Advanced Fracture Course
15-16 May 2025
Max Participants
28
Location
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Tickets
Accreditation
More information coming soon
Course Introduction
Esser Advanced Fractures course is targeted for certified hand surgeons and fellow hand surgeons who want to delve deeper into complex trauma cases with challenging hand, wrist and elbow fractures. Expert hand surgeons will discuss treatment options and cases with the emphasis on group discussions. The practical sessions will be performed on fresh frozen cadavers with two participants per extremity. The Esser Advanced Fractures Course will be organized every 2 years.
The program
The Fractures course is a two-day program held at the SkillsLab Center at Erasmus MC, scheduled for May 15–16.
| 08:30 | Opening | Zuidam |
| 8:35 | PIP and MCP fracture re-dislocations | Duraku |
| 8:55 | PIP and MCP arthrolysis after fracture fixation | Zuidam |
| 9:15 | Benett luxations and malunions | Kebrle |
| 9:35 | MC4/5 malunions | Duraku |
| 9:45 | Case discussion | Debeij/Schep |
| 10:15 | Coffee break | |
| 10:45 | Skillslab: Hemi hamate – Collateral band reconstruction PIP – Wagner approach and dorsal approach CMC1 – CMC 4/5 desis and MC4/5 desis – CMC1 prothesis | |
| 12:15 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 | Radial head non and malunions | Eygendaal |
| 13:25 | Missed terrible triad | van Rensburg |
| 13:50 | Artrolysis of the elbow | Eygendaal |
| 14:15 | Chronic essex-lopresti lessions | Caekebeke |
| 14:40 | Case discussions | van Rensburg/ Caekebeke |
| 15:00 | Coffee break | |
| 15:15 | Skillslab: Elbow arthroscopy – Radial head approach – Radial head prosthesis – Approaches for open arthrolysis – Ligament reconstruction medial and lateral – Ligament reconstruction central band | |
| 17:00 | Drinks | |
| 18:00 | Course dinner @ Morgan & Mees |
| 09:00 | Scaphoid malunion and nonunion | Schep |
| 09:25 | The escaping fragment in distal radius fractures and radiocarpal osteoarthritis | van Rensburg |
| 09:50 | The escaping fragment in distal radius fractures and DRUJ osteoarthritis | Debeij |
| 10:25 | Case discussion | Debeij/ Schep |
| 11:00 | Coffee break | |
| 11:15 | Skillslab session: Scaphoid screw, plate and Linscheid manouver – Palmar and dorsal approach to the wrist – Radial approach to the wrist – RSC ligament reconstruction – Wrist arthroscopy | |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:15 | Diafyseal forearm malunions | Kebrle |
| 13:40 | Monteggia like malunions | Caekebeke |
| 14:05 | Chronic subluxation of the elbow | van Riet |
| 14:30 | Case discussion | van Riet/ Caekebeke |
| 15:00 | Coffee break | |
| 15:30 | Skillslab: Radius correction with its approaches – Coronoid reconstruction – Box loop reconstruction ligaments – Hemi arthroplasty elbow | |
| 17:00 | Drinks |
THE EXPERTS
The Esser Masterclass instructors and faculty are dedicated and certified hand surgeons. This means that the Esser Masterclass is focused on providing a tailored made and hands on international education by experts in the field across the globe. The Esser Masterclass is endorsed by the Internatiolnal Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) and the International Confederation of Plastic Surgery Societies (ICOPLAST).
All Esser Masterclass Courses will be submitted to the UEMS EACCME® for CME credits. If approved the UEMS logo will be depicted at the top of the course page.
★★★★★
Esser Masterclass is dedicated hand surgery training, a must for every hand surgeon
A. Satir, Plastic Surgeon, Germany
J.L.B. Vanhaecke, Hand Surgeon, Belgium
★★★★★
One of the best courses I have attended
A.C. van Leeuwen MD, Plastic Surgeon, Netherlands
Meet the faculty
DR. J. MICHIEL ZUIDAM
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
DR. JAN DEBEIJ
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Haga Ziekenhuis, The Hague, Netherlands
DR. XANDER SMIT
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
DR. CAROLINE A. HUNDEPOOL
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
DR. LIRON DURAKU
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
DR. NIELS W.L. SCHEP
Trauma Surgery Department Maasstad ziekenhuis, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
PROF. DR. DENISE EYGENDAAL
Orthopedic Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
PROF. DR. PIETER CAEKEBEKE
Orthopedic Surgery Department Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Belgium
DR. LEE VAN RENSBURG
Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery Department Cambridge University Hospitals, UK
PROF. DR. ROGER VAN RIET
Orthopedic Surgery Department UZA, Edegem, Belgium
DR. RADEK KEBRLE
Hand Surgery Department Klinika Dr. Pírka, Mladá Boleslav, Czech
Meet the Organization
DR. J. MICHIEL ZUIDAM
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
DR. CAROLINE A. HUNDEPOOL
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
DR. LIRON DURAKU
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
DR. XANDER SMIT
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
ESMEE KWEE
Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
JURRIAAN DE LANGE
Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
REGISTRATION
Please check for the FAIR-TRAED reduced registration rate
*Tickets are non refundable, exchange tickets to participants on the waiting list is possible.
ROTTERDAM
Rotterdam, city on the Maas, is considered the most modern city of the Netherlands. Atypical in its own country, internationally renowned for its passion for innovation and its unpolished charms. Whether it is its ever-changing skyline full of audacious architecture, its port that is regarded as the smartest in the world, or the “can do” mentality of its residents. Rotterdam is a town with a pronounced character, energetic and always dynamic. Esser Masterclass and Rotterdam Partners make it possible for their participants to experience the city of Rotterdam at it’s full most.
Location
SkillsLab Erasmus MC Room
Ee-120 Wytemaweg 80
3015 CN Rotterdam,
The Netherlands
FAIR-TRAED
Esser Masterclass introduced a new education principle: FAIR-TRAED (Fair Transparent Education). FAIR-TRAED means that the registration fees are directly invested in the Esser Masterclass educational materials to advance hand surgery trainings. The organisation and the faculty have a passion for hand surgery and support FAIR-TRAED which means that they do not receive any financial compensation. This enables Esser Masterclass to keep the registration fees at a minimum. Our mission is making high-quality handsurgery education accessible for every handsurgeon around the globe and our motto is training form handsurgeons to handsurgeons.
Special Thanks to
Ella Nitters MSc, MA
“As a medical illustrator I am proud to be part of the Esser Masterclass. It’s my passion to draw the human anatomy and within Esser Masterclass I get the opportunity to explore this with devoted hand surgeons.”