About this event

  • Date and time Tue 24 May 2022 from 9:00am to 26 May 2022 at 5:00pm
  • Location Online
  • Organised by Orthopaedics

The popular annual RSM Orthopaedics Trauma Symposium is back in a face-to-face format. The well-established symposium provides a comprehensive update on evidence-based management and operative techniques in orthopaedic trauma for practising surgeons as well as a concurrent basic science primer for surgeons in training. 

We hope you can join us in person at the RSM for this event. Tickets are available to purchase here.

Our successful interactive format includes short lectures, case-based discussions and surgical masterclasses. The distinguished faculty will share their evidence-based knowledge and expertise on a wide variety of clinically relevant topics. The meeting utilises short lectures, clinical case-based discussions and demonstrative surgical masterclasses over a 3-day programme.

Participants can expect to:

  • Be updated on evidence-based treatment of common fractures and know the latest prospective clinical trials
  • Understand the latest principles in fracture healing and gain knowledge of effective therapies for non-union
  • Revisit surgical techniques in shoulder, elbow, forearm and wrist injuries
  • Evaluate and apply new concepts for ortho-plastic management of open tibial fractures
  • Understand recent advances in the multi-disciplinary management of elderly proximal femoral fracture care
  • Gain a thorough understanding of the assessment & treatment of spinal trauma for the non-spinal surgeon
  • Explore concepts of safe trauma treatment in a post-Covid environment

This is a pre-recorded webinar that will be available three days after the live in-person event Trauma Symposium 2022 from Tuesday 24 to Thursday 26 May 2022, taking place at the RSM in London. You will be able to view the webinar whenever you like, up to 60 days from when it’s made available. Registered delegates will receive the link via email to watch this on-demand webinar.

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We would like to thank our sponsors Acumed, BoneSupport, DePuy Synthes, Smith & Nephew and Stryker for their support of this meeting.
Please note that the scientific programme and content has not been influenced in any way by the sponsors.

Agenda

Day 1 24 May 2022

Stream 1: Fractures of the shoulder girdle Stream 2: Principles of orthopaedic trauma I - paediatrics I

Guy Whittle Auditorium

Chair: Mr Michael Pearse, President, Orthopaedic Section, Royal Society of Medicine, Senior Lecturer and Orthopaedic Surgeon

Max Rayne Auditoritum

Welcome and introduction: Mr Rajarshi Bhattacharya, Immediate Past President and Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Imperial NHS Trust

Chair: Mr Anish Sangrajka, Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

9:00am Debate: Displaced midshaft clavicle fractures

For: The case for early operative fixation
Mr Michael Walton, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Upper Limb Unit, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Against: Wait and watch
Mr Jamie A Nicholson, Orthopaedic Surgeon and Research Fellow, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Lothian

9:00am Why are paediatric bones different?

Mr Fergal Monsell, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

9:20am Panel discussion and voting
9:05 am Upper limb fractures: Humerus supra-condylar and forearm/wrist

Ms Anna Clarke, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

9:30am Lateral clavicle fixation - hook plate or lateral clavicle plate

Mr Michael Walton

9:25am Lower limb fractures: Femoral shaft, knee and tibial/ankle

Mr Martin Gargan, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

9:40am Displaced Acromio-Clavicular Joint (ACJ) injures - an evidence-based management algorithm

Mr Jamie A Nicholson

9:45am Panel discussion and case presentations
9:50am Panel discussion
10:00am Extra-articular scapular fractures: When should we fix?

Mr Michael Walton

10:10am Panel discussion and case presentations
Comfort break

Stream 1: Humeral trauma Stream 2: Principles of orthopaedic trauma II - paediatrics II

Guy Whittle Auditorium

Chair: Mr Michael Walton, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Upper Limb Unit, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Max Rayne Auditorium

Chair: Ms Anna Clarke, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

11:00am Displaced elderly proximal humerus fractures: Operative or conservative treatment?

Professor Steve Gwilym, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

11:00am Physeal fractures

Mr Khaled Sarraf, Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

11:10am Isolated greater tuberosity fractures: When to fix?

Mr Lee van Rensburg, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

11:15am Non-accidental injury and domestic violence

Mr Fergal Monsell

11:20am Humeral shaft fractures: What’s the evidence?

Professor Steve Gwilym

11:30am Elderly distal humerus fractures: When to fix and when to replace?

Mr Lee van Rensburg

11:30am Panel discussion and case presentations
11:45am Panel discussion and case presentations

Keynote lecture: Acute paediatric infection

Guy Whittle Auditorium

Chair: Mr Anish Sangrajka, Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lunch

Stream 1: Proximal femoral fractures in the elderly Stream 2: Principles of orthopaedic trauma III

Guy Whittle Auditorium

Chair: Mr Raj Bhattacharya

Max Rayne Auditorium

Chair: Mr Michael Pearse

2:00pm National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) update: How good are we doing?

Mr William Eardley, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The James Cook University Hospital South Trees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

2:00pm How bones break: The mechanics of skeletal trauma

Dr Spyros Masouros, Senior Lecturer in Trauma Biomechanics, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

2:10pm Clinical frailty score: Spotting poor outcomes

Mr Adeel Ikram, Orthopaedic Surgeon, University of Nottingham

2:15pm Fracture healing

Mr Jamie A Nicholson, Orthopaedic Surgeon and Research Fellow, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Lothian

2:20pm Getting your patient ready for surgery

Dr Michael Fertleman, Consultant Orthogeriatric Physician, St Mary's Hospital London Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

2:25pm Radiology of orthopaedic trauma

Professor Elizabeth Dick, Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Imperial College Healthcare London

2:40pm Proximal femoral shaft fractures - staying out of varus

Mr William Eardley

2:35pm Principles of plate fixation

Ms Charlotte Lewis, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth NHS Trust

3:00pm Hip replacement after neck of femur fracture: Total or hemi, cemented or uncemented?

Professor Matthew Costas, Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma, University of Oxford

2:45pm Principles of nailing

Ms Charlotte Lewis

3:10pm Infection after hemiarthroplasty: Prevention and management

Professor Ben OllivereProfessor of Orthopaedic Trauma, University of Nottingham

3:00pm Principles of external fixation

Mr Michael Pearse

3:20pm Panel discussion and case presentations
3:15pm Panel discussion and case presentations
Comfort break

Keynote lecture: Peripheral nerve injury: Mechanisms of trauma and current concepts of surgical repair

Mr Tom Quick, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Honorary Associate Professor, Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

Close of meeting
Day 2 25 May 2022

Stream 1: Elbow, forearm and wrist Stream 2: Principles of orthopaedic trauma IV

Guy Whittle Auditorium

Chair: Mr Sanjeeve Sabharwal, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Imperial College Healthcare London NHS Trust

Naim Dangoor Auditorium

Chair: Mr Michael Pearse, President, Orthopaedic Section, Royal Society of Medicine, Senior Lecturer and Orthopaedic Surgeon

9:00am Proximal ulnar fracture dislocations

Professor Adam Watts, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

9:00am Priorities in polytrauma

Ms Jayne Ward, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Hospital Coventry NHS Trust

9:15am Segmental forearm fractures: Surgical approaches and implant choices

Ms Charlotte Lewis, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth NHS Trust

9:15am Pathological fractures

Mr Michael Pearse

9:30am The Essex Lopresti injury: What you need to know

Mr Ramon Tahmassebi, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

9:30am Non-union and malunion

Professor Ben OllivereProfessor of Orthopaedic Trauma, University of Nottingham

9:45am Implications of Distal Radius Acute Fractural Fixation Trial (DRAFFT)

Professor Matthew Costas, Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma, University of Oxford

9:45am Fracture related infection

Mr Michael Pearse

10:00am Panel discussion and case presentations
10:00am Critical bone loss after trauma

Professor Ben Ollivere

10:15am Panel discussion and case presentations
Comfort break

Stream 1: Distal femoral fractures Stream 2: Principles of orthopaedic trauma V

Guy Whittle Auditorium

Chair: Professor Ben OllivereProfessor of Orthopaedic Trauma, University of Nottingham

Naim Dangoor Auditorium

Chair: Ms Charlotte Lewis, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth NHS Trust

11:00am Elderly distal femur - the problems

Mr Michael Pearse

11:00am Orthoplastic management of open fractures: Meeting the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance

Ms Jayne Ward, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Hospital Coventry and Ms Katy Wallis, Consultant Plastics Surgeon, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

11:10am Plate, single or double, inside or outside?

Professor Matthew Costas

11:25am Nail: With or without plate?

Professor Xavier Griffin, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal London Hospital Barts Health

11:45am Distal femoral replacement

Mr Alex Liddle, Senior Lecturer and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Imperial College Healthcare London NHS Trust

12:00pm Panel discussion and case presentations
12:00pm Panel discussion and case presentations
Lunch

Stream 1: Foot and ankle Stream 2: Principles of orthopaedic trauma VI - spinal trauma

Guy Whittle Auditorium

Chair: Mr Michael Pearse, President, Orthopaedic Section, Royal Society of Medicine, Senior Lecturer and Orthopaedic Surgeon

Naim Dangoor Auditorium

Chair: Mr Kevin Tsang, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

2:00pm Weight bearing after fragility fractures

Ms Charlotte Richardson, Orthopaedic Specialty Registrar, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

2:00pm Clinical assessment of the spine and cauda equina syndrome

Mr Kevin Tsang

2:15pm Fifth metatarsal fractures in athletes

Professor James Calder, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Fortius Clinic and Imperial College London

2:15pm Radiological assessment of the injured spine

Professor Elizabeth Dick

2:25pm Acute Lisfranc injury

Mr Callum Clarke, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

2:40pm Spinal stability and operative approaches to spinal fusion

Mr Cheong Hung Lee, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

2:40pm Debate: Optimum management of Achilles Tendon (TA) rupture in 35 year old sport

Functional bracing
Professor Matthew Costas, Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma, University of Oxford

Operative repair
Mr Callum Clarke

3:00pm Case presentations

Mr Kevin Tsang, Professor Elizabeth Dick and Mr Cheong Hung Lee

3:00pm Calcaneal fracture management in 2022

Mr Lyndon Mason, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, University of Liverpool

3:10pm Panel discussion
3:15pm Panel discussion and case presentations
Comfort break

Keynote lecture: Fixing complex ankle fractures: More than just the bones

Mr Lyndon Mason, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, University of Liverpool

Chair: Mr Michael Pearse

Close of meeting
Day 3 26 May 2022

Hot topics in open tibial trauma

Chair: Mr Michael Pearse, President, Orthopaedic Section, Royal Society of Medicine, Senior Lecturer and Orthopaedic Surgeon

Open fracture care: A new world order?

Results from UK
Professor Xavier Griffin, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal London Hospital Barts Health

Results from international intellect study
Mr Juan Berner, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Royal London Hospital Barts Health NHS Trust

Panel discussion
Preserving bone in IIIB injuries

Mr Michael Kelly, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Southmead Hospital MTC North Bristol NHS Trust

Circular external fixation or intramedullary nail (IM)

Professor Robert O’Toole, Chief of Orthopaedics, The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, USA

Panel discussion
Targeted muscle reinnervation: Improving outcomes in lower limb amputation

Mr Norbert V Kang, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Royal Free Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust

Panel discussion and case presentations
Comfort break

Pilon fractures: Problems and solutions

Key steps for successful internal fixation

Mr Michael Kelly

Definitive circular frame fixation

Mr Nima Heidari, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal London Hospital Barts Health NHS Trust

Acute fusion

Mr Enis Guryel, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal Sussex County Hospital Brighton, NHS Foundation Trust

Salvage techniques

Ms Deepa Bose, Consultant in Adult Limb Reconstruction, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Panel discussion and case presentations

Keynote lecture: The role of local antibiotics in the treatment of bone infection

Mr Martin McNally, Consultant in Limb Reconstruction Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospital, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Oxford University, and King James IV Professor, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Lunch

Total tibial nailing: intramedullary nail (IM) fixation of proximal, middle and distal fractures

Chair: Mr Michael Pearse

Anatomic considerations in tibial nailing

Professor Christian Krettek, Professor Orthopaedic Surgery and Director Trauma Department Hannover Medical School

Debate: Optimal approach for tibial nailing

Supra-patellar:
Mr Michael Pearse

Infra-patellar:
Professor Christian Krettek

Panel discussion and voting
When a nail needs a plate: Shaft and plateau fractures

Mr Michael Kelly

Shaft and ankle fractures

Ms Jayne Ward

Questions and answers
When a nail follows and ex-fix: Bridging and fixator assisted techniques

Ms Deepa Bose

New nailing options for bone loss after tibial trauma

Mr Nima Heidari

Infection after nailing: All is not lost

Ms Deepa Bose

Panel discussion and case presentations

Ms Jayne Ward

Close of meeting

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Disclaimer: All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the RSM nor the speaker's organisations.

Registration for this event will close on 23 May 2022 at 9:00am (BST). Late registrations will not be accepted.

This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels. 

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