The congress began with greetings from the 1st Chairman of ISPO Deutschland e.V., Michael Schäfer, who warmly welcomed the participants and gave a brief overview of the coming days. In the following days, numerous lectures were held by renowned scientists and researchers who presented their research results and experiences on the topic of amputation and prosthesis care. Special highlights were the lectures by PD Dr. Alexander Gardetto from Italy on the "Feeling Prosthesis" and the Key Note Lecture in the evening by Prof. Rickard Branemark on Bionic Reconstruction Concepts in the historic Old Town Hall of Hannover. The crowning finale of the scientific congress program was provided by the cooperation partners of trauma surgery from Boston: Corey L. Sullivan (Brigham Hospital, Harvard Medical School) and Michael Fernandez (MIT) impressed the auditorium with their lecture on "Reinventing Amputations". The subject was the "AMI technique" , which was developed by Prof. Hugh Herr (MIT) and Prof. Matthew Carty and which is currently offered in Europe exclusively at the MHH. The presentations were accompanied by lively discussions and a lively exchange between the participants. On Friday, in addition to the lectures, there was also a series of workshops where participants could learn practical skills. The workshops were very popular and offered participants a valuable opportunity to expand their knowledge and skills "hands-on". Overall, the ISPO Annual Congress was a great success. Participants were enthusiastic about the content presented and the opportunities for exchange and networking. The congress once again underscored the importance of amputation and prosthetic care to medical practice and patient care, and inspired participants to continue to work enthusiastically to improve amputation and prosthetic care. For more information please contact Jennifer Ernst, MD Specialist for plastic and aesthetic surgery Advanced Clinician Scientist Group Leader MOBILISE-Lower Saxony Trauma Surgery Clinic (Director: Prof. Dr. Stephan Sehmisch) Hanover Medical School Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1 30625 Hanover Email: Ernst.Jennifer(at)mh-hannover.de
