Program

Course 2025

Details of the program will be shared in due course.

Upper extremity

Thursday, April 10

  • Surgical options for recurrent median and ulnar nerve compressions
  • Endoscopic ulnar and proximal median nerve decompression
  • Functional reconstruction using motor nerve transfers, including (allo)graft
  • Surgical strategies for painful neuromas: TMR, muscle burying and RPNI

Lower extremity​

Friday, April 11

  • Nerve Decompression in the lower extremity: tibial and peronal nerves
  • Nerve reconstruction using auto/allo-graft 
  • Surgical strategies of painful neuromas: TMR, muscle burying and RPNI
  • Functional reconstruction using motor nerve transfers, including (allo)graft

Friday, April 14th 2023

The cadaver dissections will be held at our Anatomy Skills Lab, located in the Stratenum in the UMC Utrecht.

Follow this virtual route.

  • 07:45
  • 08:00
  • Registration
  • Welcome and introduction
  • Time
  • 08:05
  • 08:15
  • 08:30
  • 09:00
  • 09:55
  • 10:10
  • Compression neuropathies
  • Introduction lower limb nerve surgery
  • Decompression of lower extremity nerves
  • Live demonstration: anatomy of the nerves of the lower extremity
  • Live demonstration: decompression of lower extremity nerves at 5 locations
  • Coffee/tea break
  • Dissection: decompression of lower extremity nerves at 5 locations
  • Time
  • 11:10
  • 11:20
  • 11:40
  • 12:05
  • 12:45
  • Nerve reconstruction
  • Options for nerve reconstruction (autograft, allograft)
  • Live demonstration: anatomy and harvest sural nerve
  • Dissection: surval nerve harvesting
  • Dissection: nerve reconstruction with allograft or autograft
  • Lunch with sponsors
  • Time
  • 13:45
  • 14:00
  • 14:10
  • 14:20
  • 14:30
  • 14:40
  • 15:00
  • 15:25
  • 15:45
  • 16:05
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  • 17:30
  • 17:45
  • Nerve injury and neuromas
  • Pathophysiology and clinical aspects of neuromas
  • Surgical treatment of meralgia paresthetica
  • Principles of Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR) and Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface (RPNI) for nerve pain
  • Surgical options for sural and saphenous neuralgia
  • Decompression, reconstruction and TMR for Morton's neuralgia
  • Live demonstration: surgical treatment of meralgia paresthetica
  • Live demonstration: TMR for neuralgia saphenous and sural nerves
  • Live demonstration: decompression and TMR for Morton’s neuralgia
  • Coffee/tea break with sponsors
  • Dissection:
    TMR and RPNI for saphenous and sural nerve
    Decompression Morton neuralgia
    Reconstruction after neurectomy for Morton neuralgia (autograft, allograft)
    TMR for Morton’s neuroma
  • Closing, evaluation forms, certificates
  • Drinks and snacks