AAHKS Spring Meeting

May 1-3, 2025 | Scottsdale, AZ

AAHKS Spring Meeting: Restoring Lives, One Step At A Time

2025 AAHKS Spring Meeting
May 1 – 3, 2025
Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas

Registration Rates
Arthroplasty Surgeon in Training (AIT) Members – $350.00
International Members – $400.00
All Other Member Categories – $650.00
Non-Members – $750.00 (Not an AAHKS Member? Click here to join today!)

The 2025 AAHKS Spring Meeting will be held May 1-3, 2025 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Arthroplasty surgeons, faculty and exhibitors will convene at this case-based meeting, designed to provide an intimate, hands-on learning experience with ample opportunity to ask questions and interact.

The AAHKS Spring Meeting is intended to equip practicing orthopaedic surgeons with state-of-the art information and cutting-edge strategies to enhance overall surgeon competence related to the care of patients with arthritis and degenerative disease. It combines general and breakout sessions, emphasizing case-based learning in small-group settings with some of the leading faculty in the field of arthroplasty.

We look forward to seeing you in Scottsdale, Arizona on May 1-3, 2025.

Hotel Accommodations
Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas
6333 N. Scottsdale Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85250

AAHKS is pleased to offer a special discount to registered attendees. To book under the group rate, please reserve your guest room by no later than Wednesday, April 11, 2025: RESERVATIONS

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Thursday, May 1, 2025
3:00PM – 7:30PM	Registration Open	Grand Ballroom Foyer
4:00PM – 5:30PM	International Session:	Sonora Breezeway Moderator: Victor H. Hernandez, MD, MS Faculty: TBD
5:00PM – 6:00PM	Young Arthroplasty Group (YAG) Reception and Exhibits Open	Sonora Breezeway
6:00PM – 7:30PM	Welcome Reception for All Attendees and Exhibits Open	Sonora Breezeway
Friday, May 2, 2025
6:30AM – 6:30PM	Registration Open	Grand Ballroom Foyer
6:45AM – 7:20AM	Breakfast and Exhibits Open	Sierra Loggia & Sonora Breezeway
7:20AM – 4:45PM	General Session Day One	Grand Ballroom
7:20AM – 7:30AM	Welcome to the 2025 AAHKS Spring Meeting	James I. Huddleston III, MD, Immediate Past President
7:30AM – 8:30AM	*Symposium 1* Current Controversies in TKA Agenda: Alignment in 2025: More than Just the Coronal Plane Cementless Fixation: What Matters Most? Why I Think a Tourniquet Should Not Be Used for Most Knees Avoiding Patellar Resurfacing: How and Why I Try to “Save the Kneecap” Panel Discussion	Moderator: James I. Huddleston III, MD Faculty: Michael Meneghini, MD, Kevin B. Fricka, MD, Ran Schwarzkopf, MD, MSc, Charles P. Hannon, MD, MBA, All faculty
8:30AM – 9:50AM	Ask the Experts: Primary TKA Complex primary cases will be presented, with the moderator ensuring ample input from the audience.	Moderator: R. Michael Meneghini, MD Faculty: Kim K. Tucker, MD, Zachary C. Lum, DO, Jenna A. Bernstein, MD, Jaime L. Bellamy, DO, MS, James D. Slover, MD, MS
9:50AM – 10:10AM	Break – Exhibits Open	Sonora Breezeway
10:10AM – 11:10AM	*Symposium 2* Periprosthetic Joint Infection Agenda: Irrigation Solutions: What Should I Use? Debridement with Antibiotics and Implant Retention: Single vs. Double Single-Stage Exchange: Practical Tips to Improve Efficiency Two-Stage Exchange: Surgical Tips for Success Destination Spacer: The Worst of Both Worlds? Discussion	Moderator: Matthew P. Abdel, MD Faculty: Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA, Linda I. Suleiman, MD, Yale A. Fillingham, MD, Benjamin M. Stronach, MD, MS, Matthew P. Abdel, MD, All faculty
11:10AM – 12:00PM	Quick Hitters: “Look at Me Go!” Panel	TBD
12:00PM – 12:50PM	Lunch – Exhibits Open	Sierra Loggia & Sonora Breezeway
12:50PM – 1:50PM	*Symposium 3* Current Controversies in Primary THA Agenda: Collared Cementless Stems Should Be Used for Everyone Cemented Stems Still Have a Role: How and Why I Still Utilize Cement in THA Teach Us How to Do a Hip Replacement without Technology: Getting the Implants in Well, Determining Leg Lengths and Stability How I Use Imaging and Automated Broach Impactors During THA Acetabular Reconstruction in the Deficient Acetabulum During Complex Primary THA Discussion	Moderator: Cory L. Calendine, MD Faculty: Ryan Martin, MD, Anna R. Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, MSc, Kevin A. Sonn, MD, Victor H. Hernandez, MD, MS, Christopher F. Deans, MD, All faculty
1:50PM – 3:10PM	Ask the Experts: Primary THA Complex primary cases will be presented, with the moderator ensuring ample input from the audience.	Moderator: Charles P. Hannon, MD, MBA Faculty: Jay R. Lieberman, MD, Rina Jain, MD, FRCSC, Muyibat A. Adelani, MD, Justin T. Deen, MD, MBA, Adam A. Sassoon, MD, MS
3:10PM – 3:30PM	Break and Exhibits Open	Sonora Breezeway
3:30PM – 4:40PM	*Symposium 4* The Range of Knee Articulations – How and When We Use Them Agenda: A Primer on Knee Kinematics for the Practicing Arthroplasty Surgeon Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty: Indications and Helpful Techniques Conforming Bearings: How Do These Work? What Are the Kinematic Differences Between Medial Pivot, Ultra-Congruent and Stabilized Options? Varus/Valgus Constrained Implants: When Should We Use Them in Primaries? Should We Use Them for All Revisions? My Indications for a Hinge Knee Replacement in Primary and Revision TKA; Details on the Various Design Features That Drive the Kinematics Discussion	Moderator: Ran Schwarzkopf, MD, MSc Faculty: David C. Landy, MD, PhD, Kevin B. Fricka, MD, David W. Manning, MD, Robert S. Sterling, MD, Brian P. Chalmers, MD, All faculty
4:40PM – 4:45PM	Closing Remarks	TBD
5:30PM – 6:30PM	Reception for All Attendees and Exhibits Open	Sonora Breezeway
Saturday, May 3, 2025
6:15AM – 10:00AM	Registration Open	Grand Ballroom Foyer
6:15AM – 6:50AM	Breakfast and Exhibits Open	Sierra Loggia & Sonora Breezeway
6:50AM – 12:00PM	General Session Day Two	Grand Ballroom Foyer
6:50AM – 6:55AM	Welcome	Leonard T. Buller, MD
6:55AM – 7:00AM	AAHKS FARE Grant Presentation	Ran Schwarzkopf, MD, MSc
7:00AM – 7:05AM	American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) Update	James I. Huddleston III, MD
7:05AM – 8:00AM	*Symposium 5* Surgical Approaches in THA: Video-Based Tips Agenda: Direct Anterior Posterior STAR/SPAIRE Extensile Approach – Direct Anterior Extensile Approach – Posterior Discussion	Moderator: Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA Faculty: Vivek M. Shah, MD, Benjamin M. Stronach, MD, MS, Muyibat A. Adelani, MD, George N. Guild III, MD, Adam A. Sassoon, MD, MS, All faculty
8:00AM – 9:20AM	*Breakout 1:* Revision THA	Breakout Group Rooms: Sonora A, B, C & D
9:20AM – 9:40AM	Break and Exhibits Open	Sierra Loggia & Sonora Breezeway
9:40AM – 10:40AM	*Symposium 6* Controversies in Revision TKA Agenda: Hybrid Fixation vs. Short Cemented Stem Tibial Metaphyseal Fixation Femoral Metaphyseal Fixation: How and When I Utilize It in My Revisions ORIF vs. DFR For Distal Femur Periprosthetic Fractures Tips and Tricks for a Durable Distal Femur Replacement: Fixation and Patellofemoral Tracking Discussion	Moderator: Brett R. Levine, MD, MS Faculty: Nicholas A. Bedard, MD, Craig R. Mahoney, MD, Scott M. Sporer, MD, MS, Jesse I. Wolfstadt, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Brian P. Chalmers, MD, All faculty
10:40AM – 12:00PM	*Breakout 2:* Revision TKA	Breakout Group Rooms: Sonora A, B, C & D
12:00PM	Closing Remarks and Adjourn	TBD

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Faculty

The 2025 AAHKS Spring Meeting co-chairs are Chair, Jonathan M. Vigdorchik, MD, FAAOS, Leonard T. Buller, MD, Co-Chair and James I. Huddleston III, MD (Immediate Past President).

View a list of all 2025 Spring Meeting Faculty.

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Objectives

Analyze total hip and knee arthroplasty cases
Investigate the patterns contributing to effective total hip and knee primary arthroplasty and revision
Determine the strategies contributing to optimal perioperative and post-operative care, including complication management

CME

The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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