Upcoming Meeting - Rovaniemi, Lapland (Finland), April 2025
Upcoming Meeting - Rovaniemi, Lapland (Finland), April 2025
Meetings
Upcoming meeting
Rovaniemi, Lapland (Finland)
April 10th – April 11th 2025, at Sky Hotel Ounasvaara, Rovaniemi
2023
Seventh annual meeting of the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society of the Nordic Countries
LLRS Nordic November 30-December 1, 2023 at Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Stockholm
Thursday 30th November
Adult reconstruction
When?
What?
Speaker/Moderator
11.30-12.45
Lunch and check in at Elite Hotel Karolina Tower
Everybody
13.00-13.15
Welcome
Henrik Lundblad
13.15-14.15
Organisation of pre- and postoperative care in deformity surgery.
Introductory case – (5 min)
The Karolinska way (5 min)
The Ohio way, Christopher Iobst (5 min)
The Jean Marc Guichet way (5 min)
The Basel way (5 min)
The Nor way (5 min)
The Finnish tie (5 min)
The Danish vej (5 min)
Discussion & cases where team-efforts/ physical therapy played a special part (20min).
Karolinska team
14.15-15.00
Reconstruction after trauma
War injuries from Ukraine -cases and experiences (25 min)
Cases and experiences from dealing with these patients - all
Moderators:
Viktor Lindgren & Lotta Thur
15.00-15.30
Coffee break and exhibition
15.30-16.00
Dealing with imported complications
Mathias Mosfeldt 10 min Failed lengthening’s from abroad
Cases on this theme and open cases - all
Moderator:
Mathias Mosfeldt
16.00-17.00
Decision-making in infected non-union and osteomyelitis associated deformity
Lecture 45 min
Questions and discussion 15 min
Jamie Fergusson
Nuffield England
16.00-17.00
Physiotherapist/occupational therapists
Care process at Karolinska University Hospital
How we work at Karolinska
Pilot study - ”function and activity/participation after reconstructive orthopedic surgery”
Presentation of an ongoing pilot study at Karolinska
Isabel Stiehl
Emma Johansson
Yvonne Axelsson
17.00-17.45
My worst case - miscellaneous
Cases to learn from - all
Moderator:
Henrik Lundblad
19.00 - ?
Dinner
All
Breakout sessions for physical and occupational therapists between 16.00 & 17.00.
After breakfast we meet in the lobby and walk together to the lecture venue at Astrid Lindgrens Childrens Hospital
Friday 1st of December
Pediatric orthopedics
When?
What?
Speaker/Moderator
07.00 - 08.15
Breakfast at the Hotel
Everyone
08.30 - 09.30
Reconstruction after tumor resection in children
Presentation 30 min
Cases on this theme and open pediatric cases.
Andreas Krieg, Basel
09.30 - 10.15
Physical therapy in deformity correction & leg lengthening
Presentation 30 min
Discussion 15 min
Christine Seppi, Basel
10.15 - 10.45
Coffebreak end exhibition
10.45 - 11.15
“Updates from the workbench”- new methods, tools and research
Markus W Frost – 5 min presentation of thesis
Ali Yalcinkaya– 5 min presentation of research project in Aalborg
Stefan Huhnstock - 5 min update on 3D printing
Please contribute with updates
Moderator:
Søren Kold
10.45 - 11.15
Physiotherapist/occupational therapists
Workshop: How do you work at your hospital with
Patient education
Exercise/digital possibilities
Technical aids
Outcome measures
Patient cases
Cases to learn from
Isabel Stiehl
Emma Johansson
Yvonne Axelsson
11.15 - 12.15
Neglected deformities in children and transition of the pediatric patient to adult orthopedics
Case presentations – all participants
Moderator:
Henrik Lundblad
12.15 – 12.45
Closing remarks, summary of the meeting and planning of future meetings
Henrik Lundblad and Søren Kold
13.00 - 13.15
Board meeting
Søren Kold & LLRS Nordic Board members
Breakout sessions for physical and occupational therapists between 10.45 & 12.00.
After breakfast we meet in the lobby and walk together to the lecture venue at Astrid Lindgrens Childrens Hospital
Instructions for case presentations
(Doctors and physical/occupational therapists)
Please keep your case presentations as short as possible (5 min) to give time for discussions.
Send a copy of your case to mathias.mosfeldt@regionstockholm.se or upload them on Google drive prior to the meeting. In this way we can choose presentations that will fit to the theme of the session.
Past meetings
2022
Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society of the Nordic & Baltic countries: LLRS-Nordic 1-2 December 2022 in Copenhagen, Denmark
We are happy to announce the 6. Annual meeting of the Nordic LLRS society, where experts from the Nordic & Baltic countries meet to discuss the latest new advancements in limb lengthening and reconstructive orthopedics in children and adults.
We are happy to announce the 6. Annual meeting of the Nordic LLRS society, where experts from the Nordic & Baltic countries meet to discuss the latest new advancements in limb lengthening and reconstructive orthopedics in children and adults.
Including your cases
Speakers:
Steven Mitchell (UK), Christopher Iobst (US), Arnand van der Swan (NL)
Date: Thursday the 1 of December to Friday the 2 of December
Deadline for sign - up, course dinner and submission of cases: 1. October
Venue: Medicinsk Museion, Bredgade 62, Copenhagen
Hotel: “Hotel Scandic Front” Skt Annæ plads - use code: BLLR011222.
Price: Meeting fee: 1500 dkkr.
Dinner: Free of charge, but please confirm your participation.
Meeting sign up or at : www.llrs-nordic.org
Submit your case(s) to: llrsnordic2022@gmail.com
Conference dinner: Bistro Bohème, Esplanaden 8, 1263 KBH K
Payment: Please pay no later than 1. of october to:
EBAN:DK6167710005301013
SWIFT:LAPNDKK1
Please write your name and “LLRS Nordic Copenhagen 2022” on the bank transfer.
Program
Thursday 1/12 (adult recon) Case based lectures
12:00 Registration and lunch
13:00 Welcome day 1 (Tobias Nygaard, Ulrik Kähler Olesen, Søren Kold)
13:05 Recent advancements in treatment of large bone defects (Steven Mitchell, Bristol, UK)
13:35 New treatment or technique for limb reconstruction used in FINLAND
13:55 Discussion and cases (new and follow-up from previous meetings)
15:00 Coffee break
15:30 Discussion and cases (new and follow-up from previous meetings)
16:40 New treatment or technique for limb reconstruction used in SWEDEN
17:00 Discussion and cases (new and follow-up from previous meetings)
Friday 17/11 (pediatric ortho)
9:00 Welcome day 2
9:05 Extramedullary nail internal lengthening (Christopher Iobst, Ohio, USA)
9:20 New treatment or technique for limb reconstruction used in NORWAY
9:40 Reverse dynamization (Christopher Iobst, Ohio, USA)
9:55 Discussion and cases (new and follow-up from previous meetings)
10:50 Coffee break
11:10 MHE (Vanderzwan, Holland)
11:30 New treatment or technique for limb reconstruction used in DENMARK
11:50 Discussion and cases (new and follow-up from previous meetings)
12:40 Discussion and cases (new and follow-up from previous meetings)
12:50 Lunch
13:30 Evaluation of the meeting. "when", "where" and program of next meeting
2019
Fourth Annual Meeting of the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society of the Nordic Countries
LLRS Nordic November 28 - 29, 2019 at New Children’s Hospital, Meilahti, Helsinki
We are happy to announce the Fourth Annual Meeting of the Nordic LLRS society, where experts from the Nordic Countries meet to discuss the latest new advancements in limb lengthening and reconstructive orthopaedics in children and adults. One of the most important and appreciated aspects of previous conferences have been your cases, so we look forward to hearing about many cases from the participants at this year’s meeting as well. Instructions on how to send and present your cases are given below.
Time: Thursday, November 28 to Friday, November 29, 2019.
Place: New Children´s Hospital, Stenbäckinkatu 9, Helsinki, Entrance D, Hattivatti meeting room, ground floor.
Price: Meeting fee: 50 Euro, Dinner 70 Euro.
Registration:
Registration and payment: https://confedent.eventsair.com/llrs-2019/registration
By attending the conference you will automatically become a member of LLRS Nordic for the following year.
Deadline for registration is 30.9.2019
Because the meeting is held in Finland you will have an opportunity to enjoy sauna before dinner! Please mention in the registration form above if you want to take a relaxing sauna before dinner.
Dinner and sauna on Thursday: Restaurant Löyly, Hernesaarenranta 4, 00150 Helsinki. http://www.loylyhelsinki.fi/en/front-page
Bus transportation to Löyly will leave from the main entrance of New Children`s Hospital after the lectures
Contacts and questions concerning the payment or registration: LLRS2019@confedent.fi
Submit your cases - in powerpoint slides - to: mikko.haara@hus.fi
Please, submit your cases using our powerpoint template, which you will find behind this link: Case presentation for Case session X. Case name. Author name. – Pikakuvake.lnk
As we wish to give as many participants as possible an opportunity to share their cases with us, try to present your case in no more than 5-7 minutes.
Therefore, it is obligatory to use the above powerpoint template, which includes seven slides.
When sending your case, name it according to the Case Session number and your own name. The organisers will select and allocate the cases to the relevant sessions.
Please submit cases no later than one month prior to the meeting (the deadline for cases is 31.10.2019).
Accommodation:
The participants are responsible for arranging their own accommodation. There are many nice and good Hotels in Helsinki. However, we recommend Hotel Scandic Meilahti and Hotel Scandic Park. Both of these hotels are located near the New Children`s hospital and they apply reduced conference rates. Please use the code FIARB and this link www.scandichotels.com when booking your hotel.
Recommended accommodation:
Hotel Scandic Meilahti, Tukholmankatu 2 (located 700 m from New Children’s Hospital)
Hotel Scandic Park, Mannerheimintie 46 (located 1,7 km from New Children’s Hospital)
4. Annual meeting: 28 - 29 November 2019 at New Children’s Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Preliminary Program
Thursday 28//11 (Adult reconstruction and trauma) Case based lectures
11.30-12.45 Lunch, registration New Children’s Hospital, lecture room Hattivatti
12.45-13.15 Welcome Mikko Haara
13.15-14.00 Treatment of open fractures with external fixator and treatment strategies after infected osteosynthesis Antti-Ylitalo
14.00-14.45 Case Session 1: Reconstruction after severe lower limb trauma Juho-Antti Ahola
14.45-15.15 Case Session 2: reconstruction in congenital deformities after maturity Henrik Lundblad
15.15-15.45 Coffee break / Lobby
15.45-16.30 Bone transport in congenital cases and after trauma Soren Kold
16.30-18.00 Case Session 3: Reconstruction after severe foot trauma Ulrik Kähler Olesen
18.00-18.30 Case Session 4: reconstruction in upper limb deformities Petra Grahn
19.30- ….. Dinner at Löyly Restaurant
Friday 29/11 (Paediatric orthopedics)
8.00-8.30 Breakfast at hotel
8.30-9.00 Pain treatment after deformity correction operations in children Otto Melkas
9.00-9.45 Case Session 5: Paediatric congenital deformities Topi Laaksonen
9.45-10.30 Case Session 6: Paediatric hip problems Stefan Huhnstock
10.30-11.00 Coffee break/ Lobby
11.00-11.45 Treatment of paediatric foot deformities with external fixator Pentti Kallio
11.45-12.30 How to avoid complications in reconstructive surgery Joachim Horn
12.30-13.15 General Meeting, elections & group picture Lunch in the lobby
13.15-14.15 Board Meeting
4. Annual meeting: 28 - 29 November 2019 at New Children’s Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Preliminary (find older programs below this). Full invitation at this link If you sub
Thursday 28//11
(Adult reconstruction and trauma)
Case-based lectures
Moderator
11.30-12.45
Lunch, registration
New Children’s Hospital, lecture room Hattivatti
12.45-13.15
Welcome
Mikko Haara
13.15-14.00
Treatment of open fractures with external fixator and treatment strategies after infected osteosynthesis
Antti-Ylitalo
14.00-14.45
Case Session 1: Reconstruction after severe lower limb trauma
Juho-Antti Ahola
14.45-15.15
Case Session 2: reconstruction in congenital deformities after maturity
Henrik Lundblad
15.15-15.45
Coffee break / Lobby
15.45-16.30
Bone transport in congenital cases and after trauma
Soren Kold
16.30-18.00
Case Session 3: Reconstruction after severe foot trauma
Ulrik Kähler Olesen
19.30- …..
Dinner at Löyly Restaurant
Friday 29/11 (Paediatric orthopedics)
Case-based lectures
Moderator
8.00-8.30
Breakfast at hotel
8.30-9.00
Pain treatment after deformity correction operations in children
Otto Melkas
9.00-9.45
Case Session 5: Paediatric congenital deformities
Topi Laaksonen
9.45-10.30
Case Session 6: Paediatric hip problems
Stefan Huhnstock
10.30-11.00
Coffee break/ Lobby
11.00-11.45
Treatment of paediatric foot deformities with external fixator
Pentti Kallio
11.45-12.30
How to avoid complications in reconstructive surgery
Joachim Horn
12.30-13.15
General Meeting, elections & group picture
Lunch in the lobby
13.15-14.15
Board Meeting
2018
Thanks to you all for a great meeting in Stockholm 2018 - See you next in Helsinki!
4. Annual meeting: 22-23 november 2018 at The Karolinska Hospital , Sweden
Program
Thursday 22/11
(adult reconstruction)
Case-based lectures
Moderator
11.30-12.45
Lunch, registration
Svarta Räfven, Aula Medica
13.00-13.15
Welcome
Henrik Lundblad
13.15-14.00
Trauma
Ulrik Kähler Olesen
14.00-14.45
Deformities after trauma
Søren Kold
14.45-15.30
HTO
Philip Lobenhofer
15.30-15.45
Coffeebreak / Swedish Fika!
Mosfeldt
15.45-16.30
Recontruction after tumor resection
Asle Hesla
16.30-18.00
Metabolic bone disease, Pagets disease, Fibrous dysplasia, Osteogenesis imperfecta
Henrik Wehtje
18.00-18.30
Foot deformity, Distraction Arthroplasty
Harald Steen
19.30- …..
Dinner at Glöd
Friday 23/11 (paediatric orthopedics)
Case-based lectures
Moderator
8.00-8.30
Breakfast
8.30-9.15
Hip reconstruction in paediatric and adolescents
Gavin de Kiewet
9.15-10.00
Dysmelia
Mikko Haara
10.00-10.45
Skeletal dysplasia
Einar Hellquist
10.45-11.00
Coffee break/ Fika!
Mathias Mosfeldt
11.00-11.30
Too tall or too short?
Indications (& literature), ethnicity, ethical aspects. Need for Scandinavian guidelines? Cosmetic or functional?
Mindaugas
11.30-12.15
New unsolved cases
Joachim Horn
12.15-13.00
General meeting, election& group picture
Grab ‘n go lunch
13.00-14.00
Board Meeting
Upcoming meetings:
Lapland april 2025
Past meetings:
Stockholm december 2023
Copenhagen - 1-2 December 2022
Copenhagen (Zoom) - 10. May 2021
Oslo November 2020 (Virtual)
Helsinki November 2019
Stockholm November 2018
Copenhagen, November 2017
Oslo November 2016