There will be a SSHS Case Conference on 22 May 2010 at 0830

Topic: Uncommon Fractures of the Hand and Wrist

Venue: Pearl ’s Hill meeting room, TTSH Annex Block, Level 2

TUESDAYS @ TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL

04 May 10	Arthrodesis and arthroplasty for the hand	Anthony Foo	Winston Chew
11 May 10	Post traumatic reconstruction of the hand	Chee Kin Ghee	Tan Puay Ling
18 May 10	Elective amputation of the hand and upper limb	Phoon Ee Shan	Teoh Lam Chuan
25 May 10	Mutilating injuries of the hand	Sia Wei Tee	Yong Fok Chuan

Venue : TTSH Annex, Level 4, L4-N-M0007, Tan Tock Seng Hospital Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery
*25 May at TTSH Annex Block, Level 3, Room L3-N-M006

WEDNESDAYS @ SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL

05 May 10	Free tissue transfer – indications and management	Dr Jacqueline Tan	Dr Tay Shian Chao
12 May 10	Hand transplantation and immunological principles	Dr Christopher Chui	Dr Andrew Yam
19 May 10	Approach to and classification of congenital hand deformities	Invited Speaker: Prof Teoh Lam Chuan	Dr Andrew Chin
26 May 10	Failure of formation	Dr Tan Ing Tuan	A/Prof Agnes Tan

Venue : Educational Resource Room ,  Dept Of Occupational Therapy, SGH

FRIDAYS @ SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL

07 May 10	Orientation Briefing New MOs and Regs	A/Prof Agnes Tan
	Management of Hand Fractures & Wrist Injuries	Dr Andrew Chin
14 May 10	Fingertip Injuries	Dr Andrew Yam
	Hand Infections
21 May 10	Hand Therapy Rehabilitation and Protocol	Ms Lee Hong Rui

Venue : Conference Room C3 ,  Dept Of Hand Surgery, SGH

Attendance is compulsory for ASTs on Tuesday @TTSH and Wednesday @SGH.

TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL (TUESDAY, 7.30-8.30AM)

CSO 4A Meeting Room, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, TTSH

Date	Topic	Presenter	Moderator
06 / 10 / 2009	Monthly case presentations	All Rs/AC	Dr Winston Chew/ A/Prof Teoh Lam Chuan
13 / 10 / 2009	Compartment syndrome of the hand and forearm	Dr Tay Guan Tzu	Dr Tan Puay Ling
20 / 10 / 2009	Vacuum assisted dressings	Dr Yeo Chong Jin	Dr Yong Fok Chuan
27 / 10 / 2009	RSD / CRPS	Dr Andre Cheah	A/Prof Teoh Lam Chuan

SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL (WEDNESDAY, 7.30-8.30AM)

Education Resource Centre ,  Dept Of Occupational Therapy, SGH

SGH (Wednesday 0730-0830)

02 / 09 / 2009	A systematic approach to dealing with ulnar-sided wrist pain	Dr Tay SC
09 / 09 / 2009	Malunion of the distal radius	Dr Roland Chong	Dr Tay SC
16 / 09 / 2009	Anatomy of the brachial plexus and pathomechanics of BPI	Dr Aaron Gan	Dr Andrew Yam
23 / 09 / 2009	Obstetric BP – Diagnosis and management	Dr Yong FC	Dr Andrew Yam
30 / 09 / 2009	Clinical management of BPI	Dr Andrew Yam

NUH (Thursday 0730-0830)

03 / 09 / 2009	Acute Nerve Injuries & Management	Dr Andrew Lim	Mr Alphonsus Chong
10 / 09 / 2009	Nerve Injuries II - Outcome results, Rehabilitation, Neuroma & Management	Dr Phoon Ee San	Mr Aymeric Lim
17 / 09 / 2009	Tendon Transfers for Nerve Injuries and Rehabilitation	Dr Teemu	Mr Peng Yeong Pin
24 / 09 / 2009	Electrodiagnosis in Peripheral Nerve Injuries & Compression	A/Prof Einar Wilder Smith

TTSH (Tuesday 0730-0830)

01 Sept 09	Monthly case presentations	all Rs	W Chew
08 Sept 09	Basal joint arthritis of the thumb	Sree	Tan PL
	(CMCJ,STT)
15 Sept 09	Journal club (Arthritis)	Andre	W Chew
22 Sept 09	Common infections of the hand –	Yeo CJ	Teoh LC
	principles and management
29 Sept 09	Chronic infections of the hand	Tay GT	Yong FC

To: All SSHS Members

This is to inform you that the 27th Annual General Meeting of the Singapore Society for Hand Surgery will be held on 12 April 2008 at 10am at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront, Singapore.

Now that Alphonsus has rejuvenated the site with an all-new interface, and the picture upload function is working again, it's time to restart the case discussions! Every fortnight a new case will be presented with a few questions to get you thinking. Answers will be given the following week. The case or the answers or both may be controversial since they reflect the views of the contributor. If there is anything you would like to add or question, please feel free to do so. Hopefully there will be lots of discussion and different viewpoints aired.

If you have any cases to contribute, or if you have any cases you would like to discuss, please register and submit them at any time under the topic Case Discussion. The more cases the better!

Here is the first case

This man is a manual worker. He presents with increasing pain and swelling in the finger over a period of 3 days. He vaguely recalls being pricked by a steel wire shortly before his symptoms began. 

1) What is the likely diagnosis?

2) What are the four signs associated with this condition and who described them?

3) What is the appropriate management?

Answers: Click "Read More"