The program


SFHG NANTES – March 26–28, 2026
INNOVATING FOR MOVEMENT:
Osteoarthritis in the Young and Athletic Population

 

 

Thursday, March 26, 2026 - (08:00–18:30)


07h00-08h00

Registration of participants

08h00-08h10

Welcome address

JM PHILIPPEAU, G DEMEY, N REINA

08h10-09h45

Osteotomy from Hip to Knee

Moderators:

Hip

08h10-08h17

Periacetabular osteotomy (video)

Speaker:

08h17-08h24

Periacetabular osteotomy: indications & outcomes

Speaker:

08h24-08h31

Hip varus osteotomy via Hueter approach

Speaker:

08h31-08h38

Hip derotation osteotomy: are there still indications?

Speaker:

08h38-08h50

Discussion

Knee

08h50-08h57

Derotation osteotomy around the knee

Speaker:

08h57-09h04

Distal femoral osteotomy (video)

Speaker:

09h04-09h11

Proximal tibial osteotomy (video)

Speaker:

09h11-09h18

Osteotomy and ACL reconstruction

Speaker:

09h18-09h25

Osteotomy in 2026

Speaker:

09h25-09h45

Discussion

09h45-10h15

Coffee break

10h15-11h45

Case presentations: Osteotomies from Hip to Knee (6 cases)

3 Moderators:
6 Invited experts:

11h45-12h15

Industry Symposium (Platinum: Newclip + other)

Moderators:

Managing intraoperative complications (video): hinge fracture and overcorrection

12H15-12H30

Historical lecture: "Once Upon a Time in the West"

Speaker:

12H30-13h30

Lunch on exhibition stands

13H30-14h45

ESSKA–EHPA Session: Limits of Conservative Management in Degenerative Hip Pathology

Speaker:

13h30-13h37

Predictive factors of poor outcomes in hip arthroscopy

Speaker:

13h37-13h44

Periacetabular osteotomy: when is it no longer reasonable?

Speaker:

13h44-13h51

Femoral or tibial osteotomy: can it save the hip?

Speaker:

13h51-13h58

Still fit after 40: hip arthroscopy outcomes in middle-aged athletes

Speaker:

13h58-14h05

Supporting the non-operable athlete before hip replacement

Speaker:

14h05-14h12

Total hip arthroplasty after conservative treatment: pitfalls and difficulties

Speaker:

14h12-14h45

Case-based discussion: The Grey Zone

Speaker:
Experts:

14h45-15h05

Industry Symposium (Gold x2)

Moderator:

15h05-15h50

Coffee break

15h50-17h20

ESSKA–EKA Session: UKA Symposium

Chairmen:

15h50-15h58

Preoperative planning and best indications for medial UKA: ESSKA consensus

Speaker:

15h58-16h06

Phenotype and UKA

Speaker:

16h06-16h14

Robotics: current status

Speaker:

16h14-16h22

SFHG/FHKS symposium results

Speaker:

16h22-16h30

Extended indication: major deformity

Speaker:

16h30-16h38

Extended indication: combined UKA and ACL reconstruction

Speaker:

16h38-16h46

Extended indication: bicompartmental vs total arthroplasty

Speaker:

16h46-16h54

Lateral UKA

Speaker:

16h54-17h02

Causes of failure

Speaker:

17h20-18h30

Case-based discussion: UKA

Chairmen:
Experts:

Friday, March 27, 2026 - (08:00–18:45)


08h00-10h00

Arthroplasty in the Young Patient

Moderators :

08h00-08h07

Current practice overview

Speaker:

Hip session 1: THA in young patients

08h07-08h14

Optimal bearing surfaces?

Speaker:

08h14-08h21

How to optimize stability?

Speaker:

08h21-08h28

What is the ideal fixation?

Speaker:

08h28-08h35

Survival curves and registries

Speaker:

08h35-08h42

Results from the SFHG/FHKS symposium

Speaker:

08h42-08h52

Discussion

Hip session 2: Special cases

08h52-08h59

Future of hip resurfacing

Speaker:

08h59-09h06

Quality of life after massive prosthesis

Speaker:

09h06-09h11

Discussion

Knee session: TKA in young patients

09h11-09h18

Which implant?

Speaker:

09h18-09h25

What is the ideal fixation?

Speaker:

09h25-09h32

Constraint and stability

Speaker:

09h32-09h39

TKA in hemophilia

Speaker:

09h39-09h46

Functional outcomes

Speaker:

09h46-10h00

Discussion

10h00-10h30

Coffee break

10h30-11h00

PhD Thesis Award (plenary session)
(3 theses x 8 min + group photo + award ceremony)

Moderator

11h00-12h15

Arthroplasty after hip or knee osteotomy (6 case discussions)

Moderators:
6 Experts:

12h15-12h45

Industry Symposium (Platinum: Stryker + other)

Moderator:

12h45

Congress group photo

12h45-13h45

Lunch on exhibition stands

13h45-14h45

Session: Alignment and Sports

Moderators:

13h45-13h53

Kinematic alignment and sports

Speaker:

13h53-14h00

What are the limits? Restricted kinematic alignment

Speaker:

14h00-14h07

Functional alignment: relevance for patellofemoral joint

Speaker:

14h07-14h14

Alignment and customized implants

Speaker:

14h14-14h21

Mechanical alignment remains the gold standard in 2026

Speaker:

14h21-14h28

Is valgus a specific case?

Speaker:

14h28-14h45

Discussion

14h45-15h05

Industry Symposium (Gold x2)

Moderator:

15h05-15h50

Coffee break

15h50-17h05

Hip and Knee Instability (6 case discussions)

3 Moderators:
6 Experts:

17h05-18h45

Sports and Arthroplasty

Moderators:

17h05-17h22

Debate: Is rehabilitation still necessary in 2026?

17h05-17h12

No!

Speaker:

17h12-17h19

Yes!

Speaker:

17h19-17h26

Contribution of robotics

Speaker:

17h26-17h33

Role of augmented and virtual reality

Speaker:

17h33-17h40

Bearing surfaces and sports

Speaker:

17h40-17h47

New materials

Speaker:

17h47-17h57

Discussion

17h57-18h04

Personalized follow-up

Speaker:

18h04-18h11

Who and when to operate? Role of AI

Speaker:

18h11-18h25

Are all sports allowed after arthroplasty?

With hip replacement

Speaker:

With knee replacement

Speaker:

18h25-18h45

Discussion

18h45

Closing of the Congress

Saturday, March 28, 2026 - (08:30–12:00)


08h30-10h30

Professional Practice Session

Moderators:

08h30-08h45

Missions and activities of SoFCOT

Speaker:

08h45-09h00

National 10-year activity report: resurfacing, PFP, dual mobility

Speaker:

09h00-09h15

Online reputation (e-reputation)

Speaker:

09h15-09h30

How AI can facilitate daily practice

Speaker:

09h30-09h45

Feedback on reimbursement coding control by CPAM and support from SFHG

Speaker:

09h45-10h00

Freedom of practice, sector 2, and Garot law – current status

Speaker:

10h00-10h15

Is it possible to involve a scientific society in the context of medical expertise?

Speaker:

10h15-10h30

Challenges with radiological exams and PACS

Speaker:

10h30-11h00

Coffee break

11h00-12h00

SFHG/FHKS General Assembly: New Members