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A new year full of courses
We wish you all a happy new year and hope to meet you at one of our upcoming courses.
Zoom meeting operative treatment of geriatric acetabular fractures ‘when, why and how’
The foundation for orthopedic trauma and OTC Spain is happy to invite you to a traumaplasty webinar about operative treatment of geriatric acetabular fractures. A case-based discussion to review the indications and technical strategies for treating geriatric acetabular fractures.
Winter newsletter 2023
On behalf of Dr. Francisco Chana, President, OTC Foundation we are pleased to share with you the Winter Newsletter of 2023. Learn more about the activities carried out by the 19 local OTC chapters. Also the OTCF Research Committee vetted grant applications and awarded four grants to advance orthopaedic science all around the world.
CANCELED: OTC IV advanced course: Complications in trauma of the upper extremity ‘Everything you don’t want to talk about”.
Unfortunately we need to cancel the course due to organizational reasons. We’re trying to set up a webinar course about the same topics. Follow us on LinkedIn or subscribe to our website to learn more about the date of the webinar and other future courses.
Hope to see you at one of our future courses.
OTC I starter course “Closed fracture treatment & casting techniques”, will take place on Saturday 7th of October at UCL Brussels.
In this Starter course, we will mainly focus on acute and closed fracture treatment, including practical tips and tricks on diagnosis and closed reduction maneuvers. An important aspect of closed fracture management is the application of casts. Therefore, extensive theoretical and hands-on practical sessions regarding plastering will be provided. The course is open to all trainees involved in the initial management of trauma.
OTC III Cadaveric course: Traumatology of the shoulder (This course has been completed)
UPDATE: This course is fully booked
We have the pleasure to invite you to our intermediate course about traumatology of the shoulder. which will take place on Tuesday 9 May 2023 in ORSI, Melle.
The focus of this course are osteosynthesis techniques including intramedullary, external and plate fixation of complex intra-article fractures of the shoulder. The course handles both theoretical and practical cadaveric session.
Limited places available.
Hope to meet you soon!
We have the pleasure to share with you the latest winter newsletter 2022.
Interesting topics about the research committee and education taskforce. Also great contribution of our colleagues from OTC Spain, OTC South Africa.
OTC IV advanced course: Lower limb mal-and non unions: causes and optimal treatment
The OTC IV advanced course is going to take place on 17th December 2022 at UCL Brussels (Maisin auditorium).
The course focusses on the approach of complications in trauma of the lower limb. We are honoured to welcome Dr. Gilbert Taglang from the OTCF as guest speaker.
We provide the opportunity for residents to present a case on this topic.
Please send your topic and summary to the following address: office@otc-belgium.be before 1st November 2022.
Target group: every level of expertise is welcome to participate this course
Participants limited to 60.
Please register before 9 December by sending an email to office@otc-belgium.be and mention your current year of residency and starting date of medical school, university, address, and Riziv number.
Hope to see you soon.
OTC I starter course: closed fracture treatment and casting techniques
The OTC I starter course is going to take place on 19th November 2022 at VUB Brussels.
The course focusses on fracture treatment with closed reduction techniques, casting and discuss topics in the diagnosis and conservative treatment of fractures. It involves both theoretical and practical workshops.
Target group: first and second year residents
Participants limited to 30.
Please register before 1th November by sending an email to office@otc-belgium.be and mention your current year of residency and starting date of medical school, university, address, and Riziv number.
Hope to see you soon.
OTC Spain TV satellite course
The OTC Spain satellite course is a unique opportunity to learn more about polytrauma managment, polytrauma at elderly and much more.
For more information click on the link below.
OTC F leadership forum Vienna
The OTC F Leadership Forum is going to take place on 1st July 2022 under the chairmanship of OTC Austria, Dr. Ernst Mueller & Dr. Georg Mattiassich together with OTC F President, Dr. Oliver Trapp.
The afternoon program on “Controversies in femoral fractures” is scheduled from 1 PM to 4 PM CET. It will be possible to follow the session via Zoom.
Please register before 27th June for the zoom meeting with this link.
We are happy to announce our first event of 2022, the OTC I starter course “Closed fracture treatment & casting techniques”, which will take place on Saturday 19th of March at University Hospital Leuven.
In this Starter course, we will mainly focus on acute and closed fracture treatment, including practical tips and tricks on diagnosis and closed reduction maneuvers. An important aspect of closed fracture management is the application of casts. Therefore, extensive theoretical and hands-on practical sessions regarding plastering will be provided. The course is open to all trainees involved in the initial management of trauma.
We invite you to a basic course which will take place on Friday 1st April 2022 in Kortrijk.
This course includes theoretical sessions on basic principles of fracture fixation in the morning and cadaveric sessions with approaches and external fixation in the afternoon. You will find the detailed programme here.
Entrance fee 75 euro.
For more information and registration, please contact us at office@otc-belgium.be.
The 6th November, OTC societies from all over the world come together in Brussels for the annual meeting of OTCF. During this event, we will officially announce the founding of OTC Belgium. You are cordially invited to join us on the 6th of November during the afternoon “Leadership forum” with both International and Belgian speakers presenting on hot topics in trauma care, followed by the OTC Belgium kickoff dinner. For more information and registration, please contact us at office@otc-belgium.be.
A new supplementary issue of INJURY is out, discussing enhancement of fracture healing, with guest editors Peter Augat and Hamish Simpson. It is a reflection of the presentations and discussions during the OTC work shop organized by OTC Germany in November 2019, and covers cutting edge data on ‘Enhancement of Fractures’.
It is freely available through this link.
Dissection livestream webinar: Importance of vascularity in foot and ankle trauma
surgical approaches and solutions
- Introduction to OTC Belgium (S. Clockaerts)
- Lateral hindfoot approach avoiding skin necrosis (G. Vandeputte)
- Talar neck fractures: a double incision technique (I. Caracudovici)
- Distal tibia fracture: non union and skin complications (S. Clockaerts)
- Foot compartment release combined with approaches for mid- and hindfoot fractures (D. Putineanu)
- How to treat soft tissue defects of foot and ankle? (F. Stockmans)
- Discussion
- Closing remarks
