EFORT Webinar ‘Pilon Fractures: Current Insights in their Management’ on 29 March 2021 at 19:00 CET
Chair: Peter Giannoudis | Leeds, United Kingdom
The Webinar will address the following topics:
• Introduction | Peter Giannoudis | Leeds, United Kingdom | 3 mins
• The case for ORIF: Tips & tricks and what to avoid | Christian Krettek | Hannover, Germany | 15 mins
• The case for fine wire fixators: Which cases, why and how | Jonathan McGregor-Riley | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 15 mins
• The unreconstructable pilon: What to do and how | Patrick Foster | Leeds, United Kingdom | 15 mins
• Questions and Answers | Peter Giannoudis | Leeds, United Kingdom | 10 mins
• Conclusion | All | 2 mins
Learning Objectives:
This webinar ‘Pilon Fractures: Current Insights in their Management’ will focus on the latest advances made in the evaluation and reconstruction of pilon injuries. Specific injury patterns, decision making, techniques of reduction and reconstruction will be addressed. The objectives of the Webinar are:
• Understanding the issues and challenges that need to be addressed for the management of pilon injuries.
• Realising the need for meticulous evaluation of soft tissues and selection of appropriate timing of intervention.
• Selecting the right surgical approach for optimum access and reconstruction.
• Explaining the principles of open reduction internal fixation utilising essential tips and tricks for Fixation.
• Understanding the role of fine wire fixators and the correct application of such method for reconstruction.
• Recognising the characteristics of un-reconstructable injuries and how to manage such cases.
This Webinar is organised by EFORT independent of any commercial educational support and hosted by M-Events.