Preliminary Program

DAY 1 :: Monday, 8 March 2027
GENERAL PRINCIPLE IN REPLANTATION SURGERY, MICROSURGICAL TECHNIQUES, OSTHEOSINTHESIS AND TENDON SUTURE
8.00 – 8.15 Arrival and Registration
Morning Moderators: Sarah Tucker (UK) - Camillo Fulchignoni (IT)
8.15 – 8.25 Opening lectures – introduction to the course Ignacio Roger da Oña (ES), Pierluigi Tos (IT)
8.25 – 8.35 FESSH Education Committee Jonathan Hobby (UK), Camillo Fulchignoni (IT)
8.35 – 8.50 Vascular, nerve, tendon/muscle anatomy of the upper limb Andrii Lysak (UA)
8.50 – 9.05 Indication in Upper Limb Replantation Armando Fonzone Caccese (IT), Massimo Corain (IT)
9.05 – 9.20 Strategy on replantation – what we need to know in each level – basic principle for small and big segments, from bone to skin Ignacio Roger de Oña (ES)
9.20 – 9.32 Techniques in vascular repair Andrea Garcia Villanueva (ES)
9.32 – 9.44 Techniques of nerve repair Michiel Zuidam (NL)
9.44 – 10.00 Strategy in mangled hand – principles Fatih Kabakas (TR)
10.00 – 10.30 Break
10.30 – 13.00 Practical session – Microscope
Practicing microsurgery on chicken leg – referencing course on Microsurgery – microscope setting Vessels (t-t, t-l, vein grafts), nerves, nerve graft, tubulisation
13.00 – 13.45 Light lunch
Afternoon Moderators: Andrea Garcia Villanueva (ES) - Fatih Kabakas (TR)
13.45 – 14.00 Principles in tendon suture – flexors, extensors, graft Valentina Cecconato (IT)
14.00 – 14.15 Principles in muscle suture – tendon lengthening, transfers, fasciotomies Sarah Tucker (UK)
14.15 – 14.30 Principles of osteosynthesis in replantation surgery - principle of a "fast" and stable osteosynthesis Massimo Corain (IT)
14.30 – 16.30 Practical Session - "a la carte"
1 hour Tendon sutures, Muscle suture – pig model - 4 strands / 2 strands / Tsuge suture (Arthrex)
1 hour on sawbones
Bone fixation: principles, plate forearm and phalanx, K wire, Endo medullary screws, ex-fix
15 min Principles of osteosynthesis plate/screws Jonathan Hobby (UK)
15 min External fixation in mangled hand - principle and technique Massimo Corain (IT)
20 min Discussion - Debriefing Pierluigi Tos (IT), Ignacio Roger de Oña (ES)
PRACTICAL PART OF THE DAY – "A LA CARTE"
CHOSEN BY THE PARTECIPANTS ACCORDING TO EXPERIENCE



DAY 2 :: Tuesday, 9 March 2027
BIG SEGMENT REPLANTATION
Morning Moderator: Michiel Zuidam (NL)
8.15 - 8.30 Spare part concept and clinical application Andrii Lysak (UA)
8.30 - 8.45 Flaps in emergency (local and free flaps, venous flaps) Pierluigi Tos (IT)
8.45 - 9.05 Tips and Tricks in small segment replantation Fatih Kabakas (TR)
9.05 - 9.20 Progression on big segment replantation and cases Pierluigi Tos (IT)
9.20 - 9.40 What I should do? Interactive case series on mangled hand Michiel Zuidam (NL)
9.40 - 10.00 Break
10.00 - 16.30 Practical Session
1 specimen for each 2 participants
13.00 - 13.30 Light Lunch
Big segment replantation (the segment is cut at the middle third/distal third of the forearm and a replantation should be performed. The two surgeons help each other (synthesis plates), arteries, flexor tendons, veins, nerves, extensors, skin – double vision microscope is used
1 forearm / arm in 2 participants – 1 microscope 2 participants (double optic – 2 surgeons help each other)
45 min Disscussion - Debriefing Ignacio Roger de Oña (ES), Pierluigi Tos (IT)



DAY 3 :: Wednesday, 10 March 2027
SMALL SEGMENTS REPLANTATION
Morning Moderators: Massimo Corain (IT), Andrii Lysak (UA)
8.15 - 8.30 Epidemiology, transport and preservation Camillo Fulchignoni (IT)
8.30 - 9.00 Progression in Finger and thumb replantation (maybe two fingers so they can help each other), finger in different zones, thumb replantation Fatih Kabakas (TR)
9.00 - 9.15 Complications intraop and postop in microsurgery and in replantation – how to face problems Sarah Tucker (UK)
9.15 - 9.30 Secondary surgery Ignacio Roger de Oña (ES)
9.40 - 16.30 Practical Session - Thumb replantation
Practice Session: Finger replantation Synthesis, volar vessels, tendons, veins, etc
13.00 - 13.30 Light Lunch
16.30 - 16.45 Closing remarks Pierluigi Tos (IT), Ignacio Roger de Oña (ES)