BIRG Hand Surgery Course including human anatomical specimens

All around complex fracture treatment and joint replacement in hand surgery

Date: June 18 – 19, 2026 | Barcelona, Spain

Course fee 990 €; early bird fee until April 30, 2026: 790 €

Course venue Bellvitge University Hospital Carrer de la Feixa Llarga, s/n, 08907 L‘Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

Language English

Accreditation Pending for CME accreditation

Course dinner There will be a dinner on both course days

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

Course description

This two-day course aims to give a comprehensive overview of the treatment of complex fractures and pathologies requiring arthroplasty in hand surgery. Participants will be presented with theoretical presentations and case studies, which will be discussed in group settings, and the topics learned will be practiced on fresh frozen human specimens. A tutor will be available for every four participants.

Course structure

Day 1

Thursday, June 18, 2026 (starting at 8:00 a.m. CET)

Treatment of complex distal radius fractures
Human specimen workshop − distal radius fractures
Malunions following complex distal radius fractures
Treatment of complex metacarpal fractures
Human specimen workshop – metacarpal fractures
Malunions following complex metacarpal fractures

Day 2

Friday, June 19, 2026

Ulna shortening theory
Human specimen workshop – ulna shortening
Ulna head replacement theory
Human specimen workshop − ulna head replacement
PIP arthroplasty (primary and post-trauma)
Human specimen workshop – PIP arthroplasty

The course program is subject to change.

Download detailed course program (511 kB, PDF)

We welcome as speakers

Elvira Bodmer

Zug, Switzerland

Inese Breide

Riga, Latvia

Joaquim Casañas

Barcelona, Spain

Marcos Cruz

Barcelona, Spain

Max Haerle

Markgroeningen, Germany

Carlos Heras-Palou

Derby, UK

Alex Nicholls

Basingstoke, UK

Simonetta Odella

Milan, Italy

Samuel Pajares

Madrid, Spain

Sandra Pfanner

Florence, Italy

Luis Rodrigues Machado

Viseu, Portugal

Guillem Salva

Mallorca, Spain

Niels Schep

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Stephan Schindele

Zurich, Switzerland

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Human specimen workshop, June 2026, Barcelona, Spain

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BIRG Hand Surgery Course including human anatomical specimens

All around complex fracture treatment and joint replacement in hand surgery

Date: June 18 – 19, 2026 | Barcelona, Spain

Course description

Course structure

Thursday, June 18, 2026 (starting at 8:00 a.m. CET)

Friday, June 19, 2026

We welcome as speakers

Registration

Human specimen workshop, June 2026, Barcelona, Spain

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