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THIRD INTERNATIONAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT KNEE CONGRESS
DAY 1 PROGRAMME - THURSDAY 11TH JUNE
CITY HALL, SHEFFIELD, UK
08:00
Coffee and registration
08:30
Welcome, introduction and housekeeping
SESSION 1: CARTILAGE
08:40
Non-operative management of osteochondritis dissecans - how it should be done
08:50
Fixation of osteochondral defects - choices and technique
09:00
Discussion
09:10
Patella and trochlea lesions - what is different?
09:20
ACI and OCA in the paediatric population
09:30
Discussion
SESSION 2: ACL I
09:40
Graft integration in ACL reconstruction
09:50
Let techniques in the skeletally mature and immature
10:00
Technical tips for extraphyseal ACL reconstruction
10:10
How young can I go with a transphyseal reconstruction?
10:20
Discussion
10:30
Coffee
SESSION 3: ACL II
11:00
Knee ligament reconstruction in congenital cruciate deficiency
11:10
Anteromedial instability in the ACL deficient knee
11:20
Discussion
11:30
Rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction - what we should know and implement
11:40
Getting out of trouble - backup fixation and when to use
11:50
The youth female athlete ACL injury
12:00
Discussion
12:10
Interactive panel case discussion - ACL and cartilage
13:00
Industry presentation - Smith and Nephew
13:10
Lunch
SESSION 4: ACL AND PCL
14:10
Industry presentation - Zimmer Biomet
14:20
PCL injuries in children and adolescents
14:30
Different strokes for different folks: the impact of gender, ethnicity and social deprivation on childrens knee injuries
14:40
Congenital knee dislocation - what I do
14:50
Discussion
14:50
Interactive case discussions - ACL and PCL injuries
15:30
Coffee
PARALLEL SESSION 1: ATHLETIC REHABILITATION AND INJURY PREVENTION
14:20
Paediatric injury prevention: update for 2026
14:35
Integrated and holistic approach to youth athletes: primary care to return to play
14:40
Psychological aspects of return to sport for adolescent athletes
14:55
Case discussions: Maintaining engagement after paediatric knee surgery
15:30
Coffee
SESSION 5: MENISCUS AND MORE
16:10
Making meniscal repair safe in children
16:20
Biological priming of meniscal tears - how I do it
16:30
Meniscal ramp lesions in children - treatment and how
16:40
Discussion
16:50
Meniscal transplants in children
17:00
The discoid meniscus - how to saucerise and how much tissue to leave
17:10
Tips for the perfect discoid repair - what suture technique and how many is enough?
17:20
The 'irreducible' and complex torn discoid
17:30
Discussion and close
PARALLEL SESSION 2
16:10
Arthogenic muscle inhibition
16:25
Limb deficiencies and how to manage and adapt treatment
16:40
Managing apophysitis
16:55
Case discussions
17:30
Discussion and close
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