Program 2027
Program
Two course days at UMC Utrecht, 4 and 5 March 2027: lectures, live demonstrations and dissections on fresh frozen cadavers.
Upper extremity – 4 March 2027
Demonstrations include live recorded demonstrations.
Registration
Welcome and introduction
Median nerve (endoscopic) decompression
- Live demonstrationUpper extremity nerve anatomy: brachial plexus; median and ulnar nerve; wrist; radial nerve
- PresentationProximal median nerve release (lacertus and deep)
- Demonstration(endoscopic) proximal median nerve release
- Dissection(endoscopic) decompression of the proximal median nerve
Ulnar nerve (endoscopic) decompression
- PresentationUlnar nerve compression and surgical treatment options, including AIN SETS
- DemonstrationOpen ulnar nerve transposition including AIN SETS
- DissectionOpen ulnar nerve decompression, including AIN SETS
Coffee/tea break
Nerve injury and neuromas
- PresentationSurgical strategies for painful neuromas: TMR, muscle burying and RPNI
- DemonstrationTMR and RPNI for radial sensory nerve and lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve
- DissectionTMR and RPNI for radial sensory nerve and lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve
Brachial plexus: part I
- PresentationSurgical strategies for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS)
- PresentationBrachial plexus injury: Oberlin nerve transfer
Lunch break
Brachial plexus: part II
- DissectionSurgical strategies for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS)
- DissectionOberlin nerve transfer: Ulnar nerve to biceps brachii muscle
Nerve transfers: part I
- PresentationPrinciples functional reconstruction using motor nerve transfers
- PresentationMotor nerve transfer: Median nerve to radial nerve
- PresentationBertelli nerve transfer: ADQ motor to opponens motor branch
Coffee/tea break
Nerve transfers: part II
- DissectionBertelli nerve transfer: ADQ motor to opponens motor branch
- DissectionMotor nerve transfer: Median nerve branches to radial nerve
Closing, Drinks and snacks
Course dinner
Lower extremity – 5 March 2027
Registration
Compression neuropathies
- PresentationIntroduction to lower limb nerve surgery
- Live demonstrationLower extremity nerve anatomy
- PresentationDecompression of lower extremity nerves
- DemonstrationLower extremity nerve decompression surgery at 5 locations
- PresentationMeralgia paresthetica
- DissectionLower extremity nerve decompression surgery at 5 locations (optional: endoscopic tarsal tunnel release)
- DissectionSurgical treatment of meralgia paresthetica
Coffee/tea break
Nerve transfers
- PresentationSurgical treatment of drop foot
- DemonstrationNerve transfers (with neuromusculotendineous transfer of the gastrocnemius muscle)
- DissectionNerve transfer (motorbranch FHL to TA) and/or neuromusculotendineous transfer of gastrocnemius muscle
Lunch break
Nerve reconstruction
- PresentationClassical options for reconstruction using allograft or autograft
- DemonstrationReconstruction sural nerve with axoguard
- DemonstrationReconstruction (partial) nerve injury with allograft
- DissectionReconstruction sural nerve with axoguard
Coffee/tea break
Nerve injury and neuromas
- PresentationSurgical options for sural and saphenous neuralgia
- DissectionTMR/RPNI/VDMT for saphenous nerve
- PresentationSurgical options for Morton’s neuroma
- DemonstrationDecompression and TMR Morton’s neuroma
- DissectionDecompression and TMR/RPNI/VDMT for Morton’s neuralgia
Closing, evaluation forms, certificates
Drinks and snacks
