BESS Revalidation Session

2.30pm – 4pm BST, 17 September 2025 ‐ 1 hour 30 mins

Room: Room 3B

Specialist Society

BESS Revalidation Session 14:30 – 16:00 17^th September 2025

BOA Annual Congress, ACC Liverpool

 

Pitfalls of Virtual Fracture Services – Missed Shoulder/Elbow Injuries

 

 

Moderators: Ganesh Prasad, Consultant Trauma and Upper Limb Surgeon, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – 10min

 

Nashat Siddiqui, Consultant Upper Limb Surgeon, Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust

 

Introduction: In August 2013, the British Orthopaedic Association set up guidelines for patients to be seen in a new fracture clinic within 72 hours following an acute traumatic orthopaedic injury.   Due to the immense burden on fracture clinics, to adhere to these standards of care, almost all NHS trusts across the UK, now have Virtual Fracture Services set up, which involves remote review of casenotes and imaging by an Orthopaedic Consultant fairly soon but injuries are missed due to lack of formal clinical examination of patients. This session hopes to cover all such injuries around the shoulder and elbow with a view to reduce the incidence of this happening.

 

Speakers: 3 x 15min

 

1. Alison Armstrong,  Consultant Trauma and Upper Limb Surgeon, University of Leicester Hospitals NHS Trust – Sternoclavicular and Acromioclavicular Injuries

 

2. Graham Tytherleigh-Strong, Consultant Shoulder/Elbow & Sports Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust - Scapular and Shoulder Injuries

 

3. Rish Parmar, Consultant Trauma and Upper Limb Surgeon, University of Liverpool Hospitals NHS Trust – Elbow injuries (incarcerated radial head fractures, distal biceps, ligamentous injuries)

 

Cases and Q/A : 15-20min