CURRENT CONTROVERSIES IN ANKLE FRACTURE MANAGEMENT

Come and listen to the hottest debates and latest tricks for fixing ankle fractures from experts from around the country in this symposium.
About this Event

Join Us for CURRENT CONTROVERSIES IN ANKLE FRACTURE MANAGEMENT!

Are you looking for answers to these practical questions.....?

• Weber B fractures with ?medial injury - how to manage?
  
• Timing of surgery - swelling/blisters: ?delay surgery or not
  
• Role of CT scan - which patients?
  
• Posterior malleolar fractures - pitfalls of posterior approach for fixation
  
• Syndesmosis fixation - when and how?
  
• Ankle fractures in diabetics and elderly - special considerations
  
• Revision of failed fixation - strategies
  
• Post traumatic arthritis after ankle fractures - the size of the problem and
  solutions

This course will give you the answers from a panel of trauma and foot and ankle surgeons who will give their way of managing the various aspects of this injury. The format is mainly case based discussions and question and answers involving many panels of experts!

Agenda
AGENDA

Info: 08:30 : Registration and coffee
09:00 : Welcome and Introduction to the meeting - Mr C Senthil Kumar
09:10 - 10:30: Session 1. CONTROVERSIES IN PREOPERATIVE PREPARATION,
IMAGING AND CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT
10:30 - 11:00: COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 12:30: Session 2: SYNDESMOSIS INJURIES, POSTERIOR MALLEOLAR
FRACTURES, MEDIAL LIGAMENT INJURY
12:30 - 13:30: LUNCH BREAK
13:30 - 15:00: Session 3: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS - DIABETES AND ANKLE
FRACTURES, ELDERLY AND OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES, ROLE OF EXTERNAL
FIXATION
15:00 - 15:15: TEA BREAK
15:15 - 16:30: Session 4: STRATEGIES FOR MANAGEMENT OF FAILED FIXATIONS,
POST TRAUMATIC ARTHRITIS AFTER ANKLE FRACTURES
16:30 - SUMMARY AND CLOSE

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AGENDA

Info: 08:30 : Registration and coffee
09:00 : Welcome and Introduction to the meeting - Mr C Senthil Kumar
09:10 - 10:30: Session 1. CONTROVERSIES IN PREOPERATIVE PREPARATION,
IMAGING AND CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT
10:30 - 11:00: COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 12:30: Session 2: SYNDESMOSIS INJURIES, POSTERIOR MALLEOLAR
FRACTURES, MEDIAL LIGAMENT INJURY
12:30 - 13:30: LUNCH BREAK
13:30 - 15:00: Session 3: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS - DIABETES AND ANKLE
FRACTURES, ELDERLY AND OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES, ROLE OF EXTERNAL
FIXATION
15:00 - 15:15: TEA BREAK
15:15 - 16:30: Session 4: STRATEGIES FOR MANAGEMENT OF FAILED FIXATIONS,
POST TRAUMATIC ARTHRITIS AFTER ANKLE FRACTURES
16:30 - SUMMARY AND CLOSE