11th APWA & 18th JWSW
(11th Annual Congress of Asia-Pacific Wrist Association(APWA) & 18th Japanese Wrist Surgery Workshop(JWSW))

Hands-on Seminar

Hands-on Seminar 1
No More Thumb Pain: Current Advances in CMC Joint Arthroplasty

Sponsor:Arthrex

Date 2026/11/12
Time 10:00~11:30
Venue Room4(Shirankaikan(Annex) 2F Seminar room 2)
Adrress 11-1 Yoshidaushinomiyacho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-8302
Registration fee Free
Capacity 24 *Registration will close once the event reaches capacity.
Instructor
Ryosuke Ikeguchi(Kyoto University Hospital, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine) Masaya Tsujii(Tsujii Orthopaedic & Hand Clinic) Takashi Noguchi(Kyoto University Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery) Kazuaki Tsuyuguchi(Osaka Global Orthopedic Hospital)
Theme No More Thumb Pain: Current Advances in CMC Joint Arthroplasty
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Hands-on Seminar 2
Wrist Arthroscopy Next Stage: Minimally Invasive, Maximally Precise

Sponsor:Arthrex

Date 2026/11/12
Time 15:00~16:20
Venue Room4(Shirankaikan(Annex) 2F Seminar room 2)
Adrress 11-1 Yoshidaushinomiyacho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-8302
Registration fee Free
Capacity 24 *Registration will close once the event reaches capacity.
Instructor
Yukio Abe(Saiseikai Shimonoseki General Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery) Toshiyasu Nakamura(International University of Health and Welfare Clinical Research Center / Sanno Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery) Keiji Fujio(Osaka Global Orthopedic Hospital) Shiro Yoshida(Kurume University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Theme Wrist Arthroscopy Next Stage: Minimally Invasive, Maximally Precise
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Hands-on Seminar 3
Arthrodesis of the CMC-1 joint using the CMC-1 Fusion Plate

Sponsor:Medartis AG

Date 2026/11/12
Time 16:55~18:25
Venue Room4(Shirankaikan(Annex) 2F Seminar room 2)
Adrress 11-1 Yoshidaushinomiyacho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-8302
Registration fee Free
Capacity 20 *Registration will close once the event reaches capacity.
Instructor
Faculty:Dr. Rikuo Shinomiya (Shimura Hospital)
Dr. Kaoru Tada (Kanazawa University)
Theme Arthrodesis of the CMC-1 joint using the CMC-1 Fusion Plate
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Hands-on Seminar 4
Ultrasound in Hand & Wrist Surgery: From Detailed Anatomy to US-Guided Intervention

Date 2026/11/13
Time 9:00~10:30
Venue Room4(Shirankaikan(Annex) 2F Seminar room 2)
Adrress 11-1 Yoshidaushinomiyacho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-8302
Registration fee Free
Capacity 24 *Registration will close once the event reaches capacity.
Instructor
Yasuaki Nakanishi, MD, PhD. (Nara Medical University)
Theme Ultrasound in Hand & Wrist Surgery: From Detailed Anatomy to US-Guided Intervention
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Hands-on Seminar 5
Basal Metacarpal Osteotomy for Osteoarthritis of the Thumb

Sponsor:Bear Medic Corporation

Date 2026/11/13
Time 10:50~12:20
Venue Room4(Shirankaikan(Annex) 2F Seminar room 2)
Adrress 11-1 Yoshidaushinomiyacho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-8302
Registration fee Free
Capacity 24 *Registration will close once the event reaches capacity.
Instructor
Hikaru Ogawa,MD(Mizoguchi Orthopedic Hospital)
Theme HBasal Metacarpal Osteotomy for Osteoarthritis of the Thumb
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Hands-on Seminar 6
Mastering Fragment-Specific Fixation and advanced Applications of K-Lock and KLIF fixation (K-lock internal frame)

Sponsor:Newclip Technics Japan K.K.

Date 2026/11/13
Time 13:40~15:10
Venue Room4(Shirankaikan(Annex) 2F Seminar room 2)
Adrress 11-1 Yoshidaushinomiyacho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-8302
Registration fee Free
Capacity 24 *Registration will close once the event reaches capacity.
Instructor
Dr. Prieur Du Plessis(Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon Nelson Marlborough Health, Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand)
Theme Mastering Fragment-Specific Fixation and Advanced Applications of K-Lock and KLIF Fixation (K-Lock internal frame)
Information on the products used in this hands-on seminar is available at this link.
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