‘Innovations and updates in hand and wrist surgery’, a major event for all specialists in the field.

Innovations and updates in hand and wrist surgery: a congress to take stock of the latest developments in the diagnosis and treatment of hand and wrist pathologies, with a special focus on the most innovative surgical techniques.

The scientific programme is packed with talks by internationally renowned experts, who will discuss various topics, including:

  • New fracture fixation techniques
  • Advances in the treatment of joint injuries
  • The role of wrist arthroscopy
  • Rehabilitation after bone injuries

The congress is addressed to:

  • Hand surgeons
  • Orthopaedists
  • Physiatrists
  • Hand therapists
  • Doctors in training

08:00 AM MEETING REGISTRATION

08:20 AM GUEST LECTURE: The Emergency-Urgency Network of Hand Surgery and Microsurgery: the rules (Pfanner)

 

WHAT’S NEWS IN FRACTURES AND JOINT TREATMENT

08:40 AM Recent advance in metacarpal and phalanx fractures fixation (Battistini)

09:00 AM Emerging Technologies in Distal Radius fractures: fragment specific fixation (Polese)

09:20 AM Elbow external fixator for dummies: device for treating challenging instability (Bigazzi)

09:40 AM Role of wrist arthroscopy in surgical daily practice (Felici)

10:00 AM Hand therapist assessment Evidence and Techniques in rehabilitation following bone injuries (Saroglia)

 

10:00 AM COFFEE BREAK

 

10:20 AM GUEST LECTURE: The evolution of distal radius and ulna implants. Historical perspective in the modern era (Lauri)

 

WHAT’S NEWS IN SOFT TISSUE TREATMENT

10:40 AM A novel approach to ancient disease: new implant could improve treatment of thumb arthritis? (Rizzo)

11:00 AM The “Miracle” of nerve transfer in hand surgery. When the patient’s hands have a new beginning (Biondi)

11:20 AM How ultrasound is greatly improving results for surgeon: Ultrasound-Guided Surgery (Poggetti)

11:40 AM Hand therapist assessment Evidence and Techniques in Rehabilitation Following Nerve Injuries (Ghelarducci/Marinelli)

 

12:00 PM GUEST LECTURE: Shark Tank Award: AI in surgical training (Mani)

12:20 PM DISCUSSION (20 minutes)

 

13:00 PM CLOSING OF THE WORKS

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  • Dr. Antonio Augusti, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, former director of the Orthopaedics and Traumatology Unit, Livorno.

  • Dr. Pietro Battistini, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Medical Officer UO Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Pontedera.

  • Dr. Prospero Bigazzi, Orthopaedics, Surgery of the Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, PhD in Pathologies of the Organs of Motion, SODc Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery of the Hand AOU Careggi.

  • Dr. Marco Biondi, Orthopaedics, Hand Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery, SODc Hand Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery AOU Careggi.

  • Dr Irene Felici, Orthopaedics, Surgery of the Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, SODc Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery of the Hand AOU Careggi.

  • Dr Giulia Ghelarducci, hand therapist at Sport and Anatomy, Pisa.

  • Dr. Giulio Lauri, Surgery of the Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, SODc Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery of the Hand AOU Careggi.

  • Dr. Olimpia Mani, Orthopaedist, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, SODc SOD Reconstructive Surgery and Surgery of the Hand, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle Marche, Ancona.

  • Dr Chiara Marinelli, hand therapist at Sport and Anatomy, Pisa.

  • Dr Paolo Parchi, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Professor Director of the School of Specialisation in Orthopaedics and Traumatology University of Pisa

  • Dr Sandra Pfanner, Orthopaedics, Surgery of the Hand, SODc Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery of the Hand AOU Careggi, NEXT PRESIDENT of the Italian Society of Surgery of the Hand (SICM).

  • Dr. Andrea Poggetti, Orthopaedics, Surgery of the Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, PhD in Clinical Translational Sciences, SODc Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery of the Hand AOU Careggi, Member of the Board of Directors of the Italian Society of Surgery of the Hand (SICM).

  • Dr. Fabrizio Polese, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Medical Officer UO Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Highly Specialised in Surgery of the Hand, Viareggio.

  • Dr Anna Rosa Rizzo, Orthopaedics, Hand Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Auditor of the Italian Society of Hand Surgery (SICM).

  • Dr Ilaria Saroglia, Hand Therapist at Studio Mano SALUS Multiservizi, Grosseto, President of the Italian Hand Rehabilitation Association.

  • Dr. Michelangelo Scaglione, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Director of the UO of University Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Pisa.