26th Annual Baltimore Limb Deformity Course

26th Annual Baltimore Limb Deformity Course is organized by LifeBridge Health and would be held during Aug 25 - 29, 2016 at Four Seasons Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The targeted audience for this medical meeting basically for Physicians. This CME conference has been approved with 47.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Description
This ?course ?has ?been ?the ?standard ?in ?teaching ?lower ?extremity ?alignment ?for ?the ?past ?quarter ?century. ?It ?is ?designed ?for ?orthopedic ?surgeons, ?podiatrists ?and ?allied ?health ?professionals ?who ?treat ?long-bone ?deformities. ?No ?prior ?experience ?is ?required. ?The ?internationally ?renowned ?faculty ?will ?introduce ?basic ?and ?advanced ?limb ?reconstruction ?concepts, ?including ?corrective ?osteotomies, ?limb ?alignment, ?limb ?lengthening ?and ?internal ?and ?external ?fixation. ?The ?course ?features ?lectures, ?deformity ?planning ?sessions, ?hands-on ?bone ?labs ?and ?a ?digital ?radiograph ?planning ?lab. ?Participants ?will ?also ?have ?an ?opportunity ?to ?present ?adult, ?pediatric ?and ?podiatric ?cases ?to ?their ?peers.

Topics ?include :
• ?Single-level ?and ?double-level ?tibial ?and ?femoral ?deformities
• ??Sagittal ?and ?oblique ?plane ?deformities
•? ?Rotational ?deformities
•? ?Foot ?and ?ankle ?deformities
•? ?Monolateral/circular ?external ?fixation
•? ?Gait ?implications ?for ?angular ?and ?rotational ?deformities
• ?Measurement ?of ?deformity ?on ?plain ?film ?and ?digital ?radiographs
• ? ?Surgical ?techniques ?for ?lower ?extremity ?osteotomies
• ? ?Consequences ?of ?joint ?malorientation ?and ?malalignment
• ? ?Fixator-assisted ?plating ?and ?nailing
• ? ?Limb ?lengthening ?techniques