On October 17, 2026, the international symposium “Advances in Hip and Knee Surgery”, organised by Hong Ngoc General Hospital, brought together 13 experts from six healthcare systems. The event provided a multinational forum for professional exchange, updates on surgical techniques and the sharing of clinical experience in joint surgery.
Advances in minimally invasive techniques, navigation systems, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) are creating new approaches to orthopaedic surgery. However, how best to select and apply these innovations to optimise treatment outcomes remains an important question for medical professionals.
Against this backdrop, on October 17, Hong Ngoc Phuc Truong Minh opened the international symposium “Advances in Hip and Knee Surgery”. The event provided a forum for local and international experts to exchange knowledge, learn about advanced techniques and strengthen their clinical expertise. It was held within the framework of surgical training aligned with the standards of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS), reflecting Hong Ngoc’s role in connecting experts and developing highly skilled surgical professionals.
Speaking at the opening, Assoc. Prof. Ha Kim Trung, MD, PhD, Deputy Medical Director of Hong Ngoc Phuc Truong Minh General Hospital, said: “By organising international scientific conferences, Hong Ngoc aims to build academic connections between Vietnamese and international experts, giving physicians opportunities to share experience, keep up with medical advances and continually strengthen their professional expertise.”
The symposium was also attended by Philipp Agathonos, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Austria to Vietnam. His presence added distinction to the event and reflected interest in medical exchange and cooperation between Vietnam and the international community.
The event brings together 13 experts from 10 leading orthopaedic centres in Vietnam, Austria, Japan, Germany, India and Taiwan, China. Across two scientific sessions, 18 presentations will cover topics ranging from advances in primary joint replacement to complex strategies for revision arthroplasty and repeat arthroscopic surgery.
Opening the first session, Prof. Dietmar Krappinger, MD, PhD, MBA, Deputy Head of the Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery and Head of the Pelvis and Hip Surgery Unit at the Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria, discussed trends in “Total Hip Arthroplasty for Acetabular Fractures”, particularly in older adults.
Continuing the programme, Prof. Hiranaka Takafumi, Director of the Joint Surgery Center at Takatsuki General Hospital, Japan, presented “Kinematic Alignment Total Knee Arthroplasty (KA-TKA) Using Caliper Measurements and the ROSA Robotic System.” The topic drew considerable interest from medical professionals as robotics and AI become increasingly common in surgery.
The first session also explored advances in knee joint preservation and reconstruction. Presenters included Christian Koidl, MD, PhD, Head of the Knee Surgery Unit at the Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria, and Assoc. Prof. Chao-Ping Chen, MD, PhD, Director of Sports Medicine in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, China.
The second session examined challenges following primary surgery, including revision hip and knee arthroplasty, bone defect reconstruction, the management of periprosthetic fractures, and ligament revision surgery and ways to reduce the risk of graft failure.
Prof. Dietmar Krappinger, MD, PhD, MBA, continued with a presentation on “Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty”. Pai-Han Wang, MD, from the Department of Joint Reconstruction at Taipei Veterans General Hospital’s Centre for Osteosarcoma Treatment and Research, Taiwan, China, presented approaches to “Bone Defect Reconstruction in Total Hip Arthroplasty”.
In knee surgery, Prof. Hiranaka Takafumi shared his “Experience with Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty in Japan”. Phan Ba Hai, MD, PhD, Deputy Head of the Upper Limb Surgery and Sports Medicine Department at Viet Duc University Hospital, presented strategies to “Reduce the Risk of Graft Failure after Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction”.
The two scientific sessions concluded with a presentation on “Current Approaches to the Management of Periprosthetic Fractures” by Dr. Joerg Beardi, Head of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery at Klinikum Werra-Meissner Hospital, Eschwege, Germany.
The programme will continue tomorrow morning, October 18, with two surgeries broadcast live from the operating room to the conference hall: a SuperPATH total hip arthroplasty and a revision anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction combined with extra-articular lateral reinforcement using the iliotibial band. The procedures will be performed by the Hong Ngoc Phuc Truong Minh surgical team, with expert guidance from specialists from Austria and Germany.
Together, the two surgical demonstrations linked knowledge-sharing and clinical experience with its application in the operating room, adding practical value to the programme and encouraging professional exchange among Vietnamese and international surgeons.
