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Day 1: |
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Part
1: Principles of Fracture Care A. The
biology of fracture healing and how treatment influences this
Session Moderator: Dr. I. Sharif |
| 8:00 |
Welcome / Introduction
Dr. I. Sharif / Dr. Demmer |
| 8:10 |
Bone healing and how it is influenced by
treatment
Dr. Campbell |
| 8:30 |
Bone - the soft tissue injury: open and closed
Prof. Govender |
| 8:50 |
The AO fracture classification: a guide to
clinical decision making
Dr. Demmer |
| 9:50 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:30 |
Discussion: Bone Healing / Classification
Dr. Demmer |
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Bone Healing |
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Classification |
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Non Operative Fracture Management |
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B.
Absolute Stability
Session Moderator: Dr. Demmer |
| 11:00 |
Biomechanics and biology of absolute stability
Dr. Campbell |
| 11:15 |
Absolute Stability - screw technique
Dr. Demmer |
| 11:30 |
Absolute Stability - plate function and
technique |
| 11:45 |
Absolute Stability - tension band wiring
Dr. Harrison |
| 12:00 |
Practical Exercise I:
Moderator: Dr. Demmer
INTERNAL FIXATION WITH SCREWS AND PLATES PROVIDING ABSOLUTE STABILITY |
| 13:00 |
LUNCH |
| 13:45 |
Practical Exercise II:
Moderator: Prof. Martiz
FRACTURE MID SHAFT RADIUS |
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C.
Relative Stability
Session Moderator: Dr. Campbell |
| 14:30 |
The biology and biomechanics of relative
stability
Dr. Grootboom |
| 14:45 |
Relative Stability - intramedullary techniques
Dr. Grootboom |
| 15:00 |
Relative Stability - extra medullary techniques
Dr. Grootbloom |
| 15:15 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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D.
Decision Making
Session Moderator: Dr. Campbell
DECISION MAKING |
| 15:30 |
Principles of management: the patient and
the injury
Dr. Campbell |
| 15:45 |
Principles of management: articular fractures
Dr. Brijlall |
| 16:00 |
Principles of management: diaphyseal fractures
Dr. Motsitsi |
| 16:30 |
Dicussion: Relative and Absolute Stability |
| 17:00 |
End of the Day |
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DAY 2 |
| 8:30 |
Practical Exercise III
Moderator: Dr. Grootbloom
TENSION BAND WIRING OF THE OLECRANON |
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Relative Stability (Continued)
Moderator: Prof. Govender |
| 9:15 |
The locked compression plate - biomechanics and
biology
Dr. Campbell |
| 9:30 |
The locked compression plate - clinical
applications
Dr. Motsitsi |
| 9:45 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 10:00 |
Pre-op planning - rational and how to do it
Dr. Campbell |
| 10:15 |
Pre-op planning - cases for groups
Dr. Brijlall |
| 10:40 |
Practical Exercise IV
Moderator: Dr. Motsitsi
SPIRAL FRACTURE DISTAL TIBIA |
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Discussion |
| 11:40 |
Principles: What have we learned so
far? |
| 12:00 |
LUNCH |
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Part
2: Principles of operative management of common fractures
A. Specific fractures: diaphyseal
Moderator: |
| 12:45 |
Femur
Dr. Brijlall |
| 13:05 |
Tibia
Dr. Motsitsi |
| 13:25 |
Humerus
Dr. Harrison |
| 13:45 |
Radius & Ulna
Prof. Maritz |
| 14:05 |
TEA |
| 14:25 |
Practical Exercise V: Demonstration on Table
Moderator: Dr. Frantzen |
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Intra-medullary nailing |
| 15:10 |
Discussion |
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B.
Specific Fractures: Articular |
| 15:30 |
Distal Radius |
| 15:50 |
Olecranon and Patella |
| 16:10 |
Ankle |
| 16:30 |
Practical Exercise VI
Moderator: Dr. Campbell
The principle of the internal fixator using the Locking Compression Plate
LCP
(Demonstration on each of the 5 tables) |
| 17:00 |
END OF DAY |
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Day 3 |
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B.
Specific Fractures: articular (continued)
Moderator: Prof. Govender |
| 8:30 |
Practical Exercise VII
Moderator: Dr. Demmer
TYPE C MALLEOLAR FRACTURE |
| 9:20 |
Femoral neck fractures
Dr. Frantzen |
| 9:40 |
Intertrochanteric fractures
Dr. I. Sharif |
| 10:00 |
Subtrochanteric fractures
Dr. Brijlall |
| 10:20 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 10:35 |
Distal Femur
Dr. I. Sharif |
| 10:55 |
Tibia Plateau
Dr. Campbell |
| 11:00 |
Practical Exercise VIII
Moderator: Dr. I. Sharif
DYNAMIC HIP SCREW |
| 12:00 |
LUNCH |
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Part
3: Special Fracture Problems
Moderator: |
| 12:45 |
Pelvic ring fractures - assessment & emergency
management
Dr. Frantzen |
| 13:05 |
Acetabular fractures - diagnosis & emergency
management
Dr. Frantzen |
| 13:25 |
Pediatric fractures - general principles
Prof. Govender |
| 13:45 |
Delayed Union
Dr. Motsitsi |
| 14:05 |
Infection
Dr. Harrison |
| 14:25 |
TEA |
| 14:40 |
Practical Exercises IX
Moderator: Dr. Campbell
a) External Fixation Tibia (Dispofix)
b) Demonstration: The application of an AO tubular pelvic external fixator |
| 15:40 |
Summary of the course & Ideas for the Future
of Fracture Mangement in Africa
Prof. Naddumba / Dr. Demmer / Prof. Maritz |
| 16:00 |
End of the course |
