FESSH Academy Webinars

FESSH Academy Webinar series – hosted by the Austrian Hand Society

When: 4 December 2025 19:30-21:00 CET 

Topic: Carpal and Radiocarpal Fracture Dislocations

Presenters: Werner Girsch, Wolfgang Hintringer, Gerild Thalhammer, Stefan Quadlbauer, Rohit Arora (Austria)

Hosts of the webinar: Elisabeth Haas (Germany), Jonathan Hobby (UK)

Programme:

Introduction of the Austrian Hand Society (ÖGH) – Werner Girsch (ÖGH President)

Biomechanics of Radiocarpal Fracture Dislocations – Wolfgang Hintringer

Perilunate Fracture Dislocations – Gerild Thalhammer

Radio Carpal Fracture Dislocations – Stefan Quadlbauer

Case Presentation – Rohit Arora

Discussion

More information on the presenters:

Werner Girsch, MD, Assoc. Prof.,  is a plastic surgeon and senior consultant at the Department of Plastic Surgery at the Medical University Graz – among other qualifications a FESSH Hand Trauma Center – and there responsible for Hand Surgery and Surgery of Peripheral Nerves. He started his training at the Vienna Medical University under Prof Freilinger and worked with Millesi several years . For 17 years he was responsible for Hand Surgery in children and adults in the Orthopedic Hospital Speising, as only plastic Surgeon. He successfully obtained the European Board Hand Surgery Examination in 1998.

Wolfgang Hintringer, MD: He graduated from the Vienna University 1975 and trained in trauma surgery under Jörg Böhler, Lorenz Böhler Hospital Vienna. From 1989 to 2013 he was Medical Director of two Austrian Hospitals and Head of Trauma and Hand Surgery in Korneuburg and Vienna. 2012 to 2024 President of the Vienna Hand Courses, 2024 President of DAH and 2014 President of IBRA. Since 1978 hand surgery educator (successor to Prof. Jörg Böhler). He led the Vienna Hand Course Faculty with more than 240 courses and more than 10000 surgeons trained. Developed IBRA’s global education program; led more than 50 International courses across Europe, Asia, and Latin America

Gerhild Thalhammer, MD is a trauma surgeon, orthopaedic surgeon and traumatologist. She began her training in hand surgery fifteen years ago and completed further training in Germany in 2011, specialising in arthroscopy and rheumatic surgery. In 2025, she successfully passed the EBHS examination. From 2017, she was head of the hand outpatient clinic at the Clinical Department of Trauma Surgery at the Medical University of Vienna, and from 2018 she has been head of the Hand Research Cluster at the University Clinic for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery at the Medical University of Vienna. Her research focuses on arthroscopic therapies of the wrist, in particular TFCC injuries, and the treatment of radius fractures. She worked at the Medical University of Vienna for 23 years. In August 2025, she became head of the Department of Trauma Surgery in Bad Ischl, Upper Austria.

Stefan Quadlbauer, MD, Assoc. Prof. is a Specialist in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery with subspecialization and certification in Hand Surgery at the AUVA Trauma Hospital Lorenz Böhler in Vienna, where he serves as Head of the Hand Surgery Team. He was awarded Fellow of the European Board of Hand Surgery (FEBHS) following successful completion of the European Board of Hand Surgery Diploma Examination of the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH). He holds venia docendi in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery from the Medical University of Vienna. His clinical expertise encompasses complex traumatic and reconstructive conditions of the hand and upper extremity. Research activities include clinical and translational studies on surgical outcomes, innovations in hand and trauma surgery, and optimization of rehabilitation strategies. He is actively engaged in teaching, supervision, and scientific collaboration, contributing to evidence-based practice and the advancement of orthopaedic and hand surgery.

Rohit Arora, MD, Professor of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery who serves as Director of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria. He is board-certified in Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, with a specialty in Hand, Wrist and Elbow Surgery. He has extensive clinical and academic experience in traumatic hand surgery, reconstructive microsurgery of the upper extremity, and peripheral nerve and tendon reconstruction. His research focuses on improving functional outcomes after complex upper extremity injuries and advancing microsurgical techniques. Prof. Arora is Vice president of the Austrian Society for Surgery of the Hand (ÖGH) and National Delegate of the Austrian Society for Surgery of the Hand (ÖGH) to the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH) and an international faculty member of AO Trauma.

The webinar is free, but registration is needed. Please register here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QHetUSBASc-oPn4P38jkyQ