DAY 1: Cadaveric Workshop, JPNATC, AIIMS, New Delhi
07-02-2026
| Time | Duration | Topic | Moderator/Speaker/Surgeon | Panelist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-09:30 | 30 Min | Registration and Introduction | Seminar room (1st Floor) | |
| 09:30-11:00 | 90 Min | Master Demonstration of DAA-THA | Mizan Marican | Seminar room (1st Floor) |
| 11:00-11:30 | 30 Min | Tea Break | ||
| 11:30-13:30 | 120 Min | PARALLEL WORKSHOPS | ||
| 11:30-13:30 | 120 Min | GROUP-A: Cadaveric Workshop | Tarun Goyal, Abhinandan Punit, Rohit Luthra, Shubhankar Shekhar, Ankit Kumar Garg, Vikas Jain | Cadaver Hall (Basement) |
| 11:30-13:30 | 120 Min | GROUP-B: Saw Bone Workshop and Instrumentation Boot Camp | Pankaj Walecha, Sourav Shukla, Arun Manjunatha Swamy, Deepak Negi, D P Sharma, Kartik Patel, Anchit Uppal | Robotics and Instrumentation Saw Bone Boot Camp Lab |
| 13:30-14:00 | 30 Min | LUNCH | ||
| 14:00-16:00 | 120 Min | GROUP-B: Cadaveric Workshop | Mizan Marican, Pankaj Walecha, Sourav Shukla, Arun Manjunatha Swamy, Deepak Negi, DP Sharma | Cadaver Hall (Basement) |
| 14:00-16:00 | 120 Min | GROUP-A: Saw Bone Workshop and Instrumentation Boot Camp | Tarun Goyal, Abhinandan Punit, Shubhankar Shekhar, Rohit Luthra, Kartik Patel, Anchit Uppal, Vikas Jain, Ankit K Garg | Robotics and Instrumentation Saw Bone Boot Camp Lab |
DAY 2: Board Room, AIIMS, New Delhi
08-02-2026
| Time | Duration | Topic | Moderator/Speaker/Surgeon | Panelist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00-08:30 | 30 Min | Registration / Introduction | ||
| Session 1 - Applied Anatomy - Direct Anterior Approach | ||||
| 08:30-08:46 | 8 Mins | Incision, Intermuscular Interval, Capsulotomy Options & Soft-Tissue Management in DAA | Arun Manjunatha Swamy | Chairpersons: Ravi Mittal, Mizan Marican, Vijay Jain |
| 8 Mins | Neurovascular Structures, Danger Zones & Safe Windows in DAA | Deepak Negi | ||
| 8 Mins | Morphology-Driven femoral Stem Strategy in DAA THA | Tarun Goyal | ||
| Session 2 - Global Perspective of DAA: Adoption Trends Across Continents | ||||
| 08:50-08:57 | 7 Mins | THA Approach Distribution & Rise of DAA - USA | Lee Rubin | Chairpersons: Vijay Kumar, Amite Pankaj, Rehan Haq |
| 08:57-09:04 | 7 Mins | Country-wise THA Approach Percentages - Europe | Jozef Vandeputte | |
| 09:04-09:11 | 7 Mins | DAA trends in ASIA | Mizan Marican | |
| 09:18-09:30 | 10 Mins | Q & A session | ||
| Session 3 - How do I do my DAA-THA | ||||
| 09:30-09:40 | 10 Mins | My DAA-THA Set-Up and Workflow: Table Selection, Patient & Assistant Positioning, Incision Landmarks, Instrumentation and Acetabular Preparation | Mizan Marican - WITHOUT TABLE | Panelists: Bhavuk Garg, Rohit Pandey, Sharath K Ramanath |
| 09:40-09:50 | 10 Mins | Supreet Bajwa - WITH TABLE | ||
| 09:50-10:00 | 10 Mins | Rohit Luthra - WITH TABLE | ||
| 10:00-10:10 | 10 Mins | Ilan Freedman - WITH TABLE | ||
| 10:10-10:18 | 8 Mins | Q & A session | ||
| 10:18-10:30 | Tea Break | |||
| Session 4 - Femoral Preparation Via DAA | ||||
| 10:30-10:40 | 10 Min | Femoral Preparation in Primary DAA-THA: Exposure Strategy, Canal Entry and Broaching Technique | Narayan Hulse | Chairpersons: Vivek Tirkha, Tarun Goyal, Atique Vasudev |
| 10:40-10:50 | 10 Min | Femoral Preparation in Revision & Complex DAA-THA: Extended Exposure, Canal Access and Broaching in Difficult Femurs | Kartik Patel | |
| 10:50-10:58 | 8 Mins | Q & A session | ||
| Session 5 - KEY NOTE LECTURE | ||||
| 11:00-11:10 | 10 Min | Why and How I Transitioned to the Direct Anterior Approach: Reflections and Rationale | Narayan Hulse | Chairpersons: Mizan Marican, Rehan Haq |
| Session 6 - My First 50 Cases | ||||
| 11:10-11:18 | 8 Mins | My First 50 DAA-THA Cases: Learning Curve, Mistakes, Modifications and What I Would Do Differently Today | Abhinandan Punit | Chairpersons: DP Sharma, Rajesh Arora |
| 11:18-11:26 | 8 Mins | Pankaj Walecha | ||
| Session 7 - Relive Surgery | ||||
| 11:30-12:10 | 40 Min | RELIVE SURGERY- Robotic Direct anterior approach Total hip arthroplasty. | Cory Calendine | Tarun Goyal, Rohit Luthra |
| Session 8 - DEBATE | ||||
| 12:10-12:18 | 8 Mins | DAA-THA on Normal Table | Rohit Luthra | Moderator: Vijay Kumar |
| 12:18-12:26 | 8 Mins | DAA-THA on fracture table / leg holder | Supret Bajwa | |
| 12:26-13:00 | 5 Mins | Q & A session | ||
| 13:00 - 14:08 | Session 9 | |||
| 13:00 - 13:08 | 8 Mins | STEM Selection For DAA - THA | Tarun Goyal | Chairpersons: Vijay Sharma, Ankit K Garg, Venkat Sampat Kumar |
| 13:08 - 13:18 | 10 Mins | Standardisation and efficacy in DAA | Jozef Vandeputte | |
| 13:18 - 13:36 | 8 Mins | DAA in the Morbidly Obese Patient | D P Sharma | |
| 13:36 - 13:42 | 8 Min | Avoiding Complications in DAA-THA | Sourav Shukla | |
| 13:42 - 13:50 | 8 Min | Simultaneous Bilateral THA Through DAA | Deepak Gautam | |
| 13:50 - 13:58 | 8 Min | Femoral preparation with kinase | Jozef Vandeputte | |
| 13:58 - 14:08 | 10 Mins | Managing Periprosthetic Joint Infection Through the Direct Anterior Approach | Lee Rubin | |
| 14:08-15:00 | LUNCH | |||
| 15:00-15:16 | Session 10 - DEBATE ON CONTROVERSIES | |||
| 15:00 - 15:08 | 8 Mins | DAA Without Robotics: Is Conventional Enough? | Mizan Marican | Moderator: Vikrant Manhas |
| 15:08 - 15:16 | 8 Mins | DAA With Robotics: Does Robotics Improve Accuracy and Outcomes? | Narayan Hulse | |
| 15:16-15:21 | 5 Mins | Q & A session | ||
| 15:21 - 16:25 | Session 11 - CASE BASED DISCUSSION | |||
| 15:21 - 15:29 | 8 Mins | DAA for NOF Fracture | Pankaj Walecha | Chairpersons: BD Chaudary, Prateek Goyal, Deepak Negi |
| 15:29 - 15:37 | 8 Mins | DAA in Patients With an Implant on the Proximal Femur | Deepak Gautam | |
| 15:37 - 15:45 | 8 Mins | DAA - hetrotropic ossification | Vikas Jain | |
| 15:45 - 15:53 | 8 Mins | DAA in Ankylosed Hip | Shubhankar Shekhar | |
| 15:53 - 16:01 | 8 Mins | DAA in Dysplastic Hip | Kartik Patel | |
| 16:01 - 16:09 | 8 Mins | DAA for Cup Revision | Jochen Hofstaetter (Zoom) | |
| 16:09 - 16:17 | 8 Mins | DAA for Stem Revision | Lee Rubin (Zoom) | |
| 16:17 - 16:25 | 8 Mins | Q & A session | ||
| 16:25 - 16:45 | 20 Mins | RELIVE SURGERY - DAA Robotic | Sebastian Rodriguez (Zoom) | Chairpersons: Arun Manjunatha Swamy, Mizan Marican, Bhavuk Garg |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | OPEN HOUSE DISCUSSION | All Faculty | ||