Ortho

Agenda

Day 1 — Thursday, 15 January 2026

07:30 - 08:30 Registration
Session 1: Foot & Ankle / Hand Moderators: Dr. Mofeed / Dr. AlBazzaz
08:30 - 08:40 Exercise as a Controlled Mechanical Stimulus: Dr. Zainab AlKhaldi
08:40 - 08:50 All what you need about OCD of the Talus Dr. Orfan Arafa
08:50 - 09:00 Small big joint problems! Navigation of PIP joint injuries Dr. Mohammad AbuAlAtta
09:00 - 09:10 Controversies in the treatment of Scaphoid non-union Dr. Chrishan Mariathas
09:10 - 09:20 Updates in DRUJ instability Dr. Chrishan Mariathas
09:20 - 09:30 Surgical management of upper limb spasticity Dr. Abdullah AlQaseer
09:30 - 09:40 When Structural Healing Appears Complete but Pain Persists Dr. Zainab AlKhaldi
09:40 - 09:55 Questions
09:55 - 10:00 Break
10:00 - 11:00 Opening ceremony
Session 2: Spine Moderators: Dr. Ali Bahman / Dr. Rashed AlAhmed
11:00 - 11:10 Lessons Learned from Decades of Spine Surgery: Pearls and Pitfalls in Complex Cases Dr. Abdulrazaq Alobaid
11:10 - 11:20 Advances In Complex Cervical Spine Surgery: Techniques, Challenges, Outcomes Dr. Abdulaziz Almutair
11:20 - 11:30 MIS Advancement in Kuwait Dr. Islam AlSayed
11:30 - 11:40 Bridging Training and Practice in Spine Surgery: The Role of Decision-Making in Ensuring Safety and Optimizing Outcomes – Lessons from Jaber Al Ahmed Hospital Dr. Rashed AlAhmed
11:40 - 11:50 The Role of Vertebral Body Tethering in Paediatric Spine Deformities: Current Concepts and Outcomes Prof. Firoz Miyanji
11:50 - 12:00 Spinal Trauma: Decision-Making and Surgical Management in Complex Cases Dr. Hani AlHarbi
12:00 - 12:10 Ventral Approaches to the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine: Indications, Relevance and Preservation of Surgical Competence Dr. Khaldoon AboDaqa
12:10 - 12:20 Sciatica: Evidence Based Updates Dr. Meshaal AlFadhli
12:20 - 12:30 Questions
12:30 - 13:30 Prayer / Lunch Break
Session 3: Pediatrics Moderators: Dr. Ali Saleh / Dr. Mohammed Shehab
13:30 - 14:00 Evaluation and Treatment of Foot & Ankle Deformities in Children with Cerebral Palsy Dr. Pooyah Hosseinzadeh
14:00 - 14:30 Updates And Controversies in Management of Hip Dysplasia in Children with Cerebral Palsy Dr. Pooyah Hosseinzadeh
14:30 - 14:45 Pre-Operative Optimization of Pediatric Bone Health in Non-Ambulatory Patients Prior to Scoliosis and Other Surgeries Dr. Fahd AlShammri
14:45 - 15:00 Guided Growth Screw in Distal Femoral Angular Deformity Dr. Ahmed Abdelaziz
15:00 - 15:15 Evaluation And Management of the Spastic Foot: Kuwait Experience Dr. Mohammad Lotfy Fahmy
15:15 - 15:30 Questions
Workshops
15:30 - 18:00 Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of Shoulder (Hands-on) Workshop Dr. Naser AlBarrazi
15:30 - 18:00 Total Knee Replacement Workshop Dr. Owayed AlMutairi
Dr. Maged Shaheen
Dr. Al Jarrah AlEidan

Day 2 — Friday, 16 January 2026

07:30 - 11:30 Registration / Workshop setup
Workshop: Knee and Foot/Ankle Approaches Venue: Kuwait University — Requirements: 10 tables, 4 applicants per table, 10 faculty, lower limb specimens, videos for pre-workshop material
11:30 - 13:00 Workshop (practical hands-on) Dr. Ali Al-Jarragh
Dr. Owayed Al-Mutairi
11:30 - 13:00 Break
Session 1: Trauma / Recon Moderators: Dr. Owayed Almutairi / Dr. Al-Jarrah Al-Eidan
13:00 - 13:10 Cementless TKA; An Update Dr. Hamad S AlEnezi
13:10 - 13:20 Beyond “One Size Fits All” — Redefining Patellar Resurfacing in TKA; How and Why I Try to Save the Kneecap Dr. Maged Shahin
13:20 - 13:30 Mid Flexion Instability in TKA Dr. Fawzi AlJasser
13:30 - 13:50 Prosthetic Joint Infection Dr. Mahmoud Abdulkareem
13:50 - 14:00 Personalized Knee Alignment Dr. Ali Al-Blooshi
14:00 - 14:10 From Scalpel to Software: The Role of Robotics in Modern Orthopedic Surgery Dr. Owayed Al-Mutairi
14:10 - 14:20 Zonal Fixation in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty Dr. Orfan Arafah
14:20 - 14:30 Double plating for fracture Shaft non-unions Dr. Hatem Galal
14:30 - 14:40 Free medial femoral condyle flap for established humeral nonunion. Prof. Mustafa Mahmoud
14:40 - 14:55 Questions
14:55 - 15:10 Break
15:10 - 15:20 Long Bone Non-Union; What Are We Missing Dr. Hayder Al-Saadi
15:20 - 15:30 Sacral Fracture Gap Evaluation Dr. Waleed Al-Sharkawi
15:30 - 15:40 Tibia Aseptic Nonunion Dr. Yousef Marwan
15:40 - 15:50 Intra-op Periprosthetic Fracture Dr. Sulaiman Al-Azzawi
15:50 - 16:00 Periprosthetic Fractures (Hip) : Practical Approach Dr. Mohammad Awad
16:00 - 16:10 When Time Is Not on Your Side: Algorithmic Approach to Late Pelvic Ring Injuries Dr. Al-Jarrah Al-Eidan
16:10 - 16:20 Why join SICOT? Dr. Hatem Galal
16:20 - 16:30 Comminuted distal humerus fractures: Steps for proper osteosynthesis in difficult fractures. Prof. Mustafa Mahmoud
16:30 - 16:40 Perioperative Optimization In Arthroplasty Dr. Mohammad Awad
16:40 - 17:00 Questions

Day 3 — Saturday, 17 January 2026

Session 1: Sport Moderators: Dr. Ali Behbehani / Dr. Fahad AlKhalaf
09:00 - 09:10 Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinitis; Diagnosis & Management Dr. Ahmad Kamal
09:10 - 09:20 Glenohumeral Arthritis in the Young Patients Dr. Abdulaziz Khurshed
09:20 - 09:30 Massive Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears; Treatment Options Dr. Fawaz AlFahad
09:30 - 09:40 Pediatrics ACL; How Common in Kuwait? Dr. Abdulaziz A. Abdullah
09:40 - 09:50 Proximal Hamstring Injuries Dr. Naser AlNusif
09:50 - 10:00 Occupational Therapy in Charcot-Marie Tooth Patients OT. Shaima AlAjmi
10:00 - 10:15 Questions
10:15 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 10:40 Advances in shoulder prosthetics Dr. Patrick Boyer
10:40 - 10:50 Cuff repairs Dr. Patrick Boyer
10:50 - 11:00 Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis (LET); Indications and Techniques Dr. Ahmad AlHarbi
11:00 - 11:10 ACL Reconstruction; Quadriceps Tendon Plus Bone Block Dr. Mohammad AlBlooshi
11:10 - 11:25 Questions
11:25 - 13:00 Prayer / Lunch Break
Session 2: Miscellaneous Moderator: Dr. Al-Jarrah Al-Eidan
13:00 - 13:10 Fracture related infections – Diagnosis & treatment Prof. Nima Heidari
13:10 - 13:20 Intercalary Reconstruction Dr. Abdullah AlQaseer
13:20 - 13:30 The Use of Megaprosthesis in MSK Oncology Dr. Hesham Abdelbary
13:30 - 13:40 The role of arthroplasty in the management of metastatic bone disease Dr. Hesham Abdelbary
13:40 - 13:50 ERAS in Orthopedics Surgery, Farewell to Opioids? Dr. Hassan Behbehani
13:50 - 14:00 Diabetic Foot – avoiding amputation Prof. Nima Heidari
14:00 - 14:15 Questions
14:15 - 14:30 Break
14:30 - 15:00 Presentation of Best 3 Abstracts
15:00 - 15:15 Questions
15:15 - 15:30 Conference Closing
15:30 - 18:00 Hands on workshop Scoliosis lenke 3 osteotomies and correction techniques Dr. Rashed AlAhmed
Dr. Firoz Miyanji
15:30 - 18:00 "ORTHOFIX" Trauma and External Fixator Workshop Dr. Ahmed Abdelaziz
Dr. Naser Fadhel
Dr. Waleed AlSharkawi