Dear Friends,
It is our great pleasure to invite you to attend the The Seventh International Course and Workshop of Contralateral Seventh Cervical Nerve Transfer for Spastic Hand,brachial plexus injury,and Cerepbral palsy Cum perioperative nursing course, 7th-9th Nov 2024 Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University,Shanghai,China.

It has been over 30 years since the Contralateral Seventh Cervical Nerve Transfer treating brachial plexus injury was firstly reported by Professor Yudong Gu in 1992. This procedure is now widely used around the world. See also:
Seventh cervical nerve root transfer from the contralateral healthy side for treatment of brachial plexus root avulsion.
J Hand Surg Br. 1992 Oct;17(5):518-21. 
Corresponding Author: Yudong Gu
doi: 10.1016/s0266-7681(05)80235-9. 
PMID: 1479244.

Spastic hand could be caused by stroke, traumatic brain injury, or cerebral palsy, leading to long-term disability. To reconstruct the function of spastic hand via kinds of surgeries is gradually recognized and valued globally. Many hand surgeons have made efforts in this area, and these work are urgently needed by a super large number of patients with spastic hands.
Since the first publication of our trial study using contralateral seventh cervical nerve transfer to treat spastic hand in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2018, so far this procedure has been applied in Asia, North America, South America, and Europe, benefiting over thousands of patients worldwide. The article, could be seen also:
Trial of Contralateral Seventh Cervical Nerve Transfer for Spastic Arm Paralysis.
N Engl J Med. 2018 Jan 4;378(1):22-34.
Corresponding Author: Wendong Xu
doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1615208. Epub 2017 Dec 20.
PMID: 29262271. 
Now the Contralateral Seventh Cervical Nerve Transfer is one of the important surgical options for spastic hand.  Thus, we are committed to sharing our surgical technique with the surgeons all over the world, so that patients with spastic hands around the world could have more convenient access to treatment opportunities.

Contralateral Seventh Cervical Nerve Transfer for Spastic hand is new development of Contralateral Seventh Cervical Nerve Transfer. Besides, we have made a lot of improvement in this technique. Through this Shanghai Course and Workshop, we would share our experience of the Contralateral Seventh Cervical Nerve Transfer for Spastic Hand, Brachial Plexus Injury, and Cerebral Palsy, including applied anatomy, live surgery and peri-operative care. Especially, we will demonstrate the technique on the cadavers, and then the participants could practice on the cadavers right after.

The brief schedule is as following: 
November 7th: registration
November 8th: lecture course
November 9th: hand-on workshop (practicing on fresh cadavers of 16 tables)

The detailed information could be found in the website:
http://www.C7stroke.com.cn

The Invitation letter for VISA application will be sent out after you have completed the course registration. 

We look forward to seeing you in Shanghai this December.
all the best,