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07:45 Registration

09:00 - 10:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS (S1-S3)

09:00 - 10:30 TRAUMA- S1 Hall A Moderators: Dr. D. Norman, Dr. B Kish

09:00 Predicting Fixation Failure of Peritrochanteric Hip Fractures. A New Simplified Modeling Approach Eran Peleg1; Gurion Rivkin1; Leo Joskowicz2; Amit Gefen3; Meir Liebergall1; Rami Mosheiff1 1Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, ; 2School of Engineering and Computer Science, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel; 3Faculty of Engineering, University, Biomedical Engineering, Tel-Aviv,Israel 09:08 PFN Versus DCS for the Treatment of Reverse Oblique Femoral Fractures Jakov Alis; Ofir Chechik; Ely Steinberg Sourasky Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel 09:16 Hip Fractures – Changes in Demographics and Fracture Pattern Between 2001 and 2010 Dror Lakstein; Zeev Feldbrin; David Hendel E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel 09:24 Outcome of Operated Subtrochanteric Femur Fractures as Related to Weight Bearing Recommendations Moshe Gross; Ehud Lebel; Moshe Lifschitz; Amos Peyser Shaare Zedek Medical Center affiliated with the Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel 09:32 Norton Scale Scores Predicts Post-Operative Complications Following Hip Fractures In The Elderly Ronen Sever; Aviram Gold; Ortal Segal:Yaffa Lerman; Moshe Salai; Dan Justo Sourasky Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel 09:40 Surgical Treatment of Complex Acetabula Fractures Invited Speaker Jordan Saveski, University Clinic of Traumatology at University St. Ciril and Metodius Skopje, Republic of Macedonia 09:55 Arthroscopic Assisted Percutaneous Fixation of Tibial Plateau Fractures of the Knee Gershon Volpin1; Roger Sevi2; Albert Assaraf2; Alexander Kaushanski1; Yuri Kotzer2; Leonid Lichtenstein1; Haim Shtarker1 1Western Galilee Hospital, Naharia, Israel; 2Hillel Yaffe, Hadera, Israel 10:03 Early Femoral Neck Fracture Fixation is Associated with a Better Patients’ Survival Rate Ely Steinberg; Amir Sternheim; Asaf Kadar; Ahuva Melik; Moshe Salai; Ofir Chechik Sourasky Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel 10:11 Percutaneous Fixation of Vancouver B1 Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures with a Reversed LISS Plate Cary Schwartzbach1; A. Stephen Malekzadeh1; Robert Hymes1; Jeff Schulman1; Chadwick Hampton2 1Inova Fairfax Hospital-Virginia Commonwealth University, Annandale Medical Center, Va, USA; 2Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA 10:19 TopClosure® 3S System, For Skin Stretching, Secure Wound - Closure and Better Healing of Wounds Roger Sevi1; Albert Assaraf1; Yuri Kutcher1; Yaron Tzarfati1; Narin-Nard Carmel2; Tomer Bar-Noy2; Adi Silberman2; Moris Topaz1,3 1Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel;2 Tel-Aviv University, Sackler Medical School, Tel-Aviv, Israel; 3Bar Ilan University, Kiryat Uno, Israel

09:00 - 10:30 PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS - S2 Hall B Moderators: Dr. D. Weigl, Dr. R. Dakuar

09:00 A Physiotherapist-led Ponseti Service for the Management of Idiopathic and Complex Clubfoot Deformity Yael Gelfer; Mia Dunkley; Deborah Jackson; Jen Armstrong; Evette Parnell; Deborah Eastwood Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK 09:08 Evaluation of Ponseti Therapy for Clubfoot Eight Year Results Alina Vodonos; Eugen Cohen; Dan Atar; Hagai Moskovich Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel 09:16 Cerebral Palsy; Concepts and Principles of Treatment Invited Speaker Patricia Fuchs, Santa Casa Medical School and Hospitals, São Paulo, Brazil 09:31 Evertor Muscle Activity as a Predictor of Outcome in Idiopathic and Complex Clubfoot Yael Gelfer; Mia Dunkley; Deborah Jackson; Cristina Rafter; Jen Armstrong; Evette Parnell; Deborah Eastwood Great Ormond Street Hopsital, London, UK 09:39 Tibialis Anterior Tendon Transfer for Residual Forefoot Adduction in Clubfoot Indication and Outcome Tamar Berenstein-Weyel1; Keenan Joseph2; Michael Karasik1; Amos Peyser1; Ehud Lebel1 1Shaare Zedek Medical Center Affiliated with the Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel; 2ALYN Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel

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09:47 Fractures in Children- Could Be General or Femur and Supracondylar Invited Speaker Patricia Fuchs, Santa Casa Medical School and Hospitals, São Paulo, Brazil 10:02 Revision Clubfoot Surgery with Calcaneocuboid Fusion: Results at Long-term Follow-up Sonia Chaudhry1; Alice Chu1; Dan Atar3; Debra Sala1; Wallace Lehman1 1NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA; 3Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel 10:10 Acute One Stage Correction of Brachymetatarsia in Adolescents Itay Ophir; Mark Eidelman Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel 10:18 Polydactyly of the Foot: Review and Treatment Management Menahem Singer; Alan Aner; Zeev Feldbrin Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel

09:00 - 10:30 FOOT AND ANKLE - S3 Hall C Moderators: Prof. M. Myerson, Dr. M. Noff

09:00 15 Years of Experience with the Modified Percutaneous Achilles Tendon Repair Under Local Anesthesia Andrej Cretnik Maribor University Clinical Centre, Maribor, Slovenia 09:08 A New Reconstruction Technique for an Isolated Plantar Calcaneo- Navicular(SPRING) Ligament Tear Dror Ben-David; Ezequiel Palmanovich; Sabri Massarwe; Meir Nyska Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel 09:16 Compartment Syndrome of the Foot Following Calcaneal Fractures Ron Rosenthal1; Shai Tenenbaum2; Ran Thien2; Ely Steinberg3; Moshe Salai3; Elchanan Luger3; Ofir Chechik3 1Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; 2Haim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; 3Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel 09:24 The Chevron Ankle Fusion for Post Traumatic Arthritis Omer Or; Amal Khoury; Meir Liebergall; Rami Mosheiff; Yoram Weil Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel 09:32 Arthrodesis of the Ankle Using Internal Fixation Ludovít Pravda Hospital A.Wintera, Pieš Any, Slovakia 09:40 Salvage of the Severely Traumatized Foot : The Hadassah Experience Efraim Leibner; Eli London; Ofer Elyashoov Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel 09:48 Primary Closure of Minor Amputation in Diabetic Foot Patients - Our Experience Zeev Feldbrin; Louis Schorr; Alexander Lipkin; David Hendel E. Wolfson Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel 09:56 Efficacy of Ozone-oxygen Therapy for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers Zeev Feldbrin1; Julio Wainstein1; Mona Boaz1; Oren Rudik1; Ilana Harman- Boehm2 1E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel; 2Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel 10:04 Percutaneous Tenotomies for the Treatment of Neuropathic Ulcers of the Toes in 72 Diabetic Patients Eran Tamir Assaf Harofeh, , Israel 10:12 Endoscopic-Assisted Forefoot and Midfoot Procedures - The First 40 Cases Dror Robinson; Eyal Heller Hasharon Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel

09:00-10:30 PHYSIOTHERAPISTS MEETING Hall D Moderators: Yael Krebs- Cohen, Karina Carlin

09:00 Physical Therapy Assessment and Management of Common Shoulder Disorders Alon Rabin, Ariel University Center, Ariel, Israel 09:30 Elbow Pain- Differential Diagnosis And Treatment Gahl Sela, Haifa University Center, Faculty of social Welfare & Health Sciences, Haifa, Israel 10:00 Chronic Groin Pain- Differential Diagnosis and Treatment Liran Lifshitz, Medical dept. Director of The Israel Football Association

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break & Exhibition Visit

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11:00 - 13:00 PLENARY SESSION - PL 1 Halls BC Moderators: Dr. R. Sevi, Prof. G. Volpin

11:00 Welcome Roger Sevi, President Gershon Volpin, Scientific Committee 11:15 Fracture Management in Multiply Injured Patients Hans-Christoph Pape, University of Aachen Medical Center, Aachen, Germany 11:45 Polytrauma in Children Patricia Fuchs, Santa Casa Medical School and Hospitals, São Paulo, Brazil 12:15 Ankle Replacement and Alternative Treatments for Ankle Arthritis Mark Myerson, The Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction at Mercy Hospital, Baltimore, USA

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch & Exhibition Visit

14:30 - 15:30 PLENARY SESSION - PL2 Halls BC Moderators: Prop. M. Nyska, Dr. Z. Cohen

14:30 Current Concepts of Cartilage Repair Fredrik Almqvist, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium 14:50 Periprosthetic Fractures Around Knee Arthroplasty John Michos, President of the Society, Asclepion Voula Hospital, Greece 15:10 The Stiff Elbow Eduardo Zancolli, Sanatorio Trinidad, Buenos Aires, Argentina

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break & Exhibition Visit

16:00 - 17:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS (S4-S6)

16:00 - 17:40 TRAUMA - S4 Hall A Moderators: Dr. Y. Amit, Dr. HC. Pape (Germany)

16:00 Mangement of Pelvic Ring Fractures Invited Speaker Hans-Christoph Pape, University of Aachen Medical Center, Aachen, Germany 16:20 A Significant Radiation Reduction with the Use of the Distal Targeting Device on a Long Gamma3 Nail Ortal Segal; Ronen Sever; Moshe Salai Sourasky Tel Aviv Medical Centre, Tel Aviv, Israel 16:28 Ultrasound as a Screening Test for Occult Hip Fracture- A Four Year Follow Up Study Konstantin Kotov; Josh Schroder; Meir Liebergall; Rami Mosheiff; Amal Khoury Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel 16:36 Survival Rates Differences Between Different Patterns of Unstable Pertrochanteric Femoral Fractures Amir Herman1; Yair Landau1; Alexander Khazanov1; Tal Segev2; Aharon Chechick1; Shazar Nachshon1 1Haim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; 2Sorasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel 16:44 Fracture Neck of Femur Using Intraoperative Simultaneous Two Axis View Ezequiel Palmanovich; Lior Laver; Yaron Brin; Meir Nyska; Benny Kish Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel 16:52 NonUnion- How I do It? Hans-Christoph Pape, University of Aachen Medical Center, Aachen, Germany 17:07 Pipkin Fracture Dislocation of the Hip-Long Term Outcome Ramesh Sen; Sujit Tripathy; Sameer Aggarwal PGIMER Chandigarh India Medical Center, Chandigarh, India 17:15 Osteosynthesis of Unstable Femoral Neck Fracture by Dynamic Locking Plate or Screw Fixation Ran Thein; Amir Herman; Paz Kedem; Aharon Chechik; Nachshon Shazar Haim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel 17:23 Survival of Elderly Patients After Hip Fracture Surgery: Relationship of Age and Co-Morbidities Eitan Ganz; Michael Toybenshlak; Moshe Lifschitz; Amos Peyser; Ehud Lebel Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel 17:31 Life Saving Procedure for Hemodynamically Unstable Pelvic Fractures: Extra-Peritoneal Packing Guy Ron; Dan Shomron Epstein; Peleg Ben-Galim; Yoram Klein; Shaul Sagiv Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel

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16:00 - 17:30 RESEARCH - S5 Hall B Moderators: Dr. A. Lerner, Dr. E. Peled

16:00 Role of Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Instillation with Core Decompression in AVN Femoral Head Ramesh Sen PGIMER Chandigarh India, Chandigarh, India 16:08 The Timely Effect of IGF-1 on Chondrogensis an In Vitro Study Martin Stoddart1; Josh Schroder2; Mauro Alini1; Meir Liebergall2; Leon Kaplan2 1AO Research Institute, Davos, Switzerland; 2Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel 16:16 The Use of Polymeric Membrane Supporting hMSC Growth in Guided Bone Regeneration Ada Grin1; Jacob Rachmilewitz2; Rami Mosheiff2; Michael Friedman1; Amal Khoury2 1The Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel; 2Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel 16:24 Perturbation of Lower Limb During Dynamic Loading Eytan Debbi1; Amir Haim1,2; Alon Wolf1 1Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; 2Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel 16:32 Immune System Augmentation by Glatiramer Acetate of Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Shai Luria; Avi Cohen; Ori Safran; Shimon Firman; Meir Liebergall Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel 16:40 A Chitosan Hybrid Self-Curing Gel Restores Disc Height in a Porcine Anterior Spinal Unit Model Dror Robinson1; Alain Zeitoun2; Shachar Patchornik2; Nissim Ohana3; Amir Hasharoni4; Rami Haj Ali5; Aviad Sasson5 1Hasharon Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel; 2Chi2Gel Ltd., Ofakim, Israel; 3Rabin Medical Centre, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva, Israel; 4Hadassah Medical Centre, Jerusalem, Israel; 5Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel 16:48 Protective Response of Human Osteoblast-Like Cells to Apoptotic Threat of Synthetic TSPO Ligand Rosenberg Nahum1; Rosenberg Orit2; Abraham Weizman3; Moshe Gavish2; Michael Soudry1 1Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel; 2Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; 3Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel 16:56 A Novel “Trabecular Nitinol” Material for Bone Repair and Spinal Fusion Gotman, Irena1; Ben David, Dror2; Zaretsky, Asaph2; Unger , Ronald3 1Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Engineering, Haifa, Israel; 2Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel; 3Institute of Pathology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany 17:04 The Mechanical Impact of Treatment with the Mrgfus System on Pig Bone Eran Avivi1; Amir Herman1; Itay Rahmilevitch2; Arik Hananel2; Tamar Brosh3; Boaz Liberman1 1Haim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; 2InSightec LTD, Beit Itzhac, Israel; 3Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

16:00 - 17:50 JOINT REPLACEMENT - S6 Hall C Moderators: Dr. D. Levin, Dr. R. Debbi

16:00 Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head Invited speaker Takis Soucacos, Orthopaedic Research & Education Center, Attikon University Hospital, University of Athens, School of Medicine, Greece 16:20 Revision Rate of Total Hip Arthroplasty with the Articular Surface Replacement (ASR) XL System Shai Shemesh; Eliezer Sidon; Snir Heller; Steven Velkes Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel 16:28 Developing a Practical Surveillance Tool for Surgical Site Infections after Orthopedic Surgeries Shmuel Benenson; Naomi Minster; Leonid Kandel; Meir Liebergall; Allon Moses; Yoav Mattan Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel 16:36 Surface Engineered Ceramic Coatings Do Not Reduce in Vivo Wear of Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements John Skinner1; Johann Henckel2; Andy Fox3; Jonathan Housden3; Alister Hart2; Matthies Ashley2 1Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London; 2Imperial College London, London; 3Tecvac Ltd, Cambridge, UK 16:44 A New Cementless Modular Acetabular Cup for Revision Hip Arthroplasty Zoltan Csernatony; Laszlo Kiss University of Debrecen MHSC, Debrecen, Hungary 16:52 The Acetabular Reinforcement Roof Ring - Our Experience Guy Raz; Chanan Tauber; Moti Krushinski Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel 17:00 Leg Length and Offset Measurements in Navigated Total Hip Replacement (THA) Madi El-Haj; Yoav Mattan; Leonid Kandel; Gurion Rivkin; Omri Lubovsky; Meir Liebergall Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

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17:08 Periprosthetic Fracture Treated with Allograft Prosthesis/Revision Components/Tumour Endoprosthesis Oren Ben Lulu1; Kevan Saidi2; Leslie Soever3; Matthew MacDonald3; Matthew Tsuji3; Oleg Safir3; Allan E. Gross3; David Backstein3 1Haemek Medical Center, Afula, Israel; 2Sudbury Regional Hospital, Sudbury, Canada; 3Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto,Canada 17:16 Long Term Follow Up of a Modular ,Hydroxyapatite, Proximally Coated Femoral Stem David Rothem; Neil Bergman; Ilan Freedman Warringal Private Hospital, Heidelberg VIC , Melbouren, Australia 17:24 Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes of Patients with Four Lower Limb Joint Arthroplasties Oren Ben Lulu1; Catherine Hui2; Juan Sebastian Rendono2; Leslie Soever2; Allan Gross2; Oleg Safir2; David Backstein2 1Haemek Medical Center, Afula, Israel; 2Mount Sinai Hospital, Arthroplasty & Lower Extremity Reconstruction, Toronto, Canada 17:32 The Lateral Tilt of Pelvis in the Lateral Position and Its Influence on Accuracy of Cup Positioning Leonid Kandel; Shimon Firman; Gurion Rivkin; Dorit Asher; Meir Liebergall; Yoav Mattan Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel 17:40 Hip Arthroplasty Using a Novel Anatomical Megahead for Greater Versatility – Short Term Results Alon Grundshtein1; Nimrod Snir2; Ofir Chechik2; Shmuel Dekel3 1Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel; 2Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; 3Advanced Orthopaedic Center Assuta, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

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21st ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ISRAELI SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE HAND Hall F

07:30 Registration

08:25 Opening Remarks – Paul Sagiv, Micha Rinott

08:30 – 10:10 Session I- Symposium: Hand Transplantation Moderators: Batia Yaffe, Shalom Stahl, Moris Agassi

08:30 Introduction B. Yaffe Sheba Medical Center; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University 08:35 Rehabilitation of Upper Limb Amputees T. Siev-Ner Orthopedic Rehabilitation Department; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University 08:45 History of Upper Extremity Micro and Opportunities of VCA in Orthpaedics Takis Soucacos Orthopaedic Research & Education Center; Attikon University Hospital, University of Athens, School of Medicine, Greece 08:55 Hand Transplantation – Indications, Contraindications, Case Presentation S. Levin Paul D. Magnuson Professor of Bone and Joint Surgery Pennsylvania Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital & Medical Center, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 09:10 Pre & Post Surgery Medical Consideration and Treatment A. Shaked The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, PENN Transplant Center at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, President Elect, The American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) 09:25 Hand Transplantation – The Polish Experience A. Domanasiewicz, Poland 09:45 Strategies in Immunosupression K. Olthoff PENN Transplant Center at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center 09:55 Social and Psycho-Social Considerations T. Sagiv-Schifter Tel Aviv University, The Academic College of Tel-Aviv-Yaffo 10:05 Discussion 10:25 TMC OA Initial Stages: Long Term Results with Zancolli´s Technique Eduardo Zancolli Sanatorio Trinidad, Buenos Aires, Argentina

10:40 Coffee Break & Exhibition Visit

11:00-12:10 Session II: Hall F Moderators: Yoel Engel, Magid Ganayem

11:00 External Fixation Use for Distal Radius Fractures D. Slutsky, USA 11:15 Microsurgical Treatment of Extremity Blast Injuries – Personal Experience M. Bumbasirevic, President of Orthopaedic Society, Serbia 11:30 Associates Ulnar Side of the Wrist Pathologies: A Complex Problem (Biomechanics of the ulnar side and the “Peritriquetral Lesional Ring”) Eduardo Zancolli, Sanatorio Trinidad, Buenos Aires, Argentina 11:45 S.A.T.T. Classification & Management of Open Hand Injuries Takis Soucacos, Orthopaedic Research & Education Center; Attikon University Hospital, University of Athens, School of Medicine, Greece 12:00 Discussion

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12:10-13:30 Free Papers [presentation: 6 min, discussion 4 min]

12:10 Long-Term Follow-Up of Trapeziectomy with Abductor Pollicis Longus Tendon Interposition Arthroplasty of the Trapezio-Metacarpal Joint E. Avisar, Z. Weizbrut, M. Elvey, M. Agashi Assaf Harofe Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University 12:20 Anomaly Course of the Extensor Pollicis Longus – Clinical Relevance G. Rubin, A. Wolovelsky, M. Rinott, N. Rozen, Ha’Emek Medical Center, Afula 12:30 Sonographic Morphology of the Median Nerve in the Carpal Tunnel in Asymptomatic Pregnant Women Compared to a Control Group E. Calif1, T. Komitiani1, S. Artoul2, M. Hakim1 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2Department of Radiology; Nazareth Hospital – E.M.M.S. 12:40 Optimal Fixation of Acute Scaphoid Fractures - A Cadaver Study 1Luria Shai, 2Lenart Lado, 2Lenart Borut, 1Peleg Eran, 3Kastelec Matej 1Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel, 2Institute “Jožef Štefan”, Ljubljana, Slovenia 3University Clinical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia 12:50 The Efficacy of an Ergonomic Intervention in Reducing Musculoskeletal Complaints Levanon Yafa1,2, Gefen Amit1, Lerman Yehuda1. Givon Uri2, Ratzon Z Navah1 1Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; 2Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 13:00 Enzymatic Debridement of Deeply Burned Hand - An Update Y. Krieger, E. Silberstein, R. Gurfinkel, A. Berezovski, Y. Shoham, N. Rosenberg, A. Levi, L. Rosenberg, A. Sagi, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University Beer- Sheva 13:10 Enzymatic Fasciotomy by Proteolytic Mixture from Bromelain for Dupuytren’s Disease – Ex Vivo Study G. Rubin, M. Rinott, A. Wolovelsky, L. Rosenberg, N. Rozen, 13:20 Arthroscopic Reduction and Fixation of Elbow Fractures M. Vigler1, A. J. Kaminsky1, M. R. Hausman2. 1Rabin Medical Center, Hasharon Hospital, Petach-Tikva; 2Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY

13:30-14:30 Lunch& Exhibition Visit

14:00 Meeting of the Israeli Society for Surgery of the Hand Hall F (for members only)

14:30-15:45 Session III Hall F Moderators: Esther Lipsker, Shmuel Luboshitz

14:30 The Claw Hand: Surgical Technique and Considerations Eduardo Zancolli, Sanatorio Trinidad, Buenos Aires, Argentina 14:45 Tubulization by Means of Muscle-Vein-Combined-Graft (MVCG) for Primary Repair of Crush Nerve Injuries P. Toss Trauma Center CTO- M Adelaide, Torino, Italy 15:00 Open Contaminated Wounds with Soft Tissue Loss: Management with Microvascular Flaps Takis Soucacos, Orthopaedic Research & Education Center, Attikon University Hospital, University of Athens, School of Medicine, Greece 15:15 Congenital Hand Anomalies: Molecular Morphogenesis, Epidemiology, Classification & Principles of Management Takis Soucacos, Orthopaedic Research & Education Center, Attikon University Hospital, University of Athens, School of Medicine, Greece 15:30 Peripheral Nerve Repair and Regeneration: From the Laboratory Bench to Clinical Application P. Toss Trauma Center CTO- M Adelaide, Torino, Italy

15:45 Coffee Break & Exhibition Visit

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16:00-17:30 Session IV Hall F Moderators: Amiram Sagi, Uriel Y. Dreyfuss

16:00 Triquetro-Hamate Medial Instability in Demanding Sports: Diagnosis & Surgical Technique Eduardo Zancolli, Sanatorio Trinidad, Buenos Aires, Argentina

16:10-17:30 Free Papers [presentation: 6 min, discussion 4 min]

16:10 Current Practice in Acute Flexor Tendon Repair in Israel O. Sarig, A Hass, A. Oron The Department of Hand Surgery, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel 16:20 Avascular Necrosis of the Radial Sesamoid of an Index Finger Case Report and Review of the Literature Carole Pidhorz, Timoret Keren Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 16:30 Stenosing Flexor Tenosynovitis: Motor Skills and Functional Implications D. Langer1, O. Bar-Haim Erez2, M. Chernofsky3, S. Luria3, 1School of Occupational Therapy, Hadassah Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, 2The Occupational Therapy, Ono Academic College, Kiryat-Ono, Israel, 3Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. 16:40 Assessment and Treatment of Stenosing Flexor Tenosynovitis: Occupational Therapists Common Practice D. Langer1, S. Luria2 N. Katz3, A. Bar-Haim Erez4 1School of Occupational Therapy, Hadassah Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 2Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, 3Research Institute for the Health & Medical Professions Ono Academic College University, Kiryat-Ono, 4The Occupational Therapy Department, Ono Academic College, Kiryat-Ono, Israel 16:50 Fractures of the Neck of the Fifth Metacarpal in the Immature Skeleton E. Calif1,2, F. Nugedat1, S. Stahl2, J. Hakim1 1Nazareth Hospital – E.M.M.S., 2Rambam Medical Center, Haifa 17:00 Assessment and Treatment of Stenosing Flexor Tenosynovitis – Common Practice of Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeons and Family Physicians O. Barzel1, O. Avny2, D. Langer3, M. Chernofsky1, G. Almog1, G. Zinger1, S. Luria1 1Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem. 2Clatlit Health Services and Dept. of Family Medicine, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem 3School of Occupational Therapy, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 17:10 Immune System Augmentation by Glatiramer Acetate of Peripheral Nerve Regeneration – Crush vs. Transection Models of Rat Sciatic Nerve IOA- Immune System Augmentation by Glatiramer Acetate of Peripheral Nerve Regeneration S. Luria, A Cohen, O. Safran, S. Firman and M. Liebergall Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel 17:20 Investigating the Usability of Virtual Reality as a Dynamic Measurement Tool of Wrist Movement During a Purposeful Activity D Shefer Eini1,2,4, N Ratzon1, B Yaffe2, A Daich2, P L Weiss3, R Kizony2,3 1Stanley Steyer School of Health Professions, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel. 2 Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel. 3Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel. 4Ono Academic College, Kiryat-Ono, Israel

Closing Remarks

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