18th Annual Upper Extremity Tutorial

18th Annual Upper Extremity Tutorial is organized by Hand Rehabilitation Foundation (HRF) and will be held from Feb 12 - 16, 2023 at Viewline Resort Snowmass, Autograph Collection, Snowmass Village, Colorado, United States of America.

Course Description:
The course encompasses both acute fractures and secondary reconstruction. Clinical topics address and critically assess the latest clinical management of shoulder fractures, instability, and replacement. Similarly, elbow topics range from complex trauma through contracture and other soft tissue problems to arthroplasty. The final two days emphasize the new developments in the treatment of distal radius fractures, including analysis and recognition of fracture patterns, optimization of fracture stability, options for fracture fixation, recognition and treatment of distal radioulnar joint injuries, treatment of associated carpal and soft tissue injuries. In addition, the course will cover prevention and treatment of complications as well as correction of malunions and both wrist and distal radioulnar joint arthroplasty. Didactic lectures, panel and interactive sessions, video surgery demonstrations and hands-on labs will provide the participant with the vital information to treat these problems.

Course Objectives:
• Define complications of traumatic injuries to the upper extremity, know how to avoid them and how to treat them when they occur.
• Review complex shoulder injuries including fractures, instability, rotator cuff injury, and arthritis; recognize appropriate surgical reconstructive options.
• Evaluate and classify complex elbow fractures and determine the best course of treatment.
• Identify and perform the varying surgical options for wrist and hand fractures, ligament, and nerve injuries.
• Discuss how to optimize surgical outcomes via appropriate upper extremity rehabilitation principles.