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Scientific Program

22–23 January 2027 · 16 sessions · Real cases, technical discussions and expert panels.

Program at a glance

Mastering the complex.

The 2027 program covers advanced primary and revision shoulder replacement: clinical planning, infection, bone loss, fixation strategies, digital technologies, periprosthetic fractures and outcomes.

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Two-day scientific program

Sessions & schedule

Day 01

Friday, 22 January 2027

Sessions 01–09
Registration
Welcome to Rome Arthroplasty Meeting 2027
08:4009:30
Session 01

How to Avoid Revision in Shoulder Arthroplasty: Getting the Primary Implant Right

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Case presentation: 65-year-old active woman with glenoid retroversion and a partial rotator cuff tear

How would I perform an anatomic shoulder arthroplasty in this case?

How would I perform a reverse shoulder arthroplasty in this case?

The golden rules I follow in anatomic shoulder arthroplasty

The golden rules I follow in reverse shoulder arthroplasty

Panel

09:3010:10
Session 02

Managing external rotation deficit in RSA: What is the best strategy?

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Case presentation: 72-year-old active male with cuff tear arthropathy and severe external rotation deficit

Can I manage this case with a standard RSA alone?

Is a lateralized RSA sufficient?

Tendon transfer: is mandatory? LD / LD + TM / Lower trapezius

Discussion

10:1011:05
Session 03

Infection and revision strategies: one-stage or two-stage?

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Case presentation: pain and fistula 10 months after RSA in a 77-year-old lady

Can I treat this patient with a one-stage revision? Which tests and findings support my decision?

Should I perform a two-stage revision? Why and when do I choose it?

I performed a two-stage revision, but the patient is still infected after 3 months: what should I do?

When infection is uncertain: my diagnostic approach

Discussion

Coffee break
11:3013:00
Session 04

Execution Tools for Revisions – Navigation, Robotics & Implants

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Medacta Augmented Reality-based Navigation

Advita Ortho Optical Navigation

Zimmer Rosa Robot

Zimmer Proximal Humeral Replacement System

Advita Proximal Humeral Replacement

Advita Glenoid Replacement System

Medacta Glenoid Replacement System

Enovis Lima Custom Implants

Metallic lateralization and long peg in revision shoulder arthroplasty — FH system

Case Discussions

Lunch
13:4514:30
Session 05

Managing glenoid bone loss in revision shoulder arthroplasty

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Re-live: How do I remove a well-fixed glenoid baseplate safely?

Cement and augmented baseplate to manage glenoid bone deficiency: when and why

The central peg is too well fixed: what should I do?

Custom bulk allografts for glenoid defects: when do they really work?

Discussion

14:3015:20
Session 06

Managing humeral bone loss in revision shoulder arthroplasty

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Re-live: How do I remove a well-fixed humeral stem safely? (cemented and uncemented)

Re-live: Cementoplasty reconstruction options: how do I do it?

Can I revise a short stem to a standard stem?

Intraoperative fractures during stem removal: how do I manage them?

Discussion

15:2016:00
Session 07

Workshops industries

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Industry workshops

Coffee break
16:2017:10
Session 08

Massive bone loss: megaprosthesis or allograft prosthetic composite?

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Case presentation: failed RSA with massive humeral bone loss after multiple revisions

I go for megaprosthesis: why and when

I go for APC: why and when

I chose a megaprosthesis but it dislocated: what are my options?

The APC is completely resorbed: what should I do?

Discussion

17:1018:00
Session 09

How do I plan and choose the right implant in glenoid bone loss?

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Case presentation: failed TSA with severe glenoid bone loss and implant loosening

How do I plan this revision case?

Can I perform a revision TSA or must everything be reversed?

Why do I choose a custom implant in this case?

Panel

Day One Closing Remarks
Day 02

Saturday, 23 January 2027

Sessions 10–16
Day Two Welcome
08:3009:10
Session 10

Planning, Technology and Surgical Choices

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Re-live: how do I plan a complex revision case?

How robotic surgery can prevent component-related problems

Artificial intelligence and navigation in shoulder arthroplasty: hype or reality and when are they helpful?

3D model and PSI: how can they help us?

Discussion

09:1010:00
Session 11

Fracture Sequelae: how do I manage and prevent them?

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Case presentation: active patient with failed ORIF of a proximal humerus fracture

How do I revise fixation?

When and how do I convert this case to RSA?

Shish kebab technique for 2-part proximal humerus fractures

Hugh technique for 3- and 4-part proximal humerus fractures

Panel

10:0010:45
Session 12

Instability after TSA

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Case presentation: posterior instability after TSA at 6 months

Closed reduction and wait?

Optimize TSA component: why?

I decide to convert to RSA

Discussion

Coffee break
11:1512:10
Session 13

Periprosthetic humeral fractures

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Case presentation: spiral periprosthetic humeral fracture with a well-fixed stem (B1 classification)

I go for plate fixation: why and how

I revise with a longer uncemented stem: when and why

I revise with a cemented stem: when do I choose it?

Discussion

Panel

12:1013:00
Session 14

Residual pain after RSA

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Case presentation: persistent pain after RSA, well-positioned implant and no signs of infection

Residual pain after RSA: evaluation and second-level investigations

Brachial plexus stretch and nerve-related pain: prevention, recognition and treatment

Anterior pain and conjoint tendon impingement: diagnosis and treatment

Discussion

Lunch
13:4514:30
Session 15

Pyrocarbon hemiarthroplasty: why is the patient still in pain and what should I do?

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Case presentation: humeral head osteonecrosis treated with pyrocarbon hemiarthroplasty; persistent pain

Do I wait and manage it conservatively?

Do I revise to an anatomic TSA?

Do I convert to RSA?

Discussion

14:3016:00
Session 16

When Everything Goes Wrong: Managing Complex Failures

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Knowing When Enough is Enough: Multiple Complications after Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty

Stress shielding and 25% bone loss: what to do? Revision strategies

Severe humeral damage without allograft or megaprosthesis: what to do?

Closing Remarks
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22–23 January 2027 · Rome

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Join the international conversation on complex and revision shoulder arthroplasty.

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