Intructional Course Programme
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
| Monday 11 August | ||
| 08.15 | Registration & Coffee | |
| Paediatric Fractures | ||
| 09.00 | The spectrum of paediatric fractures | TF Beattie |
| 09.15 | Which fractures occur in growing bone? | DM Eastwood |
| 09.35 | Non-accidental injury in children | JYQ Mok |
| 09.50 | Fractures of the shoulder and humerus | NMP Clarke |
| 10.05 | Fractures around the elbow | MF Gargan |
| 10.25 | Forearm and distal radius fractures | NMP Clarke |
| 10.45 | Discussion | |
| 11.00 | Coffee | |
| 11.20 | Pelvic and hip fractures in children | DM Eastwood |
| 11.35 | Is nailing the best treatment for paediatric femoral fractures? | NMP Clarke |
| 11.55 | Injuries to the paediatric knee | MF Gargan |
| 12.05 | Paediatric tibial diaphyseal injuries | DM Eastwood |
| 12.20 | Foot and ankle injuries | A Murray |
| 13.00 | Lunch | |
| Adult Fractures: The Spectrum of Injury | ||
| 14.00 | Who presents with which fractures? | CM Court-Brown |
| 14.15 | The epidemiology of soft tissue injury | RAE Clayton |
| 14.25 | Osteoporosis. What should the surgeon do? | S Ralston |
| 14.40 | metastatic fractures. Assessment and management | JF Patton |
| 14.55 | Periprosthetic fractures | R Burnett |
| 15.15 | Stress fractures | CM Court-Brown |
| 15.25 | Discussion | |
| 15.40 | Tea | |
| Fracture Fixation | ||
| 16.00 | Conventional or locking plates | M Kuster |
| 16.15 | What is the role of external fixation in isolated fractures? | AD Patel |
| 16.30 | is nailingthe solution to diaphyseal fractures? | CB Jones |
| 16.45 | Discussion | |
| 17.00-17.45 | Small Group Sessions | |
| A | Q&A. All I want to know about femoral nailing | A Gänsslen |
| B | How I do it. Pilon fracture fixation | TO White |
| C | Case discussion. Paediatric fractures | DM Eastwood |
| D | Hands-on demonstration | |
| Tuesday 12 August | ||
| Upper Limb Injuries: Injuries around the shoulder | ||
| 09.00 | Clavicle fractures. How should they be treated? | MD McKee |
| 09.25 | Scapular fractures | SJ Matthews |
| 09.40 | Sterno-clavicular and acromioclavicular injuries | CM Court-Brown |
| 09.55 | Management of the shoulder dislocation | CM Robinson |
| 10.10 | Brachial plexus injuries | TE Hems |
| 10.45 | Coffee | |
| Proximal Humeral Fractures | ||
| 11.00 | What are the current controversies? | CM Court-Brown |
| 11.15 | Greater tuberosity fractures | AD Patel |
| 11.25 | One and two-part fractures | CM Court-Brown |
| 11.40 | Three and four-part fractures | CM Robinson |
| 12.00 | Rotator cuff tears | J McBirnie |
| 12.20 | Discussion | |
| 12.45 | Lunch | |
| Huneral Fractures | ||
| 13.45 | Diaphyseal fractures. Should we operate | MD McKee |
| 14.05 | Management of radial nerve injury | TE Hems |
| 14.25 | Intraarticular distal humeral fractures | J McEachen |
| 14.45 | Distal humeral fractures in the elderly, fix or replace? | SJ Matthews |
| 15.00 | Discussion | |
| Tea | ||
| Elbow and Forearm | ||
| 15.30 | Elbow dislocation and the terrible triad | L Rymaszewski |
| 15.50 | Proximal radial fractures | J McEachen |
| 16.05 | Olecranon fractures | J Reid |
| 16.20 | Diaphyseal forearm fractures | AD Patel |
| 16.40 | Discussion | |
| 17.00-17.45 | Small Group Sessions | |
| E | Q&A. Elbow injuries | L Rymaszewski |
| F | How I do it. Proximal humeral fracture fixation | CM Robinson |
| G | Case discussions | TE Hems |
| H | Hands-on. Demonstration | |
| Wednesday 13 August | ||
| Distal Radius Fractures: Extra-articular | ||
| 09.00 | When should I use non-operative treatment | TR Davis |
| 09.15 | How useful are locking plates? | MM McQueen |
| 09.30 | K Wires. An out-dated technique? | S Ehrendorfer |
| 09.45 | Peri- and trans-articular external fixation | MM McQueen |
| Distal Radius: Intra-articular | ||
| 10.00 | Overview of current treatment techniques | MD McKee |
| 10.20 | Discussion | |
| 10.40 | Coffee | |
| Hand fractures and dislocations | ||
| 11.00 | Flexor tendon injuries | TR Davis |
| 11.15 | Scaphoid fractures and non-unions | T Lindau |
| 11.30 | metacarpal and phalangeal fractures | TR Davis |
| 11.45 | Carpal dislocations | T Lindau |
| 12.00 | Discussion | |
| Spinal Injuries | ||
| 12.15 | Assessment of spinal injuries | D Allan |
| 12.30 | Cervical fractures and dislocations | J Brown |
| 12.45 | Thoracolumbar fractures | D Allan |
| 13.00 | Discussion | |
| 13.15 | Lunch | |
| 14.15 | Quiz | SJ Matthews |
| Thursday 14 August | ||
| Lower Limb Injuries: Femur | ||
| 09.00 | Hip dislocations and femoral head fractures | TO White |
| 09.15 | Subcapital fractures. How should they be treated? | JF Keating |
| 09.30 | Inter and subtrochanteric fractures | S Larsson |
| 09.45 | Femoral fractures. Antegrade or retrograde nailing | CB Jones |
| 10.05 | Distal femoral fractures | AD Patel |
| 10.20 | Discussion | |
| 10.45 | Coffee | |
| 11.05 | Small Group Sessions | |
| I | Q&A. Knee ligament injuries | M Blyth |
| J | How I do it. Compartment syndrome and tibial nailing | MM McQueen |
| K | Case Discussion. Carpal Injuries | T Lindau |
| L | Hands-on demonstration | |
| Knee Injuries | ||
| 12.00 | Tibial plateau fractures | JF Keating |
| 12.15 | Patellar fractures | SJ Matthews |
| 12.30 | Knee ligament injuries | M Blyth |
| 12.45 | Discussion | |
| 13.00 | Lunch | |
| Tibia and Tissue Reconstruction | ||
| 13.50 | Closed tibial fractures. Should they all be nailed? | TO White |
| 14.05 | Pilon fractures. Plate or ex fix? | P Giannoudis |
| 14.25 | Open fractures. Principles of management | S Ruchholtz |
| 14.40 | Soft tissue reconstruction. The role of the plastic surgeon | S Hamilton |
| 15.00 | Bone reconstruction | M Jackson |
| 15.20 | Discussion | |
| 15.40 | Tea | |
| 2008 Roberta Vanderpool Lecture | ||
| 16.00 | Brachial Plexus Injuries | Rolfe Birch |
| Friday 15 August | ||
| Foot and Ankle | ||
| 09.00 | Ankle fractures | M Jackson |
| 09.20 | Talar fractures | RM Atkins |
| 09.40 | Midfoot fractures and dislocations | CM Court-Brown |
| 09.55 | Calcaneal fractures | RM Atkins |
| 10.15 | Discussion | |
| 10.35 | Coffee | |
| Pelvic Injuries | ||
| 10.55 | How do we classify pelvic and acetabular fractures? | A Gänsslen |
| 11.10 | Acute management of pelvic fractures | P Giannoudis |
| 11.30 | Surgical management and outcome of pelvic fractures | A Gänsslen |
| 11.55 | Surgery of acetabular fractures | JF Keating |
| The Multiply Injured Patient | ||
| 12.15 | Total patient care or damage control surgery | A Gänsslen |
| 12.35 | Discussion | |
| 12.50 | Lunch | |
| Complications | ||
| 13.45 | ARDS | TO White |
| 14.00 | Complex regional pain syndromes | RM Atkins |
| 14.20 | Nonunion. Causes and treatment | M Jackson |
| 14.35 | Compartment syndrome | MM McQueen |
| 14.50 | Osteomyelitis | B Ziran |
| 15.10 | Discussion | |
| 15.30 | End of Course | |
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