February 22, 23rd 2009
 

Program

Miami hand Arthroscopy/Arthroplasty Annual Course

Sunday, February 22nd 2009
  9:00 Welcome remarks           
Dr. Alejandro Badia   Miami Hand Center, Miami, Fl 		 
  9:10 PIP joint arthroplasty- European experience  
Dr. Henk Coert, Rotterdam, Netherlands		  
9:30 Non-constrained PIP joint arthroplasty           
Dr. Peter Murray,  Mayo clinic, Jacksonsville
9:50 Arthroscopic mgmt of articular distal radius malunion 
Dr. Francisco de Piñal   Santander, Spain
10:10 Scapholunate ligament tears: is RASL the holy grail?  
Dr. Mel Rosenwasser  Columbia University, NYC  
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break and visit with Exhibitors
11:00 - 11:20

Arthroscopic mgmt ulnar sided wrist pain  
Dr. Rames Matter, São Paulo Brazil
11:20 - 11:50

Treatment and diagnosis of Luno-triquetral ligament injury 
Dr. Ather Mirza, Long island, NY
11:50 - 12:15

Arthroscopic mgmt of distal radioulnar joint instability  
Dr. Riccardo Luchetti, Rimini , Italy
12:15 - 2:00 Lunch and meet with Exhibitors
2:00 - 2:25 Arthroscopic partial wrist fusions   
Dr. PC Ho  Hong Kong, China
2:25 - 2:45

Arthroscopic mgmt of Scaphoid pathology  
Dr. Joseph Slade, Yale, Connecticut
2:45 - 3:10

Total Wrist Arthroplasty: European experience  
Dr. Guillaume Herzberg, Lyon France
3:10 - 3:30

Total elbow arthroplasty   
Dr. Kumar Kadiyala,  Miami Beach , Fl
3:30 - 3:50

Artelon arthroplasty of the thumb basal joint : indications/technique  
Dr. Alejandro Badia, Miami Hand Center
3:50 - 4:15

Rehabilitation after common wrist injuries 
FT. Marta Beatriz Pineda, Guatemala City, Guatemala
   
  Closing comments   A. Badia
 

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Monday, February 23rd 2008

Tentative Lab Schedule

Lab module directors listed next to time schedule followed by brief description. All didactic conference faculty will serve as lab faculty assigned to specific tables for direct supervision.

9:00-10:30 AM - Dr. Coert and Murray
PIP joint arthroplasty - Cadaver demonstrations will emphasize the nuances of different surgical approaches to performing PIP joint arthroplasty. Participants will be able to perform and repeat the procedures various times on their specimen with experience faculty assisting during the very technical nature of this surgery.

10:30-12:30 PM - Drs. Berner and Badia
Arthroscopic Artelon thumb CMC arthroplasty - Video and live cadaver demonstration will be done to illustrate basic arthroscopy of the thumb CMC joint followed by interposition arthroplasty using either tendon grafts or the artelon spacer implant. Revision to open technique will also be discussed as well as specific indications for each arthroscopic stage. Participants will have opportunity to practice both arthroscopic and open surgeries in this new area of basal joint reconstruction.Conclusion and Remarks - Dr. Badia

12:30-1:30 PM - Lunch

1:30- 4:00 PM  - Dr. Topper Wrist arthroscopy and arthroplasty - participants will practice basic diagnostic arthroscopy of the wrist with overview on how to manage common problems such as synovits, TFCC tears, carpal ligament injuries and ganglion excisions. Basic and advanced portal placement will be emphasized as well as teaching pearls by the experienced faculty.
The same wrist will then undergo total wrist arthroplasty using the appropriate instrumentation after a detailed surgical demo by the faculty.

4:00-5:00 PM  - Dr. Cobb and Mirza
Endoscopic cubital tunnel release - participants will learn indications and landmarks to perform endoscopic in situ release of the ulnar nerve at the elbow. Cadaver demonstration, surgical video will be followed by participants completing the exercise on their cadaver.

Conclusion and remarks – Dr.Badia