APEX Elbow Mastering Surgical Techniques for Clinical Success-Course Agenda

Course Agenda

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The Elbow Surgical Skills and Procedures Course will take place on August 23-24, 2024, at the Orthopaedic Learning Center in Rosemont, Illinois. This event will feature a series of didactic sessions and hands-on lectures addressing various elbow-related conditions and surgical techniques, aimed at enhancing participants' knowledge and skills in elbow arthroscopy and rehabilitation.<br /><br />On August 23, the schedule includes didactic sessions covering the basics of elbow arthroscopy, challenges such as elbow osteoarthritis and stiffness, tennis elbow, elbow tendinopathy, lateral elbow instability, complex elbow trauma, osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), distal biceps tears, and UCL instability. Each session will be moderated by a different expert in the field, with contributions from all faculty members. A Q&A session will follow, providing attendees with an opportunity to further explore these topics. The day will conclude with a session dedicated to the combined issues of shoulder and elbow injuries in the overhead throwing athlete.<br /><br />The pre-course lectures offer in-depth insight into specific procedures and the decision-making processes involved. Topics covered include setting up for elbow arthroscopy, evaluating and treating elbow tendinopathy, managing UCL injuries, handling LUCL injuries and elbow dislocations, treating elbow stiffness and arthritis, and addressing OCD in the capitellum. Discussions on distal biceps tears, the Tommy John procedure, and the evaluation and treatment of the thrower with shoulder or elbow pain will also be part of the pre-course offerings. Esteemed presenters include experts such as Scott P. Steinmann, M.D., S. Joshua Szabo, M.D., Augustus D. Mazzocca, M.D., Jeffrey R. Dugas, M.D., Keith Meister, M.D., James R. Andrews, M.D., and Kevin E. Wilk, PT, DPT, FAPTA, among others. These sessions aim to provide attendees with valuable knowledge and techniques to better manage various elbow pathologies and injuries.

Keywords

Elbow Surgical Skills

Orthopaedic Learning Center

elbow arthroscopy

elbow rehabilitation

elbow osteoarthritis

tennis elbow

UCL instability

distal biceps tears

Tommy John procedure

elbow pathologies