BOARD

Dr. José Manuel Teixeira
Dr. Miguel Pádua

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FACULTY

Dr. João Teixeira
Dr. João Vide

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AGENDA

13:30 – REGISTRATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF COURSE MATERIALS

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13:45 – WELCOME SESSION

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14:00 – FUNDAMENTALS OF EXTERNAL FIXATION
Indications: Temporary vs. definitive fixation
Biomechanical principles of stability
Modular, unilateral or circular frame construction · Safe zones

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14:45 – MODULAR EXTERNAL FIXATION
System components · Golden rules of modular external fixation

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15:00 – CIRCULAR EXTERNAL FIXATION
System components · Golden rules of circular external fixation
Frame configurations: Ilizarov, hexapod and bone transport

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15:15 – CLINICAL CASES
Which external fixator should be used and why?
Polytrauma · Tibial pilon fracture · Bone defect

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15:45 – COMPLICATIONS: “WHAT CAN GO WRONG?”
Pin-site infection · Loosening
Malalignment · Neurovascular injury

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16:00 – COFFEE BREAK

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16:30 – HANDS-ON EX-FIX ADVANCED EDUCATION · BETTER HEALTHCARE

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18:30 – CLOSING REMARKS

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