Second Annual OSCW Hand & Upper Extremity Wet Lab

Bridging Surgical Innovation & Evidence-Based Rehabilitation.
About this Event

Join fellowship-trained hand surgeons and industry experts for an engaging day of education focused on improving upper extremity patient outcomes. Designed for occupational therapists, this interactive event features a hands-on cadaver wet lab, live demonstrations of surgical techniques, and the latest evidence-based rehabilitation protocols to help bridge the gap between surgery and therapy.

Agenda

🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:15 AM
Welcome

Info: • Intro
• Agenda overview, group assignments, station-swap logistics, Arthrex wet-lab housekeeping

🕑: 08:15 AM - 09:30 AM
Wrist & Distal Radius

Info: • Teaching: distal radius anatomy, biomechanics, fracture patterns, fixation rationale; DRUJ/TFCC involvement (new)
• Surgical track: distal radius exposure & plate fixation
• Therapy track: stable vs. tenuous fixation protocols, volar cock-up orthosis fabrication, early ROM

🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Hand & Finger Fractures

Info: • Teaching: metacarpal patterns, alignment guardrails, rotation, nonop vs. operative; phalangeal & PIP fracture-dislocations (new); Bennett/Rolando (new); fixation options and early-motion implications
• Surgical track: metacarpal/phalangeal fixation, IM screw if Arthrex supplies
• Therapy track: post-ORIF vs. CRPP vs. closed protocols, pin-accommodating "cage" orthosis, early mobilization decisions

🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Break
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Soft Tissue & Thumb

Info: • Teaching: Thumb UCL (Stener lesion, repair); Scapholunate ligament (trimmed to essentials); CMC arthritis (trimmed — epidemiology/exam/trapeziectomy core, fewer implant-logic slides)
• Surgical track: UCL repair, SL exposure, trapeziectomy
• Therapy track: thumb spica fabrication, UCL/CMC/SL protocols, exam skills (CMC grind/shear)

🕑: 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Closing Remarks