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Scientific Program

1st India Anterior Hip Foundation Course (IAHF-2026)

Saturday, 14th March 2026, Hotel Hyatt, Lucknow
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Industry Workshop on innovative technology demonstration (Velys Hip & Kincise Automated impaction System)
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Course Dinner
Sunday, 15th March 2026, Hotel Hyatt, Lucknow
Time Topic/Session Speaker Panelist Moderator
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM Breakfast with Masters & Registration All
8:15 AM - 8:25 AM Course Inauguration, Welcome Address and Felicitation of Dr Malhotra (Video Play) Dr Sourav Shukla & Organizing Committee
Module - 1 : Why DAA & Global practice
8:25 AM - 8:37 AM Keynote: Roller Coaster journey of my first 100 DAA Hip Cases Prof Dr Rajesh Malhotra Dr Narayan Hulse
Dr Subhash Jangid
Dr Rohit Luthra
Dr Sourav Shukla
8:37 AM - 8:43 AM What does evidence say about DAA and why DAA? Dr Dhrumil Patel
8:43 AM - 8:49 AM Selecting the right patient for DAA Hip - Key Tips & Pearls Dr Mahesh Kulkarni
8:49 AM - 8:55 AM The anatomy to access the Smith-Petersen interval for DAA Dr Mudit Khanna
8:55 AM - 9:05 AM Q&A for Delegates All Faculty
Module - 2 : Fundamentals of DAA (Part 1)
9:05 AM - 9:11 AM 1.A From plan to capsule (2D template, patient positioning normal table, one minute draping, bikini incision, capsular exposure) Dr Frans Jozef Vandeputte Dr Ameet Pispati
Dr Mudit Khanna
Dr Pankaj Walecha
Dr Kartik Patel
9:11 AM - 9:17 AM 1.B From plan to capsule (3D template, traction table positioning, conventional draping, longitudinal incision, capsular exposure) Dr Nabil Ghrayeb
9:17 AM - 9:23 AM 2.A Capsulotomy & Acetabular exposure-reaming without fluoroscopy Dr Frans Jozef Vandeputte
9:23 AM - 9:29 AM 2.B Capsulectomy & Acetabular exposure-reaming Dr Nabil Ghrayeb
9:29 AM - 9:35 AM Acetabular basics- safe zones, pubis , ischium : Relevance with DAA Dr Krishna Kiran
9:35 AM - 9:41 AM Highly Porous, Dual Mobility: Can it be a choice during the learning curve of DAA? Dr Subhash Jangid
9:41 AM - 9:51 AM Q&A for Delegates
Module - 3 : Fundamentals of DAA (Part 2)
9:51 AM - 10:06 AM Femoral releases, Exposure & Broaching - Key pearls Dr Frans Jozef Vandeputte Dr Dhrumil Patel
Dr Neeraj Adkar
Dr Sharath KR
Dr Vijay Kumar
10:06 AM - 10:12 AM Role of Intraoperative Fluoroscopy in DAA Dr Pankaj Walecha
10:12 AM - 10:18 AM DAA on Traction Table (Hana/Puris Type) - Tips and Tricks Dr Sunil Dash
10:18 AM - 10:24 AM DAA with Digital Hips - Tips and Tricks Dr Vikas Jain
10:24 AM - 10:30 AM Role of cemented THA in DAA Dr Rohit Luthra
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM Q&A All Faculty
Module - 4: DAA Step by Step (Video Session)
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Inbox Surgery from USA: DAA on table step by step : using the latest innovations (Fit & fill Stem, Fluro bases technology & Automated impaction system) Dr Anay Patel (Virtual) Dr Sandeep Wasnik
Dr Vikas Jain
Dr Deepak Gautam
Dr Pankaj Walecha
11:00 AM - 11:12 AM DAA off table - step by step (including efficiency & effectiveness) Dr Frans Jozef Vandeputte
11:12 AM - 11:17 AM Q&A All
11:17 AM - 11:32 AM Coffee with Masters -
Module - 5: Live Demonstration using DAA hip Model & AV Technology
11:32 AM - 11:52 AM Demonstration on Patient Positioning, Retractor Positioning & Exposure:
Using special Hip Model
Dr Frans Jozef Vandeputte
Module - 6 : When & Why: Learnings from Debates by Masters of DAA
Debate-1 : PA vs DAA
to start with Voting % using technology, Debate, Vote & Final Commentary from Panelist
11:52 AM - 11:57 AM PA THA a gold standard Dr Vijay Kumar Dr Prasoon Shamshery
Dr Krishna Kiran
Dr Frans Jozef Vandeputte
Dr Mahesh Kulkarni
11:57 AM - 12:02 PM DAA THA a need of Hour Dr Narayan Hulse
12:02 PM - 12:10 PM Rebuttal 2 Min to each presenter, 1 Min Voting & Conclusion by Panelist 3 Min All
Debate-2 : Special Table vs Standard Table in Indian Scenario
to start with Voting % using technology, Debate, Vote & Final Commentary from Panelist
12:10 PM - 12:15 PM DAA with Traction / Hana Table Dr Sunil Dash Dr Kumar Keshav
Dr Sourav Shukla
Dr Nabil Ghrayeb
Dr Rohit Pandey
Dr Sunil Dash
12:15 PM - 12:20 PM DAA with standard table Dr Kartik Patel
12:20 PM - 12:28 PM Rebuttal 2 Min to each presenters, 1 Min Voting & Conclusion by Panelist 3 Min All
Debate-3 : Bikini vs Longitudinal Incision
to start with Voting % using technology, Debate, Vote & Final Commentary from Panelist
12:28 PM - 12:33 PM Longitudinal Incision : I can manage more patients Dr Nabil Ghrayeb Dr Kartik Patel
Dr Mahesh Kulkarni
Dr Sunil Dash
Dr Krishna Kiran
12:33 PM - 12:38 PM Bikini Incision a Modern way and demand from patients Dr Frans Jozef Vandeputte
12:38 PM - 12:46 PM Rebuttal 2 Min to each presenters, 1 Min Voting & Conclusion by Panelist 3 Min All
12:46 PM - 1:31 PM Lunch Break
Module - 7: Revising the Fundamentals of DAA
1:31 PM - 1:39 PM How to choose the right patient : X-Ray based Dr Krishna Kiran Dr Vijay Kumar
1:39 PM - 1:47 PM Primary & Secondary capsular releases in DAA Dr Kartik Patel
Module - 8: Getting femoral preparation & Avoiding the Complication & Panel in femur
1:47 PM - 1:53 PM The femur - pitfall & first 50 cases: Key tips & pearls Dr Sharath KR Dr Sourav Shukla
Dr Prasoon Shamshery
1:53 PM - 1:59 PM Choosing a right stem in DAA Hip, Role of collared stem, what does evidence say? Does newer Fit & Fill type of Stem help? Dr Neeraj Adkar
1:59 PM - 2:05 PM Role of collarless stem in DAA (avoid varus & under sizing), role of distal loading stem Dr Ameet Pispati
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM Management of Intra-op complications & extensile femoral approach Dr Frans Jozef Vandeputte
2:15 PM - 2:35 PM Panel Discussion 1:
Tips & pearls for better exposure & elevation of femur, How proximal femoral anatomy affects stem Insertion; Stem design impacting your entry (Double Taper vs Fit & Fill type of stem); How to avoid varus / valgus placement of Stem; Stem Under sizing; GT Fracture; Medial Perforation of femur during broaching; Dysplastic Hip, Ank Spod, Neck Femur
Dr Sharath KR
Dr Neeraj Adkar
Dr Ameet Pispati
Dr Frans Jozef Vandeputte
Module - 9: Acetabular preparation in DAA
2:35 PM - 2:41 PM Nuances of acetabulum in DAA Dr Sourav Shukla Dr Narayan Hulse
Dr Vijay Kumar
2:41 PM - 2:47 PM The acetabulum - difficult acetabular case - key tips & pearls Dr Krishna Kiran
2:47 PM - 2:53 PM Extensile acetabular approach Dr Frans Jozef Vandeputte
2:53 PM - 3:13 PM Panel Discussion 2:
Cup position in DAA vs PA, horizontal position of cup in DAA HIP?, Limitation of Bikini Incision in cup preparation, Intra-op Fluoroscopy anomaly in DAA, Role of Dual Mobility when & why, Is revision Acetabulum possible with DAA, Column fracture - how can we manage
Dr Sourav Shukla
Dr Krishna Kiran
Dr Frans Jozef Vandeputte
Module - 10: Delegate Quiz & Open House Q&A
3:13 PM - 3:23 PM Delegate Quiz - from pre read surgical technique
(two best scorer to get special recognition)
Dr Mahesh Kulkarni
3:23 PM - 3:53 PM Open House Q&A for Delegates (pre received questions) All Faculty
Module - 10: Case discussions - my learning & outcome (4 min presentation + 2 Min discussions)
3:53 PM - 4:01 PM Case-1 : Taking fused hip down with DAA (a Case by master) Dr Nabil Ghrayeb Dr Fran Jozef Vandeputte
Dr Mahesh Kulkarni
Dr Vijay Kumar
Dr Chanchal Singh
Dr Neeraj Adkar
4:01 PM - 4:09 PM Case-2 : Conversion of a failed trauma case / revising a nail (a Case by master) Dr Deepak Gautam
4:09 PM - 4:17 PM Case-3 : My case of DAA which taught me something(a Case by master) Dr Sandeep Wasnik
4:17 PM - 4:23 PM Case-4 : My first DAA case : How does TFL play a role in femoral elevation Dr Kumar Keshav
4:23 PM - 4:29 PM Case-1 : Unique case by Delegate (Case to be selected by Org Committee) Delegate Reserve Slot
4:29 PM - 4:35 PM Case-2 : Unique case by Delegate (Case to be selected by Org Committee) Delegate Reserve Slot
Announcement of Fellowship Awardees by Organizing Committee
4:35 PM - 4:40 PM Fellowship award to four delegates by Org Committee of IAHF-2026 Organizing Committee
4:40 PM - 4:45 PM Group Photo
4:45 PM - 4:55 PM Coffee with Masters
Module - 11: Concept learning workstations for DAA Handson
All the participants will be divided in to Four groups (15 people in each batches) for Skill learning, There would be four Rooms for training,
every group has to go one by one in each rooms/workstations at their designated time (Pls ensure adherence to time slots)
Concept Learning Room 1: Simulated retractor placement on DAA anatomical model (4 Stations : 7-8 Delegates on each stations) each group 20 Min
4:55 PM - 5:35 PM Simulated retractor placement on DAA anatomical model Batch E Dr Subhash Jangid
Simulated retractor placement on DAA anatomical model Batch F Dr Ameet Pispati
Simulated retractor placement on DAA anatomical model Batch G Dr Mahesh Kulkarni
Simulated retractor placement on DAA anatomical model Batch H Dr Sharath KR
Concept Learning Room 2: Femoral broaching & acetabular reaming (4 Stations : 7-8 Delegates on each stations) each group 20 Min
4:55 PM - 5:35 PM Saw bone hands-on -Femoral broaching & acetabular reaming Batch A Dr Sandeep Wasnik
Saw bone hands-on -Femoral broaching & acetabular reaming Batch B Dr Mudit Khanna
Saw bone hands-on -Femoral broaching & acetabular reaming Batch C Dr Dhrumil Patel
Saw bone hands-on -Femoral broaching & acetabular reaming Batch D Dr Vikas Jain
5:35 PM Onwards Closing remarks & Vote of thanks