Program
Wednesday, 11 February, 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: Ales Fibir |
| 08:30-08:45 |
A-0002 Closed treatment of hand fractures including k wires
David Shewring |
| 08:45-09:00 |
A-0003 Phalangeal shaft fractures
Radek Kebrle |
| 09:00-09:15 |
A-0004 PIPJ fractures and dislocations
Arianne Asmus |
| 09:15-09:30 |
A-0005 Metacarpal & Carpometacarpal injuries
Jonathan Hobby |
| 09:30-09:45 |
A-0006 The thumb base - Bennett's and Rolando fractures
Balazs Lenkei |
| 09:45-10:00 |
A-0007 How to answer a case discussion question
Emily West & Jonathan Hobby |
| 10:00-10:15 |
A-0008 Ligament injuries in the Digits (Thumb UCL, finger collateral, incarcerated lateral band)
Xavier Gueffier |
| 10:15-10:45 |
A-0009 Small Group discussion - Hand fractures
Group 1&2: Jonathan Hobby, Ales Fibir, Emily West Room: Don Giovanni Group 3&4: Balazs Lenkei, Radek Kebrle Room: Zerlina Group 5&6: Elisabeth Haas, Michiel Cromheecke Room: Donna Elvira Group 7&8: David Shewring, Nick Downing Room: Donna Anna Group 9&10: Ole Reigstad, Mirjam Thielen Room: Leporello Group 11&12: Shai Luria, Ariane Asmus Room: Don Ottavio |
| 10:45-11:15 | Coffee break |
| 11:15 - 12:35 | S03 PRACTICALS I. |
| 12:35-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 - 15:15 |
S04 TRAUMA: FRACTURES II- WRIST Chair: Jonathan Hobby |
| 13:30-13:45 |
A-0010 Distal radius fractures: Incidence, anatomy, principles of treatment
Elisabeth Haas |
| 13:45-14:00 |
A-0011 Distal radius fractures: complex injuries, ORIF and bridging plates
Ariane Asmus |
| 14:00-14:15 |
A-0012 Scaphoid – acute fractures diagnosis and management
Nick Downing |
| 14:15-14:30 |
A-0013 Managing scaphoid non-union
Ole Reigstad |
| 14:30-15:00 |
A-0014 Small Group discussion - Wrist fractures
Group 1&2: Jonathan Hobby, Ales Fibir, Emily West Room: Don Giovanni Group 3&4: Balazs Lenkei, Radek Kebrle Room: Zerlina Group 5&6: Elisabeth Haas, Michiel Cromheecke, Pierluigi Tos Room: Donna Elvira Group 7&8: David Shewring, Nick Downing Room: Donna Anna Group 9&10: Ole Reigstad, Mirjam Thielen Room: Leporello Group 11&12: Shai Luria, Ariane Asmus Room: Don Ottavio |
| 15:15 - 16:35 | S05 PRACTICALS II. |
| 16:35-17:00 | Coffee break |
| 17:00 - 18:00 |
S06 INFECTION AND COMPARTMENT SYNDROME Chair: Pierluigi Tos |
| 17:00-17:15 |
A-0015 Compartment syndrome: Hand and forearm, extravasation.
Mirjam Thielen |
| 17:15-17:30 |
A-0016 The anatomical basis and surgical management of acute infections of the hand
Elisabeth Haas |
| 17:30-17:45 |
A-0017 High Pressure injection injuries & Necrotising fasciitis
Jonathan Hobby |
| 17:45-18:00 |
A-0018 Infection cases for panel discussion
Jonathan Hobby |
Thursday, 12 February, 2026
| 08:00 - 09:45 |
S07 SOFT TISSUE COVER Chair: Emily West |
| 08:00-08:15 |
A-0019 Surgical management of fingertip injuries including nailbed & complications / deformity
Pierluigi Tos |
| 08:15-08:35 |
A-0020 Flaps forearm and hand
James Bedford |
| 08:35-08:50 |
A-0021 Principles of microsurgery: Replantation
Zdenek Dvorak |
| 08:50-09:05 |
A-0022 Options for thumb reconstruction, principles
Ales Fibir |
| 09:05-09:35 |
A-0023 Small Group discussion - Soft tissue
Group 1&2: Balazs Lenkei, Michiel Cromheecke Room: Don Giovanni Group 3&4: Jonathan Hobby, Kai Megerle Room: Zerlina Group 5&6: Ales Fibir, Emily West Room: Donna Elvira Group 7&8: Shai Luria, Mirjam Thielen Room: Donna Anna Group 9&10: Piotr Czarnecki, Grainne Bourke Room: Leporello Group 11&12: Elisabeth Haas, Pierluigi Tos Room: Don Ottavio |
| 09:35-10:00 | Coffee break |
| 10:00 - 11:10 |
S08 WRIST I Chair: Nick Downing |
| 10:00-10:15 |
A-0024 Wrist Anatomy, imaging, kinematics
Sumedh Talwalkar |
| 10:15-10:30 |
A-0025 Acute Ligament Injuries - reconstruction
Kai Megerle |
| 10:30-10:45 |
A-0026 Peri lunate dislocations and other carpal bone fractures
Sumedh Talwalkar |
| 10:45-11:00 |
A-0027 Chronic ligament injuries salvage PRC / 4 CF / Fusion
Nick Downing |
| 11:00-11:10 |
A-0028 Questions
Nick Downing |
| 11:10 - 12:30 | S09 PRACTICALS III |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 - 16:10 | S10 TENDON |
| 13:30-13:45 |
A-0029 Flexor Tendon Injuries zone 1 and FDP Avulsions
Martin Czinner |
| 13:45-14:00 |
A-0030 Flexor Tendon Repair Techniques - Suture Techniques and rehabilitation
Pierluigi Tos |
| 14:00-14:15 |
A-0031 Flexor Tendon late reconstruction (Including tenolysis)
Piotr Czarnecki |
| 14:15-14:30 |
A-0032 Extensor Tendon Closed treatment and Repair (fight bite)
Elisabeth Haas |
| 14:30-14:45 |
A-0033 Mallet and Boutonniere Injuries
David Shewring |
| 14:45-15:00 |
A-0034 Trigger Finger, de Quervain\'s and intersection syndrome
Michiel Cromheecke |
| 15:00-15:15 |
A-0035 Rehabilitation of tendon injuries
Martin Czinner |
| 15:15-15:30 |
A-0036 CRPS
Ariane Asmus |
| 15:30-16:10 |
A-0037 Debate
Jonathan Hobby, Sumedh Talwalkar, David Shewring, Nick Downing, Elisabeth Haas, Arianne Asmus, Kai Megerle, Radek Kebrle, Martin Czinner |
| 16:10-16:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:30 - 17:50 | S11 PRACTICALS IV |
Friday, 13 February, 2026
| 08:00 - 08:45 | S12 WRIST II |
| 08:00-08:15 |
A-0038 The anatomy and physiology of forearm rotation, the DRUJ
Michiel Cromheecke |
| 08:15-08:30 |
A-0039 Ulnar sided pain ulna shortening / impaction
Kai Megerle |
| 08:30-08:45 |
A-0040 Arthroscopy, Ulnar sided wrist pain and TFCC repair
Andrea Atzei |
| 08:45 - 10:30 |
S13 ARTHRITIS Chair: Jonathan Hobby |
| 08:45-09:05 |
A-0041 The Rheumatoid Wrist and Hand
Alessia Pagnotta |
| 09:05-09:20 |
A-0042 Arthritis in the Thumb
Radek Kebrle |
| 09:20-09:35 |
A-0043 Arthritis in the fingers
Jonathan Hobby |
| 09:35-09:45 |
A-0044 Avascular Necrosis – Keinbock’s
Balazs Lenkei |
| 09:45-10:00 |
A-0045 Osteoarthritis of the wrist: Treatment options; arthroplasty inc DRUJ
Ole Reigstad |
| 10:00-10:30 |
A-0046 Panel Discussion Arthritis
Jonathan Hobby |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | S14 PRACTICALS V |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 - 14:30 |
S15 DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE Chair: Jonathan Hobby |
| 13:30-13:45 |
A-0047 Primary disaese PNF, Regional fasciectomy
Xavier Gueffier |
| 13:45-14:00 |
A-0048 Management of recurrent disease, dermofasciectomy and salvage options
Radek Kebrle |
| 14:00-14:15 |
A-0049 Case Discussion & Questions
Jonathan Hobby |
| 14:15-14:30 |
A-0050 Principles of management of thermal, chemical and electrical burns
Shai Luria |
| 14:30 - 15:50 | S16 PRACTICALS VI |
| 15:50-16:10 | Coffee break |
| 16:10 - 18:00 |
S17 NERVE Chair: Grainne Bourke |
| 16:10-16:30 |
A-0051 Nerve compression: Carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar nerve compression
Michiel Cromheecke |
| 16:30-16:40 |
A-0052 Thoracic outlet, radial tunnel etc.
Piotr Czarnecki |
| 16:40-16:55 |
A-0053 Nerve repair: Surgical technique and results
James Bedford |
| 16:55-17:15 |
A-0054 Adult Brachial Plexus
Grainne Bourke |
| 17:15-17:30 |
A-0055 Dealing with a complication - radial nerve injury
Jonathan Hobby |
| 17:30-18:00 |
A-0056 Cases and questions
Pierluigi Tos |
Saturday, 14 February, 2026
| 08:00 - 09:15 |
S18 TUMORS Chair: Jonathan Hobby |
| 08:00-08:15 |
A-0057 Benign soft tissue and bone tumours
Balazs Lenkei |
| 08:15-08:30 |
A-0058 Malignant bone and soft tissue tumours
Alessia Pagnotta |
| 08:30-08:45 |
A-0059 Vascular anomalies
Emily West |
| 08:45-09:00 |
A-0060 Skin tumours
Ales Fibir |
| 09:00-09:30 |
A-0061 Cases discussion for panel plenary
Jonathan Hobby |
| 09:30 - 10:15 |
S19 CONGENITAL I Chair: Piotr Czarnecki |
| 09:30-09:45 |
A-0062 Children\'s fractures in the upper limb (to include child abuse & supracondylar)
Jonathan Hobby |
| 09:45-10:00 |
A-0063 Upper limb development and Sonic hedgehog
Grainne Bourke |
| 10:00-10:15 |
A-0064 Talking with Children and Parents, Planning treatment, and Consent
Shai Luria |
| 10:15-10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45 - 13:30 |
S20 CONGENITAL II Chair: Grainne Bourke |
| 10:45-11:00 |
A-0065 Trigger Digits, Camptodactyly, Clinodactyly
Piotr Czarnecki |
| 11:00-11:15 |
A-0066 Syndactyly
Grainne Bourke |
| 11:15-11:45 |
A-0067 Gloves syndactyly/ Zplasty
All |
| 11:45-12:00 |
A-0068 Radial dysplasia (excluding thumb hypoplasia) Ulnar Dysplasia & Phocomelia
Shai Luria |
| 12:00-12:15 |
A-0069 Surgical treatment of thumb hypoplasia
Piotr Czarnecki |
| 12:15-12:30 |
A-0070 Cleft Hand, Symbrachydactyly and Transverse Absence, Toe to Hand Transfers
Grainne Bourke |
| 12:30-12:45 |
A-0071 Radial, Central and Ulnar Polydactyly – overview
Emily West |
| 12:45-13:00 |
A-0072 Cerebral palsy and spasticity
Mirjam Thielen |
| 13:00-13:30 |
A-0073 Panel Discussion and Questions
Piotr Czarnecki, Grainne Bourke |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | S21 PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN HAND SURGERY |
| 14:30-14:45 |
A-0074 Psychological factors in hand surgery
Jonathan Hobby |
| 14:45 - 16:45 |
S22 TENDON TRANSFERS & SPASTICITY Chair: Jonathan Hobby |
| 14:45-15:00 |
A-0075 Principles and techniques of Tendon Transfer
Piotr Czarnecki |
| 15:00-15:15 |
A-0076 Tendon transfers for Radial Nerve Lesions
Emily West |
| 15:15-15:30 |
A-0077 Tendon transfers for Median Nerve Lesions
James Bedford |
| 15:30-15:45 |
A-0078 Tendon transfers for Ulnar Nerve Lesions
Pierluigi Tos |
| 15:45-16:00 |
A-0079 Principles and examples of nerve transfers
Grainne Bourke |
| 16:00-16:30 |
A-0080 Discussion and Questions tendon and nerve transfers
All |
| 16:30-16:45 |
A-0081 Meeting Close
Jonathan Hobby |
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