Message of the congress President
We are delighted to announce the upcoming Annual Meeting of the Gerhard Küntscher Society, focusing on intramedullary nailing and, this time also, on fractures around the knee. The event, which will take place in the captivating city of Hamburg, Germany, in January 2024, promises to be an exceptional gathering of esteemed professionals in the field. With the distinguished patronage of Professors Frosch and Professor Gradl, along with the renowned faculty of „Gerhard Küntscher Society,“ this congress is set to be a highlight on the calendars of trauma surgeons across Europe.
PROGRAM
Day 1 (01/11/24) – Complex Revision Surgery
Registration from 13:30 – 14:00
14:00 – 14:15 Opening/Welcome Frosch/Gradl
Session I –Revision surgery at the lower Extremity – treatment of delayed or non-union
Moderators: Hartel/Biber
14:15 – 14:20: Case Introduction Heilmann
14:25 – 14:35: Abstract 1 – „“
14:35 – 14:45: Abstract 2 – „“
14:45 – 14:55: Abstract 3 – „”
15:05 – 15:15: Abstract 4 – „”
15:15 – 15:35: Expert Lecture 1 – “Femoral shaft non-unions and corrections Hartel
15:35 – 15:55: Expert Lecture 2 – “Proximal Femur Fractures and Complex Revision” Friedl
15:55 – 16:05: Case Discussion Heilmann
Coffee Break (20 minutes)
Session II – Revision Surgery in case of peri-implant infection or osteitis
Moderators: Rohde/Gianoudis/Schmidmeier
16:25 – 16:30: Case Introduction Frese
16:30 – 16:40: Abstract 1 – “”
16:40 – 16:50: Abstract 2 – “”
16:50 – 17:00: Abstract 3 – “”
17:00 – 17:10: Abstract 4 – “”
17:10 – 17:30: Expert Lecture 3 – “Biofilm, what is it all about?“ Rohde
17:30 – 17:50: Expert Lecture 4 – “Antibiotic Coated Nails” Schmidmeier
17:50 – 18:00: Case Discussion Frese
Come Together Event (19:00 onwards) – Cube Alster
Day 2 (01/12/24) – Reconstruction of Joints; To Nail or not to Nail
Session III – Shoulder and Forearm Nailing versus Plating
Moderators: Mader/Verbrüggen/Müller
9:00 – 9:05: Case Introduction Fal/Behrens
9:05 – 9:15: Abstract 1 – „
9:15 – 9:25: Abstract 2 – „
9:25 – 09:35: Abstract 3 – „
09:35 – 09:55: Expert Lecture 5 – “Nailing of the humerus” Gradl
09:55 – 10:15: Expert Lecture 6 – “Plating in complex humerus shaft fractures” Mader
10.15 – 10.35: Expert Lecture 7 – “Reconstruction of complex elbow trauma” Müller
10:35 – 10:45: Case Discussion Fal/Behrens
Coffee Break (15 minutes)
Session IV – War Injuries, Nailing and Treatment of “dirty” Fractures
Moderators: Zura /Johann
11:00 – 11:05: Case Introduction Köpke
11:05 – 11:15: Abstract 1 – „
11:15 – 11:25: Abstract 2 – „
11:25 – 11:35: Abstract 3 – „
11:35 – 11:45: Abstract 4 – „
11:45 – 12:05: Expert Lecture 7 ”Treatment of Gun shot injuries” Zura
12:05 – 12:25: Expert Lecture 8 “Up-to-date war injuries in the Russo-Ukrainian War Johann
12:45 – 13:00: Case Discussion Köpke
Lunch Break (60 minutes)
Session V – Proximal and distal Fractures of the tibia, does the nail play a role?
Moderators: Frosch/Savidis
14:00 – 14:05: Case Introduction Korthaus
14:05 – 14:15: Abstract 1 – „
14:15 – 14:25: Abstract 2 – „
14:25 – 14:35: Abstract 3 – „
14:35 – 14:55 Expert Lecture 9 – „Approach strategy in tibial plateau fractures“ Krause
14:55 – 15:15: Expert Lecture 10 – „Nailing in proximal tibial fractures“ Thiesen
15:15 – 15:35: Expert Lecture 11 – Nailing of distal tibia fractures Savidis
15:25 – 15:40: Case Discussion Korthaus
Coffee Break (30 minutes)
Session VI – Ankle joint and Calcaneal Fractures
Moderators: Mittlmeier/Herlyn
16:10 – 16:15: Case Introduction Schlickewei
16:15 – 16:25: Abstract 1 – „
16:25 – 16:35: Abstract 2 – „
16:35 – 16:45: Abstract 3 – „
16:45 – 17:05: Expert Lecture 13 – Fibula nails, indications & technique Biber
17:05 – 17:25: Expert Lecture 14 – Calcaneal nailing, tips and tricks Rammelt
17:25 – 17:35 Case Discussion Schlickewei
18:00 General Assembly GKS
20:00 Congress Dinner – destination to be defined.
Day 3 (01/13/24) – History, Innovations & Experimental Surgery
Session VII – The Future in Trauma Surgery, What’s New?
Moderators: Thiesen/Thaller
09:00 – 09:15: Abstract 1 – “
09:15 – 09:35: Abstract 2 – “
09:35 – 09:45: Abstract 3 – “
09:45 – 09:55: Abstract 4 – “
09:55 – 10:15: Expert Lecture 13 – “3D Printing in Trauma Surgery” Dust
10:15 – 10:35: Expert Lecture 14 – “Innovations in tibial nailing” Hessmann
10:35 – 10:45: Discussion
Coffee Break (15 minutes)
Session VIII – History Session
Moderators: Gradl/Frosch
11:00 – 11:30: Expert Lecture 15 – Küntscher Life and Work in Hamburg (3rd Reich) Seligson
11:30 – 12:00: Expert Lecture 16 – Evolution of intramedullary nail devices Thaller
Session IX – What to do? Complex Nailing Cases
Moderators: Gradl/Frosch/Thiesen/Verbruggen/Haase
12:00 – 12:15: Case I
12:15 – 12.30: Case II
12:30 – 12.45: Case III
12:45 – 12:55: Summary and Goodbye Frosch, Gradl