Day I - Wednesday, January 26 2011

07:00-08:30Registration
08:30-10:30 SESSION I
Plenary: Keynote Lectures:
Chair: A. Finsterbush, Y. Kaplan
08:30-09:00Vicenzino B: "Putting your foot in it" – Foot Orthoses in the Management of Anterior Knee Pain
09:00-09:20Haramati N: Ergonomic Factors in Radiology.
09:20-09:40Adamczyk G: The "Natural Course of Sport Contusion".
09:40-10:05Kaplan Y: Predictive Factors for a Safe Return-to-sport.
10:05-10:30Benedetto KP: Concept and Technique of Treatment in Knee Dislocation.
10:30-11:00Coffee Break and Exhibition
11:00-12:30 SESSION II
Opening Ceremony:
Chair: G. Agar
11:00-11:05Gideon Mann, Congress Chairman: Welcome.
11:05-11:10Efraim (Ziggy) Zinger, Secretary General of the Israel Olympic Committee and Member of the E.O.C. Executive Committee.
11:10-11:15Doron J.D. Rosen, Deputy Director, Meir Medical Center.
11:15-11:20Alex Finsterbush: In Memory of Prof. Weinberg.
11:20-11:25David Leshnik: In Memory of Prof. Hill. Asher Elhayany: CEO and Chief of Staff, Meir Medical Center, Israel.
11:25-11:30Danny Pins: The JDC – In Memory of Dr. Arthur Holstein. Arthur Holstein.
11:30-11:35Joseph Lowe: In Credit to Prof. A Finsterbush for his lifelong work in sports injuries.
11:35-12:30The Arthur Holstein Memorial Lecture:
Fu F: Anatomical ACL Reconstruction – What Have We Learned?
12:30-13:30 SESSION III
Hall A: Knee Ligaments I
Chair: J. Lowe
12:30-12:45Benedetto KP: Technique and Results of PCL Inlay Reconstruction.
12:45-12:55Hetsroni I: MCL Reconstruction Using Achilles Allograft for Combined Knee Ligament Injury.
12:55-13:10Benedetto KP: Arthroscopic Treatment of Tibial Plateau Fractures.
13:10-13:20Remizov V: ACL Repair by Healing Response Technique Combined With Growth Factor Stimulation.
13:20-13:30Lindner D: A Prospective, Randomized, Comparison of Double-Bundle Vs Single Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction using Hamstring Tendons.
13:30-13:40Hetsroni I: Valgus Thrust Gait Corrected By Distal Femoral Osteotomy: A Case Report And Biomechanical Study.
13:40-14:30Lunch Break
Hall B: Upper Limb
Chair: M. Eichenblat
12:30-12:40Vicenzino B: Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy: To Inject or Not to Inject?
12:40-12:50Richmond J: Massive Rotator Cuff Tears:
A Case-Based Approach.
12:50-13:00Zinger G: Exposure for the Large C-Arm Versus the Mini C-Arm Using Hand/Wrist And Elbow Phantoms: Larger is Less.
13:00-13:10Amar E: Modified Milch Versus Stimson for acute reduction of anterior shoulder dislocation.
13:10-13:20 Perugia D: Distraction arthroplasty: a new surgical technique for the treatment of basal thumb.
13:20-13.30Haramati N: Finger injuries.
13:30-14:30Lunch Break
14:30-16:00 SESSION IV
Hall A: Knee Ligaments II
Chair: A. Gordin
14:30-14:45Johnson D: ACL reconstruction with one hamstring: all inside technique.
14:45-15:00Richmond J: Osteotomies about the Knee: Joint Preservation and Osteoarthritis.
15:00-15:20Fu F: How the Suture Anchor Changed Our World.
15:20-15:35Johnson D: ACL Tears: To Reconstruct or Augment?
15:35-15:50Litwin Y: Novel Anterior Cruciate Ligament Prosthesis.
15:50-16:00Discussion.
16:00-16:30Coffee Break and Exhibition.
Hall B: Hip and Upper Limb and Issues of Interest.
Chair: M. Perri
14:30-14:45Richmond J: Shoulder Instability: Posterior-MDI Treatment Options.
14:45-15:00Fu F: The Use of PRP in Sports Medicine.
15:00-15:15Haramati N: Muscle Injuries
15:15-15:25 Palmanovich E: Reduction of Overuse Pain Syndromes of the Knee, Back and Foot in Female Infantry Recruits. Does a Combat Vest Constructed for Female Fighter Comfort have an Effect?
15:25-15:35Hetsroni I: Gender -Specific Hip Morphology in Young Adults with Hip Pain and Labral Tears.
15:35-15:45Palmanovich E: Stress Related Injuries in Female Border Police Infantry Female Recruits.
15:45-16:00Hetsroni I: The Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine: Suggested Classification, Associated Muscular Anatomy, and Implications for Femoroacetabular Impingement
16:00-16:30Coffee Break and Exhibition.
Hall C: Workshop
14:30-18:30Bill Vicenzino: Lateral elbow tendinopathy – a practical evidenced based approach to examination and treatment.
17:00-18:00 SESSION V
Hall A: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Chair: R. Debbi
17:00-17:15Johnson D: Transtibial PCL Reconstruction.
17:15-17:30Fu F: 50 Years of Cartilage Research in Pittsburgh.
17:30-17:40Mann G: Degenerative Joint Disease and Running.
17:40-17:50Gordon B: BMI is Associated with Incident and Worsening Knee Injury in a Young Adult Cohort.
17:50-18:00Blumenstein S: The Chondrogenic Potential of Mesenchymal Cells.
Hall B: General Sports Issues
Chair: G. Dubnov-Raz
17:00-17:10Greydanus D: Child Neurodevelopment and Sports Participation.
17:10-17:20Hoffman J: Sport Supplementation for the Strength / Power Athlete.
17:20-17:30Palmanovich E: Stress Fracture Occurrence in Female Border Police Infantry Fighters. Could the Incidence be Reduced by Better Fitted Combat Gear?
17:30-17:40Finestone A: Guidelines for Imaging of the Knee.
17:40-17:50Frankl M: A Fitted and Designed Combat Vest for Female Border Police Infantry Fighters Shows a High Degree of Satisfaction.
17:50-18:00Discussion
Hall C: Workshop
14:30-18:30Bill Vicenzino: Lateral elbow tendinopathy – a practical evidenced based approach to examination and treatment.
16:30-17:00Coffee Break and Exhibition.
18:30Closing Day I

Day II - Thursday, January 27, 2011

07:00-08:30Registration.
08:30-10:30 SESSION VI
Plenary
Chair: N. Rotem-Lerer, Y. Beer
08:30-08:55Johnson D: Principles of Revision ACL reconstruction.
08:55-09:20Richmond J: Current Treatment Options for PCL Injuries.
09:20-09:45Greydanus D: Medical Disorders and Sports Participation by Children and Adolescents
09:45-10:10Richmond J: Meniscal Tears: Repair, Resect, Replace?
10:10-10:30Finestone A: Musculoskeletal Medicine in and Beyond Sports.
10:30-11:00Coffee Break and Exhibition
11:00-13:00 SESSION VII
Hall A: The Knee
Chair: S. Horvitz
11:00-11:15Johnson D: Meniscal Repair: When to Repair and Technique.
11:15-11:30Richmond J: Algorithm Based ACL Reconstruction: Graft Choice and Technique.
11:30-11:40Haramati N: Post operative imaging of the knee.
11:40-11:50Widuchowski W: Untreated Deep Cartilage Lesions Associated with ACL Injury: Results at 10 and 15 Years Follow-Up.
11:50-12:00Mann G: Deep Vein Thrombosis and Thromboembolism in Arthroscopic Surgery.
12:00:12:10Widuchowski W: ACI or AMIC for Osteochondritis Dessicans of the Knee?
A 3-Year Follow-up Study.
12:10-12:20Hetsroni I: Incidence and Risk Factors for Symptomatic Pulmonary Embolism after 418,323 Outpatient Arthroscopic Procedures of the Knee.
12:20-12:30Vicenzino B: Prognosis of patellofemoral pain: it does not resolve spontaneously!
12:30-12:40 Kaplan Y: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injured Copers and Noncopers; The Surgical Dilemma Revisited.
12:40-12:50Sokol G: Prevalence of Limited Knee Extension among Young Soccer Players Who Suffer From Low Back Pain or Groin Pain.
12:50-13:00 Discussion.
13:00-14:00Lunch Break
Hall B: Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
Chair: H. Amir
11:00-11:15Gorgo PY: Slight Atmospheric Pressure Fluctuations as the External Triggers of Inadequate Behavior Resulting in the Sport Injury Accidents.
11:15-11:30Lukasik P: ACL Reconstruction in High-Level Athletes. Is the Return to Pre-injury Activity Possible? 15 – 20 Year Follow-up Results.
11:30-11:40Kaplan Y: Percentage Body-Weight Values and Weight Bearing Distribution in Increasing Resistance and Incline on an Elliptical Trainer.
11:40-11:55Kaplan Y: Percentage Body-Weight Values and Weight Bearing Distribution in increasing speeds on a treadmill. .
11:55-12:10Greydanus D: Concussion in Pediatric Sports: Current Issues.
12:10-12:25Lukasik P: What Really Affects the Clinical Outcome after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Long Term Study? 15 – 20 Year Follow-Up Results.
12:25-12:40Hoffman J: Nutritional Supplementation and Performance Enhancing Drug Use Among Adolescents.
12:40-12:50Vicenzino B: The role of manual therapy in ankle injuries: the evidence and its application.
12:50-13:00Discussion
13:00-14:00Lunch Break
Hall C: Donald Johnson - Workshop
11:30-1300ACL Reconstruction using the Tightrope System.
13:00-14:00Lunch Break
14:00-16:00 SESSION VIII
Plenary: Foot and Ankle and Subjects of Interest
Chair: A. Finestone
14:00 -14:20Conviser J: When Weight Loss Becomes Disordered Eating:
The Identification and Treatment of Eating Disorders among Elite Athletes
14:20-14:30Perugia D: Modified Watson-Jones technique
for chronic lateral ankle instability in athletes.
14:30-14:50Robinson D: Subtalar Joint Shape and Subtalar Range of Motion - The Role of the Anterior Subtalar Facet.
14:50-15:10Kaplan Y: Prevention of Ankle Sprains in Sport: A Systematic Review.
15:10-15:20Palmanovich E: The Outcome of Surgical Treatment of Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy.
15:20-15:30David Y: Clinical Reasoning of choosing MWM for Range of Motion Deficit in the Treatment of Ankle Sprains.
15:30-15:50Hoffman J: Maximizing Athletic Performance: Observations on Periodization and Variation.
15:50-16:00Discussion.
Hall C: Donald Johnson - Workshop
14:00-16:00Meniscal Suture
16:00Closing Ceremony