This course is designed for US or Canada based Fellows and surgeons 1-2 years into practice.
Course Overview This Foundations Course is facilitated by experienced surgeon faculty from leading educational institutions from across the U.S. The educational format consists of interactive case discussions, coupled with hands-on cadaveric BioSkills labs with Zimmer Biomet instrumentation, implants, equipment, and surgical techniques. This modern educational approach also addresses surgical principles and preferences that best meet the ever-changing needs of today’s patient population.
This Foundations Course focuses on the enhanced patient treatment options below: • Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty • Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty • Elbow Arthroplasty • Orthopedic Salvage System
Products
• Comprehensive® Reverse
• SRS
• Nexel
• OSS™ Orthopedic Salvage System with Compress® Device
AGENDA
Friday September 11, 2026 - Dinner Reception
Location: Courtyard Sacramento Midtown 4422 Y St Sacramento, CA 95817
6:00 PM Reception & Registration
6:50 PM Dinner
7:15 PM Faculty/Attendee Interactive Case Discussion
8:30 PM Adjourn
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Aggie Square Lab – 4500 2nd Avenue, Suite 5502 Sacramento, CA 95817
7:00 AM Registration and Breakfast
7:15 AM Welcome / Faculty - Attendee Introductions / Course Expectations
Didactic Session I: Lower Extremity Tumor Management
7:30 AM Proximal Femur Reconstruction
7:40 AM Distal Femur Reconstruction
7:50 AM Proximal Tibia Reconstruction
8:00 AM Segmental Construct Fixation – The Compress® Device
8:10 AM Transition to Lab / Change into Scrubs
8:30 AM Lab Session I: Surgical Skills Workshop - Pelvis & Lower Extremity (OSS™ Orthopedic Salvage System, Compress®, Cannulated Screws – 4 Stations)
11:00 AM Health Break into Working Lunch
Didactic Session II: Upper Extremity Tumor Management
11:30 AM Proximal Humerus Reconstruction & Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
11:45 AM Distal Humerus Reconstruction Options
12:00 PM Total Humerus Reconstruction
12:15 PM Clavicular Pro Humeri Reconstruction
12:30 PM Transition to Lab
12:50 PM Lab Session II: Surgical Skills Workshop – Upper Extremity (Comprehensive® Reverse, SRS, Nexel – 4 Stations)
2:50 PM Change out of Scrubs / Transition to Auditorium
Didactic Session III: Management of Tumors of the Hip & Pelvis
3:10 PM Pelvic Exposures in Orthopedic Oncology
3:20 PM Hemipelvetomy, Custom Pelvis Reconstruction
3:30 PM Management of Periacetabular Metastatic Bone Disease
3:40 PM Limb Preservation with Expandable (Growing) Prostheses
3:50 PM Biologic Reconstruction: Rotationplasty Techniques
4:00 PM Faculty Q&A / Course Wrap-Up
4:30 PM Adjourn
Faculty
Details
WHEN
WHERE
PLANNER
Aggie Square Lab
Sunshine Reporting & Enrollment Consent
Your enrollment confirms that you will be present at the educational course for the full duration of the event. Should you arrive at the meeting location and not be present for the entire course, you may be responsible, at a minimum, to pay for your hotel accommodations and other related charges.
Sunshine Act In-Kind Payment Reporting
Meeting expenses may be reported by Zimmer Biomet to the U.S. government as in-kind payment as required by the Physician Payment Sunshine Act:
- Airfare (actual cost)
- Hotel (actual cost)
- Course Fees (shuttle, actual cost of meals)
Food and beverage provided in conjunction with this course is for meeting attendees only. AdvaMed guidelines prohibit spouses or guests from participating in receptions and/or meal functions.
If you have questions about the Sunshine Act or in-kind payments reported by Zimmer Biomet to the U.S. government, contact Jo Ann Martin at joann.martin@zimmerbiomet.com.
Vermont Licensed Healthcare Professionals
If you are licensed in Vermont, a product training agreement is required. Please contact the meeting planner to process the required agreement.
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