Program at a Glance

Day1
Time September 9 (Wed)
19:00-20:30 Welcome Reception
Grand Hyatt Incheon (East Tower)
Day2
Time September 10 (Thu)
Room A Room B Room C
08:00-09:00 Session 1
(Knee)

Restoring the Cartilage: Personalization, Salvage, and Biologic Innovation
Session 2
(Shoulder & Elbow)

Upper Extremity Injuries in Overhead and Power Athletes
Session 3
(Foot & Ankle)

Revolutionizing CAI Management: Arthroscopic Repair, Internal Brace, and Beyond
09:00-09:15 Visit Exhibits/Posters
09:15-09:45 Opening Ceremony
09:45-10:45 Plenary Session 1
10:45-11:00 Visit Exhibits/Posters
11:00-12:00 Highlight Combined Session - AI Session 4
(Shoulder & Elbow)

Case-based Panel discussion
Session 5
(Foot & Ankle)

OLT: Integrating Biologics and Subchondral Bone Strategies—from Indications to Procedure-Specific Rehab
12:00-12:50 Luncheon Symposium 1
12:50-13:40 Keynote Lecture 1
(Knee)
Keynote Lecture
(Shoulder & Elbow)
Free Paper Session 1
13:40-14:40 Session 6
(Knee)

Loss of Hoop Stress: The Past, Present, and Future of Root Tear Management
AFSM Session 1
Shoulder Injuries in Overhead Throwing Athletes: Diagnosis, Management, and Return to Play
Session 7
(Hip)

Hip preservation: Basic course
14:40-15:40 Session 8
(Knee)

Saving the Meniscus: Where Are We Now and What Comes Next?
Highlight Combined Session
USG

Modern Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: From Dynamic Diagnosis to Guided Precision Therappy
Session 9
(Hip)

Hip preservation: Advanced course
15:40-16:00 Visit Exhibits/Posters
16:00-17:00 Session 10
(Knee)

Osteotomy Around the Knee: Modern Concepts and Surgical Strategies
Session 11
(Shoulder & Elbow)

Subscapularis Tears: From Diagnosis to Reconstruction
Free Paper Session 2
17:00-18:00 Session 12
(Knee)

Case-based Panel discussion_Osteotomy
Session 13
(Shoulder & Elbow)

Rotator Cuff Challenges and Innovations
Free Paper Session 3
18:00-19:00
19:00-20:30 KAS Presidential Dinner
Invitation Only
Day3
Time September 11 (Fri)
Room A Room B Room C
07:30-08:30 ICL Session 1
(Shoulder & Elbow)

Advanced Surgical Solutions for Massive and Challenging Rotator Cuff Tears
ICL Session 2
(Knee)

ACL Reconstruction Essentials: Footprint, Graft Choice, Fixation, LET/ALL
ICL Session 3
(Foot & Ankle)

Contemporary Perspectives on Foot and Ankle Rehabilitation: Physical Therapy, Injection, and Early Rehabilitation
08:30-08:45 Visit Exhibits/Posters
08:45-09:45 KAS Ceremony and KAS Presidential Lecture Session 14
(Hip)

Hip arthroplasty: Update
Session 15
(Foot & Ankle)

Foot & Ankle Fractures Revisited: Arthroscopic-Assisted Surgical Strategies and Fracture Management in Sports Injuries
09:45-10:45 KAS-APKASS Session Session 16
(Knee)

"Other ligaments" of the knee: Research progress in extensor, MCL, PLC and Multiligament injuries
Session 17
(Foot & Ankle)

Achilles Tendinopathy 2026: Comprehensive Management from Open surgery to Minimally Invasive Technique
10:45-11:00 Visit Exhibits/Posters
11:00-12:00 Live Surgery 1
(Shoulder & Elbow)
ISAKOS-ESSKA Session Session 18
(Foot & Ankle)

When to Fuse, When to Replace, and When to Realign: Decision-Making in Ankle OA
12:00-12:30 Keynote lecture 3
(Foot & Ankle)
Keynote lecture 4
(Wrist & Hand)
Free Paper Session 4
12:30-13:30 Luncheon Sympsium 2
13:30-14:30 Live Surgery 2
(Shoulder & Elbow)
AFSM Session 2
Comprehensive Approach to Hamstring Injury in Athletes: From Diagnosis to Return to Play
Free Paper Session 5
14:30-15:30 Plenrary Session 2 Session 19
(Wrist & Hand)

Arthroscopic Triangular Cartilage Complex Repair
15:30-15:50 Visit Exhibits/Posters
15:50-16:50 Highlight Combined Session
KAS-APKASS
AOSSM-SLARD
Session
Session 20
(Knee)

Patellofemoral Instability: When to Realign, When to Repair
16:50-17:50 Session 21
(Shoulder & Elbow)

Advances in Biologics and Regenerative Solutions for Shoulder and Elbow
Highlight Combined
(APKASS-ICRS) Session
- Orthobiologics
Free Paper Session 6
17:50-18:30
18:30-20:00 Gala Dinner
Grand Hyatt Incheon (East Tower)
Admission by Ticket Only
Day4
Time September 12 (Sat)
Room A Room B Room C
07:30-08:30 ICL Session 4
(Knee)

Restoring Cartilage Defects: From Microfracture to ACI
ICL Session 5
(Shoulder & Elbow)

Evolving Concepts in Shoulder Instability
ICL Session 6
(Wrist & Hand)

Evolving and Innovative Approaches in Hand and Wrist Arthroscopy
08:30-08:45 Visit Exhibits/Posters
08:45-09:45 Live Surgery 3
(Knee)
Session 22
(Shoulder & Elbow)

Modern Strategies in Shoulder Trauma and Fracture Management
Session 23
(Wrist & Hand)

Arthroscopic Management of Carpal Fractures and Instability
09:45-10:45 Session 24
(Knee)

Primary ACL Reconstruction: Current Concepts and Controversies
Travelling Fellowship 1 Session 25
(Spine)

Learning biportal endoscopic spine surgeries step by step
10:45-11:00 Visit Exhibits/Posters
11:00-12:00 Live Surgery 4
(Knee)
Travelling Fellowship 2 Session 26
(Spine)

Challenging cases in eodoscopic spine surgery: Advanced Solutions
12:00-13:00 Luncheon Sympsium 3 Luncheon Sympsium 4
13:00-14:00 Session 27
(Knee)

Case-based Panel discussion_Rev ACLR
Session 28
(Shoulder & Elbow)

RTSA : Evolving Concepts, Expanding Indications, and Surgical Refinement
Free Paper Session 7
14:00-15:00 KAS-APKASS
Award Session
APKASS-ESSKA Consensus
-Ramp lesion & Root tear
Free Paper Session 8
15:00-15:20 Visit Exhibits/Posters
15:20-16:20 Session 29
(Knee)

Decision Points in Knee Arthroplasty: Selection, Alignment, Fixation, Rehabilitation and Infection
Session 30
(Shoulder & Elbow)

Contemporary Arthroscopic Solutions for Elbow Disorders
Free Paper Session 9
16:20-17:20 Session 31
(Knee)

Complex Challenges and Emerging Technologies in Knee Arthroplasty
Session 32
(Shoulder & Elbow)

Contemporary Approaches to Proximal and Distal Humerus Fractures
Free Paper Session 10
17:20-17:30 Closing Ceremony