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Tuesday, 13 June

12:30-12:45 Welcome and introduction (R. Brzoska)
12:45-13:00 How To Do a Subacromial Decompression and Distal Clavicle Resection (E. Antonogiannakis)
13:00-13:15 Arthroscopic Treatment of AC Joint Dislocation (O. Lorbach)
13:15-13:30 Biceps Tenodesis: Indications and Technique (B. Kordasiewicz)
13:30-13:45 How To Do a Subscapularis Repair (E. Antonogiannakis)

13:45-14:00 Coffee Break

14:00-16:30 First Lab. Session: Subacromial Decompression, Distal Clavicle Resection and Subscapularis Repair

Wednesday, 14 June

08:00-08:15 Partial Rotator Cuff Tears. When and How to Repair (R. Brzoska)
08:15-08:30 How to Repair a Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tear (O. Lorbach)
08:30-08:45 Single or Double Row in Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears? (M. Hantes)
08:45-09:00 Tendon Transfers in Massive Rotator Cuff Tears (K. Beitzel)
09:00-09:15 Suprascapular nerve release in rotator cuff repair (R. Brzoska)
09:15-09:30 Superior Capsular Reconstruction in Massive Rotator Cuff Tears (K. Beitzel)
09:30-09:45 Biological Augmentation in Repairable Cuff Tears (P. Avanzi)
09:45-10:00 Management of Failed Rotator Cuff Repair (T. Ludvigsen)
10:00-10:15 Discussion

10:15-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-13:00 Second Lab. Session: Supraspinatus and Infraspinatus Repair, and Single and Double Row Techniques
13:00-13:15 Closure and Meeting Evaluation

13:15-13:45 Lunch

 

The aim of ESSKA surgical skill courses is to give the opportunity to young surgeons to improve their surgical skills in shoulder arthroscopy.

The main learning objectives of the course are:

1. understanding most frequent pathologies of shoulder
2. learning OR set-up and management of arthroscopic equipment, focusing on patients positioning and portals location
3. learning how to evaluate a patient with shoulder instability
4. understanding the rationale and risks of soft tissue, Latarjet repair, and other bony procedures for shoulder instability
5. learning how to evaluate a patient with rotator cuff disease and surgical decision making in patients with rotator cuff tear
​6. explain the limitations of surgical cuff repair and surgical alternatives to tendon repair

Pre-course reading materials
Pre-course visual materials
Pre-course assessment questionnaire
Course lectures
Post-course assessment questionnaire
Follow-up evaluation form & Certificate of completion

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