Michelle Razo attended the BSSH 9.2 Instructional Course in Manchester, which focused on fractures and joint injuries of the hand and wrist. The programme explored evidence-based decision-making across common and complex injury patterns, including fractures, dislocations and post-fixation challenges. Attendance supported advanced clinical reasoning in both surgical and rehabilitative management.
Reflections on the BSSH 9.2 Fractures and Joint Injuries Course
I attended the BSSH 9.2 Instructional Course in Manchester, which focused on fractures and joint injuries of the hand and wrist — a core area of practice that every hand surgeon and hand therapist must navigate with precision.
The course delivered a comprehensive overview of managing both common and complex fracture and joint injuries.
Topics Covered in the Programme:
- Principles and decision-making management of hand fractures
- Metacarpal fractures
- Fractures of the head, neck and shaft
- Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint and carpometacarpal (CMC) joint dislocations
- The proximal Interphalangeal (PIP) joint including complex PIP joint injuries
- Dorsal and palmar fracture / dislocations
- Injuries in elite athletes
- Phalangeal Fractures
- Bennett’s, Rolando and epibasal fractures
- Thumb MCP joint ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries
- Complex bone loss cases
- Open fractures
- Non-union and infection management
- Children's fractures
- Post-fixation stiffness management
- Microsurgery workshop
- Rehabilitation and scar management
- Malunion treatment principles
