Wednesday 9th
11.45-12.00
Registration and light snack
12.00-12.15
Welcome
12.15-12.45
Entrapment in the upper extremity.
Endoscopic and open carpal tunnel decompression – Ulnar nerve decompression – anterior interosseus nerve decompression.
Ove Bergdal
12.45-13.00
The radial nerve. Typical lesions and surgical approach. Posterior interosseus nerve decompression.
Marco Sinisi
13.00-17.00
Hands on + demo (Bergdal/Sinisi)
19.00 Faculty Dinner
Thursday 10th
7.45-8.00
Coffee
8.00-8.30
Lectures
Degeneration and regeneration in the peripheral nervous system – the basics.
Degeneration – classification of nerve injuries – regeneration.
Kåre Fugleholm
8.30-8.45
Surgical management of peripheral nerve tumors.
Classification- when to worry, and about what?-surgical technique – case review.
Lars Bøgeskov
8.45-9.00
Entrapment in the lower extremity.
Meralgia paraesthetica – Mortons metatarsalgia – Tarsal tunnel syndrome.
Lynda Yang
09.00 -9.15
Neurolysis and nerve anastomosis techniques.
End to end suture after transection lesion – sural nerve graft – fascicular dissection – nerve transfer technique
Ridvan Alimehmeti
09.15-12.15
Hands on + demo (Fugleholm/Fox/Alimehmeti)
12.15-13.00
Lunch
13.00-13.25
Lecture
Sciatic/peroneal/tibial nerve exploration, tendon transfer
Sciatic nerve-tibial nerve- superficial and deep peroneal nerve, sural nerve – posterior tibial tendon transfer.
Michael Fox
13.25-17.00
Hands on + demo (Sinisi/Fox)
20.00 Course Dinner
Friday 11th
7.45-8.00
Coffee
8.00-8.15
Lecture
Thoracic outlet syndrome.
Upper plexus – scalenotomy – cervical rib.
Vagn Eskesen
8.15-8.45
Lecture
Brachial plexus surgical anatomy.
Supraclavicular and infraclavicular access – plexus dissection
David Adelson
9.15-12.15
Hands on + demo (Adelson/Yang)
12.15-13.00
Lunch
13.00-13.20
Lectures
Upper extremity proximal nerve transfers.
Ridvan Alimehmeti
13.20-13.40
Upper extremity distal nerve transfers.
Michael Fox
13.40-17.00
Hands on + demo (Fox/Yang/Sinisi/Alimehmeti)
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