Hand and Wrist Fracture Management Course (Feb 24, 2018)

Hand and Wrist Fracture Management Course is organized by AO North America and will be held on Feb 24, 2018 at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is surgeons and hand fellows in orthopedic, plastic and general surgery. Residents who are interested in expanding their knowledge, skills and judgment in selecting patients for internal fixation procedures should also attend. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Course Description:

This course is designed to teach participants at every level of training and practice to systematically analyze hand and wrist fractures and to apply a treatment methodology based upon fracture management principles rather than upon anyone implant, group of implants or singular universal technique.

These AO Principles will be stressed:

• Anatomic reduction
• Stable fixation
• Preservation of the blood supply
• Functional aftercare
• Early mobilization
This Course distinguishes the characteristics between these two groups and emphasizes the reliable and whenever possible, minimally traumatic treatment of those fractures that require fixation. Correct selection of fractures for stable fixation and the appropriate techniques will be accentuated as well as alternative fixation methods.

Conference Objectives are :
• Differentiate between management of non-operative fractures and fractures that need operative stabilization
• Describe the indications for internal fixation of hand and wrist fractures, and the criteria for implant selection
• Identify alternative fixation methods and their role in fracture management
• Explain the importance of soft tissue preservation in the operative management of unstable hand fractures

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.