OTC – Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care Foundation - OTC Advanced Course:Fractures around the Knee

Prof. Kyle Dickson, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Prof. Roberto Varsalona, Umberto I Hospital, Syracuse, Italy
Prof. Enrique Guerado, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Spain
Dr. Gilbert Taglang, University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Dr. Ning Tang, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China Dr. David Brinkert, University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course will focus on fractures around the knee, the distal femur and the proximal tibia.
Many aspects will be treated, including a step-by-step description of the surgical approaches.
Focusing on technical tricks and pitfalls, the course also covers the different
options for fracture management in routine and complex knee injuries.

In addition to lectures, hands-on cadaver workshops allow participants ample opportunities
to improve their skills on approaches and fracture fixation. In small discussion groups, participants
can present and discuss their most difficult cases with experienced international
faculty members.

TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is aimed at the more experienced surgeon (senior trainee, fellow or consultant).

CME
This course has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education (EACCME) to provide the following activity for medical specialists.
The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS).

This OTC course is designated for a maximum of 9 hours of European external CME
credits. Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually
spent in the educational activity. Furthermore this course has been accredited with
14 credits of the SGOT (SCHWEIZERISCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR ORTHOPÄDIE UND
TRAUMATOLOGIE).

SCHEDULE

On Monday, September 13, 2010 the course will start at 08:00 AM and it will end on Tuesday,
September 14, 2010 at 13:30 the latest.

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