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Symposium and Workshop

Management of Distal Radius
Fractures in the Young and Elderly
Date:

13th March 2009

Place:

Lucas House, Edgbaston Room,

University of Birmingham,
Birmingham

Organised by: In cooperation with:

Selly Oak Hospital, University Hospital – Birmingham Hand Centre
Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust – State Hospital St.Gallen, Switzerland
G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N

About the course: A one day intensive workshop consisting of lectures, videos and hands-on
workshop on saw bones with high faculty to participant ratio, targeted at
trainees and consultant surgeons dealing with distal radius fractures

Course objectives:
1. provide an update on the current opinion in the management of distal
radius fractures in the young and elderly
2. understand the principles of surgical treatment
3. understand the principles of the locking plates
4. acquire skills in fixing extra-articular and intra-articular fractures in the
saw bone model using a multi directional locking plate system
Organiser: Mr Vaikunthan Rajaratnam
Chairman: Mr Michael A.C. Craigen
Organisation: Anna Walsh, Medartis Ltd., UK
Course and Lucas House, Edgbaston Room,
meeting venue: University of Birmingham
Sponsorship:

www.medartis.com
Limited attendance: 40
Certificate provided
CPD points 6.5 applied for
F A C U LTY

Mr Michael A.C. Craigen Consultant Hand Surgeon Birmingham, UK

Selly Oak Hospital
Mr Subodh Deshmukh Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Birmingham, UK
Birmingham City Hospital
Prof. Joseph Dias Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Leicester, UK
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Prof. Jörg Grünert Director of the Department for Hand, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
State Hospital St. Gallen
Mr Carlos Heras-Palou Consultant Hand Surgeon Derby, UK
Pulvertaft Hand Centre,
Derbyshire Royal Infirmary
Mr Dominic Power Consultant Hand Surgeon Birmingham, UK
Selly Oak Hospital
Mr Aamer Ullah Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Leicester, UK
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Mr Matthias Walter Product Manager Basel, Switzerland
Medartis AG
AGENDA
Friday, March 13, 2009 – Morning

08.00–09.00 Registration

Lectures
09.00 – 09.15 Welcome and Introduction M. Craigen
09.15 – 09.45 Anatomy of the distal radius and surgical approaches D. Power
09.45 – 10.15 Evolution of Surgical treatment for distal radius fractures C. Heras-Palou
10.15 – 11.00 Classification of distal radius fractures and S. Deshmukh
Indications for fixations

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break

11.30 – 12.00 Outcomes and complications in J. Grünert

distal radius fractures management
12.00 – 12.30 Alternative methods of management of A. Ullah
distal radius fractures
12.30 – 13.00 The evolution of implants for fractures M. Walter
in distal radius

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

AGENDA
Friday, March 13, 2009 – Afternoon

Lectures
14.00 – 14.45 Development and Peculiarities of the M. Walter
APTUS Radius System
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Workshop I
14.45 – 15.15 Fixation of extra-articular fractures Faculty

15.15 – 15.45 Coffee break

Workshop II
15.45 – 16.30 Fixation of intra-articular fractures Faculty
Workshop III
16.30 – 17.15 Fixation of comminuted intra-articular fractures Faculty

17.15 – 17.45 Coffee break

17.45 – 18.15 Osteoporotic distal radius fractures J. Dias

Round table discussion
18.15 – 19.15 Problem cases and interactive discussion Panel Discussion

19.30 Close
R EG I S T R AT I O N I N F O R M AT I O N

Administration: Anna Walsh, Medartis Ltd., Batley Business Park,

Suite 63, Annexe 4, Technology Drive, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 6ER
Phone: +44 (0)1924 476699, Fax: +44 (0)1924 472000
Email: anna.walsh@medartis.com
Please send or fax the clearly filled in registration form to this address.
Registration: Please send or fax the attached registration form to the above
mentioned address (Attendance limited to 40 participants)
Registration fee: (incl. theoretical courses, coffee breaks, lunches and certificate)
Before 31st January 2009: £125.00 (incl. VAT) for consultants
£100.00 (incl. VAT) for SpRs / STs
After 31st January 2009: £180.00 (incl. VAT) for consultants
£120.00 (incl. VAT) for SpRs / STs
Payable in advance: By cheque: Payable to Medartis Ltd. Please send the cheque to the
attention of Anna Walsh (see above address)
or
By bank transfer:
To: Medartis Ltd.
Bank: Natwest, Brighton Town Centre Branch
Churchill Square, Unit 40
56, Churchill Square
Brighton, BN1 2ES, UK
Account No: 15510859
Sort Code: 01.01.23
BIC: NWBK GB 2L
IBAN: GB47 NWBK 0101 2315 5108 59
Cancellation / Refunds: As attendance is limited, registration will be taken on a first-come
first-served basis. Refunds will not be given for failure to attend.
However, substitutes will be accepted.
Confirmation You will receive your registration confirmation by E-mail.
of registration:

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The University of Birmingham Conference Park Tel: +44 (0)121 625 3383
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Headquarters q Medartis AG q Austrasse 24 q CH-4051 Basel/Switzerland

Phone +41 (0)61 228 18 18 q Fax +41 (0)61 228 18 00
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