Welcome to ligaments+bones!
This is the world’s first congress focusing on the inextricably linked topics of ligamentous instabilities
and bony deformities - bringing together leading experts from around the world to shape the future of knee
surgery in 2026. Looking forward to welcome you in Stuttgart.
janina leiprecht | philipp mayer | philipp schuster
scientific chairs
jörg richter
head of department
center for sports orthopedics + special joint surgery | markgröningen | Germany
Please note that workshop participation is
limited, so early registration is recommended.
The early bird rate is available until april 1st, the
participation fee includes conference catering and refreshments,
all prices include 19% VAT
*To benefit from the member price, you must be a member of one of the
following societies: AGA, DKG, ESSKA, IOSSMA, SKPS.
** includes all three days october 7th – 9th, *** places limited, **** october 8th + 9th without pre-course
thursday | october 8th | 19:00
directly at schlossplatz stuttgart
10 min walk from le méridien (meeting at the entrance at 18:45)
separate booking required via congress registration | limited availability | 150 €
Interested in sponsoring the
ligaments + bones conference?
We’d love to hear from you!
Please contact us at info@congress-compact.de — we’ll be happy
to provide you with all the details and opportunities.
janina leiprecht | philipp mayer | philipp schuster
scientific chairs
jörg richter
head of department
center for sports orthopedics + special joint surgery | markgröningen | Germany
The conference takes place at the Le Méridien Hotel in Stuttgart. The hotel is conveniently
located in the heart of Stuttgart and is very easy to reach: it is just a short 500-metre walk
from Stuttgart Main Station, where all high-speed and interregional trains arrive. Direct city
trains from Stuttgart Airport also terminate here. Parking is available at the hotel for
overnight guests.
A number of rooms have been reserved at the hotel for this event at a special rate, which can be
booked directly using the booking link below. Book your room at Le Méridien – and enjoy the
convenience of staying right where the event takes place.
Please be aware that Stuttgart Main Station will unfortunately still be a major construction
site at the time of the congress (project Stuttgart 21), as it is being completely relocated
below ground.
use one of the links to book your stay in stuttgart: early booking is recommended to secure your accomodation.
stuttgart is located in the south-western part of germany and is the capital of baden-württemberg. it is the 7th largest city in germany with more than 600,000 inhabitants – and it is the centre of one of the largest metropolitan areas in middle-europe. it is located on the neckar river in the so-called stuttgarter kessel – a fertile valley that is surrounded by hills and valleys that are famous for its vineyards. stuttgart is also known as the cradle of the automotive – and it is still the car-capital in germany. the stuttgart metropolitan area has a well-developed local transportation network, which can be used free of charge with the congress ticket.
stuttgart international airport (STR) is located 15km south of the city. there are direct international flights from many european and selected international airports (lufthansa, eurowings, klm, airfrance, british airways, austrian, swiss, sas, turkish airlines, united). larger hubs nearby are frankfurt (FRA) and munich (MUC).
some airlines (lufthansa, etihad, emirates, singapore airlines, latam, swiss, star alliance) offer rail+fly via frankfurt (FRA): after landing in FRA, you can continue your trip by high-speed train (ICE) to stuttgart main station (iata-code ZWS).
from stuttgart airport the easiest way to the le méridien hotel is by s-bahn (train) to stuttgart main station (25 min). from there it is an easy 8-10 min walk to the le méridien hotel.
stuttgart main station is located in the centre of stuttgart, close to the le méridien hotel. it easy accessible via high-speed trains from all over germany and selected european cities. please be informed that at the time of the congress it will still be a construction site (opening of the new stuttgart 21 railway station planned for 2027). from stuttgart main station it is an easy 8-10min walk to the le méridien hotel.
Benefit from the cooperation with the Lufthansa Group airlines (Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian,
Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Edelweiss, Discover) and optimize your travel costs. The
extensive route network with around 310 destinations worldwide, as well as transatlantic
flights operated by Air Canada and United are available to you.
We look forward to
welcoming you on board!
View our discounted rates by clicking the button below, which
leads to the booking platform. They are valid for flights up to one week before and one week
after the event.
Climate-friendly and relaxed travel to Ligaments + Bones with DB event
offers!
Our exclusive DB event offers enable you to travel to and from the event in a cost-effective and
climate-friendly way on Deutsche Bahn’s local and long-distance services – using 100% renewable
energy.
Your advantages:
Save our planet | Meetings and
conferences like this are indispensable for advancements and developments in patient care and medical
progress but cause certain emissions, especially by air travel. Our common goal undoubtedly must be to
reduce emissions to zero to preserve our planet in all its beauty for our children and for future
generations. If emissions cannot be avoided, compensation for emitted CO₂ is the least we can
contribute.
Our commitment | We have committed
ourselves to fully compensate the emissions we cause in the organisation and realization of this
conference, including the individual travel arrangements of the faculty (especially flights), local
transportation, accommodation and the conference venue.
Atmosfair | Atmosfair is a highly
certified German non-profit organization that actively contributes to CO₂ mitigation by promoting,
developing and financing renewable energies in Gold Standard–certified projects in more than 20 countries
worldwide.
Our invitation | We cordially invite and
encourage all participants and industry representatives to consider their individual emissions created by
attending this conference and kindly ask you to compensate for these emissions created. Public
transportation in and around Stuttgart is included in your registration!
october 7–9, 2026
wednesday (pre-course) + thursday + friday
le méridien hotel
willy-brandt-strasse 30
70173 stuttgart, germany
english
janina leiprecht | philipp mayer | philipp schuster
center for sports orthopedics +
special joint surgery
markgröningen, germany
jörg richter
head of department
center for sports orthopedics +
special joint surgery
markgröningen, germany
this event has been submitted to ethical medtech europe for assessment under the conference vetting system. the compliance status can be viewed under EMT-25-06871.
aga | aossm | dkg | esska | gevr | isakos | jots | skps | slard |
swiss orthopeadics
the event’s certification will be submitted for approval to the state medical association of baden-württemberg.
Congress Compact 2C GmbH
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10719 berlin, germany
phone +49 30 88727370
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