The congress programme comprises 4 days in 13 halls including 2 streams available for 1 year (Festsaal – On demand, London 1 – Live). A further 13 rooms stay ready for satellite and academy programme.
Rooms & Schedule
New location: The DKOU will take place in the CityCube Berlin for the first time! Information on how to get here can be found here.
Tuesday,
28 October 2025
Congress programme
09:00 – 17:00
Highlights
13:15 Harald Tscherne Honorary Lecture (Festsaal – On Demand)
14:30 Presidents’ Session (Großer Saal)
Events
17:15 Opening Ceremony (Festsaal – On Demand)
19:00 Get Together (Foyers)
Wednesday,
29 October 2025
Congress programme
09:00 – 18:00
Tag der Studierenden
08:15 Begrüßung (New York 3)
09:00 Praktische Übungen 1 + 2 (R4 + R5)
Highlight
12:00 Hans-Georg Willert Award (Festsaal – On Demand)
General meeting
13:15 DGOU, DGOOC, DGU (Festsaal)
Events
17:00 Science-Slam mit Bier & Brezel (Festsaal – On Demand)
22:00 Rookie-Night (Weekend Club)
Thursday,
30 October 2025
Congress programme
09:00 – 18:30
Tag der Technischen Orthopädie
10:30 Versorgungstrategien bei Diabetes und Arthrose (New York 1)
12:00 Orthopädie-Technik und Sport (New York 1)
16:00 Spitzfußbehandlung bei Kindern mit ICP (New York 1)
17:30 Grenzgänge zwischen operativer und konservativer Therapie (New York 1)
Highlights
10:30 Orthopaedics in 2040 – what can we expect? (Festsaal – On Demand)
13:15 Pauwels Memorial Lecture (Festsaal – On Demand)
16:00 Trauma Lion Pitch (M1)
Event
20:30 Congress Party (KaDeWe)
Friday,
31 October 2025
Congress programme
09:00 – 16:00
Tag der Pflege
10:30 Primäre Knieendoprothetik (London 2)
12:00 Katastrophenschutz und Bündnisfall (London 2)
13:30 Nachhaltigkeit im OP (London 2)
Tag der Physiotherapie
10:30 Rehabilitation: Zurück auf die Füße! (Budapest 2)
12:00 Totalendoprothese Hüfte & Knie: Reha no limits? (Budapest 2)
Patiententag
14:30 Neue Aspekte bei Arthrose und Rheuma (Großer Saal)
Highlights
10:30 Das Beste aus O&U (Großer Saal)
General meeting
11:45 BVOU (Festsaal)
Events
16:15 Kongressfinale mit Wein & Käse (Festsaal – On Demand)
Content
Tip: The web programme offers a comprehensive insight into sessions, presentations, abstracts and contributors. A login is required to create a personalised plan.
Education
16 academies and 106 cooperations participate in the programme organisation, 15 institutions award certificates and education credits.
Certification
ÄKB, AGA, D.A.F., new: DGUV, DKG, DVO, DVSE, EndoCert, Intercongress, Mediverbund, ÖÄK, Physiotherapie, RbP, SGC/SSC, Swiss orthopaedics.
Honours & Awards
The specialist societies and the professional association will present various awards during the congress; applications can be submitted online.
Topics
Each year, the focus of the programme changes and is supplemented by clinical and experimental topics.
Main topics
- Digitalisation, New Technologies, Big Data, AI
- Joint Preservation and Replacement
- Conservative Therapy
- Sustainability
- Sports Injuries
- Care Structures
General topics
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Geriatric Traumatology and Gerontoorthopaedics
- Pelvic and Hip Surgery
- Free Topics
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Joint Injuries
- Hand and Wrist Surgery
- Paediatric Orthopaedics and Paediatric Traumatology
- Knee Surgery
- Complication Management
- Osteoporosis, Osteology, and Rare Diseases
- Periprosthetic Fractures
- Polytrauma
- Primary and Revision Hip Arthroplasty
- Primary and Revision Knee Arthroplasty
- Registry Research
- Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
- Septic Surgery
- Thoracic Trauma
- Tumour Surgery
- Spine Surgery
Basic research
- Osteoarthritis and tissue degeneration
- Biomechanics and Motion Analysis
- Fracture Healing and Bone Metabolism
- Gene and Cell Therapy
- Infection, Sepsis, and Shock
- Innovation in Imaging and Diagnostics
- Materials and Implants
- Musculoskeletal Regeneration and Tissue Engineering
- Post-Traumatic Inflammation and Regeneration
- Healthcare Research
Abstracts
Scientific papers on the specific topics could be submitted via the abstract platform until 15 February 2025. A big thank you for 1,230 submitted abstracts to all authors for their interest and commitment! The accepted abstracts will be published citable at PUBLISSO, with cash prizes for the best abstracts.
1
Abstract submission
15 November 2024 – 15 February 2025
2
Abstract review
15 February – 15 March 2025
3
Abstract planning
15 March – 15 April 2025
4
Abstract confirmation
15 April – 15 May 2025
Technical Information
Contributors will find information on room equipment as well as a sample slide for the disclosure of the conflict of interest.
Presentations
Sample slide
Abstract management
Kerstin Lange
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+49 761 69699-131
Invited programme
Lucia Neuenzeit-Dost
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+49 761 69699-133
Courses & seminars, certification
Celine Feillais
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+49 761 69699-182