SASES 2025 PROGRAMME
Friday afternoon and Saturday morning workshops will have different topics and speakers. Friday and Saturday workshops will be presented twice during that workshop session for 45 minutes straight after each other. This is a great opportunity for delegates to be able to attend more than one workshop.
The plenary venue is Magnifica 4.
Friday, 11 April
Saturday, 12 April
Sunday, 13 April
Friday, 11 April
| Time | Venue | Topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00 | Registration and Welcome Tea/Coffee | ||
| 08:25 | Session 1 | Elbow Trauma | Chairperson: C Anley, A Smit |
| 08:25 | Plenary | Welcome | H Laubscher |
| 08:30 | Plenary | Surgical management of distal humerus fractures | J Sanchez-Sotelo |
| 08:50 | Plenary | Radial Head Fractures | J Pretorius |
| 09:00 | Plenary | Coronoid Fractures | A Smit |
| 09:10 | Plenary | Case Discussion: Elbow Instability | S Baba |
| 09:30 | Plenary | Discussion around fractures | |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Morning Tea | ||
| 10:30 | Session 2 | Elbow Arthroplasty | Chairpersons: B Vrettos, R Dachs |
| 10:30 | Plenary | How to optimize Total ELBOW arthroplasty in 2025 | J Sanchez-Sotelo |
| 10:50 | Plenary | Infected TEA: Diagnosis and Treatment | D Bruce-Brand |
| 11:05 | Plenary | TEA: An approach to the complex revision | R Dachs |
| 11:20 | Plenary | Case Discussion: Young Patient with Elbow OA | S Roche |
| 11:30 | Plenary | Discussion/Question | |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | ||
| 13:00 | Session 3 | Rotator cuff | Chairpersons: D Kastanos, L Rajah |
| 13:00 | Plenary | ACJ OA: Instability after excision | L Funk |
| 13:10 | Plenary | Subscapularis tears: Hidden and Forgotten no more | J Sanchez-Sotelo |
| 13:20 | Plenary | Strategies to improve Rotator Cuff healing | C Van Den Berg |
| 13:30 | Plenary | Considerations in failed Rotator Cuff Repair | C Ball |
| 13:40 | Plenary | Approach to the infected Rotator Cuff Repair | L Rajah |
| 13:50 | Plenary | Discussion/Questions | |
| 14:10 | Plenary | Preoperative Considerations, Technical Tips, And Results in Lower Trapezius Transfer | A Hachem |
| 14:25 | Plenary | Superior Capsular Reconstruction for Massive RCT | L Funk |
| 14:40 | Plenary | Massive cuff repair using a Biceps as augment and partial repair | C Anley |
| 14:50 | Plenary | Case Discussion (Traumatic tear in the elderly patient) | A Julyan |
| 15:00 | Plenary | Discussion/Questions | |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Tea Break | ||
| 16:00 | Workshops | ||
| 16:00 – 16:50 17:00 -17:50 | Plenary – NO REPEAT SINGLE SESSION ONLY | Zimmer Biomet | Advancing Shoulder Arthroplasty | Lessons from the OR and Beyond. Followed by Zimmer Biomet product presentation workshop | O Verborgt, N Cable |
| 16:00 – 16:50 | Magnifica 1 | Stryker | Advanced shoulder arthroplasty – revision trends, risks and component considerations. | J Sanchez-Sotelo |
| 16:00 – 16:50 | Magnifica 3 | Enovis | Does your implant fit your patient? | D Kastanos, A Julyan |
| 17:00 | Workshops | Repeat | |
| 17:00 -17:50 | Magnifica 1 | Stryker | Advanced shoulder arthroplasty – revision trends, risks and component considerations. | J Sanchez-Sotelo |
| 17:00 -17:50 | Magnifica 3 | Enovis | Does your implant fit your patient? | D Kastanos, A Julyan |
| 18:00 – 20:00 | Vista | Networking event | Cure Daycare Hospitals |
Saturday, 12 April
| Time | Venue | Topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00 | Registration and Welcome Tea/Coffee | ||
| 08:00 | Workshops | ||
| 08:00 – 08:50 | Plenary | Biotek/Anstem | Size does matter | A discussion on the management of rotator cuff tears of all sizes. | C Ball |
| 08:00 – 08:50 | Magnifica 1 | Elite Surgical | Product history and Company overview | Intra-operative Surgical Complications of Bespoke Glenoid Implants | Custom Device Planning, Process and Realization. | Product Instrumentation, specifically for Custom Devices. A hands-on discussion and demonstration. | B Giddy (Elite Surgical) Dr T Rösch, Dr H Laubscher, Dr C Kilian |
| 08:00 – 08:50 | Magnifica 3 | Enovis | ARVIS | |
| 08:00 – 10:00 | Vista | Physiotherapist Workshop | Rene Naylor |
| 09:00 | Workshops | Repeat | |
| 09:00 – 09:50 | Plenary | Biotek/Anstem | Size does matter | A discussion on the management of rotator cuff tears of all sizes. | C Ball |
| 09:00 – 09:50 | Magnifica 1 | Elite Surgical | Product history and Company overview | Intra-operative Surgical Complications of Bespoke Glenoid Implants | Custom Device Planning, Process and Realization. | Product Instrumentation, specifically for Custom Devices. A hands-on discussion and demonstration. | B Giddy (Elite Surgical) Dr T Rösch, Dr H Laubscher, Dr C Kilian |
| 09:00 – 09:50 | Magnifica 3 | Enovis | ARVIS | |
| 09:50 – 10:30 | Morning Tea | ||
| 10:30 | Session 4 | Glenohumeral Instabilities and Injuries of the Shoulder Girdle | Chairpersons: H Laubscher, JP Du Plessis |
| 10:30 | Plenary | Shoulder ligaments and kinematics | TG Rösch |
| 10:50 | Plenary | Posterior labrum tear : Decision making and technique in contact althlete | L Funk |
| 11:05 | Plenary | Salvage Procedure for Static Inferior Shoulder Subluxation: Arthroscopic Reconstruction of IGHL Hammock Bands | A Hachem |
| 11:20 | Plenary | Discussion/Questions | |
| 11:30 | Plenary | Tips and trick to optimise Latarjet in collision athlete | C Ball |
| 11:40 | Plenary | Free Bone Block Procedure for Shoulder instability: Graft type, when and how | A Hachem |
| 11:50 | Plenary | Seizure control and Bone loss: The true determinants of success in surgical management of anterior shoulder instability in Epileptic Patients | P Rachuene |
| 12:00 | Plenary | Discussion/Questions | |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30 | Plenary | MSK Radiology | R Visagie |
| 14:00 | Session 5 | Shoulder Injuries in the Contact Athlete | Chairpersons: S Kirsten, M Mulder |
| 14:00 | Plenary | Rugby shoulder injuries (adolescent and their management) | L Funk |
| 14:10 | Plenary | Acute ACJ dislocation: When & How? | A Hachem |
| 14:20 | Plenary | Discussion/Questions | |
| 14:30 | Plenary | Pectoralis Major injuries and later reconstruction with allograft | L Funk |
| 14:40 | Plenary | SC Instability: treatment approach and surgical technique | JP Du Plessis |
| 14:50 | Plenary | Case Discussion (The failed AC joint instability repair) | M Mulder |
| 15:00 | Plenary | Discussion/Questions | |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Tea Break | ||
| 16:00 | Plenary | The Ethics of Claims Assessment Practices in the South African Life Insurance sector (and some other thoughts on ethics) | P Lewis |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Plenary | Abe Lambrechts Lecture | L Funk |
Sunday, 13 April
| Time | Venue | Topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00 | Registration and Welcome Tea/Coffee | ||
| 07:30 | Plenary | Ethics: HPCSA update and the role of social media in your practice | E Klinck |
| 08:30 | Session 6 | Shoulder Arthroplasty | Chairpersons: P Rachuene, G Greeff |
| 08:30 | Plenary | Shoulder Arthroplasty: What results can we expect | G Greeff |
| 08:40 | Plenary | Anatomical Shoulder replacement: Role in 2025 | C Ball |
| 08:50 | Plenary | Essential technique principles in TSR | A Peach |
| 09:00 | Plenary | Discussion/Questions | |
| 09:15 | Plenary | RSA in fractures: how to optimize outcomes | NJ Kauta |
| 09:25 | Plenary | Use of Computer navigation and others in shoulder arthroplasty | C Ball |
| 09:35 | Plenary | Robotic-assisted reverse arthroplasty: where are we today? | J Sanchez-Sotelo |
| 09:45 | Plenary | Case Discussion (Arthritic shoulder in the young patient) | C Van Der Watt |
| 10:00 | Plenary | Discussion/Questions | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Morning Tea | ||
| 11:00 | Session 7 | Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty | Chairpersons: S Roche, S Osman |
| 11:00 | Plenary | Patient-matched implants in primary and revision shoulder arthroplasty | J Sanchez-Sotelo |
| 11:10 | Plenary | Custom Reverse Prosthesis Designs: Gauteng | H Laubscher |
| 11:20 | Plenary | Custom Reverse prosthesis Designs: Western Cape | W Du Toit |
| 11:30 | Plenary | Discussion/Question | |
| 11:40 | Plenary | RSA: Surgical treatment of infected RSA (1 stage or 2 stage) | B Grey |
| 11:50 | Plenary | Surgical management of humeral bone loss in revision shoulder arthroplasty | J Sanchez-Sotelo |
| 12:00 | Plenary | Case Discussion (RSA Trifecta) | S Roche |
| 12:10 | Plenary | Discussion/Questions | |
| 12:30 | Plenary | Closure of Congress | Dr H Laubscher |