AGENDA

2025 VAAS – APAS COMBINED MEETING

TOPIC: Advanced Techniques for Better Outcomes?

 

 

30.07.2025
08:00 – 11:30Live Arthoplasty SurgeryLive Arthroscopic SurgeryWorkshop: Intra-articular Knee Injection for Knee Preservation
14:00 – 17:002nd Term Congress – Executive Committee of VAAS
 

 

31.07.2025
PLENARY SESSION LECTURES
ICL 1: Robotics in Joint Replacement in Developing Countries: Lessons from the Pioneers – Prof. Rami
Same-Day Hip Replacement: Is it Feasible? – Dr. Tang Ha Nam Anh
OPENING CEREMONY
Speech by City Leadership
Speech by the Vietnam Medical Association President
Speech by the VAAS (Vietnam Arthroplasty and Arthroscopy Society) President
Speech by the APAS (Asia-Pacific Arthroplasty Society) President
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REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
PRIMARY HIP ARTHROPLASTYACL RECONSTRUCTIONOsteotomy for Knee Realignment
Cup & Stem selectionGrafts for ACL ReconTechniques for Knee Realignment Osteotomy
ApproachesSuperficial Quad Management of Meniscal Tears in OA Knees: Resection or Repair?
DAAPeroneus longusHTO Combined with Microfracture: Outcomes in Knee Joint Preservation
Antero-lateralArtificial graft: when to use?Physical Therapy: Improving Function in OA Knees
Superpath
Cup & Stem placementALL: What’s new?Intra-Articular Injections for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
ComplicationsACL and ALL: Preliminary results for improving knee joint stabilityHA: What’s new?
Acetabular fractureDouble-Bundle ACL Reconstruction: Reflections on the Past and Implications for the Future?PRP
Acetabular component looseningReturning to Sports after ACL surgeryPRF
Femoral fracturePreventing ACL Re-Rupture During Sports ActivitiesStem Cells: A New Era or Just Marketing Hype?
PRIMARY KNEE ARTHROPLASTYMENISCI
Approaches?Techniques for meniscal body repair
MA or KA?Techniques for posterior root repair of the medial and lateral meniscus
Impact of prosthesis design on knee replacement outcomes: Medial Pivot or Design Based on Four-Bar Link Theory.Biological Therapies to Enhance Meniscal Healing
Complications during TKA and how to manageMeniscal Repair and ACL Reconstruction: When to Return to Sports?
Tips and tricks for better TKA
 

 

01.08.2025
PLENARY SESSION LECTURES
How to Improve Knee Replacement Outcomes – International Speaker
The Relationship Between Spinal Alignment and the Risk of Dislocation in Total Hip Arthroplasty – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Hong Thien Khanh
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REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
CHALLENGING TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENTPCLHIP JOINT PRESERVATION
THA in patients with DDHWhat’s New in PCL and PLC Anatomy?Core Decompression in Avascular Necrosis (AVN)
THA Following Failed Intertrochanteric Fracture FixationWhen to Reconstruct PLC Alongside PCL?What’s New in Medical Treatment for AVN?
THA in Patients with Unstable Intertrochanteric FracturesPCL Reconstruction Techniques: Three-Portals or Four-Portals?Outcomes of Bone Grafting in AVN Patients
THA in Patients with Acetabular FracturesTechniques for PLC ReconstructionHip Arthroscopy
THA in the Elderly: How to Optimize Cardiovascular Preparation?
THA in Patients with Malunited Proximal Femur Fractures: One-Stage or Two-Stage Procedure?ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES
3D Printing for Complex THA casesHow to Enhance Rotator Cuff Tendon Healing
Updates on Rotator Cuff Repair Techniques
CHALLENGING TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENTManagement of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears
TKA in Patients with severe valgus deformityRelease Techniques
TKA in Patients with severe varus deformityPartial Repair
TKA in Patients with Previous Femoral or Tibial FracturesAutograft vs. Synthetic Graft for RCR
Periprosthetic Joint InfectionSuperior Capsular Reconstruction (SCR)
Biceps Tendon Rerouting
Tendon Transfer
SHOULDER INSTABILITY
Recurrent Shoulder Dislocation
Labral Repair: Single-Row or Double-Row Technique?
Arthroscopy or Latarjet for Patients with Multidirectional Instability?
Bone Grafting or Remplissage for Shoulder Instability?
Posterior Shoulder Dislocation: Updates on Surgical Techniques
 

 

02.08.2025
PLENARY SESSION LECTURES
Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: How to Improve Postoperative Shoulder Function – International Speaker
Does Hip Joint Design Improve Dislocation Rates? – Dr. Tran Dang Khoa
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ARTHROSCOPY REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
REVISION HIP ARTHROPLASTYOTHERS
 Elbow Arthroscopy: When and for What?
 Arthroscopic Elbow Release After Trauma
REVISION KNEE ARTHROPLASTYAnkle Arthroscopy: When and for What?
 Hip Arthroscopy: Tips and Tricks