Distal radius fractures - current concepts

Distal radius fractures - current concepts

Waar? 3Square Ghent - Rijvisschestraat 124, 9052 Zwijnaarde

Wanneer? 16.11.2019

On behalf of the BHG, BVOT and SORBCOT, it is a great pleasure to invite you for their combined 2019 fall meeting, November 16 in Gent. As subject they have chosen “Distal radius fractures” a pathology that all orthopedic surgeons and hand surgeons come across in daily practice.

Preliminary Programme

Session 1: Distal radius fractures – evidence based protocol for treatment.

09.05 – Welcome – Jeroen Vanhaecke

09.05 – The history of distal radius treatment- what happened in Belgium (and economical impact) – TBC

09.30 – Which radiusfracture for conservative treatment  – Joost Colaris

10.30 – Coffee break & Visit of the exhibitors

11.00 – Which radiusfracture for K wires / Fix ex / plaster treatment – Hobby Jonathan

11.30 – Which radiusfracture for operative treatment – Krukhaug Ynguar

12.00 – Round table: Case presentation and treatment options- and economics repercution – ALL

12.30 – Walking Lunch & Visit of the exhibitors

Session 2: – Free papers session

13.30 – Free papers 7 min and 2 min discussion – TBC

14.30 – Children: the same treatment protocol or different  – Joost Colaris

15.00 – High demand patients: same treatment protocol or different – Krukhaug Ynguar

15.15 – The elderly patient (70 plus): same treatment protocol of different – Hobby Jonathan

15.30 – Discussion and closing remarks

15.45 – End of congress