CourseThis practical course introduces lower-limb deformity analysis and circular external fixation through lectures, case discussions and hands-on sawbone training.
Programme
Clinical and radiographic assessment, alignment measurements and planning of basic deformity correction.
Circular-frame stability, safe wire and pin placement, osteotomy techniques and management of patients in a frame.
Practical exercises include femoral and tibial correction, fixator-assisted distal femoral plating, a pilon frame bridged to the foot, bone transport and transition from an Ilizarov construct to a hexapod.
Audience: Senior orthopaedic residents (PGY3–5), paediatric fellows and trauma fellows. Participants must provide a letter confirming their resident or fellow status.
Course details
Dates: 22–23 January 2027.
Venue: Arthur M. Blank Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Organisers: Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society (LLRS), in partnership with the Baltimore Limb Deformity Course, LifeBridge Health.
Programme chairs: David Podeszwa and Philip McClure.
Registration: A US$200 payment is required and is refunded within two weeks after attendance. It is also refundable for cancellations emailed by 17:00 CST on 15 December 2026. Late cancellations and non-attendance are non-refundable. Register through LLRS.