Program
Advanced cadaver course and workshop on the arthroscopic treatment of rotator cuff tears

Cadaver Lab

4 Stations (2 Arthrex, 2 Smith and Nephew)
Hands on, 3 Trainees per station,
1 Faculty per station

Didactic Goals

To gain advanced skills on arthroscopic rotator cuff reconstruction

Objectives

  • learn novel techniques of rotator cuff reconstruction
  • get to know the radiological evaluation of patients with rotator cuff tear
  • develop surgical skills

Organizers

Imre Antal (HU)
Gábor Skaliczki (HU)
Imre Sallai (HU)
Viktor Weninger (HU)
Eszter Virág-Tulassay (HU)

Wet Lab Faculty

Ata Can Atalar (TR)
Gregory Cunningham (CH)
Carlo Alberto Augusti (IT)
Gábor Skaliczki (HU)

Dry Lab Faculty

Imre Antal (HU)
Davide Cucchi (IT)
András Fekete (HU)
Balázs Gloviczki (HU)
György Gulácsi (HU)
Károly Gulyás (HU)
Jenő Kiss (HU)

MORNING
Saturday, 18 February 2023
Attendees will be divided in two groups alternating between didactic session halls and cadaver lab hands-on practical activities.
08:00-08:20 Registration, morning coffee
08:20-08:30 Welcome
Update on rotator cuff reconstruction (Group 1 and 2 together)
08:30-08:40 Rotator cuff repair: does time matter?
Davide Cucchi
08:40-08:50 RC tears – when do we have to reconstruct?
Gabor Skaliczki
08:50-09:00 Hidden subscapularis lesions
Gregory Cunningham
09:00-09:10 Management of full thickness RC tears
Ata Can Atalar
09:10-09:20 Dermal patch in recurrent cuff tear
Carlo Alberto Augusti
09:30-13:00 Group 1. - Wet Lab Group 2. - Lectures + Workshop
09:30-09:40 Sutures, tapes, anchors and knots: let's get out of the tangle!
Davide Cucchi
09:40-09:50 Partial RC tears. Repair? How?
Balázs Gloviczki
09:50-10:00 The fate of biceps in RC tears – kill it or fix it?
Imre Antal
10:00-10:10 Decision making in massive rotator cuff tears – Biceps tendon, SCR, baloon, margin convergence)
Károly Gulyás
10:10-10:20 Muscle transfers in case of irreparable cuff tear
Jenő Kiss
10:20-10:30 MRI evaluation of rotator cuff injuries
György Gulácsi
10:30-10:40 Questions
10:40-11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 13:00 Workshop (four stations, 30 min each)
  • Arthroscopic instruments on sawbone
    Davide Cucchi, Imre Antal and András Fekete
  • Patient Examination on RC tear patients from my waiting list (2 stations)
    Jenő Kiss and Balázs Gloviczki
  • MRI evaluation workshop
    György Gulácsi
  • US workshop
    Károly Gulyás
13:00-14:00 Lunch break for all groups
AFTERNOON
Saturday, 18 February 2023
14:00-17:30 Group 1. - Lectures + Workshop Group 2. - Wet Lab
14:00-14:10 Sutures, tapes, anchors and knots: let's get out of the tangle!
Davide Cucchi
14:10-14:20 Partial RC tears. Repair? How?
Balázs Gloviczki
14:20-14:30 The fate of biceps in RC tears – kill it or fix it?
Imre Antal
14:30-14:40 Decision making in massive rotator cuff tears – Biceps tendon, SCR, baloon, margin convergence)
Károly Gulyás
14:40-14:50 Muscle transfers in case of irreparable cuff tear
Jenő Kiss
14:50-15:00 MRI evaluation of rotator cuff injuries
György Gulácsi
15:00-15:10 Questions
15:10-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-17:30 Workshop (four stations, 30 min each)

  • Arthroscopic instruments on sawbone
    Davide Cucchi, Imre Antal and András Fekete
  • Patient Examination on RC tear patients from my waiting list (2 stations)
    Jenő Kiss and Balázs Gloviczki
  • MRI evaluation workshop
    György Gulácsi
  • US workshop
    Károly Gulyás
1730-17:40 Wrap-up, Closing