Before: tell the people who already know you
If you're presenting, a short factual post or email to referring doctors and existing patients (topic, date, city) is usually enough. Skip the hype; the programme listing does the work.
17 upcoming · checked 12 Oct 2026
Orthopaedics conferences 2026–2028
Orthopaedic, arthroplasty, spine, arthroscopy and sports-medicine congresses worldwide, plus the Gulf and Indian national meetings.
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Upcoming orthopaedic conferences.
For orthopaedic surgeons, spine surgeons and sports-medicine doctors. Earliest first; every row links to the page its dates came from.
| Dates | Conference | Where | Abstract deadline | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14–17 Oct 2026 | NASS 2026NASS Annual Meeting | San Antonio, United States | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 23–25 Oct 2026 | IAACON 2026IAACON (Annual Conference of the Indian Arthroplasty Association) | Ahmedabad, India | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 5–8 Nov 2026 | AAHKS 2026AAHKS Annual Meeting | Grapevine, United States | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 30 Nov – 3 Dec 2026 | EOA Congress 2026Annual International Congress of the Egyptian Orthopaedic Association | Cairo, Egypt | 1 Sep 2026 | Organiser ↗ |
| 4–6 Dec 2026 | IOACON 2026IOACON (Annual Conference of the Indian Orthopaedic Association) | Gandhinagar, India | 15 Sep 2026 | Organiser ↗ |
| 4–7 Feb 2027 | ASSICON 2027ASSICON (Annual Conference of the Association of Spine Surgeons of India) | Jaipur, India | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 3–6 Mar 2027 | AAOS 2027AAOS Annual Meeting | Las Vegas, United States | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 21–24 Apr 2027 | APOA 2027APOA Congress (Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association) | Taipei, Taiwan | 30 Nov 2026 | Organiser ↗ |
| 19–21 May 2027 | EFORT 2027EFORT Annual Congress | Athens, Greece | 15 Nov 2026 | Organiser ↗ |
| 30 May – 2 Jun 2027 | ISAKOS Congress 2027ISAKOS Biennial Congress | Sydney, Australia | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 7–10 Jul 2027 | AOSSM 2027AOSSM Annual Meeting | Boston, United States | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 22–25 Sep 2027 | NASS 2027NASS Annual Meeting | Boston, United States | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 6–8 Oct 2027 | EUROSPINE 2027EUROSPINE Annual Meeting | Barcelona, Spain | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 4–7 Nov 2027 | AAHKS 2027AAHKS Annual Meeting | Grapevine, United States | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 15–18 Mar 2028 | AAOS 2028AAOS Annual Meeting | San Diego, United States | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 7–9 Jun 2028Provisional | ESSKA 2028ESSKA Congress | Gothenburg, Sweden | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 12–15 Jul 2028 | AOSSM 2028AOSSM Annual Meeting | San Diego, United States | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
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Open deadlines
Deadlines still open.
| Deadline | What | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2026 | Early-bird registration | ASSICON 2027 ↗ |
| 15 Nov 2026 | Abstract submission | EFORT 2027 ↗ |
| 30 Nov 2026 | Abstract submission | APOA 2027 ↗ |
| 31 Dec 2026 | Early-bird registration | APOA 2027 ↗ |
| 31 Dec 2026 | Early-bird registration | ISAKOS Congress 2027 ↗ |
Major congresses
The orthopaedic meetings people search for.
Americas
AAOS Annual Meeting
3–6 Mar 2027 · Las Vegas, United States
Dates & detailsEurope
EFORT Annual Congress
19–21 May 2027 · Athens, Greece
Dates & detailsInternational
SICOT Orthopaedic World Congress
Next dates not yet announced
Dates & detailsInternational
ISAKOS Biennial Congress
30 May – 2 Jun 2027 · Sydney, Australia
Dates & detailsEurope
EUROSPINE Annual Meeting
6–8 Oct 2027 · Barcelona, Spain
Dates & detailsIndia
IOACON (Annual Conference of the Indian Orthopaedic Association)
4–6 Dec 2026 · Gandhinagar, India
Dates & details
Watching
Next dates not yet announced.
These series haven't published their next edition. The last one is shown for reference.
SICOT — last held 29 Sep – 1 Oct 2026, Kyoto, Japan
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Orthopaedics Conference Calendar 2026–2027
Every announced orthopaedic congress, with dates, host cities and deadlines.
- Announced orthopaedic congresses, earliest first
- Abstract and early-bird deadlines, where published
- International, Gulf and Indian meetings in one list
- Source link for every date
Calendar + playbook · Every date sourced from the organiser
For practices
Using a conference in your marketing.
Speaking, presenting a poster or simply attending gives you something worth telling patients and referrers about, if you do it carefully.
During: collect material, not selfies
Note the questions colleagues asked and the evidence that changed. That's the raw material for patient-education content, which ranks and gets cited by AI search far longer than event photos.
After: turn the topic into a patient explainer
One plain-language article or video on what's new in the condition you treat, with your credentials stated factually. Link it from your Google Business Profile and your doctor page.
Check your market's rules first
Doctor-promotion rules differ by country. In India, check posts against the NMC's 2026 advertising guidelines; in the Gulf, the UK, the US and elsewhere the local regulator's rules apply. Factual, educational content is the safe default everywhere.
Questions
Orthopaedics conferences: quick answers.
When and where is AAOS 2027?
AAOS Annual Meeting 2027 runs 3–6 Mar 2027 in Venetian Convention & Expo Center, Las Vegas, United States. Source: the organiser's website, checked 12 Oct 2026.
When and where is EFORT 2027?
EFORT Annual Congress 2027 runs 19–21 May 2027 in Megaron Athens International Conference Centre, Athens, Greece. Source: the organiser's website, checked 12 Oct 2026.
When and where is ISAKOS Congress 2027?
ISAKOS Biennial Congress 2027 runs 30 May – 2 Jun 2027 in Sydney, Australia. Source: the organiser's website, checked 12 Oct 2026.
When and where is EUROSPINE 2027?
EUROSPINE Annual Meeting 2027 runs 6–8 Oct 2027 in CCIB (Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain. Source: the organiser's website, checked 12 Oct 2026.
When and where is IOACON 2026?
IOACON (Annual Conference of the Indian Orthopaedic Association) 2026 runs 4–6 Dec 2026 in Mahatma Mandir Convention & Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, India. Source: the organiser's website, checked 12 Oct 2026.
Which orthopaedic conferences are held in India?
IOACON (Annual Conference of the Indian Orthopaedic Association); IAACON (Annual Conference of the Indian Arthroplasty Association); ASSICON (Annual Conference of the Association of Spine Surgeons of India). Dates and cities for each are in the calendar above.
Are these dates final?
Rows marked provisional are dates the organiser has announced but not confirmed. Everything else is confirmed on the organiser's site. Dates can still change, so check the official site before booking travel.
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