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A huge thumbs up: Hand Surgery department celebrates 500th Touch thumb carpometacarpal thumb joint prosthesis implantation

In March, the Hand Surgery department successfully implanted its 500th Touch prosthesis in a patient with carpometacarpal osteoarthritis of the thumb joint. Schulthess Klinik has been using this state-of-the-art joint prosthesis, which has revolutionised thumb arthroplasty, since 2018.

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Top surgeons visited the Hand Surgery department

In March, Head of Department Dr. Daniel Herren from the Hand Surgery department at the Schulthess Klinik welcomed two specialist international colleagues as guests: Prof. Simon Farnebo from Sweden and Dr. Alex Lluch from Spain. They exchanged information about the latest surgical techniques and provided insights into research.

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Schulthess Klinik team makes 20 appearances at the Hand Congress in Rimini

Our Hand Surgery and Research team was strongly represented at the FESSH/EFSHT Congress for hand surgeons and hand therapists in Rimini. We contributed to the discussions of the latest research results with 20 lectures and presentations.

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Read more about Strong presence at the IFSSH, IFSHT & FESSH Combined Congress and research prize for Michael Oyewale
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Strong presence at the IFSSH, IFSHT & FESSH Combined Congress and research prize for Michael Oyewale

Our hand surgery and science team was well-represented at this year’s IFSSH, IFSHT & FESSH Combined Congress from June 6 to 10 in London. Michael Oyewale was awarded a research prize at the Congress.

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New Textbook for Hand Surgery

Dr. med. Stephan Schindele, our Co-Head of Hand Surgery, has published a new textbook entitled «Arthroplasty in Hand Surgery», which he co-authored with the renowned hand surgeons Dr. Grey Giddins from the UK and Dr. Philippe Bellemère from France. The book provides comprehensive descriptions of surgical procedures on the hand and finger joints using prostheses.

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Schulthess Klinik heavily involved in the 2021 European hand surgery congress

Schulthess Klinik featured in numerous talks and presentations at this year’s FESSH-ON(line)-Week, the European congress for hand surgeons. Over 1,200 participants from all over the world tuned in to watch the talks and share ideas.

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JHSE Editors' Award goes to a study of our hand surgery for the second time in a row

A study of our hand surgery has won the 2020 JHSE Editors' Award. This prestigious prize is conferred by the Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) and went to our team for the second time in a row.

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