Tibia Masterclass - Nail, Plate, Ilizarov: The Unsolved Problem

This two-day course will provide a comprehensive and contemporary overview of the relative merits of alternative methods of management of acute tibial fractures, non-union, infection and mal-union.

Date: 15 - 16 April 2010	Fee: £295
Held at: The Royal College of Surgeons of England	Status: Places available
Contact: education@rcseng.ac.uk or call: 020 7869 6300	Application Form

Convenors

Mr Hemant K Sharma
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospitals

Mr Kevin Sherman
Orthopaedic Tutor
The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Teaching Faculty

The faculty will consist of experts in the field along with international speakers renowned in the area of fracture management. There will also be state-of-the-art workshops from the leading companies in this area.

• Professor Maurizio Catagni
  Italy
• Mr Simon Britten
  Leeds
• Mr Shiva Gopal
  Hull
• Mr Michael Laverick
  Belfast
• Mr A M Nanu
  Sunderland
• Mr Simon Royston
  Sheffield
• Mr Jehangir Mahaluxmiwala
  Harlow
• Mr Michael Pearse
  London
• Mr Venkat Ramakrishnan
  Basildon
• Mr Paul Szypryt
  Nottingham

Aims

This two-day intensive course with workshops is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of current thinking in the management of tibial fractures and their consequences.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course participants will be able to:

• make a logical and informed treatment plan for the full range of tibial fractures;
• justify the treatment plan on the basis of evidence in literature; and
• apply the basic science principles for the various treatment options.

Level

This course is suitable for senior trainees preparing for FRCS (Trauma & Orth) and new consultants developing their trauma interest.

Format

The course will be in the form of interactive lectures, concise presentations on specific topics and discussion groups.

• Plateau fractures
• Open fractures
• Mal-union
• Pilon fractures
• Sterile non-union
• BMP
• Shaft fracture
• Infected non- union

Duration

Two-days