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TETRAHAND SURGERY COURSE 2012 1 st Announcement Tendon Transfers in Reconstructive Tetraplegia Hand Surgery Cadaver Course April 9-12, 2012 Nottwil, Switzerland We are pleased to announce the 5 th International Course on Tendon Transfers in Reconstructive Tetraplegia Hand Surgery to be held in Nottwil, Switzerland on April 9 th to 12 th of April, 2012. The purpose of this course is to provide state-of-the-art knowledge on tetraplegia hand surgery. Briefly, this course covers clinical examination, anatomy, biomechanics, surgical techniques, rehabilitation and outcome measurements in the field of surgical reconstruction of upper limb functions in persons with spinal cord injuries and tetraplegia. Emphasis of this course is to equip hand surgeons with a science-based and realiable toolbox of procedures to reconstruct hand function in tetraplegia. One full day is dedicated to practical training of the most important tendon transfer procedures. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FACULTY Simeon Grossmann Jan Fridén, Sweden Jan Fridén Simeon Grossmann, Switzerland Bijan Cheikh-Sarraf Istvan Turcsányi, Hungary Andreas Gohritz, Germany Johanna Wangdell, Sweden Sabrina Koch-Borner, Switzerland Full program and registration form will follow in January 2012. Contact: Dr. Simeon Grossmann: [email protected]
