A complete scientific pathway: from clinical need to engineered solution

ODE 2027 · Friday, April 23, 2027 · 8:00 AM–5:50 PM U.S. Eastern Time · Fully online via WebEx.

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4Rapid research presentations

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Scientific program

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8:00 AM–8:15 AMET

Opening and Founding Address

Orthopedic Device Engineering: Establishing a New Translational Scientific Discipline

The scientific identity and translational scope of orthopedic device engineering.

8:00 AM–8:15 AM

Founding conference chair address

8:15 AM–9:00 AMET

Opening Keynote

From Clinical Need to Engineered Orthopedic Solution: The Complete Translational Pathway

Linking clinical requirements, engineering design, performance evidence, and implementation.

8:15 AM–8:50 AM

Keynote presentation (35 minutes)

8:50 AM–9:00 AM

Moderated discussion (10 minutes)

9:00 AM–10:15 AMET

Session I

Clinical Foundations and Musculoskeletal Biomechanics

How Clinical Orthopedic Problems Become Engineering Design Requirements

9:00 AM–9:25 AM

Defining the Clinical Need: What Orthopedic Surgeons Need Engineers to Understand

9:25 AM–9:50 AM

Musculoskeletal Loading and Joint Mechanics: Designing for the Real Mechanical Environment

9:50 AM–10:15 AM

From Stability to Healing: Biomechanics of Fracture Fixation and Bone–Implant Interaction

10:15 AM–10:30 AMET

Morning Break

Scheduled break

10:30 AM–12:05 PMET

Session II

Biomaterials, Device Design, and Manufacturing

Engineering the Physical Orthopedic Device

10:30 AM–10:55 AM

Orthopedic Biomaterials: Matching Mechanical Performance, Biological Response, and Clinical Function

10:55 AM–11:20 AM

Orthopedic Implant Design: Balancing Strength, Stiffness, Fixation, Fatigue, and Surgical Constraints

11:20 AM–11:45 AM

Additive Manufacturing and Porous Orthopedic Implants: From Digital Design to Clinical Device

11:45 AM–12:05 PM

Moderated Discussion — Can We Design the “Ideal” Orthopedic Implant?

12:05 PM–12:50 PMET

Lunch & Virtual Industry Forum

Lunch and Virtual Industry & Technology Forum

Informal and optional for attendees.

12:05 PM–12:20 PM

Industry Innovation Spotlight I — From R&D Concept to Commercial Orthopedic Product

12:20 PM–12:35 PM

Industry Innovation Spotlight II — Enabling Technologies in Orthopedic Device Development

12:35 PM–12:50 PM

Virtual Networking / Exhibitor Interaction

12:50 PM–2:30 PMET

Session III

Computational, Digital, and Patient-Specific Orthopedic Engineering

From Imaging to Digital Twin

12:50 PM–1:15 PM

Medical Imaging, Segmentation, and Image-to-CAD: Building the Patient-Specific Orthopedic Model

1:15 PM–1:40 PM

Finite Element Analysis of Orthopedic Devices: From Model Construction to Clinical Interpretation

1:40 PM–2:05 PM

Optimization and Artificial Intelligence in Orthopedic Device Design

2:05 PM–2:30 PM

Digital Twins and Personalized Orthopedic Engineering: Can We Predict the Best Treatment Before Surgery?

2:30 PM–2:45 PMET

Afternoon Break

Scheduled break

2:45 PM–4:00 PMET

Session IV

Testing, Failure Analysis, Regulatory Science, and Translation

Proving That an Orthopedic Device Works

2:45 PM–3:10 PM

Mechanical Verification and Preclinical Testing of Orthopedic Devices

3:10 PM–3:35 PM

When Orthopedic Devices Fail: Retrieval Analysis, Wear, Corrosion, Fatigue, and Root-Cause Engineering

3:35 PM–4:00 PM

From Prototype to Patient: Regulatory Strategy, Design Controls, Validation, and Clinical Translation

4:00 PM–4:50 PMET

Session V

Emerging and Future Technologies in Orthopedic Device Engineering

Beyond the Conventional Implant

4:00 PM–4:25 PM

Smart Orthopedic Implants: Sensors, Wireless Monitoring, and Adaptive Devices

4:25 PM–4:50 PM

Robotics, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Intelligent Surgical Systems

4:50 PM–5:10 PMET

Rapid Research Presentations

Four Selected ODE 2027 Outstanding Abstracts

Four 5-minute presentations · maximum 3 slides each; possible subjects: device design, biomechanics and biomaterials, computational engineering, and emerging technologies.

4:50 PM–4:55 PM

Outstanding Abstract Presentation 1

4:55 PM–5:00 PM

Outstanding Abstract Presentation 2

5:00 PM–5:05 PM

Outstanding Abstract Presentation 3

5:05 PM–5:10 PM

Outstanding Abstract Presentation 4

5:10 PM–5:40 PMET

Grand Multidisciplinary Panel

What Will Define Orthopedic Device Engineering Over the Next 20 Years?

Cross-disciplinary discussion of future scientific priorities.

5:40 PM–5:50 PMET

Closing Session

ODE 2027 Founding Scientific White Paper and the Future of the Field

Closing discussion of the proposed founding scientific white paper.

Rapid research format

Four selected outstanding abstracts.

The preliminary timetable reserves 4:50–5:10 PM ET for four five-minute research presentations.

Potential disciplinary categories include orthopedic device design, biomechanics and biomaterials, computational engineering, and emerging technologies.

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