SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME 2026
DAY 2 - SUNDAY, 19th APRIL 2026
The main programme will be held in three large spaces: Aristotle, Socrates and Hippocrates. It will be divided in Traditional Sessions, Open Debates and Next Generation Leaders according to the following colour codes.
Traditional Sessions
Open Debates
Next Generation Leaders
ARISTOTLE
DAY 2 - SUNDAY Aristotle
HIP & GROIN INJURIES: FROM DIAGNOSIS TO RTP
Chairs: Griffin D (UK), Papadopoulou T (UK)
| 08:30 | ||
| 08:45 | ||
| 09:00 | ||
| 09:15 | ||
| 09:30 | ||
| 09:45 | Discussion |
DAY 2 - SUNDAY Aristotle
SHIFT IN THE PARADIGM FOR ACL INJURIES
Chairs: Arundale A (USA), Sherman S (USA)
| 10:30 | ||
| 10:45 | ||
| 11:00 | ||
| 11:15 | ||
| 11:30 | ||
| 11:45 | Discussion |
DAY 2 - SUNDAY Aristotle
FULL PERFORMANCE FOR HAMSTRING INJURIES
Chairs: Bolling C (NED), Krutsch W (GER)
| 12:00 | ||
| 12:15 | ||
| 12:30 | ||
| 12:45 | ||
| 13:00 | ||
| 13:15 | Discussion |
DAY 2 - SUNDAY Aristotle
RECOVERING ACCELERATION: RTP FOR ACHILLES & CALF
Chairs: Edwards T (NZL), Rosa D (ITA)
| 15:00 | ||
| 15:15 | ||
| 15:30 | ||
| 15:45 | ||
| 16:00 | ||
| 16:15 | Discussion |
DAY 2 - SUNDAY Aristotle
CONFERENCE AWARDS CEREMONY - 2026
16:30 - Follow up Contest winner 2025 Edition
16:35 - Awards Ceremony: BEST CASE REPORT, BEST ACL, BEST WOMEN, BEST POSTER
DAY 2 - SUNDAY Aristotle
YOUTH FOOTBALL: THE MOST COMMON INJURIES
Chairs: Gregson W (UK), Putukian M (USA)
| 17:00 | ||
| 17:15 | ||
| 17:30 | ||
| 17:45 | ||
| 18:00 | ||
| 18:15 | Discussion |
SOCRATES
DAY 2 - SUNDAY Socrates
NEVER-ENDING DEBATE: TIME TO RTP AFTER ACLR
08:30 – 09:15
| CHAIR | |
| PRESENTER | |
| DEBATERS |
HOW TO ACHIEVE FULL PERFORMANCE AFTER KNEE SURGERY
09:15 – 10:00
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| PRESENTER | |
| DEBATERS |
DAY 2 - SUNDAY Socrates
THE FOOTBALLER'S SHOULDER: ONLY A GOALKEEPER PROBLEM?
10:30 – 11:15
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| PRESENTER | |
| DEBATERS |
SPINE INJURIES IN THE FOOTBALL PLAYER
11:15 – 12:00
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| PRESENTER | |
| DEBATERS |
DAY 2 - SUNDAY Socrates
BACK TO PERFORMANCE AFTER CARTILAGE INJURIES
12:00 – 12:45
| CHAIR | |
| PRESENTER | |
| DEBATERS |
THE NIGHTMARE OF RECURRENT AND COMPENSATORY INJURIES
12:45 – 13:30
| 14:00 | ||
| 14:12 | ||
| 14:24 | ||
| 14:36 | ||
| 14:48 | Discussion |
DAY 2 - SUNDAY Socrates
ICRS CONSENSUS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CARTILAGE, MENISCUS AND ORTHOBIOLOGICS
Chairs: Kon E (ITA), Zaslav K (USA)
| 15:00 | ||
| 15:15 | ||
| 15:30 | ||
| 15:45 | ||
| 16:00 | ||
| 16:15 | Discussion |
DAY 2 - SUNDAY Socrates
CAN REGENERATIVE MEDICINE HELP RETURN TO PERFORMANCE?
Chairs: Forssblad M (SWE), Marcacci M (ITA)
| 17:00 | ||
| 17:15 | ||
| 17:30 | ||
| 17:45 | ||
| 18:00 | ||
| 18:15 | Discussion |
DAY 2 - SUNDAY Socrates
MAINTAINING PERFOMANCE WITH CHRONIC INJURIES
Chairs: Alfredson H (SWE), Maestro A (ESP)
| 08:30 | ||
| 08:45 | ||
| 09:00 | ||
| 09:15 | ||
| 09:30 | ||
| 09:45 | Discussion |
DAY 2 - SUNDAY Hippocrates
HIPPOCRATES
UEFA PERSPECTIVE ON RETURN TO PERFORMANCE: FROM EVIDENCE TO PRACTICE
Chairs: Bahtijarević Z (SUI), Verhagen E (SUI)
| 10:30 | ||
| 10:45 | ||
| 11:00 | ||
| 11:15 | ||
| 11:30 | ||
| 11:45 | Discussion |
DAY 2 - SUNDAY Hippocrates
INNOVATION IN FOOT & ANKLE INJURIES
Chairs: Bayrakcı Tunay V (TUR), Gehring D (GER)
| 12:00 | Innovation in navicular stress fracture management in athletes | Calder J (UK) |
| 12:15 | Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for chronic ankle instability | Bohu Y (FRA) |
| 12:25 | Evaluation of functional deficits before and after ankle ligament reconstruction | Gaspar M (FRA) |
| 12:35 | Development and implementation of a criteria-based rehabilitation algorithm after LAS in professional football | Flore Z (UK) |
| 12:45 | Achilles tendon rupture in the NFL: matched cohort study of performance impact | Prempeh AGA (USA) |
| 12:55 | Return to play in female footballers: isokinetics and ankle function | Gonosova Z (CZE) |
| 13:05 | Return to sports outcomes : SER fibular fracture surgery with AITFL fixation | Kim S (KOR) |
| 13:15 | Discussion |
DAY 2 - SUNDAY Hippocrates
ESSKA SESSION: ACL PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION
Chairs: Patt T (NED), Prill R (GER)
| 14:00 | ||
| 14:12 | ||
| 14:24 | ||
| 14:36 | ||
| 14:48 | Discussion |
DAY 2 - SUNDAY Hippocrates
THE FUTURE OF YOUTH FOOTBALL
Chairs: Gard S (SUI), Patt T (NED)
| 15:00 | Protecting the health of the youth football player | Arendt L (USA) |
| 15:15 | ACL injuries in youth Brazilian football players | Cohen M (BRA) |
| 15:30 | Exploring burnout and sport specialization in youth athletes | Bell D (USA) |
| 15:40 | Biological maturity and sprint force–velocity in elite youth football | Škorik M (SVK) |
| 15:50 | Biomechanics at RTP in adolescents with subsequent contralateral ACL injury | Erdman A (USA) |
| 16:00 | Adolescent strength and endurance: evidence for age- and sex-specific training | Benoit D (SWE) |
| 16:10 | Neuromuscular performance comparison: are Slovak U19 ready for senior football? | Švantner R (SVK) |
| 16:20 | The independent role of jump height in Academy soccer deselection | Tondelli E (ARG) |
| 16:30 | Discussion |
DAY 2 - SUNDAY Hippocrates
PRESENT AND FUTURE OF ORTHOBIOLOGICS
Chairs: Andrade R (POR), Guillen P (ESP)
| 17:00 | Tricks of the trade in using PRP in football players | Cugat R (ESP) |
| 17:15 | Through the eye of a needle: optimizing therapeutic injections | Johnson R (UK) |
| 17:30 | PRP vs combined PRP and HA : a prospective cohort study of early post traumatic OA | Azeez Z (UK) |
| 17:40 | CT-guided PRP therapy for chronic proximal hamstring tendinopathy | Miele A (FRA) |
| 17:50 | Return to sport after knee osteochondral scaffold in professional athletes | Romandini I (ITA) |
| 18:00 | Chondrolabral junction, cartilage pathology, and 2-year outcomes in FAI athletes | Mullins K (IRL) |
| 18:10 | Polynucleotide injections for degenerative meniscus: 24 months follow-up | Anzillotti G (ITA) |
| 18:20 | Bone marrow stimulation in isolated meniscal repair: a double-blind RCT | Pakmanee N (THA) |
| 18:30 | Discussion |