ASSH 2024
Annual Meeting

September 19 – September 21, 2024
Minneapolis Convention Center

Young Surgeons Skills Bootcamp

Title: Carpal Tunnel Release and Trigger Finger Release using Ultrasound Guidance

Date and Time: Tuesday, September 17th, 7:30AM – 6:30PM

Location: Minneapolis Convention Center

Faculty: Dr. Jay Smith, Dr. Darryl Barnes

Description: Join ASSH’s full day lab course for hand/upper extremity fellows, matched residents, and recently graduated fellows. The Sonex Health portion of the program will focus on the fundamentals of MSK ultrasound in the wrist and hand, with an emphasis on carpal tunnel release and trigger finger release.

1:1 Cadaver Lab Sessions

Date and Time: Wednesday, September 18th, 4:30PM – 7:30PM, Thursday, September 19th, 8:00AM – 5:00PM, Friday, September 20th, 8:00AM – 4:00PM

Location: Sonex Health Booth #843, Minneapolis Convention Center

Description: 1-hour, 1:1 cadaver lab session with a Sonex Health professional education team member. This lab will focus on the fundamentals of MSK ultrasound, as well as carpal tunnel release and trigger finger release under real-time ultrasound guidance. Once you register, you will be assigned to a lab location.

 

Abstracts of Interest

#16 – Diagnostic Accuracy of Neuromuscular Ultrasound vs. Electrodiagnostic Studies for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Paired Accuracy Studies
   Session: Scientific Paper Session 02: Nerve/Plexus I
   Date: Friday, September 20th
   Time: 10:15 AM – 10:22 AM
   Author: John R. Fowler, MD

VT0096 – Trigger Finger Release Under Local Anesthesia Using Real-Time Ultrasound Guidance
Visit the video theater to check out this abstract authored by Diane Riley, MD.

SPP0690 – Long-term Safety and Effectiveness of Office-based Carpal Tunnel Release with Ultrasound Guidance
Visit the Solutions Center to review this ePoster authored by Ashley Pistorio, MD.

The MSK Ultrasound Forum

Date and Time: Tuesday, September 17th, 2:00PM – 9:15PM

Location: Minneapolis Convention Center

Description: Join your peers for a half-day program focused on the power of MSK ultrasound in hand surgery. The program will include hands-on cadaveric sessions, thought provoking peer discussion and a glimpse at the latest innovations from leaders in the ultrasound industry.