Advanced Instructional Course on Arthroplasty and Arthroscopy
July 5 until July 8, 2010
University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands

The international faculty would like to invite you to the Advanced Instructional Course on Arthroplasty and Arthroscopy, which will be held in July 2010 in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

On Monday July 5, the topic will be arthroplasty of the shoulder. Indications and results of the different total shoulder prosthesis will be discussed. This year the focus is on resurfacing prosthesis and reversed shoulder prosthesis. There is ample time to practice the implantation of these prostheses on fresh specimens during the hands-on sessions in the lab. The faculty as well as the personnel of the providing companies will assist you. It is a great opportunity to learn all the details of these interesting treatment modalities and to discuss the pros and con's with the faculty.

On Tuesday July 6, the topic will be arthroscopy and arthroplasty of the elbow. Recent advances in elbow arthroscopy will be discussed. The topics are: the stiff elbow, the unstable elbow, overuse injuries to the elbow and finally the degenerative elbow joint. Even if you are inexperienced in this kind of surgery this would be a great opportunity to learn a lot about this joint in a single day. During the hands-on session you can practise the different techniques on fresh specimens while the faculty and the technicians of the providing companies will assist you.

From Tuesday to Thursday July 6-8, two instructional courses will be held simultaneously (You can only attend a single course):

After 2 decades of knee arthroscopy this modality made so much progress it is now a major topic in orthopaedic surgery. Cruciate reconstructions are very successful if you pay attention to every detail! Although much progress has been made, there are still new techniques coming. Double-bundle reconstructions, posterior cruciate ligament reconstructions, posterolateral corner problems, multiligament reconstructions, instability combined with varus thrust, meniscal repair techniques and cartilage repair will be discussed. During the hands-on sessions you can practise the various techniques on fresh specimens while the faculty and the technicians of the providing companies will assist you. In the end you can dissect your specimen to investigate the location of your bone tunnels and to test the fixation of your meniscal repair. Especially if you are an experienced arthroscopist of the knee it is a very interesting course to become even more experienced.

Shoulder arthroscopy is expanding very rapidly. New techniques, better equipment and a better understanding of pathophysiology all contribute to the enthusiasm. During the course techniques of arthroscopic labral and rotator cuff repair will be discussed. Arthroscopic knot tying and suture management is crucial to shoulder arthroscopy. All these techniques will be practised on fresh specimens in the lab-sessions. In the end you can dissect your specimen to investigate the position of your portals in relation to the nerves and vessels. And to check if you are pleased with your subacromial decompression, your instability repair and your cuff repair.

We all are pleased to assist you and are looking forward to meet you.