Preliminary Program

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

08:20 - 08:30 Welcome
Chair: David Shewring
08:30 - 10:00 BASIC SCIENCE OF WOUNDS AND SKIN COVER
Chair: Maurizio Calcagni
08:30-08:45 Wound healing skin grafts & flaps: Basic science
Wee Lam
08:45-09:00 Surgical management of fingertip injuries including nailbed and management of complications including secondary deformity
Pierluigi Tos
09:00-09:15 Flaps forearm and hand
Christian Dumontier
09:15-09:30 Principles of microsurgery: Replantation
Erik Walbeehm
09:30-09:45 Options for thumb reconstruction, principles
Maurizio Calcagni
09:45-10:15 Discussion & Questions
 
10:15-10:45 Coffee break
10:30 - 11:45 COMPARTMENT SYNDROME AND INFECTION
Chair: Jonathan Hobby
10:30-10:45 The anatomical basis and surgical management of acute infections of the hand
David Shewring
10:45-11:00 Compartment syndrome: Hand and forearm and injection and extravasation injuries
Christian Dumontier
11:00-11:15 Necrotising Fasciitis
Dean Boyce
11:15-11:30 Principles of management of thermal, chemical and electrical burns
Christian Dumontier
11:30-11:45 Discussion & Questions
11:45 - 12:45 FLEXOR TENDON
Chair: Dean Boyce
11:45-12:00 Flexor tendon and sheath: Anatomy injury and healing
Christian Dumontier
12:00-12:15 Flexor Tendon Injuries and FDP Avulsions
Maurizio Calcagni
12:15-12:30 Flexor Tendon Repair Techniques - Suture Techniques and Rehabilitation
Erik Walbeehm
12:30-12:45 Flexor Tendon late reconstruction (Including tenolysis)
Dean Boyce
 
12:45-13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 16:00 PRACTICALS I
Schedule and groups will be announced on site
16:00 - 16:45 EXTENSOR TENDON
Chair: Erik Walbeehm
16:00-16:15 Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Extensor System
Christian Dumontier
16:15-16:30 Extensor Tendon Repair and Rehabilitation
Pierluigi Tos
16:30-16:45 Mallet and Boutonniere Injuries
Pierluigi Tos
16:45 - 18:00 NERVE
Chair: Erik Walbeehm
16:45-17:00 Basis Science of nerve: Anatomy, examination, investigation, response to injury
Maurizio Calcagni
17:00-17:15 Nerve compression: Carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar nerve compression
Dai Newington
17:15-17:30 Nerve repair: Surgical technique and results
Erik Walbeehm
17:30-17:45 CRPS
Jonathan Hobby
17:45-18:00 Discussion

Thursday, October 21, 2021

08:10 - 10:15 TRAUMA: FRACTURES I – HAND
Chair: David Shewring
08:10-08:25 Bone healing, principles of plates and screws
Jonathan Hobby
08:25-08:40 Non-operative treatment of hand fractures
David Shewring
08:40-08:55 Metacarpal & Carpometacarpal injuries
Pierluigi Tos
08:55-09:10 Phalangeal fractures
David Shewring
09:10-09:25 PIPJ fractures and dislocations
Dai Newington
09:25-09:35 The thumb base - Bennett's and Rolando fractures
Nick Downing
09:35-09:45 The thumb MCPJ - UCL injuries
David Shewring
09:45-10:15 Case discussion
 
10:15-10:45 Coffee break
10:45 - 12:30 FRACTURES II- WRIST
Chair: Dai Newington
10:45-11:00 Distal radius fractures: Incidence, anatomy, principles of treatment
Maurizio Calcagni
11:00-11:15 Distal radius fractures: complex injuries, ORIF and bridging plates
Nick Downing
11:15-11:30 Scaphoid – acute fractures
Jonathan Hobby
11:30-11:45 Salvage: Scaphoid non-union
Nick Downing
11:45-12:15 Case discussion by Jonathan Hobby/Dai Newington
 
12:15-13:15 Lunch
13:15 - 15:30 PRACTICALS II
Schedule and groups will be announced on site
15:30 - 16:30 THE WRIST I
Chair: Alex Lluch
15:30-15:45 Anatomy, imaging, kinematics
Jonathan Hobby
15:45-16:00 Perilunate dislocations and acute ligament injuries
Mireia Esplugas
16:00-16:15 Chronic Ligament Injuries - reconstruction
Mireia Esplugas
16:15-16:30 SNAC, SLAC and Salvage
Alex Lluch
16:30 - 18:00 THE WRIST II
Chair: Nick Downing
16:30-16:45 Osteoarthritis of the wrist: Treatment options; partial/total fusion
Nick Downing
16:45-16:55 Osteoarthritis of the wrist: Treatment options; arthroplasty
Alex Lluch
16:55-17:05 Avascular Necrosis – Keinbock’s
Mireia Esplugas
17:05-17:15 The anatomy and physiology of forearm rotation
Jonathan Hobby
17:15-17:30 Ulnar sided wrist problems: TFCC, DRUJ, ulnar-sided instability: Ulnar shortening techniques
Alex Lluch
17:30-18:00 Case discussion

Friday, October 22, 2021

08:10 - 10:00 CONGENITAL I
Chair: Steven Hovius
08:10-08:25 Upper limb development and Sonic hedgehog
Wee Lam
08:25-08:40 Classification of upper limb developmental anomalies. Talking with Children and Parents, Planning treatment, and Consent
Steven Hovius
08:40-08:55 Syndactyly
Dean Boyce
08:55-09:10 Trigger Digits, Camptodactyly, Clinodactyly
Wee Lam
09:10-09:25 Cleft Hand, Symbrachydactyly and Transverse Absence, Toe to Hand Transfers
Dean Boyce
09:25-09:40 Radial, Central and Ulnar Polydactyly – overview
Steven Hovius
09:40-10:00 Discussion
 
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 11:30 CONGENITAL II
Chair: Steven Hovius
10:30-10:45 Radial dysplasia (excluding thumb hypoplasia). Ulnar Dysplasia & Phocomelia
Steven Hovius
10:45-11:00 Surgical treatment of thumb hypoplasia
Wee Lam
11:00-11:15 Vascular Tumours and Overgrowth syndromes
Steven Hovius
11:15-11:30 Discussion
11:30 - 12:30 TUMOURS
Chair: Christian Dumontier
11:30-11:45 Benign soft tissue tumours
Dai Newington
11:45-12:00 Malignant bone and soft tissue tumours
Christian Dumontier
12:00-12:15 Skin tumours
Erik Walbeehm
12:15-12:30 Discussion
 
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:45 PRACTICALS III
Schedule and groups will be announced on site
15:45 - 16:30 Osteoarthritis of the basal joint of the thumb
Chair: David Newington
15:45-16:00 Treatment options and trapeziumectomy + LRTI?
Nick Downing
16:00-16:15 Fusion and arthroplasty
Dai Newington
16:15-16:30 Discussion
16:30 - 18:15 DUPUYTREN’S DISEASE
Chair: David Shewring
16:30-16:45 Anatomy and pathological anatomy of the fibrous tissues of the hand
David Shewring
16:45-17:00 Epidemiology and genetics of Dupuytren’s disease: Non Operative management (Collagenase and radiotherapy)
Mireia Esplugas
17:00-17:15 Needle Fasciotomy and limited fasciectomy
Steven Hovius
17:15-17:30 Regional fasciectomy & Post-operative management
David Shewring
17:30-17:45 Management of recurrent disease, dermofasciectomy and salvage options
Steven Hovius
17:45-18:15 Case discussion by Steven Hovius

Saturday, October 23, 2021

08:30 - 10:10 MISCELLANEOUS
Chair: Alex Lluch
08:30-08:50 Psychological Factors in Hand Surgery
Jonathan Hobby
08:50-09:05 Factitious problems
Nick Downing
09:05-09:20 The Rheumatoid Wrist
Alex Lluch
09:20-09:35 The Rheumatoid Hand
Pierluigi Tos
09:35-09:50 The place of arthroscopy in the hand and wrist
Mireia Esplugas
09:50-10:10 Discussion
 
Coffee break
10:40 - 12:20 TENDON TRANSFERS
Chair: Jonathan Hobby
10:40-10:55 Principles and techniques of Tendon Transfer
Pierluigi Tos
10:55-11:10 Transfers for Radial Nerve Lesions
Steven Hovius
11:10-11:25 Transfers for Median & Ulnar Nerve Lesions
Erik Walbeehm
11:25-11:35 Intrinsic tightness
Alex Lluch
11:35-11:50 Currently useful nerve transfers – an overview
Erik Walbeehm
11:50-12:20 Discussion
12:20 - 12:30 Closing
Chair: David Shewring

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