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EFORT Anatomical Course in January will be on useful flaps for orthopaedic surgeons
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The successful 2015 Instructional Course on anatomical flaps will be offered again 23 to 25 January 2017 in Paris.
Scientific highlights
Attendees will benefit from the interactivity offered during this cadaver course, which provides a unique experience in which each step of the flap surgical technique is explained while it is demonstrated and all technical details are discussed. Scientific highlights include:
- anatomical basis of the flaps;
- muscle and fasciocutaneous flaps for the upper and lower limb;
- fibula transfer;
- clinical cases; and
- dissections.
About the course
Major skin defects must be treated on a daily basis in orthopaedic and trauma surgery. There are a number of techniques in plastic surgery that an orthopaedic or trauma surgeon should master. This course teaches experienced surgeons the skills they may need when a plastic surgeon is not available.
If a difficult case that involves a skin-related problem arises, an orthopaedic surgeon cannot always expect that a plastic surgeon will be there to assist. Therefore, it is important for an orthopaedic surgeon to know and be able to execute the five to 10 most important flap techniques.
During this course, after they are demonstrated by a faculty member, all participants will have the opportunity to repeat and carry out all the flap procedures covered in the syllabus on a cadaveric specimen. These procedures are as follows:
- Chinese flap;
- posterior interosseous flap;
- gastrocnemius muscles;
- soleus flap;
- flexors and extensors muscle flaps;
- saphenous flap;
- latissimus dorsi and scapular flaps;
- sural flap;
- supramalleolar flap;
- lateral arm flap;
- brachioradialis flap and ulnar flap;
- anterolateral flap; and
- free fibula.
This course is limited to 24 participants. Therefore, anyone who is interested in attending should register now.
For more information and online registration, visit the course webpage.