Needle, Knife & Probe: Ultrasound-Guided Procedures of Elbow, Wrist and Hand
Master ultrasound-guided interventions and minimal invasive procedures of the elbow, wrist and hand during this intensive one-day cadaver course at the Amsterdam Skills Centre. Combine 5 hours of targeted e-learning with hands-on procedural training on soft-preserved specimens to sharpen your skills in both foundational and advanced ultrasound guided MSK techniques.
What you'll learn
- Perform ultrasound-guided injections into the radiocarpal joint, CMC joint, carpal tunnel, and 1st extensor compartment.
- Conduct ultrasound-guided releases of the 1st extensor compartment and digital pulleys.
- Understand and apply techniques for minimally invasive ultrasound-guided carpal and cubital tunnel release.
- Identify and trace the thenar motor branch of the median nerve using high-resolution ultrasound.
- Learn hydrodissection of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel and ulnar nerve in the cubital tunnel
- Optimize ergonomics, probe handling, and needle visualization techniques for real-time guided interventions.
Meet Your Trainers
Dates & prices
- 01 February '27Amsterdam, NL
- 13 September '27Amsterdam, NL
About this course
Prerequisites for this course:We strongly advise participants to have foundational knowledge and skills in MSK ultrasound of the wrist. If you don't have this, please consider the following options:
- Online training: purchase the online foundational (and advanced?) course on wrist ultrasound. After having studied this you need to bring this to practice
- Hands-on training: visit the whole, or only part 1 (the upper extremity part), course on foundational MSK ultrasound. E-learning is included.
Interested in PRP as well?We organize a Platelet-Rich-Plasma (PRP) Interventions in MSK Practice course on Thursday August 27th, you can extend our stay and learn this exciting technique as well.
Interested in advanced diagnostic MSK ultrasound training for the elbow, forearm, wrist, and hand?Check out this highly rated two day hands-on training.
Program
| 08:00 - 08:30 | Registration |
| 08:30 - 08:35 | Welcome and short introduction |
| 08:35 - 09:00 | Needle visualization and practice on phantoms |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | USG Injection: Radiocarpal joint (preferred and alternative) |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | USG Injection: CMC joint (preferred and alternative) |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | USG Injection: 1st extensor compartment (preferred and alternative) |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Break |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | USG Injection: Carpal tunnel (preferred and alternative) |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | USG Hydrodissection: Carpal tunnel |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45 - 13:15 | Sonoanatomy: Motor branch of the median nerve to thenar muscles |
| 13:15 - 14:15 | Minimal invasive release: Carpal tunnel (preferred and alternative) |
| 14:15 - 15:00 | Minimal invasive release: 1st extensor compartment and pulley |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Break |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Minimal invasive release: Cubital tunnel |
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Evaluation & closing |