FINAL SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

2010-06-24

 

Amsterdam

  07:30:00 - 10:30:00
Ewas session Scapho-lunate problem
  Chair Tommy Lindau (UK)
  Co-Chair Max Haerle (Germany)
    07:30:00 Scapho Lunate Injuries: an anatomical study
Jane Messina
    Wrist arthroscopy dorsal capsuloplasty in chronic scapho-lunate lesion
Nicolas Dauphin
    Peri-lunate dislocations: should we move to arthroscopic treatment?
Guillaume Herzberg
    Arthroscopic decompression of scaphoid fossea of the radius in SLAC wrist: about 15 cases
X. Martinache
    08:00:00 Volar wrist ganglion and their association to TFCC- lesions
A. Zach
    Recurrences of arthroscopic resection of wrist ganglia
M. Levadoux
    Volar ganglia, origin of the pedicle. Implication in arthroscopic resection
C Leclercq
    Scapho-lunate lesions and dorsal ganglion: is there any correlation?
Max Haerle
    08:30:00 Meta-analysis of open versus arthroscopic repair of TFCC
N. Adlan
    Reliability of "Hook test" and "Trampoline Test" in arthroscopic diagnosis of TFCC peripheral tears
A. Atzei
    Experience of arthroscopy of the wrist in patients with TFCC lesions
N. Schmelzer-Schmied
    08:52:00 Arthroscopic interposition of 1st CMC joint
C. Mathoulin
    Arthroscopic management of intra-articular distal radius fracture
J. M. Cognet
    Arthroscopic testing with hook, and classification of extrinsic ligament lesions
L. Van Overstraeten
    Biomechanical analysis of interosseous stability of the proximal row: implication of extrinsic ligaments
E. Camus
    Arthroscopic Sauvé-Kapandji: what are the advantages?
R. Luchetti
    Assessment and classification of Kienböck’s disease
G. Bain
  10:30:00 - 12:30:00
Free Papers 3 Various 1
  Chair Mihai Ionac (Romania)
  Co-Chair Pierluigi Tos (Italy)
    12:16:00 Discussion
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    10:30:00 Trapezial osteotomy for trapezial hypoplasia
Mohammed El-Mahy (Egypt)
    10:45:00 Pyrocarbon pip joint arthroplasty: outcomes of a sequential case series
C. D. White(South Africa)
    10:53:00 Adaptive Carpal malalignments and pyrocarbon intracarpal implants
Y. Allieu(France)
    11:01:00 Mid Term results of replacement arthroplasty of the proximal Interphalangeal Joint Using the pyocarbon prothesis
A. Elgammal(Germany)
    11:09:00 The importance of the appearance and state of Clinician’s hands - the patient’s perspective.
R. Sharma(UK)
    11:17:00 Spasticity of the intrinsic muscles of the long fingers in adults after cerebral palsy. 68 operated Hands
Y. Allieu(France)
    11:25:00 The Treatment of rhizarthrosis with Saddle-joint prosthesis Elektra versus Martini operation
S. Froschauer(Austria)
    11:33:00 Tenosuspension technique with suture-anchor in first carpo-metacarpal joint arthritis - a new technique compared with Ceruso-Weilby arthroplasty
A. Vitali(Italy)
    11:37:00 Trapezectomy with and without ligament reconstruction acc. to Epping. A prospective randomized multicenterstudy of the German Society for Surgery of the Hand (DGH)
M. Richter(Germany)
    11:45:00 Threaded K- wires for treatment of proximal phalanx shaft fractures of the hand - a biomechanical study
A. Zach(Germany)
    11:49:00 Radio-anatomic study of partiel trapeziectomy under arthroscopy
P. Desmoineaux (France)
    11:57:00 Comparison of Martin and Jamar dynamometers for measuring grip strength
S. Privat(Belgium)
    12:01:00 LECTURE: Value of the DASH questionnaire in subjects over fifty years
Cl. Bourdon(Belgium)
  14:00:00 - 15:28:00
PANEL Bone Defects in Upper Limb
  Chair Andreas Eisenschenk (Germany)
  Co-Chair Alexandru Georgescu (Romania)
    Postoperative monitoring of free vascularized bone grafts in reconstruction of bone defects
M. Wickert
    Ilizarov device applications with vascularised fibula bone graft in combination for bone defect reconstruction in upper limb
M. Mateev
    Vascularised bones in upper limb reconstruction
A. Beris
    Microvascular bone reconstruction of forearm and wrist
M. Innocenti
    Long term clinical outcome of vascularized pedicled bone graft for scphoid nonunion
N. Naam
    Free vascularised composite-bone- graft from the medial femoral condyle: anatomical study and clinical application.
A. Rhmanian-Schwarz 
    Vascularized pedicled grafts to the wrist
M. Haerle
    Vascularized proximal fibular epiphyseal transfer for upper limb skeletal reconstruction: preparation technique
M. Ceruso
    Indication of muscle rip flap in the upper limb
A. Georgescu
  15:28:00 - 16:00:00
Free Papers 5 Bone Defects
  Chair Alexandros Beris (Greece)
  Co-Chair Max Haerle (Germany)
    15:56:00 Discussion
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    15:28:00 Reconstruction of major traumatic bone defects of the forearm with VFG
R. Adani(Italy)
    15:34:00 The use of vascularised fibular graft in large bone defects in upper limb
J. L. de Paula Emygdio(Brazil)
    15:40:00 Limb salvage in long bone tumors of the upper limb using free fibular flap
M. Topalan(Turkey)
    15:46:00 Reconstruction of the hand with bone and joint allograft: success rate and functional outcome at a mean follow up
R. Adani(Italy)
    15:50:00 Grafts of malleable cancellous bone paste in upper limb surgery
G. Brunelli (Italy)
  16:30:00 - 18:30:00
Free Papers 8 Congenital
  Chair Ann Nachemson (Sweden)
  Co-Chair Leszek Romanowski (Poland)
    18:26:00 Discussion
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    16:30:00 LECTURE: Important details in radial club hand reconstruction using MTP II-joint transplantation
Simo Vilkki (Finland)
    16:45:00 LECTURE: Elongation of the hand and forearm in congenital deformations
Leszek Romanowski (Poland)
    16:55:00 LECTURE:
Ann Nachemson (Sweden)
    17:05:00 LECTURE: Variants of pollicization in patients with congenital hand deformities
Igor Shvedovchenko(Russia)
    17:15:00 Reconstruction of Apert hands with a Cube fix distractor
P. Hessman(Sweden)
    17:23:00 Suppressed polydactyly: subtle signs in rare cases
R. Exton(UK)
    17:27:00 2-year experience with cross soft-tissue distraction prior to the release of complex syndactylies
R. Habenicht(Germany)
    17:34:00 Surgical treatment in habilitation of patients with acrocephalosyndactyly
Germany(Russia)
    17:41:00 Dome shaped osteotomy of the distal radius
W. Girsch(Austria)
    17:48:00 Evaluation of outcome following pollicization in children using a new validated and standardised hand and upper limb assessment tool
R. Aslam(UK)
    17:55:00 Restoration of elbow flexion in patients with arthrogryposis
O. Agranovich(Russia)
    18:03:00 The natural history of pediatric trigger thumb : minimum five-year follow-up
H. J. Lee(South Korea)
    18:11:00 The tunnel carpal syndrome in the children
A. L. Acciaro(Italy)
    18:19:00 Preventive treatment of hand deformities in epidermolysis bullosa: a new protocol.
Emygdio Jose Leomil de Paula(Brazil)
 

Bruxelles

  08:00:00 - 10:00:00
HTC Delegates Meeting
    08:00:00 HTC Delegates Meeting
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  12:30:00 - 14:00:00
EWAS General Assembly
    12:30:00 EWAS General Assembly
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LONDON

  08:00:00 - 10:00:00
Free Papers 1 Nerves
  Chair Teodor Stamate (Romania)
  Co-Chair Turker Ozkan (Turkey)
    08:00:00 LECTURE: An assessment of the sympathetic function within the hand in patients with partial laceration of the median nerve
Andrzej Zyluk (Poland)
    08:10:00 Functional outcome after median or/and ulnar nerve transection in the forearm. 66 patients
S. Galanakos (Greece)
    08:14:00 Results of tardive nerve repair after 12 months in a series of 16 patients
H. Khalifa(France)
    08:20:00 Sensory nerve transfers for the restoration of sensibility in irreparable median and ulnar nerve lesions
Turker Ozkan (Turkey)
    08:27:00 Reestablishing neurological function and eliminating neuropathic pain following peripheral nerve trauma
D. P. Kuffler(Puerto Rico)
    08:34:00 Free flap coverage for neuropathic pain
D-J. van der Avoort(the Netherlands)
    08:41:00 Long-term results of treatment of painful neuroma by resection and nerve stump transposition into veins
H. Koch(Austria)
    08:48:00 Compression of the distal ulnar nerve at the Loge de Guyon- Intraoperative findings in 92 patients
M. Mühldorfer (Germany)
    08:55:00 Secondary nerve reconstruction for painful neuroma of the hand and the upper limb using biological tubulization (muscle in vein)
E. Taglieri(Italy)
    09:02:00 Muscle in vein graft for the microsurgical nerve reconstruction in the distal 1/3 of the forearm
Teodor Stamate(Romania)
    09:09:00 Biological conduits for primary repair of crush nerve injuries
P. Tos(Italy)
    09:16:00 Utilisation of nanotechnology for the development of a new multichannel biodegradable conduit for peripheral nerve
A. Pabari(UK)
    09:20:00 Neurodynamics of the digital nerve
D-J. van der Avoort(the Netherlands)
    09:27:00 3D reconstruction model of epidermal fibers: A novel approach for assessment of neuropathic pain
L. S. Duraku(the Netherlands)
    09:33:00 A promising, novel technique using ultrasound-guided needle positioning for near-nerve stimulated myography in rats: preliminary results
T. Nijhuis(the Netherlands)
    09:40:00 Influence of lumbar sympathectomy upon sciatic nerve regeneration following its autoneuroplasty: Experimental study
Igor Golubev(Russia)
    09:44:00 Magnetic resonance imaging for the objective assessment of sensory neuron death after peripheral nerve injury
Ch. West(Sweden)
    09:51:00 Discussion
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  10:30:00 - 12:30:00
PANEL ARTHROSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES
  Chair Francesco del Piñal (Spain)
  Co-Chair P. C. Ho (Hong Kong)
    General technical aspects: The Innsbruck experience.
M. Gabl (Austria)
    Explosion type fractures-dry technique.
J. M. Cognet (France)
    DRUJ Instability, TFCC tears and styloid fractures.
A. Atzei (Italy)
    Intercarpal ligament injuries.
T. Lindau (UK)
    Management of concomitant scaphoid fractures.
C. Mathoulin(France)
    Perilunate dislocation and fracture dislocation.
G Hezberg(France)
    The role of arthroscopy in postfracture stiffness.
R. Luchetti(Italy)
    Intraarticular osteotomy and role in malunion.
Francesco del Piñal (Spain)
    Arthroscopic Radiocarpal Fusion for Post-traumatic Radiocarpal Arthrosis.
P. C. Ho (Hong Kong)
  14:00:00 - 16:00:00
INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE Primary Care of Complex Injuries of the Hand and Wrist Session 1: BASIC CONCEPTS FOR MANGLED HAND MANAGEMENT
I. Generalities
  Chair Philippe Bellemere (France)
  Chair Alexandros Beris (Greece)
  Chair Bruno Battiston (Italy)
  Co-Chair Stefan Luchian (Romania)
  Co-Chair Zorin Crainiceanu (Romania)
  Co-Chair Ioan Lascar (Romania)
    14:00:00 The epidemiology of complex hand injuries: A review of the literature
J. J. Dias
    14:33:00 Management of open hand injuries using the SATT classification system
P. Soukakos
    14:59:00 Decisions and planning in complex injuries
R. Boettcher
    Economical aspects of injuries to the hand
H.E. Rosberg
    Clinical examination
S. Ada
    Emergency or staged?
U. Dornseifer
    Hand injury prevention
T. Kaleli
    Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
S. Hovius
    Limits of reconstruction (when to amputate),
P. Tos
    Hand Trauma Committee
T. Dubert
    Spare parts indications
B.Battiston
    Place of microsurgery
A.Gohritz
    Microsurgical tricks for shortening the operating time in hand surgery
T.Stamate
    Particularities in elderly
I.Lascar
    Particularities of hand and wrist complex injuries in polytrauma management
B.Battiston
  Chair Massimo Ceruso (Italy)
  Co-Chair Gheorghe Tomoaia (Romania)
    Complex distal radius fractures with involvement of the  proximal metadiaphisis
U. Valentinotti
    Radiocarpal dislocations
C. Dumontier
    Perilunate injuries
E. Apergis
    Palliative options in emergency following distal articular fractures of the radius
M. Ceruso
    Soft tissue defects around the wrist
E. Vogelin
    Complex fractures of the carpal bones
L. Romanowski
    Complex fractures of the scaphoid
S. Romano
  18:00:00 - 19:00:00
Free Papers 6 Ulna + DRUJ
  Chair Francesco del Piñal (Spain)
  Co-Chair Gheorghe Tomoaia (Romania)
    18:00:00 Functional evaluation of patients undergoing Sauvé-Kapandji procedure for post-traumatic patology of distal radioulnar joint
P. Sotelo(Santiago – Chile)
    18:08:00 Long term outcome of ulnar shortening osteotomy in idiopathic ulnar impaction sSyndrome: At least 5-year follow-up
Lee Hyuk Jin(South Korea)
    18:16:00 Ulnar shortening osteotomy: Are complications under reported.
S. Talvinder(UK)
    18:24:00 Ulna shortening with the ulna osteotomy locking plate - system (UOL): first experiences
G. Schmidle(Austria)
    18:28:00 A technique for all-inside TFC suturing.
Francesco del Piñal (Spain)
    18:36:00 Prosthetic replacement of the distal radio-ulnar joint (DRUJ). Experience with 2 designs in 13 patients.
J. Ganser(Sweden)
    18:44:00 Ulnar head prostheses: mid-term follow up
J. Messina(Italy)
    18:52:00 Discussion
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Madrid

  12:30:00 - 14:00:00
Lunch Symposium Synthes
    12:30:00 Lunch Symposium Synthes
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PARIS

  08:00:00 - 10:00:00
Free Papers 2 Hand Injuries
  Chair Irina Visa (Romania)
  Co-Chair Musa Mateev (Kyrgyzstan)
    08:00:00 LECTURE: Themistokles Gluck (1853-1942) - surgical visionary against the resistance of his time and his contributions to hand surgery
A. Gohritz(Germany)
    08:10:00 A paradigm revisited: The six hours limit in surgical treatment of open hand injuries
M. A. Constantinescu(Switzerland)
    08:50:00 Suzuki’s pins and rubbers traction for fractures of the base of the middle phalanx
V. Finsen (Norway)
    08:18:00 Tactics aspects in reconstruction of upper extremity soft tissue defects
M. Mateev (Kyrgyzstan)
    08:26:00 Indications and limitations of posterior interosseus artery flap in hand reconstruction
M. Mastacaneanu(Romania)
    08:30:00 Digital reconstruction algorithm with loco-regional flaps
D. Dionyssiou(Greece)
    08:34:00 Chronic traumatic ligament instability of metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints of the thumb and fingers
E. MacKenney(Spain)
    08:42:00 Surgical treatment for the fracture dislocations of proximal interphalangeal joint
Koh Il-Hyun(South Korea)
    08:58:00 Minimally invasive internal fixation of intraarticular middle phalanx basis fracture
Ph. Cuenod (Switzerland)
    09:02:00 The intraarticular fractures occurred simultaneously in the fourth and fifth metacarpal base
Oh Jin Rok(South Korea)
    09:10:00 Two extension block Kirschner wires technique for mallet finger fractures
Kim Jin Young(South Korea)
    09:14:00 The role of proximal pulleys in preventing tendon bowstringing; A biomechanical study using ultrasonography to measure bowstringing in different circumstances
S. Leeflang(the Netherlands)
    09:22:00 Modified Colzi method in the management of established Volkmann's
A. Doanasiewicz (Poland)
    09:26:00 Functional recovery of the deep burned hand
I. Visa(Romania)
    09:34:00 Lipofilling as regenerative medicine in acute trauma surgery of the hand: first report
F. Bergamin(Italy)
    09:42:00 Hand- and wrist injury malpractice claims in Dutch emergency departments
B. M. Delavary(the Netherlands)
    09:50:00 Discussion
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  10:30:00 - 12:30:00
PANEL STRATEGY, TECHNIQUE AND RESULTS IN BRACHIAL PLEXUS RECONSTRUCTION
  Chair Alex Muset (Spain)
  Co-Chair Teodor Stamate (Romania)
    Strategy and technique in upper obstetric brachial plexus
F. van Nie
    Strategy and technique in total obstetric brachial plexus injuries
F. Senes
    Results in upper and total microsurgical reconstruction
T. El-Gammal
    Strategy in secondary surgery for hand reconstruction in obstetric brachial plexus
A. Muset
    Strategy and technique in upper traumatic lesions
T. Stamate
    Strategy and technique in total traumatic plexus
A. Bhatia
    Results in upper and total microsurgical reconstruction
M. Vekris
    Strategy in secondary surgery for hand reconstruction in traumatic plexus
J. Bertelli
    Motorization free muscular transfers in traumatic brachial plexus
R. Hierner
  14:00:00 - 15:00:00
Free Papers 4 Brachial Plexus
  Chair Jörg Bahm (Belgium)
  Co-Chair Giorgio Brunelli (Italy)
    14:00:00 Comparison of tendon transfer results for shoulder in obstetrical palsy patients, whom had primary neuroraphy before or had no nerve reconstruction but only palliative surgery
A. Aydin(Turkey)
    14:08:00 Changes in rotatory movements of the shoulder after obstetric brachial plexus lesion : clinical condition, surgery, and analysis of objective prognostic factors
J. BAHM(Belgium, Germany)
    14:16:00 Clinical and neuropathological study about the neurotization of the suprascapular nerve in obstetric brachial plexus lesions
J. Bahm(Belgium, Germany)
    14:24:00 A study into the feasibility of using the phrenic nerve harvested from the diaphragm for brachial plexus avulsion injury repair
F. Azmil-Vaikunthan(UK)
    14:28:00 Clinical palsies after stretch injuries of brachial plexus roots: A newly-proposed classification system based upon a prospective study of 150 adult patients
J. A. Bertelli(Brazil)
    14:36:00 The use of the anterior rami of the third ansa of cervical plexus for neurotisation of the total or partial avulsed brachial plexus
G. Brunelli (Italy)
    14:44:00 Upper and lower trapezius muscle transfer to restore abduction and external rotation in longstanding upper type palsies of the br achial plexus in adults
J. A. Bertelli (Brazil)
    14:52:00 Discussion
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  15:00:00 - 16:00:00
PANEL Hand Transplant
  Chair J. Jablecki (Poland)
  Co-Chair F. Schuind (Belgium)
    Recuperation of sensibility after unilateral hand transplantation 
F. Schuind
    Hand transplantation - Louisville experience
W. Breidenbach 
    First upper arm transplantation:  technical aspects and current clinical results
Ch. Hoehnke  
    Rehabilitation after hand transplantation on wrist, mid-forearm, mid-arm level
J. Jablecki
  Chair Geoffrey Hallock (USA)
  Co-Chair Alexandru Georgescu (Romania)
    Propeller flaps: definition and technique
Marco Pignatti
    MDCT (multidirectional computer tomography) analysis of systemic suprafascial perforators directionality (SPD) for perforator flaps designing – the possibility of application for upper limb reconstruction
Shimpei Ono
    The perforasome theory and the design of perforator flaps in the upper limb
Geoffrey Hallock
    Perforator flaps reconstruction for upper extremity
Jeong Tae Kim
    Perforator flaps in reconstruction of soft tissue defects in upper limb
Musa Mateev
    Distaly based ulnar artery perforator flaps in hand reconstruction
Ioannis Ignatiadis
    Perforator flaps from the distal third of the arm for coverage of the elbow
Pierluigi Tos
    Perforator flaps from the proximal third of the forearm for coverage of the elbow
Alexandru Georgescu
    Is the ALT flap the really “gold standard” for the hand?
Roberto Adani
    Proximal phalangeal flap
Jayme Bertelli
    The chimeric flap: origin, terminology and role in the upper limb
Geoffrey Hallock
    Does the oblique branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery exist? Anatomic study
Antonio Carlos da Costa
  18:25:00 - 19:00:00
Free Papers 7 Perforators Flaps
  Chair Costache Chertif (Romania)
  Co-Chair Roberto Adani (Italy)
    18:54:00 Discussion
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    18:25:00 Mini-propeller flaps in finger’s reconstruction
A. Georgescu(Romania)
    18:32:00 Is preoperative Doppler vascular exploration mandatory in raising forearm perforator flaps?
I. Matei(Romania)
    18:39:00 Applications of the perforating flaps at the level of the upper extremity
C. Chertif(Romania)
    18:46:00 Local perforator flaps in elbow reconstruction
I. Capota(Romania)
    18:50:00 Lateral Intercostal artery perforator based flap in the reconstruction of antecubital and elbow reconstruction
Acartürk Tahsin Oğuz(Turkey)

2010-06-25

 

Amsterdam

  08:00:00 - 09:30:00
EWAS Course Arthroscopic management of scapho-lunate lesions
  Chair Christophe Mathoulin (France)
  Co-Chair Francisco del Pinal (Spain)
    08:00:00 Scapho-lunate injury: an anatomical and arthroscopic study (Italy)
Jane Messina (Italy)
    08:15:00 Arthroscopic classification of scapho lunate lesions
Nicolas Dreant(France)
    08:30:00 How to date a scapho-lunate injury?
Luc Van Overstraeten(Belgium)
    08:45:00 Arthroscopic treatment of acute scapho-lunate tears
Max Haerle(Germany)
    09:00:00 Management of scapho-lunate lesions associated to distal radius fracture
Loris Pegoli (Italy)
    09:15:00 Arthroscopic management of chronic scapho-lunate lesions
Nicolas Dauphin (Luxemburg)
    09:30:00 Custom made key grip construction in high level tetraplegia
Yves Allieu (France)
  10:30:00 - 12:30:00
Free papers 12 Various 2
  Chair Jerzy Jablecki (Poland)
  Co-Chair Ileana Matei (Romania)
    12:19:00 Discussion
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    10:30:00 LECTURE: Non-united lateral condyle of the humerus: to fix or not to fix?
Mohammed M(Egypt)
    10:40:00 LECTURE: Flexor tenosynovial fistulas in the palm
Nash Naam (USA)
    10:55:00 Severe upper extremity complications following parenteral abuse of Buprenorphine tablets
S. Stahl (Israel)
    10:59:00 Deep granuloma annulare in children's extremities
D. M. Weber(Switzerland)
    11:03:00 Omental flaps in treatment of chronic osteomyelitis of the hand and forearm bones - illustration of three cases
A. Domanasiewicz (Poland)
    11:07:00 Longterm outcomes of osseointegrated digital prostheses
A. Sierakowski(UK)
    11:15:00 Enchondroma: Epidemiology and treatment in the Hospital de la Princesa´s Hand Unit
A. Dudley(Spain)
    11:19:00 Surgical excision of giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath in the hand
G. E. Kastanis(Greece)
    11:27:00 Childhood extravasation injuries of the upper limbs : improved outcome following the introduction of hospital-wide guidelines.
A. Ghanem(UK)
    11:35:00 Pectoralis major transfer to restore elbow flexion: technical evolution and current indications about 16 cases
H. Michau(France)
    11:43:00 Comparison of superficial touch sense - stereognosis - between primary blind, secondary blind, amblyopic and people with correct eyesight
F. Dabrowski(Poland)
    11:51:00 Should prior axillary lymph node clearance be a contraindication to hand surgery? A survey of hand and breast surgeons in the UK
D. Fulford(UK)
    11:59:00 Polish Program of Hand Transplantation
J. Jablecki (Poland)
    12:07:00 Determinants of patient satisfaction following orthopaedic interventions to the hand - A systematic literature review
M. Marks(Switzerland)
    12:15:00 A prospective analysis of patient compliance with post-surgical occupational therapy
J. M. Lombardi(USA)
  12:30:00 - 14:00:00
Lunch Symposium Integra
    12:30:00 Lunch Symposium Integra
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  14:00:00 - 14:50:00
PANEL Dupuytren
  Chair Steven Hovius
    14:00:00 Classical Surgery
Gus McGrouther
    On Needle Aponeurotomy
Paul Werker
    Needle Aponeurotomy and Lipofilling
Steven Hovius
    Collagenase Injections
Nash Naam
  14:50:00 - 16:00:00
Free papers 16 Dupuytren
  Chair Neil Citron (UK)
  Co-Chair Irina Capota (Romania)
    15:55:00 Discussion
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    14:50:00 The effect of the severity of the Dupuytren’s contracture on the function of the hand before and after surgery
A. Zyluk(Poland)
    14:57:00 Dupuytren’s Contracture: A Retrospective Database Analysis to Assess the Clinical Management in England
R. A. Gerber(UK)
    15:03:00 Classic treatment vs modern treatment in Dupuytren's disease . Comparative study
M. Chertif(Romania)
    15:09:00 Dupuytren’s disease: Mc Cash or Z-plasty? Comparative study
V. Tsiampa(Greece)
    15:15:00 Long term results of dermofasciectomy for recurrent disease
N. Citron(UK)
    15:22:00 Aggressive dupuytren’s contracture : to graft or not to graft?
Z. Mabrouki(France)
    15:28:00 Percutaneous needle fasciotomy a serious alternative?
H. C. Erne(Germany)
    15:34:00 Injectable collagenase as an office-based treatment for Dupuytren's contractures
V. R. Hentz(USA)
    15:41:00 Clinically important difference and severity classification for range of motion in patients with Dupuytren’s contracture: Results from a phase 3 trial of collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum
R. A.Gerber(UK)
    15:47:00 Treatment of recurrent Dupuytren's disease after CRPS Type 1 following previous fasciectomy
H. van Dam(UK)
    15:51:00 Palmar cutaneous branches of the proper digital nerves encountered in Dupuytrens surgery: a cadaveric study
R. Choa
 

Bruxelles

  07:00:00 - 09:00:00
FESSH Delegates Meeting
    07:00:00 FESSH Delegates Meeting
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  10:30:00 - 11:58:00
PANEL Neuropathies, tendinopathies and trauma of the elbow: current concepts
  Chair Dean Sotereanos (USA)
  Co-Chair Bruno Battiston (Italy)
   
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    Elbow fractures. Dislocations
Dean Sotereanos (USA)
    Distal humerus fractures
Bruno Battiston (Italy)
    Distal biceps: Anatomy, endoscopy, repair and reconstruction
Greg Bain
    UCL reconstruction and OCD in the young athlete
Mark Baratz
    Salvage options for the elbow
Greg Bain
    Skin coverage around the elbow
Alexandru Georgescu
  11:58:00 - 12:30:00
Free papers 13 Elbow
  Chair Bruno Battiston (Italy)
  Co-Chair Ioannis Ignatiadis (Greece)
    11:58:00 Comparison of medial collateral ligament repaired and non repaired cases in terrible triad injuries of the elbow
T. Tulgar(Turkey)
    12:05:00 Congruent coronoid plate fixation for fracture of the coronoid process
S. K. Lee(South Korea)
    12:11:00 Risk Factors in Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow): A Case Control Study.
A. G. Titchener(UK)
    12:17:00 Heterotopic ossification of the elbow: results of early surgical treatment.
V. Tsiampa(Greece)
    12:21:00 Type C bicondylar humeral fractures: what defines transposition of the ulnar nerve?
D. Enchev(Bulgaria)
    12:25:00 Discussion
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London

  08:00:00 - 10:00:00
INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE Session 4: HAND COMPLEX INJURIES, Part 2
I. Nerve repair in complex injuries, 08:00-08:25
  Chair Bruno Battiston (Italy)
  Chair Mihai Ionac
  Chair Michele Riccio (Italy)
  Chair Zsolt Szabo (Hungary)
    State of the art in end-to-end microsurgical nerve suture
P.Liverneaux
    New non-microsurgical technique for fingertip replantation
S. Villki
   
Co-Chair Igor Golubev (Russia)
    Prosthesis
Z.Szabo
    Updates in management of nerve defect
B.Battiston
    Vascular repair in complex injuries
M.Ionac
    Blast injury to the hand
B.Coulet
    Keys for early Return to work
T.Dubert
    Flow-through flaps and piggy-back flaps as salvage procedures in complex defects of the hand
A.Georgescu
    Recent advances in medically assisted surgery in complex or contaminated injuries of the hand
M.Ricchio
    Frostbite injuries
I.O.Golubev
    Crush syndrome to the hand
F.del Pinal
  10:30:00 - 12:30:00
INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE Session 5: FINGERS COMPLEX INJURIES
  Chair Philippe Valenti (France)
  10:30:00 - 12:30:00
INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE-Primary Care of Complex Injuries of the Hand and Wrist Skin
  Chair Zoe Dailiana (Greece)
  Chair Vasiliki Tsiampa (Greece)
  Chair Thierry Dubert (France)
  10:30:00 - 12:30:00
INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE Session 5: FINGERS COMPLEX INJURIES
  Co-Chair Dan Enescu (Romania)
  10:30:00 - 12:30:00
INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE-Primary Care of Complex Injuries of the Hand and Wrist Skin
  Co-Chair Dan Enescu (Romania)
  Co-Chair Ioan Florescu (Romania)
  Co-Chair Irina Visa (Romania)
  10:30:00 - 12:30:00
INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE Session 5: FINGERS COMPLEX INJURIES
    Homodigital flaps for pulp reconstruction
E.Demiri
  10:30:00 - 12:30:00
INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE-Primary Care of Complex Injuries of the Hand and Wrist Skin
    10:30:00 Local flaps in hand complex injuries
Z.Dailiana (Greece)
    11:20:00 Specificities in bone fixation
M.Bonczar
    11:45:00 Primary repair of flexor tendons in zone II
T.Dubert (France)
  10:30:00 - 12:30:00
INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE Session 5: FINGERS COMPLEX INJURIES
    Heterodigital flaps for severe pulp defects
R.Adani
  10:30:00 - 12:30:00
INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE-Primary Care of Complex Injuries of the Hand and Wrist Skin
    Forearm pedicled and transposition flaps in covering hand and wrist defects
A.Georgescu (Romania)
    Metacarpal defects reconstruction by free bone transfer
A.Yuceturk
    Ulnar island retrograde composite flaps for reconstruction in complex salvage situation
J.Guimberteau
  10:30:00 - 12:30:00
INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE Session 5: FINGERS COMPLEX INJURIES
    Reconstruction of pulp defects with free toe hemipulps
F.del Pinal
  10:30:00 - 12:30:00
INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE-Primary Care of Complex Injuries of the Hand and Wrist Skin
    Muscular flaps for coverage of soft tissue of the hand
G.Pivato (Italy)
    The surgical strategy in hand flexor tendon repair for zone I, III, IV, V
I.Visa(Romania)
  10:30:00 - 12:30:00
INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE Session 5: FINGERS COMPLEX INJURIES
    Germinal matrix and large nail bed reconstruction by vascularized transfers
Ph.Valenti
  10:30:00 - 12:30:00
INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE-Primary Care of Complex Injuries of the Hand and Wrist Skin
    The distant pedicled flaps for mangling complex injuries
I.Ignatiadis (Greece)
    Difficult problems in extensor tendons injuries
M.Gabl
  10:30:00 - 12:30:00
INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE Session 5: FINGERS COMPLEX INJURIES
    Dorsal finger coverage with flaps from the dorsum of the hand
T. Toros
    PIP complex dorsal injuries
G.Candelier
    Complex PIP joint injuries
G.I.Bain
    High pressure injury
R.Adani
    Flaps for emergency complex reconstruction of the thumb
M.Riccio 
    Toe transfer for thumb reconstruction
A.Beris
    Pollicisation in primary thumb reconstruction
G.Brunelli
    Functional restoration after loss of all fingers
I.O.Golubev
    Finger terminalisation technique
P.Houpt
  14:00:00 - 14:50:00
PANEL Distal radial fractures in the physically active patient
  Chair Tim Davis (UK)
  Co-Chair Andrzej Zyluk (Poland)
    14:00:00 Non-operative and K-wire management of extra-articular distal radius fractures 
Andrzej Zyluk
    Locking plates - their use, limitations and outcomes
Jaiyoung Ryu
    Management of acute intra-articular fractures
Francisco del Pinal
    Intra-articular steps and gaps, radiological phenomena or major clinical issues?
Tim Davis 
  14:50:00 - 16:00:00
Free Papers 14 Radius
  Chair Panayiotis Soukakos (Greece)
  Co-Chair Igor Golubev (Russia)
    14:50:00 LECTURE: Updates in treatment of distal radius fractures
Jaiyoung Ryu (USA)
    15:00:00 LECTURE: Strategies for treating distal radius fractures
Reid A. Abrams (USA)
    15:08:00 Treatment of fractures of the distal end of the radius in elderly: ORIF with a fixed-angle plate versus external fixation
G. Caruso(Italy)
    15:16:00 A new polyaxial distal radius locking plate (Variax®): Experience with first 100 cases
V. Shanbhag(UK)
    15:24:00 Combined fractures of the distal radius and distal ulna
N. Hollevoet (Belgium)
    15:32:00 Arthroscopic treatment for intercarpal ligament injuries associated with distal radius fractures
J. P. Kim(South Korea)
    15:39:00 First experience with a dorsal plate in modern design for the treatment of distal radius fractures
M. Haefeli(Switzerland)
    15:46:00 Distal radius fractures. From Ilizarov method to fixed-angel plates
A. Maksimov(Russia)
    15:50:00 Articular fracture of the distal radius treated by Locking plate with arthroscopic assistance: About 26 cases with 18 months follow up
S. Barbary(France)
    15:54:00 Discussion
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  16:30:00 - 17:00:00

    16:30:00 Understanding congenital hand anomalies: key features in molecular morphogenesis, epidemiology, classification and management
Panayiotis Soukakos
  17:00:00 - 18:00:00
FESSH General Assembly
    17:00:00
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Madrid

  12:30:00 - 14:00:00
Lunch Symposium Zimmer
    Lunch Symposium Zimmer
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Paris

  08:00:00 - 09:00:00
Free papers 10 Tendons
  Chair Zoe Dailiana (Greece)
  Co-Chair Zorin Crainiceanu (Romania)
    08:56:00 Discussion
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    08:00:00 Surgical treatment of thenar muscles atrophy using the flexor digitorum superficialis tendon of Ring finger
A. Athanasios(Greece)
    08:06:00 Anatomic outcome of percutaneous release among patients with trigger finger
H. Calleja(Philippines)
    08:10:00 Changes in core suture geometry within repaired flexor tendons: an X-ray evaluation
T. Peltz(Australia)
    08:17:00 Gene expression of tendon extracellular matrix components critical to strength in the healing process: Corresponding strength changes and implications
Yi Cao(China)
    08:25:00 Treatment of button-hole deformity with suture anchor implant
Oh Jin Rok(South Korea)
    08:33:00 A comparison of human, porcine and ovine deep flexor tendons. What is the ideal animal model for in vitro flexor tendon studies?
T. Peltz(Australia)
    08:41:00 Molecular changes in gene expression regulating matrix degradation and correlated changes in adhesions and work of digital flexion during tendon healing
Yi Cao(China)
    08:49:00 Does smoking influence a postoperative finger ROM within patients after tendon grafting?
I. Justan(Czech Republic)
  09:00:00 - 10:00:00
Round Table Hand Trauma Prevention
  Chair Thierry Dubert (France)
  Co-Chair Tufan Kaleli (Turkey)
    10:00:00 EU injury database
R Bauer
    The prevention of finger amputations and soft tissue injuries to the hand by Suva safety guard applications
Vogt W.
    Cost of Hand Injuries
Philippe Bellemere
    Success of Hand Trauma Prevention in the German Meat Industry and Butcher Shops
Norbert Schulz
    Hand injury prevention in Swedish work places
Bel Bergenwall
    Hand Injury Prevention Society and Hand Injuries in Turkey
Tufan Kaleli
    Prevention of Ring Finger Avulsion
Thierry Dubert
  10:30:00 - 11:43:00
PANEL Cerebral Palsy
  Chair Caroline Leclercq (France)
  Co-Chair Yves Allieu (France)
    10:30:00 Mechanical Characteristics of Spastic Muscles
Jan Friden
    Three-dimensional kinematics during reach and grasp in normal and spastic children
Jessica Rose
    Some innovative tools for evaluation of the upper limb in cerebral palsy
Sabine Blanc
    Surgery of the upper limb in cerebral palsy: The role of analytic clinical examination in decision making
Alex Muset
    Upper Limb Selective Neurotomy in Children with Cerebral Palsy
P. Jehanno
    Tayloring tendon transfers in Cerebral Palsy
Mick Kreulen
    The relation of patient satisfaction and functional and cosmetic outcome following correction of the wrist flexion deformity in cerebral palsy
Katleen Libberecht
  11:43:00 - 12:30:00
Free Papers 11 Cerebral palsy
  Chair Jan Fridén (Sweden)
  Co-Chair Andreas Gohritz (Germany)
    11:43:00 Release of the elbow flexion contracture in patients with cerebral palsy, after brain stroke and brain injury
L. Fialova (Czech Republic)
    11:49:00 Surgical improvement of upper extremity function in high-level spinal cord injuries due to diving accidents
J. Fridén(Sweden)
    11:55:00 Effectiveness of brachioradialis pronatorplasti; biomechanical study
H.Bekler(Turkey)
    12:01:00 Transfer of flexors tendons according to Braun in the non functional hand of central origin: about a series of 15 cases
Ph. Liverneaux(France)
    12:07:00 Restoration of elbow extension in tetraplegia by axillary to radial nerve transfer - theoretical concept and anatomical feasibility
A. Gohritz(Germany)
    12:13:00 Surgical treatment of spasticity in tetraplegia
C. Reinholdt(Sweden)
    12:19:00 Functional outcomes after upper extremity surgery for cerebral palsy: comparison between high and low manual ability classification system (MACS) levels
H-S. Gong
    12:25:00 Discussion
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  14:00:00 - 15:40:00
Free papers 15 Compression Syndromes
  Chair Andrzej Zyluk (Poland)
  Co-Chair Szabo Zsolt (Hungary)
    15:30:00 Discussion
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    14:00:00 LECTURE: Bilateral endoscopic carpal tunnel release
Christos Dimitriou (Greece)
    14:10:00 Sensibility and specificity of supra- and infra-systolic Gilliat pneumatic tourniquet test for the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome
Th. Thüngen(Belgium)
    14:18:00 Neuralgic amyotrophy or Parsonnage Turner Syndrome constitute a relevant differential diagnosis of peripheral nerve palsies
M. Calcagni(Switzerland)
    14:26:00 Does TCL and forearm fascia release for the treatment of CTS change enterance angle of flexor tendons to the A1 pulley
T. C. Ogun(Selcuk)
    14:34:00 Functional outcome of surgical treatment of radial tunnel syndrome: review of 213 cases
N. Naam (USA)
    14:38:00 Carpal tunnel syndrome. Part II: Effectiveness of surgical treatments - a systematic review
B. M. A. Huisstede(the Netherlands)
    14:42:00 Effect of unilateral decompression on bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). A prospective study
Alexandru Nistor(Romania)
    14:46:00 Percutaneous ultrasound guided carpal tunnel release - a new technique
D. Matthews(UK)
    14:50:00 Ultrasound as a diagnostic tool for carpal tunnel syndrome
P. Sagiv(Israel)
    14:58:00 Comparative study between ultrasound and electrodiagnostic tests for the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome
G. E. Kastanis(Greece)
    15:06:00 Evaluation of high-resolution sonography and electrophysiology in carpal tunnel syndrome
N. Badur(Switzerland)
    15:14:00 Canaletto implant for carpal tunnel surgery; a cohort study about 800 patients
A. Trabelsi(France)
    15:22:00 The expression of estrogen receptors in the tenosynovium of postmenopausal women with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome
J. K. Kim(South Korea)

2010-06-26

 

Amsterdam

  08:00:00 - 09:00:00
Free papers 19 Rheumatoid / Systemic diseases
  Chair Eftal Gudemez (Turkey)
  Co-Chair Giorgio Pajardi (Italy)
    08:48:00 Discussion
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    08:00:00 Bone micro-architecture of finger joints, measured with high-resolution pQCT, as a base for the development of new treatment strategies
J. Goldhahn(Switzerland)
    08:04:00 The modified Clayton-Mannerfelt arthrodesis of the wrist in rheumatoid arthritis: a report of 93 cases
S. Kluge(Switzerland)
    08:12:00 Advanced stage in trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis: long-term outcomes of suspension arthroplasty
E. Gudemez(Turkey)
    08:20:00 CMC joint arthritis of the thumb: a new surgical technique for intermediate/advances stages according to Eaton’s classification
G. Pajardi(Italy)
    08:28:00 A constrained finger joint implant for rheumatoid patients, evaluated by theoretical, mechanical and clinical methods
H. HÃ¥kanson(Sweden)
    08:36:00 A new technique of DIP joint replacement
C. J. Zweifel(UK)
    08:44:00 ARPE prosthesis in osteoarthritis of the trapeziometacarpal joint - Retrospective study of our first cases
L. Fernandes(Portugal)
  09:00:00 - 10:00:00
PANEL Eastern European Countries
    09:00:00 Eastern European Countries
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  10:30:00 - 11:30:00
Session RSSH
    10:30:00 Session RSSH
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    11:30:00 Session RSRM
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Paris

  08:00:00 - 10:00:00
Free papers 17 Wrist
  Chair Christophe Mathoulin
  Co-Chair Mihaela Mastacaneanu
    09:50:00 Discussion
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    08:00:00 LECTURE: It is wrong to modify the Brunelli’s procedure to cure carpal instability
Giorgio Brunelli (Italy)
    08:10:00 Fracture distribution compared to ligament attachment for dIstal radius fractures
G. Bain(Australia)
    08:18:00 Surgical treatment of complex intra-articular fractures of the distal radius by replacement and resurfacing prosthesis
J-L. Roux (France)
    08:26:00 Distal radius implant arthroplasty combined with proximal row carpectomy
B. Adams(USA)
    08:34:00 A new and easier technique for the treatment of palmar midcarpal instability
M. Ritt(the Netherlands)
    08:42:00 Re-motion total wrist replacement. The prospective follow-up of 50 consecutive cases
M. E. H. Boeckstyns(Denmark)
    08:50:00 The outcome of the four-corner fusion procedure at a minimum of 10-years
G. Bain(Australia)
    08:58:00 Four bone fusion and isolated scaphoid excision as salvage procedures for SLAC and SNAC wrist
M. Altissimi(Italy)
    09:06:00 How does four corner fusion effect circumduction of wrist
H. Singh(UK)
    09:10:00 Proximal row carpectomy in the treatment of the wrist degenerative arthritis
P. Drác(Czech Republic)
    09:18:00 Hook of hamate fracture and non union treated by percutaneous screw fixation. A series of 10 cases
Ph. Cuenod (Switzerland)
    09:22:00 Arthroscopic ligamentoplasty (bone-tendon-tenodesis). A new surgical technique for scapholunate instability: cadaver preliminary study
F. Corella(Spain)
    09:26:00 Comparison between arthroscopic and open resection of the distal pole of the scaphoid for STT arthritis
R. Luchetti(Italy)
    09:34:00 Dorsal capulodesis for SLIL partial lesion
R. Luchetti(Italy)
    09:42:00 Arthroscopic resection arthroplasty of the STT Joint
T. Cobb
    09:50:00 Computer mouse associated ulna sided wrist pain
J. W. Park
  10:30:00 - 12:30:00
Free papers 18 Scaphoide / Lunate
  Chair Andrea Atzei (Italy)
  Co-Chair E. J. Camus (France)
    11:58:00 Discussion
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    10:30:00 Clinical outcomes of Preiser disease treated with vascularized bone grafting
T. Nakamura
    10:34:00 Optimal fixation of acute scaphoid fractures - a finite element analysis
S. Luria
    10:42:00 CT scanning in acute scaphoid waist fractures. Can it predict union?
A. Bebbington
    10:50:00 STT arthrodesis vs. proximal row carpectomie as therapy in Lichtman stage IIIB Kienböck’s disease: a one-year prospective study
B. Hohendorff
    10:58:00 A new capsular based vascularized distal radius bone graft for scaphoid pseudarthrosis
F. Giannoulis
    11:06:00 Thumb metacarpal vascularized bone graft in scaphoid non-union - a useful graft via either a dorsal or palmar approach: A cohort study of 57 patients
C. P. Tacca
    11:14:00 The arthroscopic distal pole resection of the scaphoid: clinical and radiological results in STT osteoarthritis
P. Desmoineaux
    11:18:00 The use of hcs screw in the treatment of scaphoid fractures
R. Sartore
    11:22:00 Clinical and MRI evaluation of Kienböck's disease treated by radial osteotomy camembert
E. J. Camus
    11:30:00 Long term results of Bone-Ligament-Bone reconstruction of dynamic scapholunate instability
A. Atzei
    11:38:00 Vascularized bone graft in carpal pathology
A. Pagnotta
    11:46:00 Cable augmented scapholunate reconstruction procedure
G. Bain
    11:54:00 Accuracy of common radiological methods to diagnose scapholunar dissociation (ACCORDS)
J. E. Dornberger