AAHKS Spring Meeting

May 2-4, 2024 | Buckhead, Atlanta, GA

AAHKS Spring Meeting: Putting Progress Into Practice

The 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting was held May 2–4, 2024, at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead.

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 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting was held May 2–4, 2024 in Buckhead, Atlanta. Nearly 200 arthroplasty surgeons, faculty and exhibitors convened at this case-based meeting, designed to provide an intimate, hands-on learning experience with ample opportunity to ask questions and interact. Meeting Co-Chairs Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS, Gregory G. Polkowski II, MD, MSc and James A. Browne, MD developed an excellent educational program.

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.

Thank you to all our 2024 Spring Meeting attendees. We look forward to seeing you next year, May 1-3, 2025 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Click here to view the 2024 Spring Meeting Faculty.

Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead
3300 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30305

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Thursday, May 2
3:00PM – 7:30PM	Registration Open	Highland Ballroom Foyer
4:00PM – 5:30PM	International Session: Hip and Knee Arthroplasty – A Global Perspective Presentation of the perspective from each country and panel discussion	Library Room Moderator: Victor H. Hernandez, MD, MS (USA) Faculty: Kushal Hippalgaonkar, MD (India); Temiloluwa Olufemi, MD (Nigeria); Jesse I. Wolfstadt, MD, MSc, FRCSC (Canada); Dario E. Garin, MD (Mexico); Nicolas Restrepo, MD (Colombia); Oliver Marin-Pena, MD (Spain)
5:00PM – 6:00PM	Young Arthroplasty Group (YAG) Reception	Highland Ballroom Foyer
6:00PM – 7:30PM	Welcome Reception for All Attendees	Highland Ballroom Foyer
Friday, May 3
6:30AM – 6:30PM	Registration Open	Highland Ballroom Foyer
6:45AM – 7:20AM	Breakfast and Exhibits Open	Highland Ballroom Foyer
7:20AM – 5:15PM	General Session Day One	Highland Ballroom Foyer
7:20AM – 7:30AM	Welcome to the 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting	Gregory G. Polkowski II, MD, MSc; Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS
7:30AM – 8:30AM	*Symposium 1* Current Controversies in TKA Agenda: Introduction Patella: Resurface All vs. Selective Resurfacing Alignment Strategy: Kinematic vs. Mechanical Fixation: Cemented vs. Cementless Tools: Robotics vs. Manual Instruments Case Presentations/ Q &A	Moderator: Jeremy M. Gililland, MD Faculty: Jeremy M. Gililland, MD; Thomas K. Fehring, MD; Claudette M. Lajam, MD; Stephen M. Engstrom, MD; Benjamin M. Stronach, MD; Christopher E. Pelt, MD; Jesse I. Wolfstadt, MD, FRCSC; Ran Schwarzkopf, MD, MSc and Douglas A. Dennis, MD
8:30AM – 9:50AM	*Breakout 1:* Primary TKA	Breakout Group Rooms: Highland Ballroom, Library, Ivy, Azalea
9:50AM – 10:10AM	Break – Exhibits Open	Highland Ballroom Foyer
10:10AM – 11:10AM	*Symposium 2* Tips and Tricks to Save You During Revision TKAs: Video-Based Demonstrations Agenda: Introduction How Do I Get in There Safely and Component Removal? Cones and Sleeves to Manage Metaphyseal Bone Loss and Optimize Fixation Diaphyseal Impaction Grafting and Metaphyseal Cones Extensor Mechanism Disruptions: A Synthetic Mesh Reconstruction Case Presentations/ Q &A	Moderator: Matthew P. Abdel, MD Faculty: Mathew P. Abdel, MD; Anna R. Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, MSc; Michael P. Bolognesi, MD and R. Michael Meneghini, MD
11:10AM – 12:30PM	*Breakout 2:* Revision TKA	Breakout Group Rooms: Highland Ballroom, Library, Ivy, Azalea
12:30PM – 1:30PM	Lunch – Exhibits Open	Highland Ballroom Foyer
1:30PM – 2:30PM	*Symposium 3* Technology in TJA – Take It or Leave It! Agenda: Introduction I Don’t Need Technology in My Practice? Sometimes I Use Technology: Here’s When Sometimes I Use Technology: Here’s When I Always Use Technology – Here’s Why Case Presentations/Q&A	Moderator: Jonathan M. Vigdorchik, MD Faculty: Jonathan M. Vigdorchik, MD; Ronald E. Delanois, MD; Jenna A. Bernstein, MD and Thomas L. Bradbury, MD
2:30PM – 3:50PM	*Breakout 3:* Infection	Breakout Group Rooms: Highland Ballroom, Library, Ivy, Azalea
3:50PM – 4:10PM	Break and Exhibits Open	Highland Ballroom Foyer
4:10PM – 5:10PM	*Symposium 4* MSK Value-Based Care: Clinical, Operational and Financial Considerations Agenda: Introduction Financial realities of TJA in 2024 CMA PRO Mandate: What does it mean to me? Clinical and Operations Considerations in MSK VBC Panel Discussion, Q & A	Moderator: Bryan D. Springer, MD Faculty: Bryan D. Springer, MD; James I. Huddleston III, MD; Zeev N. Kain, MD, MBA and David Jevsevar, MD, MBA
5:10PM – 5:15PM	Closing Remarks	Gregory G. Polkowski, II, MD, MSc; Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS
5:15PM – 6:30PM	Reception for All Attendees and Exhibits Open	Highland Ballroom Foyer
Saturday, May 4
6:00AM – 10:00AM	Registration Open	Highland Ballroom Foyer
6:15AM – 6:50AM	Breakfast and Exhibits Open	Highland Ballroom Foyer
6:50AM – 1:35PM	General Session Day Two	Highland Ballroom Foyer
6:50AM – 6:55AM	Welcome	Gregory G. Polkowski II, MD, MSc; Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS
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 – 8:05AM	*Symposium 5* Current Controversies in THA Agenda: Introduction Surgical Approach: Direct Anterior vs. Posterior Osteoporotic Femoral Fixation: Cemented vs. Cementless Revision Articulation: Dual Mobility vs. Ceramic-on-XPLE Cementless Femoral Design: Collared vs. Collarless Case Presentations/Q&A	Moderator: Leonard T. Buller, MD Faculty: Leonard T. Buller, MD; Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA; Peter K. Sculco, MD; Lucas A. Anderson, MD; Matthew S. Austin, MD; Brett R. Levine, MD, MS; Jay R. Lieberman, MD; J. Ryan Martin, MD and Gregory G. Polkowski II, MD, MSc
8:05AM – 9:25AM	*Breakout 4:* Primary THA	Breakout Group Rooms: Highland Ballroom, Library, Ivy, Azalea
9:25AM – 9:45AM	Break and Exhibits Open	Highland Ballroom Foyer
9:45AM – 10:45AM	*Symposium 6* Patient Perspectives on the Total Joint Arthroplasty Experience – A Patient Panel Discussion	Moderator: Muyibat A. Adelani, MD Patient Panel
10:45AM – 12:05PM	*Breakout 5:* Revision THA	Breakout Group Rooms: Highland Ballroom, Library, Ivy, Azale
12:05PM – 12:35PM	Lunch and Exhibits Open	Highland Ballroom Foyer
12:35PM – 1:35PM	*Symposium 7* Traumaplasty – How to Manage Periprosthetic Fractures Around TJA and Acute Arthroplasty Agenda: Introduction Classification: Hip and Knee, Surgical Options, Component Retention or Revision Acute Arthroplasty for Fractures of the Hip and Knee Arthroplasty for Failure of Fracture Fixation of the Hip and Knee Coding Primer for Traumaplasty Case presentations/Q & A	Moderator: Rina Jain, MD, FRCSC Faculty: Rina Jain, MD, FRCSC; Ayesha Abdeen, MD; Elizabeth B. Gausden, MD, MPH; Richard S. Yoon, MD and Sara J. Shippee Wallace, MD, MPH
1:35PM	Closing Remarks and Adjourn	Gregory G. Polkowski, II, MD, MSc; Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS

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Faculty

The 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting features 49 expert faculty members, including international representatives. The meeting co-chairs are Gregory G. Polkowski II, MD, MSc (Education and Communications Council Chair), James A. Browne, MD (Education and Communications Council Vice Chair) and Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS (Immediate Past President).

View a list of all 2024 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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