Program
Upper Extremity – April 9, 2026
Demonstrations include live recorded demonstrations.
7:30
Registration
7:45
Welcome and introduction
8:05
Median nerve (endoscopic) decompression
- Live demonstration: Upper extremity nerve anatomy: brachial plexus; median and ulnar nerve; wrist; radial nerve
- Presentation: Proximal median nerve release (lacertus and deep)
- Demonstration: (endoscopic) decompression of the proximal median
- Dissection: Neurolysis median nerve and coverage with ADQ muscle
- Dissection: (endoscopic) decompression of the proximal median nerve
9:30
Ulnar nerve (endoscopic) decompression
- Presentation: Ulnar nerve compression and surgical treatment options, including AIN SETS
- Demonstration: Open ulnar nerve transposition including AIN SETS
- Dissection: Open ulnar nerve decompression, including AIN SETS
10:20
Coffee/tea break
10:40
Nerve injury and neuromas
- Presentation: Surgical strategies for painful neuromas: TMR, muscle burying and RPNI
- Demonstration: TMR and RPNI for radial sensory nerve and lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve
- Dissection: TMR and RPNI for radial radial sensory nerve and lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve
11:35
Brachial plexus: part I
- Presentation: Surgical strategies for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS)
- Presentation: Brachial plexus injury: Oberlin nerve transfer
12:00
Lunch break
13:00
Brachial plexus: part II
- Dissection: Surgical strategies for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS)
- Dissection: Oberlin nerve transfer: Ulnar nerve to biceps brachii muscle
14:00
Nerve transfers: part I
- Presentation: Principles functional reconstruction using motor nerve transfers
- Presentation: Motor nerve transfer: Median nerve to radial nerve
- Presentation: Bertelli nerve transfer: ADQ motor to opponens motor branch
14:35
Coffee/tea break
15:55
Nerve transfers: part II
- Dissection: Bertelli nerve transfer: ADQ motor to opponens motor branch
- Dissection: Motor nerve transfer: Median nerve branches to radial nerve
16:30
Closing, Drinks and snacks
19:00
Course dinner
Lower Extremity – April 10, 2026
7:45
Registration
8:00
Compression neuropathies
- Presentation: Introduction to lower limb nerve surgery
- Live demonstration: Lower extremity nerve anatomy
- Presentation: Decompression of lower extremity nerves
- Demonstration: Lower extremity nerve decompression surgery at 5 locations
- Presentation: Meralgia paresthetica
- Dissection: Lower extremity nerve decompression surgery at 5 locations (optional: endoscopic tarsal tunnel release)
- Dissection: Surgical treatment of meralgia paresthetica
10:15
Coffee/tea break
10:35
Nerve transfers
- Presentation: Surgical treatment of drop foot
- Demonstration: Nerve transfers (with neuromusculotendineous transfer of the gastrocnemius muscle)
- Dissection: Nerve transfer (motorbranch FHL to TA) and/or neuromusculotendineous transfer of gastrocnemius muscle
12:10
Lunch break
13:10
Nerve reconstruction
- Presentation: Classical options for reconstruction using allograft of autograft
- Demonstration: Reconstruction sural nerve with axoguard
- Demonstration: Reconstruction (partial) nerve injury with allograft
- Dissection: Reconstruction sural nerve with axoguard
14:05
Coffee/tea break
14:35
Nerve injury and neuromas
- Presentation: Surgical options for sural and saphenous neuralgia
- Dissection: TMR/RPNI/VDMT for saphenous nerve
- Presentation: Surgical options for Morton’s neuroma
- Demonstration: Decompression and TMR Morton’s neuroma
- Dissection: Decompression and TMR/RPNI/VDMT for Morton’s neuralgia