16-17 September – Surgical exposures in the upper extremity

Thursday September 16

8:00 - 10:00: Introduction

• Philosophy in selection of surgical approaches
• Basic surgical technique
• Tissue management
• Fracture healing
• Tendon healing
  

10:00 - 11:30: Wrist and hand

• Demonstration of approaches, indications, video demo
• Dorsal approach to the distal radius and radio-carpal joint
• Dorsal approach to the distal ulna and TFCC
• Volar approach to the distal radius/median nerve
• Volar approach to the distal ulna/ulnar nerve
• Approach to the metacarpals
• Approach to the MCP and PIP joints
  

11:30 - 12:30: Lunch

12:30 - 14:15: Wrist and hand practical exercises

14:15 - 16:00: Elbow and forearm

• Demonstration of approaches, indications, video demo
• Posterior approach to the elbow
• Medial approach to the elbow/ulnar nerve
• Lateral approach to the elbow
• Anterior approaches to the elbow/radial and median nerves
• Volar approach to the forearm (Henry)
• Dorsal approaches to the forearm
  (Boyd, Thompson)
• Reinsertion of distal biceps tendon
• Suture of lateral collateral ligament
  

16:00 - 18:15: Elbow and forearm practical exercises

18:15: Closure

Friday September 17

8:00 - 9:00: Upper arm
Demonstration of basic approaches, indications, video demo

Anterolateral approach

• Radial nerve
• Posterior approaches
• Medial approach

9:00 - 10:30: Upper arm practical exercises

10:30 - 12:15: Shoulder and upper arm

Demonstration of basic approaches, indications, video demo

• Deltopectoral approach
• Superior approach to the shoulder
• Posterior approach to the shoulder
• Ac-joint and clavicle
• Identification of axillary, suprascapular and musculocutaneous nerves
• Suture of subscapularis tendon
• Open Bankart repair and capsular shift

12:15 - 13:15: Lunch

12:15 - 14:15: Shoulder practical exercises

14:15 - 15:15: Compartment syndrome

• Management of soft tissue defects
• Local flaps

15:15: Closure

Course fee: 10.500 SEK

Registration to this course is no longer available!

We reserve the right to make changes to the programme.

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Please contact Lars Granath for more information.

Phone: +46 13 37 40 30