Words of Welcome

Dear Colleague,

 

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 2nd International Arthroplasty Symposium, which will be held in Potsdam, Germany, November 21st – 22nd, 2008.

 

Nowadays, diagnosis and therapy of infected implants are a matter of debate, as seen at the last Arthroplasty Symposium in Maastricht 2006 (“Local antibiotics in arthroplasty”). While the main topic of the past symposium was PMMA bone cement as a local carrier of active substance, in this event we will concentrate on infections: development, microbiology, diagnostics, statistics and therapy of the infected implant.

 

Concerning microbiological diagnostics, a major challenge is the differentiation between septic and aseptic prosthesis loosening. Biofilm formation at low grade infections will therefore be one of our main topics at the event in 2008. Furthermore, the issue of antibiotic resistances, which is always a hot topic, will be discussed, based on new clinical and epidemiological data.

 

These days, a number of options for the therapy of the infected implant are available. Lectures about the rational use of antibiotic medication and the application of antibiotic containing spacers will represent key topics of this meeting. The question whether revision surgery should be cemented or not will be another subject of the panel discussion, where clinicians of different countries worldwide will present their revision cases.

 

A third part of the symposium will cover consequences and economical aspects of infected implants. The speakers will focus on the different European Arthroplasty Registers, but the issue of reimbursement practices within the EU will also be discussed.

 

The symposium will be held in Potsdam, the capital city of the federal state of Brandenburg that is part of the metropolitan area Berlin/Brandenburg. Beginning in the 19th century, the city developed into a center of science in Germany. Nowadays three public colleges and more than 30 research institutes are located in Potsdam. You will be pleasantly surprised about the inspiring city in the heart of Europe that is known as an origin for innovation and progress in natural science.

 

We are looking forward to welcome you to Potsdam in November 2008!

 

Prof. Dr. med. Heino Kienapfel
Chairman Dept of Special Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
Centre of Joint Arthroplasty, Auguste Viktoria Clinics
Teaching Hospital of Charité University Medical Centre Berlin
and Philipps University Marburg, Germany.

 

 

 

Official Congress language is English.

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