14-15th November 2025: Belgian orsi wrist arthroscopy course
Orsi Academy offers a 2-day course in wrist arthroscopy with hands-on training for senior residents in plastic and orthopedic surgery. This course emphasizes mastering the practical aspects of wrist arthroscopy, with a strong focus on hands-on techniques, ensuring participants gain essential skills.
Proefhoevestraat 12 | 9090 Melle
+32 9 334 69 26
info@orsi.be
www.orsi.be
What you will learn
- Understanding of wrist anatomy for athroscopic approach
- Understanding of radial sided wrist arthroscopy
- Understanding of ulnar sided wrist arthroscopy
Speakers :
- Dr. Chul Ki Goorens - Hand & Wrist Surgeon, RZ Tienen
- Dr. Bert Vanmierlo - AZ Delta Roeselare
- Prof. Jean Goubau - AZ Maria Middelares Gent
- Prof. Maarten Van Nuffel - UZ Leuven
- Dr. Michiel Cromheecke - AZ Maria Middelares Gent
- Dr. Petrus Van Hoonacker - AZ Monica
- Dr. Kjell Van Royen - OLV Aalst
- Dr. Laurens Van Melkebeke - Hand, Wrist and Elbow Surger
Program
Day 1 :
08:00 - Registration at Orsi Academy
08:30 - Welcoming of the participants
08:35 - 09:30 - Theoretical session: Anatomy, technique & radial sided wrist arthroscopy
- • Wrist arthroscopy anatomy (8 min.) - Dr. K. Van Royen
- • Principles of wrist arthroscopy, technique and portals (8 min.) - Dr. K. Van Royen
- • How I remove a dorsal and volar synovial cyst (8 min.) - Dr. L. Van Melkebeke
- • How I perform a radial styloidectomy (8 min.) - Dr. L. Van Melkebeke
- • How I perform a CMC1 arthroscopy (12 min.) - Prof. dr. J Goubau
09:30 - 12:00 - Hands-on session at Orsi skills lab
- • Wrist arthroscopy setup
- • Application of the portals
- • Exploration of the normal wrist joint
- • Removal of a foreign body, synovectomy
- • Removal of synovial cyst
- • Radial styloidectomy
- • CMC1 arthroscopy
12:00 - 13:15 - Lunch at Orsi Restaurant
13:15 - 14:00 - Theoretical session: Ulnar sided wrist arthroscopy
- • How to assess the TFCC complex
- • How I repair the peripheral TFCC lesion
- • How I repair the foveal TFCC lesion
14:00 - 17:00 - Hands-on session at Orsi skills lab
- • TFCC assessment
- • Peripheral TFCC repair
- • Foveal TFCC repair
- • Wafer procedure
17:00 - End of day 1
Day 2 :
08:00 - 08:20 - Wrap-up of the previous day
08:20 - 09:30 - Theoretical session: Scapholunate ligamentous complex and distal radius
- • How I assess the scapholunate complex. (8 min.)
- • The arthroscopic dorsal capsuloligamentous repair (ADCLR) (8 min.)
- • The DICL roundblock capsuloligamentoplasty (8 min.)
- • The arthroscopic radiocarpal volar extrinsics plicature (8 min.)
- • The arthroscopically assisted scaphoid non-union (8 min.)
- • The arthroscopically assisted distal radius fracture (8 min.)
- • How I perform the resection of the distal ulna (Wafer) (8 min.)
09:30 - 09:40 - Coffee break & change into scrubs
09:40 - 12:00 - Hands-on session at Orsi Skills Lab
- • Volar plicature
- • ADCLR
- • Roundblock
12:00 - 13:00 - Lunch at Orsi restaurant
13:00 - 15:00 - Hands-on session: free wrist arthroscopy
- • STT fusion
- • 4CF
- • Intra-articular distal radius fracture
- • Scaphoid non-union
15:00 - 16:30 - Round table: small discussion groups
- • Practical questions from participants to experts
- • Discussion of clinical cases
- • Case presentation and discussion
16:30 - 17:00 - Delivery of certificates
17:00 - End of the course
This event is for specialists below
- Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
- Plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery
Some requirements is needed to attend this event :
- Basic knowledge of wrist anatomy and arthroscopy
