The Meniscus Asian Summit 2025 Combined meeting: The 3rd Annual Congress of the Japanese Knee Society

Program/Program Book

Program Book

Program at a Glance

DAY1 - December 6 (Sat.)

Time December 6 (Sat.) Room 8(Conference Room 409, 4F, Arcrea HIMEJI)
14:00-15:00 Session1. Traumatic Tear - treatment
15:00-16:00 Afternoon Seminar2. Comprehensive Strategies for Meniscus-Preserving Treatment[Smith&Nephew]
16:00-16:20 Coffee Break
16:20-17:00 Meniscus Traveling fellow + Asian consensus
Time December 6 (Sat.) Grand Hall Foyer, 2F, Arcrea HIMEJI
17:30-18:30 Medical Education Event. Show Case Session Maximising Meniscal Repair[Arthrex]

DAY2 - December 7 (Sun.)

Time December 7 (Sun.) Lecture Hall(Conference Room 408 + 409, 4F, Arcrea HIMEJI)
07:55-08:00 Opening Remarks/Welcome Address
08:00-09:00 Industry Symposium1[Smith&Nephew]
09:00-10:00 Session2. Treatment outcome
10:00-11:00 Session3. Degenerative meniscus - Treatment
11:00-11:20 Coffee Break & Visit of the Exhibition
11:20-12:20 Industry Symposium2[Stryker]
12:20-12:50 After Luncheon break & Visit of the Exhibition
12:50-13:50 Session4. Meniscus pathology
13:50-14:50 Session5. Surgical technique
14:50-15:10 Coffee Break & Visit of the Exhibition
15:10-16:10 Session6. Augmentation

Scientific Program

December 6 (Sat.)

Time December 6 (Sat.) Room 8(Conference Room 409, 4F, Arcrea HIMEJI)
14:00-15:00 Session1. Traumatic Tear - treatment Sven Scheffler Germany
  Repair of Medial Meniscus Ramp Lesion Improves Knee Stability in Primary ACL Reconstruction: Quantitative Assessment Using an Electromagnetic Measurement System Kanto Nagai Japan
  Treatment Implications of Medial Meniscus Vascularization: From Anatomy to Trauma Surgery(tentative) Robert Śmigielski Poland
  Management of Traumatic Meniscus Tears in Athletes: Lessons from Clinical Practice and Research Patrick Yung HongKong
  Management of meniscal lesions in ACL-injured knees Yuka Kimura Japan
  All-Inside Repair for Meniscal Tears Min Jung Korea
  Discussion    
15:00-16:00 Afternoon Seminar2. Comprehensive Strategies for Meniscus-Preserving Treatment[Smith&Nephew] Takayuki Furumatsu Japan
  Treatment strategies for meniscal extrusion Hideyuki Koga Japan
  Treatment strategies for ramp lesion and LMPRT in ACL-injured knees Kazuhisa Hatayama Japan
16:00-16:20 Coffee Break    
16:20-17:00 Meniscus Traveling fellow + Asian consensus René Verdonk  Belgium
  Root Repair for Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears: Prognostic Factors and Current Challenges Kyu Sung Chung Korea
  Is debridement necessary before meniscal repair for isolated tear in stable knee? A Prospective Randomized Study Jérôme Valcarenghi Belgium
  Meniscus Allograft and Scaffold Implantation: Long-Term Outcomes, Survivorship, and Predictors in the Young Knee(tentative) Nicola Pizza Spain
  Challenges in Preserving Meniscal Function: Beyond the Limits of Current Treatments Akira Tsujii Japan
  Expert Consensus of the Korea–Japan Knee Society on Discoid Lateral Meniscus: A Modified Delphi Technique Seong Hwan Kim Korea
Time December 6 (Sat.)  Grand Hall Foyer, 2F, Arcrea HIMEJI 
17:30-18:30 Medical Education Event. Show Case Session Maximising Meniscal Repair[Arthrex] Hideyuki  Koga Japan
    Timothy Lording Australia
    Hiroshi Nakayama Japan

December 7 (Sun.)

Time December 7 (Sun.) Lecture Hall(Conference Room 408 + 409, 4F, Arcrea HIMEJI)
07:55-08:00 Opening remarks/Welcome Address Ryosuke Kuroda Japan
08:00-09:00 Industry Symposium1. [Smith&Nephew] Yuichi Hoshino Japan
  Arthroscopic meniscus repair for complex or bucket handle tear Sang-Hak Lee Korea
09:00-10:00 Session2. Treatment outcome Romain Seil Luxembourg
  Clinical outcomes after displaced bucket-handle medial meniscus repair: concomitant versus two-stage ACL reconstruction Shuji Taketomi Japan
  Conservative treatment of medial meniscus root tear: A prospective observational study Takehiko Matsushita Japan
  Synovial mesenchymal stem cell–augmented meniscal repair for flap tears: a phase III multicenter clinical trial Ichiro Sekiya Japan
  Clinical Outcomes and Surgical Strategies in Treating Complex Meniscus Tears(tentative) Bancha Chernchujit Thailand
  Treatment of Meniscal Repair with Low Healing Potential: Effective Use of Fibrin Clot as Biologicas Yasutaka Tashiro Japan
  Optimizing Patient Outcomes in Meniscus Repair: Technique Selection, Devices, and Predictive Factors(tentative) Darren Johnson USA
  Discussion    
10:00-11:00 Session3. Degenerative meniscus - Treatment Nicolas Pujol France
  Dealing with meniscus tear in arthritic knee Teo Seow Hui Malaysia
  Conservative Treatment and Arthroscopic treatment for degenerative medial meniscus tear Junsuke Nakase Japan
  How can we preserve the meniscus in patients with degenerative meniscus tears ? Kyoung Ho Yoon  Korea
  Degenerative Meniscus Lesions: Current Consensus and Remaining Controversies-the treatment management according to the consensus- René Verdonk  Belgium
  Degenerative Meniscus Lesions: Current Consensus and Remaining Controversies-the issues which remain unclear- Philippe Beaufils France
  Discussion    
11:00-11:20 Coffee Break & Visit of the Exhibition    
11:20-12:20 Industry Symposium2[Stryker] Ken Nakata Japan
  Latest update of meniscal circumferential augmentation technique Keisuke Kita Japan
  Indocyanine Green Fluorescence-Guided Knee Arthroscopy : A Novel Bio-Optical Approach to Meniscal Perfusion Tamiko Kamimura Japan
12:20-12:50 After Luncheon break & Visit of the Exhibition    
12:50-13:50 Session4. Meniscus pathology Hideyuki  Koga Japan
  Medial meniscus extrusion seen on ultrasonography can detect the risk of knee osteoarthritis Daisuke Chiba Japan
  Not all Medial meniscus root tears are degenerative Yee Han Dave Lee Singapore
  Meniscus pathology: Association between meniscus repair and clinical results Atsuo Nakamae Japan
  Meniscus Root Pathology: Biomechanical Consequences and Repair Outcomes(tentative) Jin Goo Kim Korea
  Impact of Meniscal Tears on Knee Stability: Mechanisms and Management Yuichi Hoshino Japan
  Meniscus Pathology: Consensus, Classification, and Clinical Implications(tentative) Sebastian Kopf Germany
  Discussion    
13:50-14:50 Session5. Surgical technique Philippe Beaufils France
  SAFE the meniscus: Suture-first, Anatomic, Failure-aware, Evidence-based Kazumi Goto Japan
  Radial meniscal tears: Repair Techniques and Outcomes Timothy Lording Australia
  Novel Techniques for Horizontal Cleavage Lesions(tentative) Romain Seil Luxembourg
  How to manage the degenerative Discoid Lateral Meniscus tear Yusuke Hashimoto Japan
  Discoid Lateral Meniscus : Does Wrisberg Type Exist ? Jin Hwan Ahn Korea
  Meniscus Allograft Transplantation: Technical Advances and Long-Term Clinical Results(tentative) René Verdonk  Belgium
  Discussion    
14:50-15:10 Coffee Break & Visit of the Exhibition    
15:10-16:10 Session6. Augmentation Sebastian Kopf Germany
  Insights into Fibrin Clot Augmentation for Degenerative Meniscal Repair: Lessons from Clinical Experience Tamiko Kamimura Japan
  Biologic Augmentation for Meniscus Repair(tentative) Nicolas Pujol France
  Outcomes and Issue of the Novel Meniscal Scaffold based on Human Clinical Trial
Shuhei Otsuki Japan
  Biological Augmentation in Meniscus Repair: From Cell-Based Therapies to Scaffold Strategies(tentative) Sven Scheffler Germany
  Enhancing meniscus healing using synovial mesenchymal stem cells Nobutake  Ozeki Japan
  Current Evidence and Challenges of Scaffold-based Meniscal Augmentation in the Asian Knee(tentative) Joon Ho Wang Korea
  Discussion    
The 3rd Congress of the Japanese Knee Society