Get up-to-date in Arthropathies and Tendon Injuries of the Hand in only 6 months"

Authors such as Kessler, Kleiner or Brunelli already treated tendon ruptures about 50 years ago and recommended various techniques and different rehabilitation protocols. A path that has continued to develop thanks to studies that have gone into the improvement of these treatments, thus improving a very common pathology. At the same time, scientific research has favored the recovery of patients with rheumatologic diseases, but there are still several challenges for hand surgeons.

In this scenario, it is essential that specialists maintain a continuous updating of their diagnostic and therapeutic skills to offer patients the most advanced and appropriate solutions for each of them. For this reason, TTECH has designed this 100% online program that offers the most rigorous and current content on Arthropathies and Tendon Injuries of the Hand.

A postgraduate diploma, whose syllabus has been developed by leading experts in this field. Their accumulated surgical and teaching experience will lead the graduate to perform an effective update on the evidence on the approach to Inflammatory Arthritis and Degenerative Arthrosis of the Wrist and Hand or Tendinopathies. It will also delve dynamically into the study and diagnosis of hand pathology, the different anesthetic techniques used during surgery and the rehabilitation treatments available for the management of the different conditions.

All this, through didactic material based on video summaries of each topic, videos in detail, complementary readings and case studies to which you will have access, comfortably, whenever and wherever you want. Students taking this program only need an electronic device with an Internet connection to view, at any time of the day, the content hosted on the virtual platform. Undoubtedly, this is an ideal academic option for those who are looking for a top-level update through a quality program that facilitates self-management of study time.

Thanks to this program you will be up-to-date with the most recent clinical research in Hand Surgery"

This postgraduate diploma in Arthropathies and Tendon Injuries of the Hand 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 Upper Limb Surgery, 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

You will study an academic option designed for professionals with high demands, who require flexibility in accessing the content"

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.

This program is distinguished by the quality of its multimedia content and clinical case study simulations"

Delve into the most notorious advances in the treatment of Kienböck's disease thanks to this high-level university program"

This university program has been designed with the objective of providing the professional surgeon with an authentic update in Arthropathy and Tendon Injuries of the Hand. In order to achieve this, the teaching team provides numerous didactic material, including simulations of clinical case studies and an exceptional syllabus. In this way, TECH provides the maximum scientific rigor and the theoretical-practical approach essential for this updating process.

With this program you will be aware of the most precise procedures for the evaluation of the most complex cases of Tendinopathies"

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. Methodology. 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. Inflammatory Arthritis and Degenerative Arthrosis of the Wrist and Hand. Conservative and Surgical Treatment. Evidence

• Define the basic differential diagnosis of wrist and hand arthropathies
• Obtain a global vision of the Inflammatory Arthropathies to see the differences between them and also to discern the best treatment for each one of them
• Analyze rhizarthrosis, its diagnosis and severity classification and develop the different therapeutic strategies, conservative or surgical
• Identify osteoarthritis of proximal and distal interphalangeal joints, carpometacarpal joints (excluding the thumb, mentioned in another topic) and scapho-trapezio-trapezoid joints
• Develop the known surgical techniques and master their indications and technical details
• Present the degenerative pathology of the triangular fibrocartilage as an important triggering factor of wrist discomfort
• Clarify the pathophysiology of Kienböck's disease, the Gold standard for its diagnosis and be able to classify it in severity, thus being able to choose the best treatment

Module 3. Tendon Injuries of the Hand

• Examine in detail the anatomy and vascularization of the flexor and extensor tendons and analyze their biomechanics
• Delve into the diagnosis and prognosis of flexor tenosynovitis of the fingers, as well as its complications
• Evaluate extensor tenosynovitis from its initial diagnosis to its conservative and surgical treatment
• Examine the different tendon suturing techniques in different flexor tendon areas, as well as types of post-surgical immobilization and initiation of rehabilitative therapy
• Identify extensor tendon rupture zones and their optimal treatment, as well as their rehabilitation protocol
• Delve into the complications of extensor tendon sutures and their treatment
• Analyze flexor suture failures and their treatment

You will be up-to-date on the most advanced techniques to address tendon sutures, rehabilitation times and modes"