Anatomy, Biomechanics, and the Management of the Complex PIP Joint (Webinar)

Webinar recording will be available for registered participants as of 6/30/24. Please reach out to us if you did not receive an email with the recording links by 7/1/24. 

Per speaker's request, access to webinar recording ends on 7/29/24.

Presented by: Shrikant Chinchalkar, OTR, CHT

Date: June 29, 2024 (Saturday)

Contact Hours: 7.25 – Pending approval by CBOT to count towards education for the HTC requirement

Webinar recording: access to recording will be available for 30 days ONLY (ends on 7/29/24) per speaker's request. 

Course Description: This is a course for intermediate to advanced practitioners who are interested in learning the intricacy of the PIP starting with the anatomy and mechanics. After an understanding of the complexity and normal movement of this joint, we will discuss fractures, dislocations which cause secondary deformities.

Objectives: Upon attending this course the participants will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

1. PIP joint anatomy and mechanism of finger motion

2. How proximal, middle, and distal phalanges intricately interact with each other in a  kinematic chain

3. Structure the management of PIP joint fractures and dislocations based on sound clinical reasoning

4. Demonstrate and manage pathomechanics of swan neck and boutonniere deformities.

Agenda: 

8:00-8:10 Opening announcements/ introductions

8:10-9:10 Structural anatomy of the PIP joint

9:10-10:10 The relationship between P1, P2& P3, how interdependent these phalanges are

10:10-10:25 Q and A / Break

10:25-11:25 The retinacular system influencing the PIP joint

11:25-12:25 Mechanism of finger flexion and extension

12:25-12:45 Q & A/ Break

12:45-1:45 Management of PIP joint fractures and dislocations

1:45-2:45 Secondary deformities of the hand

2:45-3:00 Q and A/ Wrap up