Program
Wednesday, 28 October, 2026
| 08:15 - 08:30 | S01 Introduction |
| 08:15-08:30 |
A-0001 Introduction
Jonathan Hobby |
| 08:30 - 10:45 |
S02 TRAUMA: FRACTURES I - HAND Chair: Jonathan Hobby |
| 08:30-08:45 |
A-0002 Closed treatment of hand fractures including k wires
Nikolay Karpinsky |
| 08:45-09:00 |
A-0003 Phalangeal shaft fractures
Maurizio Calcagni |
| 09:00-09:15 |
A-0004 PIPJ fractures and dislocations
Duncan Avis |
| 09:15-09:30 |
A-0005 Metacarpal & Carpometacarpal injuries
Christian Dumontier |
| 09:30-09:45 |
A-0006 The thumb base - Bennett's and Rolando fractures
Ilse Degreef |
| 09:45-10:00 |
A-0007 Ligament injuries in the Digits (Thumb UCL, finger collateral, incarcerated lateral band)
Nicolas Bigorre |
| 10:00-10:15 |
A-0008 How to answer a case discussion question
Adrienn Lakatos & Jonathan Hobby |
| 10:15-10:45 |
A-0009 Small Group discussion - hand fractures
Group 1&2 - Nicolas Bigorre, Adrienn Lakatos Room: Andalucia 1 Group 3&4 - Balazs Lenkei, Duncan Avis Room: Andalucia 2 Group 5&6 - Christian Dumontier, Pedro Delgado Room: Andalucia 3 Group 7&8 - Jonathan Hobby, Inese Breide Room: Esperanza 1+2 Group 9&10 - Ilse Degreef, Ole Reigstad Room: Esperanza 3+4 Group 11&12 - Maurizio Calcagni, Alex Lluch Room: Trinidad 2+3 |
| 10:45-11:10 | Coffee break |
| 11:10 - 12:30 | S03 PRACTICALS I. |
| Practicals Wednesday 11:10 Group 01: Andalucia 2 room | Ulna shortening Group 02: Andalucia 2 room | Scaphoid fractures / Plate Group 03: Esperanza 3+4 room | Intramedullary metacarpal fixation Group 04: Esperanza 3+4 room | Distal radius fixation/volar rim Group 05: Andalucia 3 room | MC plate / Phalangeal fractures Group 06: Andalucia 3 room | Distal radius fracture Group 07: Esperanza 1+2 room | Tendon Group 08: Esperanza 1+2 room | Nerve suturing Group 09: Trinidad 2+3 room | Distal radius fractures / Wrist Group 10: Trinidad 2+3 room | Joint arthrodesis Group 11: Esperanza 5 room | Nanoscope with TFCC Group 12: Trinidad 1 room | Ultrasound Practicals Wednesday 11:50 Group 01: Andalucia 2 room | Scaphoid fractures / Plate Group 02: Andalucia 2 room | Ulna shortening Group 03: Esperanza 3+4 room |Distal radius fixation/volar rim Group 04: Esperanza 3+4 room | Intramedullary metacarpal fixation Group 05: Andalucia 3 room | Distal radius fracture Group 06: Andalucia 3 room | MC plate / Phalangeal fractures Group 07: Esperanza 1+2 room | Nerve suturing Group 08: Esperanza 1+2 room | Tendon Group 09: Trinidad 2+3 room | Joint arthrodesis Group 10: Trinidad 2+3 room | Distal radius fractures / Wrist Group 11: Trinidad 1 room | Ultrasound Group 12: Esperanza 5 room | Nanoscope with TFCC |
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| 12:30-13:20 | Lunch break |
| 13:20 - 15:30 |
S04 TRAUMA: FRACTURES II- WRIST Chair: Balazs Lenkei |
| 13:20-13:35 |
A-0010 Distal radius fractures: Incidence, anatomy, principles of treatment
Duncan Avis |
| 13:35-13:50 |
A-0011 Distal radius fractures: complex injuries, ORIF and bridging plates
Inese Breide |
| 13:50-14:05 |
A-0012 Scaphoid – acute fractures diagnosis and management
Jonathan Hobby |
| 14:05-14:20 |
A-0013 Peri lunate dislocations and other carpal bone fractures
Pedro Delgado |
| 14:20-14:35 |
A-0014 Managing scaphoid non-union
Ole Reigstad |
| 14:35-14:50 |
A-0015 Managing bone defects in the upper limb
Ignacio Roger de Ona |
| 14:50-15:25 |
A-0016 Small Group discussion - wrist fractures
Group 01&02 - Ilse Degreef, Duncan Avis Room: Andalucia 1 Group 03&04 - Christian Dumontier, Pedro Delgado Room: Andalucia 2 Group 05&06 - Nicolas Bigorre, Inga Besmens Room: Andalucia 3 Group 07&08 - Jonathan Hobby, Nikolay Karpinsky Room: Esperanza 1+2 Group 09&10 - Maurizio Calcagni, Alex Lluch Room: Esperanza 3+4 Group 11&12 - Balazs Lenkei, Inese Breide Room: Trinidad 2+3 |
| 15:25-15:50 | Coffee break |
| 15:50 - 17:10 | S05 PRACTICALS II. |
| Practicals Wednesday 15:50 Group 01: Esperanza 5 room | Nanoscope with TFCC Group 02: Trinidad 1 room | Ultrasound Group 03: Andalucia 2 room | Ulna shortening Group 04: Andalucia 2 room | Scaphoid fractures / Plate Group 05: Esperanza 3+4 room | Intramedullary metacarpal fixation Group 06: Esperanza 3+4 room | Distal radius fixation/volar rim Group 07: Andalucia 3 room | MC plate / Phalangeal fractures Group 08: Andalucia 3 room | Distal radius fracture Group 09: Esperanza 1+2 room | Tendon Group 10: Esperanza 1+2 room | Nerve suturing Group 11: Trinidad 2+3 room | Distal radius fractures / Wrist Group 12: Trinidad 2+3 room | Joint arthrodesis Practicals Wednesday 16:20 Group 01: Trinidad 1 room | Ultrasound Group 02: Esperanza 5 room | Nanoscope with TFCC Group 03: Andalucia 2 room | Scaphoid fractures / Plate Group 04: Andalucia 2 room | Ulna shortening Group 05: Esperanza 3+4 room | Distal radius fixation/volar rim Group 06: Esperanza 3+4 room | Intramedullary metacarpal fixation Group 07: Andalucia 3 room | Distal radius fracture Group 08: Andalucia 3 room | MC plate / Phalangeal fractures Group 09: Esperanza 1+2 room | Nerve suturing Group 10: Esperanza 1+2 room | Tendon Group 11: Trinidad 2+3 room | Joint arthrodesis Group 12: Trinidad 2+3 room | Distal radius fractures / Wrist |
| 17:10 - 18:00 |
S06 DEBATE Chair: Jonathan Hobby |
| 17:10-18:00 |
A-0017 Debate
Fix or k-wire distal radius Camillo Fulchignoni, Nicolas Bigorre Non operative or fixation of phalangeal fracture Nikolay Karpinsky, Maurizio Calcagni Fix or POP for scaphoid fracture Duncan Avis, Ole Reigstad PIP fracture ex fix or ORIF Alex Lluch, Christian Dumontier ORIF or spanning for distal radius Balazs Lenkei, Inese Breide |
Thursday, 29 October, 2026
| 08:00 - 10:00 |
S07 SOFT TISSUE COVER Chair: Maurizio Calcagni |
| 08:00-08:15 |
A-0018 Surgical management of fingertip injuries including nailbed & complications / deformity
Christian Dumontier |
| 08:15-08:35 |
A-0019 Flaps forearm and hand
Inga Besmens |
| 08:35-08:50 |
A-0020 Principles of microsurgery: Replantation
Eftal Gudemez |
| 08:50-09:05 |
A-0021 Options for thumb reconstruction, principles
Jorma Ryhanen |
| 09:05-09:20 |
A-0022 Principles of management of thermal, chemical and electrical burns
Christian Dumontier |
| 09:20-09:50 |
A-0023 Small Group discussion - soft tissue
Group 01&02 - Dean Boyce, Duncan Avis Room: Andalucia 1 Group 03&04 - Jonathan Hobby, Kevin Cronin Room: Andalucia 2 Group 05&06 - Christian Dumontier, Adrienn Lakatos Room: Andalucia 3 Group 07&08 - Maurizio Calcagni, Eftal Gudemez Room: Esperanza 1+2 Group 09&10 - Inga Besmens, Jorma Ryhanen Room: Esperanza 3+4 Group 11&12 - Ignacio Roger de Ona, Inese Breide Room: Trinidad 2+3 |
| 09:50-10:10 | Coffee break |
| 10:20 - 11:20 |
S08 INFECTION AND COMPARTMENT SYNDROME Chair: Duncan Avis |
| 10:20-10:35 |
A-0024 Compartment syndrome: Hand and forearm, extravasation
Adrienn Lakatos |
| 10:35-10:50 |
A-0025 The anatomical basis and surgical management of acute infections of the hand
Mikko Raisanen |
| 10:50-11:05 |
A-0026 High Pressure injection injuries & Necrotising fasciitis
Dean Boyce |
| 11:05-11:20 |
A-0027 Plenary discussion infectons
Jonathan Hobby |
| 11:20 - 12:40 | S09 PRACTICALS III |
| Practicals Thursday 11:20 Group 01: Trinidad 2+3 room | Distal radius fractures / Wrist Group 02: Trinidad 2+3 room | Joint arthrodesis Group 03: Esperanza 5 room | Nanoscope with TFCC Group 04: Trinidad 1 room | Ultrasound Group 05: Andalucia 2 room | Ulna shortening Group 06: Andalucia 2 room | Scaphoid fractures / Plate Group 07: Esperanza 3+4 room | Intramedullary metacarpal fixation Group 08: Esperanza 3+4 room | Distal radius fixation/volar rim Group 09: Andalucia 3 room | MC plate / Phalangeal fractures Group 10: Andalucia 3 room | Distal radius fracture Group 11: Esperanza 1+2 room | Tendon Group 12: Esperanza 1+2 room | Nerve suturing Practicals Thursday 12:00 Group 01: Trinidad 2+3 room | Joint arthrodesis Group 02: Trinidad 2+3 room | Distal radius fractures / Wrist Group 03: Trinidad 1 room | Ultrasound Group 04: Esperanza 5 room | Nanoscope with TFCC Group 05: Andalucia 2 room | Scaphoid fractures / Plate Group 06: Andalucia 2 room | Ulna shortening Group 07: Esperanza 3+4 room | Distal radius fixation/volar rim Group 08: Esperanza 3+4 room | Intramedullary metacarpal fixation Group 09: Andalucia 3 room | Distal radius fracture Group 10: Andalucia 3 room | MC plate / Phalangeal fractures Group 11: Esperanza 1+2 room | Nerve suturing Group 12: Esperanza 1+2 room | Tendon |
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| 12:40-13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 - 15:40 |
S10 WRIST Chair: Pedro Delgado |
| 13:30-13:45 |
A-0028 Wrist Anatomy, imaging, kinematics
Jonathan Hobby |
| 13:45-14:00 |
A-0029 The anatomy and physiology of forearm rotation, the DRUJ
Alex Lluch |
| 14:00-14:15 |
A-0030 Ulnar sided wrist pain and TFCC repair
Mikko Raisanen |
| 14:15-14:30 |
A-0031 Ulnar sided pain ulna shortening / impaction
Nicolas Bigorre |
| 14:30-14:45 |
A-0032 Acute Ligament Injuries - reconstruction
Pedro Delgado |
| 14:45-15:00 |
A-0033 Chronic ligament injuries salvage PRC / 4 CF / Fusion
Alex Lluch |
| 15:00-15:40 |
A-0034 Small Group discussion - wrist
Group 01&02 - Ilse Degreef, Nicolas Bigorre Room: Andalucia 1 Group 03&04 - Duncan Avis, Mikko Raisanen Room: Andalucia 2 Group 05&06 - Pedro Delgado, Camillo Fulchignoni Room: Andalucia 3 Group 07&08 - Jonathan Hobby, Zafar Naqui Room: Esperanza 1+2 Group 09&10 - Balazs Lenkei, Ole Reigstad Room: Esperanza 3+4 Group 11&12 - Alex Lluch, Maria Larrea Zabalo Room: Trinidad 2+3 |
| 15:40-16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | S11 PRACTICALS IV |
| Practicals Thursday 16:00 Group 01: Esperanza 1+2 room | Tendon Group 02: Esperanza 1+2 room | Nerve suturing Group 03: Trinidad 2+3 room | Distal radius fractures / Wrist Group 04: Trinidad 2+3 room | Joint arthrodesis Group 05: Esperanza 5 room | Nanoscope with TFCC Group 06: Trinidad 1 room | Ultrasound Group 07: Andalucia 2 room | Ulna shortening Group 08: Andalucia 2 room | Scaphoid fractures / Plate Group 09: Esperanza 3+4 room | Intramedullary metacarpal fixation Group 10: Esperanza 3+4 room | Distal radius fixation/volar rim Group 11: Andalucia 3 room | MC plate / Phalangeal fractures Group 12: Andalucia 3 room | Distal radius fracture Practicals Thursday 16:40 Group 01: Esperanza 1+2 room | Nerve suturing Group 02: Esperanza 1+2 room | Tendon Group 03: Trinidad 2+3 room | Joint arthrodesis Group 04: Trinidad 2+3 room | Distal radius fractures / Wrist Group 05: Trinidad 1 room | Ultrasound Group 06: Esperanza 5 room | Nanoscope with TFCC Group 07: Andalucia 2 room | Scaphoid fractures / Plate Group 08: Andalucia 2 room | Ulna shortening Group 09: Esperanza 3+4 room | Distal radius fixation/volar rim Group 10: Esperanza 3+4 room | Intramedullary metacarpal fixation Group 11: Andalucia 3 room | Distal radius fracture Group 12: Andalucia 3 room | MC plate / Phalangeal fractures |
Friday, 30 October, 2026
| 08:00 - 10:10 |
S12 TENDON Chair: Inga Besmens |
| 08:00-08:15 |
A-0035 Flexor Tendon Injuries zone 1 and FDP Avulsions
Maria Larrea Zabalo |
| 08:15-08:30 |
A-0036 Flexor tendon repair suture techniques, pulley management and retrieval
Inga Besmens |
| 08:30-08:45 |
A-0037 Flexor Tendon late reconstruction (Including tenolysis)
Maurizio Calcagni |
| 08:45-09:00 |
A-0038 Extensor Tendon Closed treatment and Repair (fight bite)
Camillo Fulcignioni |
| 09:00-09:15 |
A-0039 Mallet and Boutonniere Injuries
Sandra Pfanner |
| 09:15-09:30 |
A-0040 Trigger Finger, de Quervain's and intersection syndrome
Fernando Davila Fernandez |
| 09:30-09:45 |
A-0041 Rehabilitation of tendon injuries
Raquel Cantero |
| 09:45-10:10 |
A-0042 Tendon case discussions
Inga Besmens |
| 10:10-10:30 | Coffee break |
| 10:30 - 11:50 | S13 PRACTICALS V |
| Practicals Friday 10:30 Group 01: Andalucia 3 room | MC plate / Phalangeal fractures Group 02: Andalucia 3 room | Distal radius fracture Group 03: Esperanza 1+2 room | Tendon Group 04: Esperanza 1+2 room | Nerve suturing Group 05: Trinidad 2+3 room | Distal radius fractures / Wrist Group 06: Trinidad 2+3 room | Joint arthrodesis Group 07: Esperanza 5 room | Nanoscope with TFCC Group 08: Trinidad 1 room | Ultrasound Group 09: Andalucia 2 room | Ulna shortening Group 10: Andalucia 2 room | Scaphoid fractures / Plate Group 11: Esperanza 3+4 room | Intramedullary metacarpal fixation Group 12: Esperanza 3+4 room | Distal radius fixation/volar rim Practicals Friday 11:10 Group 01: Andalucia 3 room | Distal radius fracture Group 02: Andalucia 3 room | MC plate / Phalangeal fractures Group 03: Esperanza 1+2 room | Nerve suturing Group 04: Esperanza 1+2 room | Tendon Group 05: Trinidad 2+3 room | Joint arthrodesis Group 06: Trinidad 2+3 room | Distal radius fractures / Wrist Group 07: Trinidad 1 room | Ultrasound Group 08: Esperanza 5 room | Nanoscope with TFCC Group 09: Andalucia 2 room | Scaphoid fractures / Plate Group 10: Andalucia 2 room | Ulna shortening Group 11: Esperanza 3+4 room | Distal radius fixation/volar rim Group 12: Esperanza 3+4 room | Intramedullary metacarpal fixation |
| 11:50 - 12:40 |
S14 DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE Chair: Jonathan Hobby |
| 11:50-12:05 |
A-0043 Primary disaese PNF, Regional fasciectomy
Ilse Degreef |
| 12:05-12:20 |
A-0044 Management of recurrent disease, dermofasciectomy and salvage options
Steven Hovius |
| 12:20-12:40 |
A-0045 Dupuytrens Case Discussion & Questions
Jonathan Hobby |
| 12:40-13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 - 14:45 |
S15 TUMOURS Chair: Balazs Lenkei, Jonathan Hobby |
| 13:30-13:45 |
A-0046 Benign soft tissue and bone tumours
Balazs Lenkei |
| 13:45-14:00 |
A-0047 Malignant bone and soft tissue tumours
Judit Hetthessy |
| 14:00-14:15 |
A-0048 Vascular anomalies
Ilse Degreef |
| 14:15-14:30 |
A-0049 Skin tumours
Dean Boyce |
| 14:30-14:45 |
A-0050 Cases discussion for panel plenary
Jonathan Hobby |
| 14:45 - 16:10 | S16 PRACTICALS VI |
| Practicals Friday 14:45 Group 01: Esperanza 3+4 room | Intramedullary metacarpal fixation Group 02: Esperanza 3+4 room | Distal radius fixation/volar rim Group 03: Andalucia 3 room | MC plate / Phalangeal fractures Group 04: Andalucia 3 room | Distal radius fracture Group 05: Esperanza 1+2 room | Tendon Group 06: Esperanza 1+2 room | Nerve suturing Group 07: Trinidad 2+3 room | Distal radius fractures / Wrist Group 08: Trinidad 2+3 room | Joint arthrodesis Group 09: Esperanza 5 room | Nanoscope with TFCC Group 10: Trinidad 1 room | Ultrasound Group 11: Andalucia 2 room | Ulna shortening Group 12: Andalucia 2 room | Scaphoid fractures / Plate Practicals Friday 15:25 Group 01: Esperanza 3+4 room | Distal radius fixation/volar rim Group 02: Esperanza 3+4 room | Intramedullary metacarpal fixation Group 03: Andalucia 3 room | Distal radius fracture Group 04: Andalucia 3 room | MC plate / Phalangeal fractures Group 05: Esperanza 1+2 room | Nerve suturing Group 06: Esperanza 1+2 room | Tendon Group 07: Trinidad 2+3 room | Joint arthrodesis Group 08: Trinidad 2+3 room | Distal radius fractures / Wrist Group 09: Trinidad 1 room | Ultrasound Group 10: Esperanza 5 room | Nanoscope with TFCC Group 11: Andalucia 2 room | Scaphoid fractures / Plate Group 12: Andalucia 2 room | Ulna shortening |
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| 16:10-16:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:30 - 18:10 |
S17 ARTHRITIS Alex Lluch |
| 16:30-16:45 |
A-0051 The Rheumatoid Wrist and Hand
Sandra Pfanner |
| 16:45-17:00 |
A-0052 Arthritis in the Thumb
Zafar Naqui |
| 17:00-17:15 |
A-0053 Arthritis in the fingers
Alex Lluch |
| 17:15-17:25 |
A-0054 Avascular Necrosis – Keinbock’s
Balazs Lenkei |
| 17:25-17:40 |
A-0055 Osteoarthritis of the wrist: Treatment options; arthroplasty inc DRUJ
Ole Reigstad |
| 17:40-18:05 |
A-0056 Cases debate
Jonathan Hobby Thumb base OA - trapeziectomy, fusion replacement, STT Mikko Raisanen, Ilse Degreef Wrist fusion or replacement Ole Reigstad, Christian Dumontier Silastic or arthroplasty Sandra Pfanner, Alex Lluch Keinbocks - what to do Jorma Ryhanen, Balazs Lenkei |
Saturday, 31 October, 2026
| 08:15 - 10:30 |
S18 NERVE Chair: Christian Dumontier |
| 08:15-08:30 |
A-0057 Nerve repair: Surgical technique and results
Jorma Ryhanen |
| 08:30-08:45 |
A-0058 Nerve compression: Carpal tunnel syndrome and differential
Judit Hetthessy |
| 08:45-09:00 |
A-0059 Cubital tunnel
Panagiotis Givissis |
| 09:00-09:15 |
A-0060 Thoracic outlet, radial tunnel etc
Kevin Cronin |
| 09:15-09:30 |
A-0061 OBP
Kevin Cronin |
| 09:30-09:50 |
A-0062 Adult Brachial Plexus
Dean Boyce |
| 09:50-10:00 |
A-0063 Dealing with a complication - radial nerve injury
Jonathan Hobby |
| 10:00-10:30 |
A-0064 Court case
Jonathan Hobby, Inga Besmens Nerve conduction studies, steroid injections and ultrasound in diagnosis Maria Larrea Zabalo Open or endoscopic carpal tunnel release TBC |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
S19 CONGENITAL I Chair: TBC |
| 11:00-11:15 |
A-0065 Upper limb development and Sonic hedgehog
TBC |
| 11:15-11:30 |
A-0066 Talking with Children and Parents, Planning treatment, and Consent
Dean Boyce |
| 11:30-11:45 |
A-0067 Trigger Digits, Camptodactyly, Clinodactyly
Kevin Cronin |
| 11:45-12:00 |
A-0068 Children's fractures in the upper limb (to include child abuse & supracondylar)
Camillo Fulchignoni |
| 12:00-12:15 |
A-0069 Syndactyly
Kevin Cronin |
| 12:15-12:30 |
A-0070 Gloves syndactyly/ Zplasty
TBC |
| 12:30-13:15 | Lunch break |
| 13:15 - 15:00 |
S20 CONGENITAL II Chair: TBC |
| 13:15-13:30 |
A-0071 Radial dysplasia (excluding thumb hypoplasia) Ulnar Dysplasia & Phocomelia
Steven Hovius |
| 13:30-13:45 |
A-0072 Surgical treatment of thumb hypoplasia
Dean Boyce |
| 13:45-14:00 |
A-0073 Radial, Central and Ulnar Polydactyly – overview
Steven Hovius |
| 14:00-14:15 |
A-0074 Cleft Hand, Symbrachydactyly and Transverse Absence, Toe to Hand Transfers
Dean Boyce |
| 14:15-14:30 |
A-0075 Cerebral palsy and spasticity
Steven Hovius |
| 14:30-15:00 |
A-0076 Panel Discussion and Questions
Steven Hovius, Dean Boyce, Kevin Cronin |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30 - 17:00 |
S22 TENDON TRANSFERS Chair: Balazs Lenkei |
| 15:30-15:45 |
A-0077 Principles and techniques of Tendon Transfer
Ignacio Roger de Ona |
| 15:45-16:00 |
A-0078 Tendon transfers for Radial Nerve Lesions
Steven Hovius |
| 16:00-16:15 |
A-0079 Tendon transfers for Median Nerve Lesions
Dean Boyce |
| 16:15-16:30 |
A-0080 Tendon transfers for Ulnar Nerve Lesions
Eftal Gudemez |
| 16:30-16:45 |
A-0081 Principles and examples of nerve transfers
Panagiotis Givissis |
| 16:45-17:00 |
A-0082 Discussion and Questions tendon and nerve transfers
Dean Boyce |
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