Aimed at senior trainees and consultants in Plastics and Orthopaedics.
Faculty: Participant ratio is 1:2 with practical sessions using fresh frozen upper limbs. You will have the opportunity to perform all the operations yourselves with faculty guidance. Places are limited to 20 and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Topics to be covered:
- Nerve Decompression: ulnar, median/AIN, radial/PIN
- AIN to ulnar nerve transfer
- Tendon transfers for median, ulnar and radial nerve palsy
- Approaches to the wrist
- Scaphoid fixation, bone grafting
- Scapholunate ligament reconstruction
- Proximal Row Carpectomy, scaphoidectomy 4 corner fusion
- MCPJ realignment and replacement (silicone)
- Correction of swan neck and Boutonnière deformities
- IPJ fusions (CCS) and arthroplasty (Capflex PIP, hemihamate)
- Extensor tendon reconstruction and transfers
- Trapeziectomy, 1st CMCJ arthroplasty (Maia)
- Upper limb flap reconstruction
Course fee: £1,250
This includes the course dinner, lunch and refreshments.