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BIRG Hand Surgery Course including human anatomical specimens

All around complex fracture treatment and joint replacement in hand surgery

Date: December 3 – 5, 2026 | Tuttlingen, Germany

 

Course objectives

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize complex distal radius fractures and identify their treatment.
  • Understand the classification of complex metacarpal fractures and how these should be fixed.
  • Recognize malunions in distal radius and metacarpal fractures and their treatment.
  • Conduct a PIP arthroplasty for both primary reconstruction and post trauma.
  • Understand the surgical technique of ulna shortening and ulna head replacement.
     

Course fee 

Full participation: 1190 € | Early bird special until October 30, 2026: 990 € 

(The course fee for “Full participation” includes the right to attend all scientific sessions and to actively participate in all human specimen workshops during the course. The fee includes all costs for course materials, coffee breaks, lunches, dinner on both course days, and bus transfers throughout the course. An optional and voluntary production tour of BIRG’s industrial partner KLS Martin on the morning of the first course day is also included in the fee.)

Participation as observer only: 350 €

(The course fee for “Participation as observer only” includes the right to attend all scientific sessions and to observe all human specimen workshops during the course. Participants registered as observers may attend the workshops solely in an observational capacity and are not permitted to actively participate in any hands-on activities or otherwise handle perform procedures on human specimens. The fee includes all costs for course materials, coffee breaks, lunches, dinner on both course days, and bus transfers throughout the course. An optional and voluntary production tour of BIRG’s industrial partner KLS Martin on the morning of the first course day is also included in the fee.)

Course venue KLS Martin WORLD, Tuttlingen, Germany

Language English

Course dinner There will be a dinner on December 3 and 4, 2026.

 

Organizer on behalf of BIRG e.V.: KLS Martin SE & Co. KG, KLS Martin Platz 1, 78532 Tuttlingen, Germany

Course structure day 1

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.

Course structure day 2

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.

Course structure day 3

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.

Reserve your spot

Thank you for your interest. Please provide your contact details below, and we will reach out to you as soon as possible regarding availability.

 

BIRG Hand Surgery Course, December 2026, Tuttlingen, Germany

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