Brachial Plexus: Clinical and Surgical Aspects
NARAKAS MEETING PRE-CONGRESS COURSE
General Information
DATE
October 23rd 2024
VENUE
Aula Magna of the CTO hospital in Torino, via Zuretti 29
REGISTRATION
From this page, first come first served. The registration fee is 150€, all local tax included.
A 20% discount will apply to Narakas Club Congress registration fee if you register for the pre-congress
Program
08.15 Registration
08.45 Welcome and introduction of the speakers with brief overview of the day’s agenda (Bruno Battiston, Paolo Titolo)
09.00-10.15 Session 1 - Anatomy and Physiology of the Brachial Plexus
09.00-09.30 Brachial plexus: anatomy and functions (Manuel Llusa)
09.30-10.00 Nerve regeneration principles and how to enhance it (Amy Moore)
10.00-11.45 Session 2 - Diagnosis and clinical evaluation of Brachial Plexus lesions
10.00-10.20 OBPP - Natural history. How to evaluate children and preop exams (Jose Borrero)
10.20-10.40 Adult brachial plexus injury: clinical evaluation and preop exams (Piero Raimondi)
10.40- 11.00 Questions and discussion
11.00-11.15 Coffee break
11.15-13.30 Session 3 - Brachial Plexus surgery: approaches and techniques
11.15-11.30 Surgical approaches(Anil Bhatia)
11.30-12.00 OBPP: reconstructive strategy. Expected outcomes and complications (Willem Pondaag)
12.00-12.30 Adult brachial plexus injury : reconstructive strategy. Expected outcomes and complications (Bruno Battiston)
12.30-12.50 Nerve transfers in brachial plexus surgery (Amy Moore)
12.50-13.10 Use of allografts in BP repair (O. Merced O’Neill, Bauback Safa)
13.10-13.30 Questions and discussion
13.30-14.30 Lunch break
14.30-16.00 Session 4 - Secondary surgery and T.O.S.
14.30-15.00 Secondary surgery in brachial plexus in children (Alain Gilbert)
15.00-15.15 Tendon transfers around the shoulder in the adult (Jorge Bahm)
15.15-15.30 Tendon transfers around the elbow in the adult (Paolo Titolo)
15.30-15.45 Tendon transfers for hand and wrist in the adult (Jorge Clifton)
15.45-16.00 Toracic Outlet Syndrome (Michel Merle)
16.00-17.00 Session 5 - How to assess results and post-op. rehabilitation
16.00-16.15 How to assess results (Nunzio Catena)
16.15-16.30 Literature review on results given by surgery (Erica Cavalli)
16.30-16.45 Post-operative rehabilitation (Ernesta Magistroni)
16.45-17.10 History of techniques for nerves and brachial plexus repair (Andrea Gohritz)
17.10-17.45 Discussion
17.45-18.00 Final remarks and thanks
SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
Young surgeons, even those practicing peripheral nerve repairs and attracted by brachial plexus lesions, are sometimes in trouble in understanding the state of the art of brachial plexus surgery, especially when confronted with high level meetings such as the Narakas Club, where this topic is discussed in depth amongst experts.
Thus, we have decided to organize a Course on the basic approach to brachial plexus lesions (from diagnosis to principles of treatment) for young surgeons wishing to start to understand and to go into details of such a complex problem.
SECRETARIAT AND VENUE
ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT
StudioProgress S.n.c.
via C. Cattaneo 51 – 25121 Brescia (Italy)
tel. +39(0(30.290326
info@studioprogress.it
SCIENTIFIC SECRETARIAT
Bruno Battiston
Paolo Titolo
COURSE VENUE
Aula Magna CTO
via Zuretti 29, Torino
23rd October 2024
English 
Italian