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. 2021 Jan 7;13(1):27–34. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1721940

Table 1. List of the themes of the international meetings HKSSH organized since its establishment.

Year Theme of the meetings
Abbreviations: CUHK, Chinese University of Hong Kong; HKSHT, Hong Kong Society for Hand Therapy; HKSSH, Hong Kong Society for Surgery of the Hand; IFSSH, International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand.
1986 Post-Congress Meeting of the 3rd IFSSH Congress
1988 Fractures and dislocations of the hand
1989 Peripheral nerve lesions
1990 Rheumatoid hand
1991 Wrist disorders
1992 Tendon transfer in paralytic conditions of the upper limb
1993 Management of complex upper limb injuries–an update
1994 IFSSH Western Pacific Regional Education Program–microsurgery, congenital upper limb anomalies, brachial plexus surgery
1995 Pain and paresthesia of the upper extremity
1996 Wrist disorders
1997 Hand reconstruction–optimization of outcome
1998 Reconstruction in upper limb paralysis
1999 Congenital Upper Limb Paralysis
2000 Elbow 2000
2001 Complications of common hand problems
2002 Microsurgery in limb reconstruction
2003 Severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic and no meeting organized
2004 Hand and wrist fractures
2005 Hand surgery: repair, reconstruction and replacement
2006 Common Wrist Problems
2007 Problems in pediatric hand and upper limbs
2008 7th APFSSH & 1st Conjoint Meeting of APFSSH & EWAS, 3rd Congress of APFSHT, 1st HKSHT Annual Congress
2008 Finger Joint Replacement Workshop (co-organized with CUHK)
2008 Scaphoid Fracture Workshop (co-organized with CUHK)
2009 Peripheral nerve injury and disorders
2009 Brachial Plexus Injury Workshop (co-organized with HKU)
2010 Major trauma in upper extremities–21st century perspective
2010 1st International Conference on Extra Thumb
2011 Upper limb problems in sports
2011 Combined symposium on birth palsy
2011 Hong Kong Elbow Cadaveric Workshop in Sports Injuries (co-organized with CUHK)
2012 Arthroplasty in hand, wrist and elbow
2013 11th International Meeting on Surgical Rehabilitation of the Tetraplegic Upper Limb cum 26th HKSSH Annual Congress and 6th Annual Therapist Symposium of the HKSHT
2014 Pediatric upper limb problems
2015 Advances in elbow surgery
2016 Upper limb tumor and infection
2016 Upper Limb Flap Course (co-organized with CUHK)
2017 The battle against upper limb stiffness
2017 Limb replantation meeting
2017 Hong Kong International Elbow Seminar and Workshop–sports related elbow problems (co-organized with CUHK)
2018 World Symposium of Congenital Malformation of Hand and Upper Limb cum 31st Annual Congress of HKSSH
2019 Carpus discovery