ITEMS-INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SOCIETIES FOR SURGERY OF THE HAND

SECRETARY GENERAL Robert M. McFarlane

Dept. of Surgery Victoria Hospital Corporation

391 South Street London, Ontario, Canada N6A 4G5

American Association for Hand Surgery American Society for Surgery of the Hand Asociacion Mexicana de Cirugia de la Mano Australian Hand Club Belgian Hand Club British Society for Surgery of the Hand Bulgarian Society for Surgery of the Hand Deutschsprachige Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Handchirurgie Eastern Mediterranean Hand Society Egyptian Club for Surgery of the Hand Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand Israel Hand Club Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand Manus Canada Netherlands Society for Hand Surgery New Zealand Society for Surgery of the Hand Portuguese Society for Surgery of the Hand Scandinavian Society for Surgery of the Hand Section for Surgery of the Hand

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International Supplement Additional copies of the international supplement to THE JOURNAL

OF HAND SURGERY, September 1983, have been sold and distributed

to hand surgeons in many countries. Because it is still in demand,

the supplement will be published in hard cover. Those surgeons who

wish to receive a copy can order it by contacting the Secretary-General

of the Federation.

First Latin Congress of Hand Surgery and Microsurgery The meeting of the First Latin Congress of Hand Surgery and

Microsurgery will be held in Punta Del Este, Uraguay, December

18-22, 1987. The President is Dr. Guillermo Loda, Honorary pres­

idents, Prof. R. Tubiana (France) , and Prof. E. Zancolli (Argentina);

Microsurgery, Dr. A. Gilbert (France) , and Dr. M. Ferreira.

Deutscbsprachige Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Handchirurgie The annual meeting will be held in Hannover, Germany, Septem-

Section of Surgery of the Hand - Polish Ortopedic and Traumatologic Association

Singapore Society for Hand Surgery Sociedad Argentina de Cirugia de la Mano Sociedad Colombiana de Cirugia de la Mano Sociedad de Cirugia de la Mano del Caribe Sociedad de Cirugia de la Mano de Puerto Rico Sociedad Espanola de Cirugia de la Mano Sociedad Sudamericana de Cirugia de la Mano Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia da Mao Societa Italiana di Chirurgia della Mano Societe Francaise de Chirurgie de la Main (G.E.M.) South African Society for Surgery of the Hand Swiss Society for Surgery of the Hand Thai Society for Surgery of the Hand Turkish Hand Society Venezuelan Society for Surgery of the Hand Western Pacific Society for Surgery of the Hand

ber 1-4, 1987. The Chairman is Dr. med. Dieter Gadzaly, Leitender

Arzt der Abteilung fut, Hand-und Plastisch-wiederherstellende Chi­

rurgie, Unfallklinik des Friederikenstiftes, MarienstraJ3e 37, 0-3000

Hannover I , Germany.

The Chairman for the 1988 meeting is Prof. Dr. Klaus Wilhelm,

Munchen .

Symposium on Reconstructive Procedures for the Paralytic Upper Limb

L'Institut Francais de la Main. May 29-31, 1987. Visiting Pro­

fessor, Professor E. Zancolli from Buenos Aires. Conference Room

in Le Musee de I'Homme, place du Trocadero, Paris, France. Chair­

man, Professor R. Tubiana. For information write Secretariat Sym­

posium, Institut Francais de la Main, 15, rue Franklin, 75016, Paris,

France.

n Panamerican Congress of Hand Surgery The meeting for the II Pan american Congress of Hand Surgery

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will be held in Oaxtepec, Morelos, Mexico. September 4-7, 1987.

The organizer is Dr. Luis Gomez Correa, Plateros 110, torre 76-

1101, San lose Insurgentes 03900, Mexico, D.F.

Thirty-Second World Congress of Surgery The Thirty-second World Congress of Surgery organized as In­

ternational Surgical Week to be held in Sydney, Australia, September

20-26, 1987. The Chairman is Alastair R. Brown.

Abstracts should be sent to: Scientific Secretariat, Societe Inter­

natibnale de Chirurgie, Kantonsspital Basel, Hebelstrasse 2, CH4031

Basel, Switzerland. Registration should be sent to: The Secretariat,

32nd World Congress of Surgery, G.P.O. Box 2609, Sydney, NSW

200 I, Australia. Closing date for early registration is lune 15, 1987.

Joint meeting of the Bulgarian and American Societies for Surgery of the Hand

The joint meeting of the Bulgarian and American Societies for

Surgery of the Hand will be held May 25-29, 1988, Black Sea resort,

Albena . The main topics will be Late results of reconstructive pro­

cedures in the hand and recent advances in hand surgery.

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For additional information, please write to the Secretariat of the

meeting: Prof. I. Matev, Institute of Orthopaedics and Trauma, 56,

P. Napetov Blvd., 1614, Sofia, Bulgaria.

American Society for Surgery of the Hand The 42nd Annual Meeting will be held in San Antonio, Texas,

Spetember 9-12, 1987. The Members Program will be held on

Wednesday, September 9.

Autumn Meeting of French Society for Surgery of the Hand (GEM)

The Autumn meeting will be held in Paris, Faculte Rene Descartes,

from December 2 to December 5, 1987.

President is Aldebert Kapandji, and the Scientific Secretary is

Yves Allieu, 1133 Rue des Bouisses, 34100 Montpellier. Telephone,

67.33 .85.42.

For registration contact S.O.C.F.I., 14 Rue Mandar, 75002 Paris,

France, Telephone, 1.42.33.89.94.