Ms Michelle Razo attended the BSSH 9.2 Instructional Course in Manchester on 10 February 2025, a specialist programme covering fractures and joint injuries of the hand and wrist. The course addressed both common and complex presentations, with contributions from leading surgeons and therapists across the field.
Programme content
The course covered a broad range of topics across surgical and rehabilitative practice:
- Principles and decision-making in the management of hand fractures
- Metacarpal fractures: head, neck and shaft
- Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and carpometacarpal (CMC) joint dislocations
- Proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint injuries including complex presentations
- Dorsal and palmar fracture-dislocations
- Phalangeal fractures
- Bennett’s, Rolando and epibasal fractures
- Thumb MCP joint ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries
- Injuries in elite athletes
- Complex bone loss
- Open fractures
- Non-union and infection management
- Children’s fractures
- Post-fixation stiffness management
- Malunion treatment principles
- Rehabilitation and scar management
- Microsurgery workshop
Relevance to patient care
Fractures and joint injuries of the hand and wrist are among the most common reasons patients seek specialist Hand Therapy, both immediately after injury and at delayed stages following inadequate rehabilitation. Staying current with surgical decision-making and post-fixation management principles ensures that Ms Razo’s rehabilitative approach is closely aligned with what is happening at the operative level — an important factor in achieving the best possible outcomes for patients.
About the BSSH
The British Society for Surgery of the Hand is the leading professional body for hand surgery in the United Kingdom. Its instructional course series is a recognised continuing education programme for consultants, registrars and allied health professionals working across hand and upper limb care.