AOTrauma Wrist Course 14 & 15 October

Weetwood Hall, Leeds

Objectives

At the conclusion of these courses, the participant should be able to:

• Understand and apply the basic principles of internal fixation of bone

• Become familiar with the principles and technical aspects of basic and

advanced fixation techniques as used in the hand and wrist for fracture

repair and reconstruction

• Realise complications, their prevention and management

• Supplement personal clinical experience with these principles and

techniques for appropriate patient selection for internal fixation

Hand sessions will cover:

• Selection and application of techniques and implants for fracture stabilisation

• Use of specialised plates including the condylar blade plates and T-plates

• Principles and application of external fixation in the hand

• Small joint arthrodesis

• Reconstruction of malunion and nonunion

Wrist sessions will cover:

• Wrist anatomy and biomechanics

• Distal radius fractures: techniques of Kirschner wiring, external fixation and

internal fixation using the AO locking distal radius plating system

• Distal radio-ulnar joint injuries and post traumatic problems

• Fixation of fractures of the distal ulna

• Scaphoid fracture fixation

• Treatment of acute ligament injuries

• Principles of total and partial wrist fusion and application of the AO wrist

fusion plate