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The congress will take place at Tallinn Creative Hub

More info - https://kultuurikatel.ee/en/

Theme by Tesseract  Drawing

EWAS/APWA Session: 23. aug. 13:30 – 15:00

Chairpersons: Jan-Ragnar Haugstvedt and Andrew Chin

Update on TFCC reconstraction (15 minutes)
– Jan-Ragnar Haugstvedt

New trends in S-L ligament reconstruction (15 minutes)
– Carlos Thams

My way to correct Humpback deformity in scaphoid nonunion cases (10 minutes)
– Igor Golubev

Complications in wrist arthroscopy (15 minutes)
– Andrew Chin

Free Papers

WALANT Technique: 21. aug. 10:30 – 15:30

10:30 – 11:30 How to get better results with WALANT flexor and extensor tendon repair
(50 minutes with 10 minute discussion)

11:30 – 12:30 Better results with WALANT Fracture, joint, tenolysis, and tendon transfer surgery
(50 minutes with 10 minute discussion)

12:30 – 13:00 Coffee break*
(30 minutes)

13:00 – 14:00 Managing Boutonniere and hand pain with relative motion splinting
(50 minutes with 10 minute discussion)

14:30 – 15:30 How to inject minimally painful tumescent local anesthesia to perform most hand surgery safely with no tourniquet and no sedation
(90 minutes)

– Donald Lalonde

*Catering not included. Possibility to purchase food and drinks at restaurant Korsten.

WALANT Technique: 21. aug. 13:00 – 14:00

10:30 – 11:30 How to get better results with WALANT flexor and extensor tendon repair
(50 minutes with 10 minute discussion)

11:30 – 12:30 Better results with WALANT Fracture, joint, tenolysis, and tendon transfer surgery
(50 minutes with 10 minute discussion)

12:30 – 13:00 Coffee break*
(30 minutes)

13:00 – 14:00 Managing Boutonniere and hand pain with relative motion splinting
(50 minutes with 10 minute discussion)

– Donald Lalonde

*Catering not included. Possibility to purchase food and drinks at restaurant Korsten.

Thumb CMC: 23. aug. 15:30 – 17:00

Chairperson: Marit Maarnes

Anatomy, epidemiology, natural history, biomechanics
– David Warwick

How we assess the thumb:
a) Clinically – Nicola Goldsmith
b) Radiologically – David Warwick

Treatment Protocol / Flow Chart – David Warwick
Therapy Options – Nicola Goldsmith
Surgical Options – David Warwick
Post-op Managment – Nicola Goldsmith

When it goes wrong
a) Clinical problems and therapy solutions – Nicola Goldsmith
b) Surgical Solutions – David Warwick

Ulnar Side Wrist Pain: 23. aug. 10:30 – 12:00

Chairpersons: Helle Puggård and Annika Parts

How I treat ulnar side wrist pain (30 minutes)
– Jan-Ragnar Hausgstvedt

Therapist algorithm for ulnar side wrist pain (60 minutes)
– Sarah Mee

Dupuytren’s contracture: 22. aug. 10:30 – 12:00

Chairpersons: Jorma Ryhänen and David Warwick

The update on pathogenesis of Dupuytren’s Contracture (20 minutes)
– Jorma  Ryhänen

Latest thoughts on Dupuytren’s Disease (25 minutes)
– David Warwick

Efficacy of percutaneous needle fasciotomy, collagenase clostridium histolyticum
and limited fasciectomy in the management of Dupuytren’s contracture – what’s the evidence
(30 minutes)
– Mikko Räisänen

Interactive panel with clinical cases of Dupuytren`s Contracture (15 min – 3 min per case)

Wrist Anatomy, Midcarpal Instability: 23. aug. 8:30 – 10:00

Chairperson: Liis Lamson

Dart-throwing rotation is only a midcarpal issue? (10 minutes)
– Marc Garcia-Elias

Kinetic classification of wrist ligaments (15 minutes)
– Marc Garcia-Elias

Midcarpal instability – everything a therapist needs to know (60 minutes)
– Melanie Eissens

Tendon repair: 23. aug. 15:30 – 17:00

Chairpersons: Jorma Ryhänen and Teemu Karjalainen

Commonly used primary flexor tendon repairs (15 minutes)
– Hanna-Stina Taskinen

Factors behind the variation of biomechanical properties of flexor tendon repair (15 minutes)
– Lasse Linnanmäki

Finnish trends in flexor tendon repair surgery and rehabilitation (15 minutes)
– Olli Leppänen

Strong tendon repairs used in tetraplegic surgery (15 minutes)
– Eero Waris

Free Papers

Free Papers Session: 23. aug. 13:30 – 15:00

Chairpersons: Mati Merila and Mārtiņš Kapickis

Elbow Session: 22. aug. 08:30 – 10:00

Chairpersons: Margit Karelson and Toni Luokkala

Acute and chronic simple elbow dislocations, mechanism and treatment options (20 minutes)
– Lars Adolfsson

Elbow fracture dislocations, new insights into classification and treatment options (20 minutes)
– Adam Watts

Elbow osteoarthritis – treatment options (30 minutes)
– Mark Baratz

Distal Biceps tears, repair and reconstruction (20 minutes)
– David Warwick

Patient-Specific Radius and Forearm Reconstruction – New ways in individual patient’s treatment: 23. aug. 12:10 – 13:20

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Extra- and intraarticular radius reconstruction featuring 3D planned guides and implants

Forearm reconstruction reconstruction featuring 3D planned guides and implants

– Jan Ragnar Haugstvedt
– Antti Launonen
– Lauri Lindros
– Minna Lappalainen
– Stephan Schindele

CapFlex PIP replacement – Joining an established joint solution: 23. aug. 12:15 – 13:25

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CapFlex PIP replacement – Joining an established joint solution

– Stephan Schindele

Hand Transplantation and Bionic Hand: 24. aug. 10:30 – 12:00

Chairpersons: Paolo Sassu and Max Ortiz Catalán

Hand Transplantation (45 minutes)
– Paolo Sassu

Bionic Hand (45 minutes)
– Max Ortiz Catalán

Hand and Finger Fractures: 23. aug. 8:30 – 10:00

Chairpersons: Hebe Kvernmo and Andre Cheah

Boxer`s fracture (15 minutes)
– Hebe Kvernmo

PIP joint fracture–dislocations (15 minutes)
– Andre Cheah

Posttraumatic finger joint stiffness (15 minutes)
– Igor Golubev

Free Papers

Hand & Wrist Evaluation: 21. aug. 14:00 – 15:00

Examination of the wrist and specialised tests. An interactive physical examination session on how to accurately diagnose and examine for common ligamentous injuires of the wrist.
(60 minutes)

– Zulfiquar Rahimtoola

Sports Injuries: 21. aug. 15:30 – 16:15

How to diagnose common sports injuries of the wrist and hand and what to do thereafter. An interactive presentation on common injuires seen at top sport level.
(45 minutes)

– Zulfiquar Rahimtoola

Moberg Lecture: 22. aug. 13:30 – 14:00

A personal case studies of long term result of upper limb microsurgical
reconstructions
(30 minutes)
– Teoh Lam Chuan

All Around Scaphoid: 22. aug. 15:30 – 17:00

Chairpersons: Armin Heiman and Martin Clementson

My 25 years of experience in scaphoid nonunion treatment (20 minutes)
– Pak-Cheong Ho

Misleading terminology in wrist pathology. Should we stop considering every wrist misalignment unstable? (20 minutes)
– Marc Garcia-Elias

Vascularized bone graft in wrist pathology management (20 minutes)
– Igor Golubev

Scaphoid fractures – guidelines for diagnosis and treatment in Sweden (10 minutes)
– Martin Clementson

Free Papers

Thumb CMC Arthritis: 24. aug. 8:30 – 10:00

Chairpersons: Timo Raatikainen and Katre Maasalu

Does hand therapy have a place in conservative treatment of thumb CMC arthritis? (20 minutes)
– Nicola  Goldsmith

Artificial materials in Thumb CMC arthroplasty (20 minutes)
– Eero Waris

CMC joint arthroplasty (20 minutes)
– Lim Beng Hai

Free Papers

SSHS Symposium: Digital Soft Tissue Reconstruction: 22. aug. 14:00 – 15:00

Chairpersons: Aymeric Lim and Martinš Kapickis

Resurfacing finger-tip amputations (10 minutes)
– Jin Xi Lim

Resurfacing Palmar Digital Soft Tissue Defects (10 minutes)
– Kevin Wong

Resurfacing Dorsal Digital Soft Tissue Defects (10 minutes)
– Sandeep Sebastin

Resurfacing Combined Digital Soft Tissue Defects (10 minutes)
– Sreedharan Sechachalam

Outcomes of Digital Soft Tissue Reconstruction (10 minutes)
– Teemu  Karjalainen

Questsions and Discussion (10 minutes)

Closing Remarks: 24. aug. 12:00 – 13:00

Closing Remarks
– Kristo Kask

Invitation to 28th SSSH Congress
– Martin Clementson

Distal Radius Fractures and Associated Injuries: 23. aug. 10:30 – 12:00

Chairpersons: David MK Tan and Antti Launonen

A review of the literature and outcome of conservatively managed distal radius fractures and personal (or single/multi centre) experience (15 minutes)
– Antti Launonen

Arthroscopy in distal radius fracture (15 minutes)
– Uldis Krustins

Post-traumatic DRUJ chronic dysfunctions.  Classification and treatment (20 minutes)
– Marc Garcia-Elias

Complications of operatively treated distal radius fractures: (12 minutes)
– David MK Tan

Free Papers

Central Sensitisation: 22. aug. 8:30 – 10:00

People in pain can often become sensitive to gentle touch or simple movements. Sometimes this sensitivity can spread far away from the originally painful and/or injured area. This feature has been referred to as ‘central sensitisation’ by a number of prominent researchers. But, what is central sensitisation and is this change in sensitivity a true representation of it? We will explore the basic sciences of central sensitisation and ask if it offers us clinically relevant knowledge.
(90 minutes)

– Tim Beames

The Dark Side of Plasticity: 22. aug. 10:30 – 12:00

Plasticity is an important biological feature of learning and memory formation. It has been suggested that plasticity changes are present in pain and that some of these changes underpin the transition of acute to persistent pain states. Is there really a dark side to plasticity? If so, what is it?
(90 minutes)

– Tim Beames

Retraining the Brain: 22. aug. 15:30 – 17:00

Ron Melzack proposed the Neuromatrix model to better understand complex pain states such as phantom limb pain, complex regional pain syndrome and pain following deafferentation injuries. Influenced by this model, researchers and clinicians have devoted more attention to brain processes assumed to be involved in a pain experience. Treatment approaches like Graded Motor Imagery have been developed and appear to offer hope for these complex pain states. Does that mean we can target the brain with specific treatments? Is retraining the brain reality or fantasy?
(90 minutes)

– Tim Beames