Joint Meeting with the BVOT and
the Belgian Defence Forces
Incuding a joint session with the A.O. Foundation
November 25th 2025
Welcome!
Dear trauma friends,
I’m very proud to invite you to join us at our Annual Congress 2025. Since 1990, The Belgian Orthopedic Trauma Association is dedicated to the promotion of trauma and fractures care in the country. This year we have the pleasure to present a joint meeting with our colleagues of the BVOT and the Belgian Defence Forces.
As in the last couple of editions, we welcome again the A.O. session in the programme in cooperation with the A.O. Foundation. The subject this year is “Severe Trauma to the Limb from the battlefield to downtown crossroad”. We are elaborating a program with military medicine colleague (Belgium, France, Eastern Europe Countries), bone reconstruction specialists, rehabilitation therapists and the point of view of the insurance/lawyer/politics.
The Annual Symposium will take place in the Auditorium of the KBC Brussels on the 29th of November 2025.
Please find the programme below.
Join us at BOTA annual congress.
François Carlier
President of BOTA
Congress President
Programme
08.00 - 08.30
Welcome - registration
Session 1: Severe Injuries to limb initial management
08.30
Introduction
Dr. François Carlier (BOTA president)
08.45
Military management: French Experience
Dr Frederic Rongerias (Lyon)
09.15
Military management Ukrainian Experience
Dr Volodymyr Kovalchuk (Kiev)
09.45
Q & A
10.00
Coffee Break
Session 2: AO Session: Bone reconstruction
10.30
Introduction
Dr. Heinz Hulsmans
10.40
Treatment options for massive bone defects
Dr. Martins Malzubris (Letland)
11.10
Allografts in the treatment of bone defects
Dr. Dan Putineanu (Brussels)
11.30
Amputation - surgery we can not avoid
Dr. Martins Malzubris
11.50
Q & A
12.00
Walking Lunch
Session 3: Delayed Reconstruction Rehabilitation
13.00
Delayed reconstruction and infection problem
Dr Volodymyr Kovalchuk
13.20
Delayed reconstruction the French experience
Dr Frederic Rongerias
13.40
Flap for Orthopedic surgeon
Dr Hugon Namur
14.00
Collaboration Belgian Defense medical team and RDC Army
Dr. Nathalie Hock (Belgian Defense)
14.20
Q & A
14.30
Coffee Break
Session 4: Session Ethics and Economy
15.00
War casualties plan in Belgium
Dr. An Van Rompay (med. gen. Belgian Medical Servoces Staff)
15.20
Cooperation Defense/Civilian Trauma Center in The Netherland
Prof. Martijn Poeze (Maastricht)
15.40
Amputation after trauma/reconstruction, the lawyer's point of view
Prof. Christophe Lemmens (Antwerp)
16.00
T.B.A.
16.20
Q & A
16.30
End of the programme
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