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Announcement  

2008 Sino-US International Symposium of Limb Deformity Correction (Instructional Course)

The International Symposium of Limb Deformity Correction will be held in Shanghai between the 16^th and 18^th October 2008. This symposium is co-sponsored by Xin-Hua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Orthopedic Section of Chinese Association of Pediatric Surgery and Section of Pediatric Surgery for Shanghai Medical Association. This will be just the time when Xin-Hua Hospital celebrates the 50^th anniversary of her founding.

Limb deformity of both length and alignment is one of the causes for morbidity and disability. This can be due to congenital anomaly, developmental dysplasia and posttraumatic sequelae. A number of distinguished surgeons and scientists have been invited from China, UK, USA and the other Asian countries to teach and to share their work and knowledge at this special academic event. Professor John Kenwright, Emeritus Nuffield Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford, UK, has made his great contribution to the scientific knowledge and clinical aspect in limb lengthening. He also will share his unique experience in his teaching career along with his study on professional training. Dr. Dror Paley, one of the co-directors to International Center for Limb Lengthening, Baltimore, USA, has made his great contribution to the principle and practice in limb deformity correction. He will give his lectures with the core curriculum based on the textbook, Principles of Deformity Correction (Springer-Verlag, 2005), and the accompanying Exercise Workbook. The CME 10 Category I credits will be awarded

We anticipate that this symposium will be an exciting and productive one as well as the panel for the orthopedic peers to exchange their ideas and experiences along with the scientific investigations in limb deformity correction. We look forward to seeing you at this symposium and guarantee that this will be very educational and memorable.

Symposium topics:

1)        History of limb lengthening and philosophy

2)        Biomechanics of bone and joint

3)        Principle of deformity correction

4)        Decision-making and Protocol planning

5)        Rehabilitation of limb function

6)        Evaluation methodology

7)        Instrument demonstration

Organizing Committee:

Congress Chairs

Dai Kerong, Academician (Chinese Academy of Engineering)

Dror Paley

Zhao Li

Secretary General:

Du Qing

Deputy Secretary General:

Chen Ting

Fan Qing

Registration:

The full registration fee will be 1200 RMB Yuan, including final program book along with the teaching material, refreshments and lunches, admission to Gala dinner and all scientific sessions.
 

Deadline for late registration:

July 31^st,2008

Symposium secretariat:

Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Xin-Hua Hospital, No. 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai 200092, China

Telephone: 86-21-65790000ext8295, or 8290

Fax: 86-21-65790000ext 8290

E-mail:  erguxh@126.com