2024 Critical Concepts in Shoulder & Elbow Surgery

2024 Critical Concepts in Shoulder & Elbow Surgery is organized by Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education (FORE) and will be held from Nov 14 - 16, 2024 at FIVE Labs Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America.

Overview:
Mark your calendar to join us on November 14-16 at FIVE Labs Las Vegas for the 2024 Critical Concepts in Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, the only course where you’ll learn how to do shoulder and elbow procedures by actually doing them.

We aren’t going to tell you how to address a rotator cuff tear, or tackle shoulder instability, or expose the glenoid and humerus for anatomic shoulder replacement.

We’re going to show you, and then we’re going to coach you as you perform the techniques on anatomic specimens in our brand-new, state-of-the-art bioskills lab.

• You’ll have multiple opportunities for hands-on experience on each day of the course, using a combination of anatomic specimens and saw bones.
• Live demonstrations of less-common procedures by the experts will give you a good grounding in the basics of the techniques required to perform the procedure.  
• The only didactic lectures will be fast-paced surgical pearls presentations – no “death by PowerPoint” here! 
• Challenging case-based discussions with lots of useful tips and tricks – minus the pontificating – will directly relate to the techniques you’ll learn in the lab.
• You’ll gain a new level of comfort with advanced technologies during the hands-on Technology & Biologics Lab on Thursday.

Course Description:
Critical Concepts in Shoulder & Elbow Surgery is the only course where attendees will learn how to do shoulder and elbow procedures by actually doing them.

Through case-based discussions, surgical tips presentations, live demonstrations, and extensive hands-on experience with anatomic specimens, the expert faculty will share insights on:

• Repair and salvage options for massive rotator cuff tears, including the latest grafts, spacers, and tendon transfer techniques
• Stabilization procedures for shoulder dislocations, including arthroscopic bone block procedures
• Techniques for anatomic and reverse shoulder arthroplasty
• Approaches to the elbow

Multiple opportunities for hands-on training with new technologies and techniques will be offered on each day of the course.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Discuss the role of biologics, augments, and muscle transfers in the treatment of massive rotator cuff tears
• Compare open versus arthroscopic procedures to manage shoulder instability
• List the approaches for surgical exposure of the elbow
• Describe the techniques for adequate exposure and replacement of the glenoid and humerus in an uncomplicated anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty
• Explain the circumstances in which an augmented glenoid implant should be considered in anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty.
• Identify glenoid bone loss requiring use of an augment in a patient undergoing reverse shoulder arthroplasty
• Recognize the role of PSI and navigation in reverse shoulder arthroplasty
• Perform the latest approaches for operating on a variety of shoulder and elbow pathologies