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Successful Tetrahand Congress in Hong Kong
The 11th International Meeting on Surgical Rehabilitation of the Tetraplegic Upper Limb was recently held in Hong Kong. Participants from all continents participated in vivid discussions about various...
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2nd NORTH (Nordic Tetrahand) Congress Held in Bergen, Norway
Hand Surgeons and therapists from all nordic countries met for a two-days congress in Bergen, Norway, September 5-6, 2013. Topics covered included the following topics "Epidemiological trends in...
View ArticleLoss and Recapture of Hand Control: Professor Jan Fridén at TEDxZurich
The sophisticated control of the human hand is not guaranteed for life. Numerous diseases and accidents may affect hand performance. One of the most dramatic losses of hand control is the high spinal...
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2014 Reconstructive Tetraplegia Hand Surgery Course in Nottwil/Basel - Now...
Reconstructive Tetraplegia Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation, 23-26 April, 2014, Nottwil and Basel, SwitzerlandThis 3-days course under guidance of Prof. Jan Fridén will provide state-of-the-art...
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New Center for Advanced Reconstruction of Extremities (CARE) established at...
Interior of WardThe Swedish Tetraplegia Hand Surgery service has changed setting. It is now established in a modern and more adapted facility that better meet the patient demands of space and...
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Nordic Council sponsors Tetrahand Surgery Congress in Iceland
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Hands Up for Rolling Stones
Gabriela (right) experienced many cheerful moments at the Rolling Stones "14 on Fire" concert in Zürich past weekend. At her follow-up after bilateral reconstructions of Triceps function today, she...
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Nordic Tetrahand Surgery Units Meet in Reykjavik
Last week, the Tetrahand teams in all five nordic countries gathered at the 3rd annual NORTH (Nordic Tetrahand) meeting. This year the conference was held in Reykjavik, Iceland. Not only is Icelandic...
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Workshop on Surgical Management of Upper Extremity in Tetraplegia – State of...
The International Spinal Cord Society (ISCOS) held the annual scientific meeting in Maasricht in September 2014. Multiple presentations, lectures and overviews covered important scientific progresses...
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Extensive Exposure and Interest of Tetrahand Surgery at Asian Pacific...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, hosted the 2014 triennial APFSSH congress in October. This well-organized meeting attracted many participants and several authorities in hand surgery. A novel attention was...
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Tetrahand Surgery Theme at Spanish Paraplegic Society Congress
The Spanish Paraplegic Society held the annual congress this time in the city of Oviedo, Asturia. Tetraplegia hand surgery had its own session and Professor Jan Fridén was invited to deliver a keynote...
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German Congress for Orthopaedics and Traumatology
The German-speaking Speaking Society of Paraplegia arranged a session about "The Tetraplegic Hand" organized by Dr Doris Maier (Murnau) and chaired by Dr Richarda Böttcher (Berlin) at the DKOU congress...
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Surgical denervation for joint arthritis in spinal cord injured patients –...
Patients with para- or tetraplegia frequently suffer from painful arthrosis, especially in their upper extremity due to heavy load during wheel-chair driving and transfers. However, frequently used...
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South African Society for Surgery of the Hand Refresher Course
South African Society for Surgery of the Hand arranged their annual refresher course in Johannesburg in the end of February. Topics included this year were:ANATOMY AND BIOMECHANICS CONGENITAL...
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Grand Opening of Centre for Advanced Reconstruction of Extremities at...
Using his robotic arm, Magnus Niska cuts the symbolic band A highly anticipated and much wanted dream came true when C.A.R.E., "Centre for Advanced Reconstruction of Extremities", was officially opened...
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World-Wide Internet Distribution of “Update on Hand Surgery in Tetraplegia”...
A 14 page digital report of the committee of nerve and spinal cord injury (chaired by Ann Nachemson, Sweden) on current practice of hand surgery in spinal cord injury was published by the International...
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Tetrahand World Congress 2018
It is a great pleasure to announce the Tetrahand World Congress 2018 in Nottwil, Switzerland . This will be the 12th International Congress on Surgery and Rehabilitation of the Upper Extremity in...
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Kappa Delta Award to US-Sweden Research on Muscle-Tendon Mechanics
JanFridén, professor of hand surgeryat the SahlgrenskaAcademy andconsultant at SahlgrenskaUniversity Hospital, has been awarded the prestigious "Kappa Delta Elisabeth Winston Lanier Award."The prize,...
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