Through this postgraduate diploma, you will learn the latest techniques to treat scaphoid fractures in a less invasive and more comfortable way for the patient"

Ligament injuries and fractures in different areas of the wrist and hand have usually required long and painful recovery times for the patient undergoing surgery. For this reason, in recent years, innovative, minimally invasive arthroscopic techniques have been developed that allow these pathologies to be treated with the utmost precision and with minimal impact. This not only speeds up the postoperative process, but also contributes positively to alleviating the pain of individuals. As a result, specialists must incorporate these advances into their daily practice to optimize their professional update.

Faced with this situation, TECH has opted to create this program, which enables the doctor to learn the most updated techniques in the approach to Wrist and Hand Fractures. During 6 intensive months of study, you will be able to delve into the recent scientific evidence regarding the conservative and surgical treatment of scaphoid fractures or carpal dislocations. You will also delve into the latest methods for managing metacarpal and thumb phalangeal fractures.

Thanks to the fact that this program is developed by means of a revolutionary 100% online methodology, the student will have the possibility to manage his own study time at will in order to achieve an effective update. In the same way, you will have at your disposal complete didactic resources elaborated by specialists in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, who actively exercise their functions in first level hospital centers, being experts in the treatment of hand injuries. Therefore, all the knowledge that you will assimilate will be in tune with the evolution of the sector.

This postgraduate diploma will allow you to delve into the latest treatments for the management of metacarpal and thumb phalangeal fractures"

This postgraduate diploma in Wrist and Hand Fractures contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of practical cases presented by experts in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

The Relearning method of this program is a guarantee to learn from your own home and at your own pace of study"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the field who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

Be at the forefront of Hand Surgery in just 6 months of intensive updating"

Delve into the updated surgical treatments of carpal dislocations thanks to this TECH program"

The design of this postgraduate diploma has been carried out with the intention of providing the specialist with a complete update on the approach to Wrist and Hand Fractures in only 6 months. Through this academic experience, you will identify the up-to-date treatments to manage injuries of various kinds produced in the wrist and finger area. This learning will be preserved through the achievement of the following general and specific objectives.

Adopt in your medical practice the recent advances in the approach to Wrist and Hand Fractures"

General Objectives

• Update knowledge in the different medical and basic specialties surrounding hand pathology
• Determine the types of wound healing, sutures and skin grafts to specify the treatment of less complex wounds; escalating to the management of complex wounds.
• Analyze the basic anatomy of the wrist and hand to provide a starting point from which to recognize injuries that may occur after trauma or injury of any kind
• Structure the bony and ligamentous anatomy of metacarpals and phalanges of the hand
• Analyze different surgical approaches to the hand
• Compile current arthroscopic treatment methods
• Establish general criteria for the anatomy and pathophysiology of osteoarthritis in the various joints of the wrist and hand
• Analyze in detail the anatomy of the flexor and extensor tendons of the hand, as well as the detailed development of their vascularization and the biology of tendon healing
• Homogenize knowledge and skills in the pathology of the peripheral nerve of the upper limb and brachial plexus
• Update diagnostic and therapeutic knowledge based on the fundamental principles of nerve and brachial plexus injuries
• Guide the different therapeutic options (conservative and surgical) as well as the appropriate time to perform them
• Examine the different surgical techniques used in the treatment of the different pathologies of the pediatric upper limb
• Delve into the anatomical and pathophysiological knowledge of Dupuytren's disease through physical examination and accurate use of the classification of the disease, to determine the appropriate timing of surgical treatment
• Analyze the surgical techniques available in primary and relapsed Dupuytren's disease and the sequelae of previous treatments
• Show the advantages of ultrasound for daily practice in Traumatology
• Explore occupational hand-wrist injuries
• Develop the latest technological advances in Hand Surgery

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Basic sciences applied to hand and upper extremity surgery Method. Rehabilitation

• Place chronologically the current state of hand surgery after a historical review
• Analyze the physiological bases necessary for the study of hand pathology.
• Define the imaging techniques available for the study of hand pathology, develop each of them and specify their indications
• Review the anesthetic techniques used during hand surgery
• Delve into the advantages, disadvantages and risks of each of them and understand the indication of one or the other
• Delve into orthopedic and rehabilitative treatment in hand pathology processes, as well as non-surgical treatments, and their importance in the postoperative period
• Develop the concepts of hand surgery research, analyzing the different types of clinical studies and levels of scientific evidence

Module 2. Fractures and joint dislocations Wrist-Hand. Conservative and Surgical Treatment. Sequels

• Delve into the types of distal radius and ulna fractures, as well as specify a specific diagnostic method and treatment protocol for each injury
• Develop the criteria for distal radioulnar instability in order to establish a correct method of diagnosis and treatment
• Analyze the anatomy and vascularization of the scaphoid, as well as evaluate fracture patterns and how they affect the evolution of the fracture
• Identify the different scaphoid fracture patterns that will determine the possible complications that may occur
• Introduce the complications associated with the non-treatment of distal radius fractures, scaphoid or carpal dislocations, as well as their diagnosis and definitive treatment

Module 3. Finger Fractures and Dislocations Conservative and surgical treatment. Sequelae. Wrist Arthroscopy

• Structure injury mechanisms and types of fractures of phalanges and metacarpals
• Expose periungual injuries and their most effective treatment according to the type of involvement
• Classify specific ligamentous injuries of the fingers and their most specific treatment
• Examine the most commonly used arthroscopic portals
• Establish arthroscopic evaluation pathway to diagnose possible injuries

Learn, through this program, about the latest treatments to manage fractures of the wrist or fingers"