FESSH Academy Webinars

FESSH Academy Webinar series

When: 5 Febuary 2026 19:30-21:00 CET 

Topic: Scaphoid Non-union: current knowledge on diagnostics and treatments by the Danish Hand Society

Presenters and panellists: Stig Jørring, Robert Gvozdenovic, Dimitar Radev, Morten Kjær, Marcus Landgren, Lars Vadstrup (Denmark)

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

The registration is free and compulsory. Please register here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jaiC6hm7SiWCS6MYmrnhUA

Detailed programme:

1. Introduction of the Danish Society for Surgery of the Hand – Lars Vadstrup
2. Open surgical method using non-vascularised graft and pro & cons of different fixation modalities – Stig Jørring
3. Other treatment methods, including results of new treatment concepts  – Robert Gvozdenovic
4. Imaging diagnostic modalities in clinical settings and their practical use  – Dimitar Radev
5. Reliability of the union assessment after surgery and long-term consequences – Morten Kjær
6. Case discussion – Marcus Landgren, Lars Vadstrup

Scientific background of the panellists:

Stig Joerring is a specialist in Orthopedic Surgery. He completed his training in the Capital Region of Copenhagen and further training in Hand Surgery at the Hand Surgical Units at the National Hospital in Copenhagen (Rigshospitalet) and at Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte. He now holds the position of Consultant Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeon at Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev/Gentofte.

Dimitar Radev is a Consultant Radiologist with a subspecialty in Musculoskeletal Radiology and more than 16 years of clinical experience, currently working at Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg / Frederiksberg. He has ten years of interdisciplinary collaboration with hand surgeons, focusing on hand and wrist imaging and research at Copenhagen University Hospital in Herlev and Gentofte. He holds the European Diploma in Radiology (EDiR), obtained in 2012, and the European Diploma in Musculoskeletal Radiology (EDiMSK), obtained in 2015. His special interests include hand and wrist imaging, arthritis imaging, and spine imaging. He is a co-author of several scientific articles on musculoskeletal topics, including scaphoid bone pathology.

Morten Kjær completed his medical education at the University of Copenhagen in 2018. He currently works at the Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev/Gentofte, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery Unit, as a part-time surgical resident and part-time PhD student, and is completing his PhD thesis titled “Scaphoid Nonunion.” Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges.” The defense of the thesis is expected in May 2026.

Robert Gvozdenovic studied medicine at the University of Sarajevo and the University of Copenhagen. He completed his training in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology in the Copenhagen region. He has been a Senior Consultant in Hand Surgery at Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, for the past 18 years. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen’s Institute of Clinical Medicine. Dr. Gvozdenovic defended his PhD thesis, “Scaphoid nonunion: CT scan as an assessment and arthroscopic bone grafting as a treatment.” He is a Founding Member of the Board and Chair of the Research Committee of the European Wrist Arthroscopy Association (EWA).

Lars Soelberg Vadstrup is the President of the Danish Society for Surgery of the Hand and Head of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery Unit, Herlev/Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen.

Marcus Landgren is a specialist in orthopaedics and hand surgery. He currently serves as a consultant at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery Unit, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, part of Copenhagen University Hospital. In parallel with his training as an orthopaedic surgeon at the Department of Orthopaedics at Skåne University Hospital in Lund, Sweden, he conducted research on the surgical treatment of distal radius fractures, culminating in a PhD defence in 2017. In 2019, he changed careers from orthopaedic trauma in Sweden to hand surgery in Denmark. Marcus is an Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen and co-responsible for hand surgery courses in orthopaedic surgeons’ education in Denmark.

Further information:

A recording of the webinar will be uploaded on the FESSH YouTube channel within 2 weeks: https://www.youtube.com/@fessh-Europe

There are no CME points offered for the webinar.