List of departments

Here we list departments that are willing to accept colleagues for short clinical visits.

For contact information to the departments, or if your department wish to be on this list, please contact: martin.clementson@med.lu.se

Sweden

Malmö

  • Department: VO Specialiserad kirurgi / Handkirurgi, Malmö
  • Country: Sweden
  • Number of specialists: 16
  • Number of residents/junior doctors: 5-7
  • Number of operation theaters: 4
  • Approx amount of elective surgical procedures/week:25-35
  • Approx amount of emergency procedures/week: 25
  • Sub specialities available (e.g. congenital, plexus, wrist etc.): congenital, reuma, nerve, wrist

Large and progressive university department. Mixture of specialized cases, big trauma, and everyday cases / routine trauma. Microsurgery is sparce. Large rehab department with much ongoing research.

Uppsala

  • Department: VO ortopedi och handkirurgi/Sektionen för handkirurgi, Akademiska sjukhuset Uppsala
  • Country: Sweden
  • Number of specialists: 9
  • Number of residents/junior doctors: 5
  • Number of operation theatres: 4
  • Approx amount of elective surgical procedures/week: 10-15
  • Approx amount of emergency procedures/week: 15-20
  • Sub specialities available (e.g. congenital, plexus, wrist etc.): Congenital, spasticity, wrist, degenerative joint disease

The hospital serves the population of a large geographical area in the central parts of Sweden. Trauma cases are common, especially from the countryside where they often arise from forestry and industrial activities. Microsurgical cases are not very common but are concentrated to the period between April and July. We hold journal club sessions on a weekly basis and have a few ongoing research projects. Our rehab team works in close proximity to the doctors at our out-patient department, making joint assessments both common and effective. Since many years, an increasing number of patients are being treated on ambulatory basis.  Our unit has an established fellowship programme since 2019.

Stockholm

  • Department: Department of Hand surgery, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm
  • Country: Sweden
  • Number of specialists: 19
  • Number of residents/junior doctors: 4
  • Number of operation theaters: 4
  • Approx amount of elective surgical procedures/week: 40
  • Approx amount of emergency procedures/week: 15
  • Sub specialties available: congenital, plexus, wrist

Large volume of patients with highly specialized hand surgery needs. Low volume of simple cases for training. Large research group with many exciting projects and ideas.

Finland

Turku

  • Department: Turku University Hospital
  • Country: Finland
  • Number of specialists: 5
  • Number of residents/junior doctors:1
  • Number of operation theaters: 3
  • Approx amount of elective surgical procedures/week: 20-30
  • Approx amount of emergency procedures/week: 10
  • Sub specialities available (e.g. congenital, plexus, wrist etc.) Wrist 

The third largest University Hospital in Finland and a FESSH accredited hand trauma unit. Our team comprises of 4 hand surgeons dealing with general trauma and hand/wrist disorders and one part time pediatric hand surgeon. Our unit does not regularly perform replantations.

Tampere

  • Department: Tampere University Hospital
  • Country: Finland
  • Number of specialists: 10
  • Number of residents/junior doctors: 3
  • Number of operation theaters: 2-4 /day dedicated to hand surgery
  • Approx amount of elective surgical procedures/week: 50
  • Approx amount of emergency procedures/week: 15
  • Sub specialities available (e.g. congenital, plexus, wrist etc.) Congenital, birth palsy, adult plexus, wrist, replantation

Tays is one of the only two hospitals in Finland which provide around-the-clock replantation emergency services. Approximately 50 upper extremity revascularizations or replantations are carried our each year in Tays. All bone and soft tissue injuries of the wrist and hand are treated by hand surgeons, while, for example, some distal radius fractures are operated by hand surgeons and others by orthopedic surgeons depending on the fracture pattern and patient flow between departments. Hand surgeons are responsible for all treatment of complex combined injuries and nerve injuries of the upper extremity. The Department is internationally known for the pioneer work by Professor Simo Vilkki. His innovative microsurgical work is now continued by our congenital anomaly team. Toe-to-hand transplantations are carried out about 1-2 times a year. Brachial plexus injury patients (both pediatric and adult) are treated regularly in Tays and overall there are approximately 50 operations per year. The Department of Musculoskeletal Diseases has also a dedicated upper extremity orthopedic team directed by Antti Launonen, MD, PhD. The visitor is encouraged to make use of the supervision and guidance of his team, as well. It is also possible to be involved with the work of plastic surgeons led by Minna Kelloniemi, MD, PhD.

Helsinki

  • Department: Hand Surgery
  • Country: Finland
  • Number of specialists: 14
  • Number of residents/junior doctors:7
  • Number of operation theaters:6
  • Approx amount of elective surgical procedures/week:50-60
  • Approx amount of emergency procedures/week:20-30
  • Sub specialities available (e.g. congenital, plexus, wrist etc.) Plexus, reconstructuive, plexus, Congenital, Rheumatoid

Helsinki university Hospital (HUS) is biggest hospital in Finland and has biggest hand surgery unit.

Furthermore there is 80 Orthopedic and 50 plastic surgeons working in every subspeciality.

We are FESSH recognized Hand Trauma and Replantation Center.