5th Annual Meeting of the Romanian Elbow and Shoulder Society
SRUC 2026 Provisional Program 02-04 October 2026
Elbow and Shoulder Trauma & Sports Injuries: From Evidence to Excellence
Evenimentul se desfășoară sub patronajul SECEC
Time schedule – Provisional Program
Friday 02nd of October
DAY 1 – BASIC SCIENCE AND ROTATOR CUFF
08:30 Registration & Welcome Coffee
08:45 – 09:40 Basic science shoulder
- 08:45 Shoulder Anatomy
- 08:55 Shoulder Biomechanics
- 09:10 Approaches to shoulder
- 09:20 Shoulder arthroscopy basics
- 09:30 Video: shoulder arthroscopy theatre set up, portals and normal joint anatomy
09:45 – 10:30 Basic Science Elbow
- 09:45 Elbow anatomy
- 09:55 Elbow Biomechanics
- 10:10 Approaches to elbow
- 10:20 Elbow arthroscopy basics
- 10:30 Video: elbow arthroscopy theatre set up, portals and normal joint anatomy
10:40–11:00 – Coffee break
11:00 – 13:30 Rotator cuff pathology
- 11:00 The rotator cuff: functional anatomy and biomechanical implications
- 11:15 Calcific tendinitis – is this a cuff tear?
- 11:30 Isolated supraspinatus tear
- 11:45 Subscapularis tear – think outside of the box
- 12:00 Massive cuff repair options – patches
12:15 – 12:45 Live surgery – cadaver rotator cuff repair. Technical tips and tricks
13:30 Lunch Break
14:15 – 15:30 Irreparable cuff options and muscle transfers
- 14:15 Irreparable cuff tears – what are the options
- 14:30 My experience with Lower trap transfer
- 14:45 My experience with Lat-dorsi transfer
- 15:00 Case discussion
15:00–15:30 – Coffee break
15:30- 16:15 LHB pathology
- 15:30 LHB subluxation
- 15:40 SLAP tears
- 15:50 Can LHB be used as a graft?
- 16:00 LHB tenodesis
- 16:15 – Case discussions
Saturday 03rd of October
DAY 2 – SHOULDER INSTABILITY/Arthroplasty
09:00 – 11:00 Shoulder instability
- 09:00 1st time dislocation in athlètes
- 09:15 Is there still a place for simple Bankart repair in 2026 ?
- 09:30 Tips and tricks for a good Bankart repair
- 09:40 What is remplissage?
- 09:55 How to use my biceps ☺ – tips and tricks for DAS
- 10:10 Open Latarjet procedure- tips and tricks
- 10:25 Arthro LAtarjet
- 10:40 LAtarjet » procedure without screws
- 10:50 Bone block ? Options
11:00–11:30 – Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00 LIVE SURGERY CADAVER Arthroscopic Latarjet Technical tips and tricks
13:30 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Shoulder arthroplasty in young patients
- 14:00 Total anatomic shoulder in young patients Debate hemi –pyro-carbon vs total
- 14:15 Is there an age limit for total anatomic shoulder prostesis ?
- 14:30 How to deal to glenoid defects in young patients
- 14:45 How to you like your anatomic ? Debate stemless or stem
- 15:00 Case presentations – rapid firing
15:15- 16:30 Reverse Total shoulder replacement
- 15:15 RSA – are my indications correct ?
- 15:30 Bone or metal ? Debate how to deal with glenoid bone loss
- 15:45 Is the cuff important after an RSA ?
- 16:00 What to do when it fails ?
- 16:15 How do I plan my prosthesis ?
- 16:30 Case discussion/Re-live surgery technical tips and tricks
Sunday 04th of October
DAY 3 – ELBOW DAY instability and trauma
09:00 – 10:00 Elbow instability and trauma
- 09:00 Outcomes of elbow complex instability according to Wrightington classification
- 09:20 Transulnar fracture-dislocaton: tips and tricks
- 09:40 Coronoid fracture fixation: how to do it?
- 10:00 Non-arthroplasty treatment of a painful stiff elbow
10:20 – 11:00 Live surgery CADAVER – coronoid fracture fixation or LUCL reconstruction
11:30 – 12:00 Lateral sided elbow pain
- 11:30 Tennis elbow
- 11:40 PIN compression
- 11:50 Radiocapitellar problems
- 12:00 Chronic lateral instability