Tendons Course

Date

January 20-21 2022

Max Participants

24

Location

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Tickets

Course Introduction

Acute and chronic tendon ruptures are of every day for an upper extremity surgeon. The repair itself is often not so difficult, but how does my patient achieve a good to excellent result? This is the real challenge in tendon surgery. Therefore, we designed a two-day course with theoretical and practical sessions offering most types of repair in different zones, chronic reconstruction possibilities and transfers for flexor and extensor tendons. The practical sessions will be performed on fresh frozen cadavers with two participants per extremity. The Tendons Esser Masterclass will be organized every 3 years.

The program

The Tendons Course is a two day course please have a look at the schedule

0830 REGISTRATION OPEN
09:00 WELCOME
09:05 Anatomy of flexor and extensor tendon
09:20 Biomechanics of tendon healing
09:35 Basic flexor tendon repair primary
10:00 Flexor tendon reconstruction
Two stage reconstruction (silastic rod / tendon graft )
Pulley reconstruction
Autologous material (tendon / extensor retinaculum / pulley)
10:25 BREAK
10:45 Skillslab session: Flexor tendon repair primary
Zone 1 reinsertion techniques
Zone 2 primary suture technique (core sutures/ epitenon sutures)
pulley venting / sublimis tendon repair or removal
Zone 5 primary suture technique (force measurement of suture)
11:45 Skillslab session: Flexor tendon reconstruction
13:00 LUNCH BREAK
13:40 Rehabilitation in tendon surgery
14:00 Extensor tendon repair primary
Zone 3 central slip reconstruction / boutonniere correction
Zone 6 primary suture technique
Zone 5 sagittal band repair / reconstruction
14:30 Skillslab session: Zone 3 central slip reconstruction / boutonniere correction
Zone 5 saggital band repair / reconstruction
Zone 6 primary suture technique (force measurement of suture)
15:30 BREAK
16:00 Tenodesis techniques
General principles
Swanneck correction
Sliptenodesis / Zancolli sling
16:30 Skillslab session continuation of flexor and extensor tendon
17:30 DRINKS
08:30 Tendon transfer
General principles tendon transfer
Suture techniques tendon transfers
09:00 Median nerve palsy tendon and nerve transfers

Opponens plasty techniques

Nerve transfers to AIN

Nerve transfer to restore sensation

0945 Ulnar nerve palsy tendon and nerve transfers

ERCL/FDS to intrinsics

APL to FDI

ERCB to adductor

Nerve transfer AIN to motor branch

Nerve transfer to restore sensation

10:30 BREAK
10:45 Skillslab Session – Median and ulnar nerve palsy

Opponensplasty

FDS4 / EIP / ADQ

Nerve transfers

12:30 LUNCH BREAK
13:10 Reconstruction of the tetraplegic hand
13:30 Reconstruction of the cerebral palsy hand
13:50 Radial nerve palsy tendon

Nerve transfers

14:15 BREAK
14:45 Skillslab Session – Radial nerve palsy

PT to ERCB, FCU to EDC, PL to EPL

Nerve transfers

SCI / PBI

18:00 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

REGISTRATION

Please check for the FAIR-TRAED reduced registration rate

*Tickets are non refundable, exchange tickets to participants on the waiting list is possible.

Regular Fellow and Specialist

€995 (Limited)

Regular

Resident

€795 (Limited)

Live Stream

Including course manual

€95 (Limited)

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.

Rotterdam Information
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.”