger hip approach for the gentle treatment of periprothetic femur fractures – H Roettinger

7’ min Revision through anterior approach – M Stareshinic

7’ min Posterolateral approach for revision – J Hristov

5’ min ETO – video presentation P Kinov