Thursday, December 3, 2026 

1:00 p.m. | Welcome reception

Part 1 | 1:30 – 3:15 p.m. 

• Welcome from BIRG and BIRG Chairpersons

Session on distal radius fracture management

• Surgical considerations for distal radius fractures: When and how to operate – Which DRFs should be operated?
• Preoperative planning of DRFs – key fragments and classification
• Volar and dorsal approach to distal radius, pearls and pitfalls
• Patterns of radio carpal fracture dislocations
• Volar and dorsal rim fractures
• Concomitant TFCC and SL lesions, should they be treated?
• Distal ulna fractures – treat it or leave it?
• Discussion

Part 2 | 3:45 – 5:30 p.m. 

Workshop on distal radius fracture management

• Workshop instructions including presentation of available fractures and set features
• Start of hands-on human specimen workshop

Part 3 | 5:45 – 6:55 p.m. 

• Malunions following complex distal radius fractures
• Principles in 3D planning
• Extra- and intra articular malunions
• Principles in forearm reconstructions – case examples
• Tips and tricks in reconstruction of forearm deformities
• Madelung reconstruction
• Special cases
• Discussion

7:30 p.m. | Get-together-dinner

The course program is subject to change.

Friday, December 4, 2026 

Part 1 | 8:30 – 10:15 a.m. 

Session on metacarpal and phalangeal fracture management

• Treatment strategy – conservative treatment of metarcarpal fractures
• Treatment strategy in metacarpal head and shaft fractures
• Metacarpal base fractures and dislocations
• Fractures on the base of the first metacarpal
• Treatment strategy in phalangeal fractures – conservative vs. operative
• Corrective osteotomies in phalanges and metacarpals – free hand vs. 3D planning 
• Discussion

Part 2 | 10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 

Workshop on metacarpal fracture management

• Workshop instructions including presentation of available fractures and set features
• Start of hands-on human specimen workshop

Part 3 | 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. 

Session on all around the ulna

• Anatomy and stabilization of the DRUJ
• Ulna impaction syndrom wafer
• Ulna shortening
• Darrach and Sauve-Kapandji
• Ulna head replacement
• Total or hemi replacement
• Discussion

Part 4 | 3:30 – 6:00 p.m. 

• Workshop instruction ulna shortening
• Start of hands-on human specimen workshop
• Workshop instruction UHP
• Start of hands-on human specimen workshop

8:00 p.m. | Dinner

The course program is subject to change.

Saturday, December 5, 2026 

Part 1 | 8:30 – 10:15 a.m. 

Session on PIP arthroplasty

• Different treatment options in PIP osteoarthritis
• Principles in PIP joint arthroplasty
• How I do? Why I do? − approaches, outcomes and results
• Surgical pearls – tips and tricks
• 7 years with CapFlex – The Basingstoke experience
• A 15-years-follow-up of more than 500 cases with CapFlex PIP surface replacement
• Hemi hamate PIP arthroplasty − surgical technique
• Discussion

Part 2 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. 

• Workshop instruction and surgical technique on CapFlex
• Start of hands-on human specimen workshop
• End of course and farewell

The course program is subject to change.