5th international course on Tetraplegia Hand Surgery will be held in Nottwil, Switzerland on April 9-12, 2012.

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TETRAHAND SURGERY COURSE 2012
1st Announcement
Tendon Transfers in
Reconstructive
Tetraplegia Hand
Surgery
Cadaver Course
April 9-12, 2012
Nottwil, Switzerland
We are pleased to announce the 5th International Course on Tendon Transfers in
Reconstructive Tetraplegia Hand Surgery to be held in Nottwil, Switzerland on April 9th to
12th of April, 2012. The purpose of this course is to provide state-of-the-art knowledge on
tetraplegia hand surgery. Briefly, this course covers clinical examination, anatomy,
biomechanics, surgical techniques, rehabilitation and outcome measurements in the field
of surgical reconstruction of upper limb functions in persons with spinal cord injuries and
tetraplegia. Emphasis of this course is to equip hand surgeons with a science-based
and realiable toolbox of procedures to reconstruct hand function in tetraplegia. One full
day is dedicated to practical training of the most important tendon transfer procedures.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FACULTY
Simeon Grossmann Jan Fridén, Sweden
Jan Fridén Simeon Grossmann, Switzerland
Bijan Cheikh-Sarraf Istvan Turcsányi, Hungary
Andreas Gohritz, Germany
Johanna Wangdell, Sweden
Sabrina Koch-Borner, Switzerland
Full program and registration form will follow in January 2012.
Contact: Dr. Simeon Grossmann: simeon.grossmann@paranet.ch