Call for Podium and Poster Abstracts
Deadline March 15, 2004

THE CONGRESS THEME TOPICS:
1. New perspectives in elbow surgery
2. Contemporary skin coverage in UE
3. Modern Free flaps
4. Updates in wrist surgery
While we have the above four topics as the congress theme topics, abstracts on other areas of hand and microsurgery will be welcome.

INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPLETE ABSTRACT APPLICATION:
1. User registration. For using the system all authors should register first by entering at least one e-mail address and other personal data. The abstract system will send a confirmation e-mail with the ID & password immediately. The system can be used only with a valid user account (user ID and password) to enter and start working. Please save your account information on your computer.

After registering, you may log in the system and go to the next step.

2. Add a new author by clicking the link in the left menu and complete the author's details. After finishing you can add more authors if you need.

3. Add an abstract by clicking the link in the left menu.

Abstract format
Title
Make the title brief, the limit is 100 characters. Please use upper and lower case letters in your title and make sure the title clearly indicates the nature of the study/procedure.
Length
Abstracts may contain a total of 4000 characters or less.

Content
The abstract must include four parts: INTRODUCTION should clearly state the problem and the purpose of the study; METHODS should provide a description of what was actually done; RESULTS should contain the findings of the study; DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION should be based upon the findings and relate to the stated purpose of the study and existing knowledge. Provide specific details about your research/study. DO NOT list any author's name or the institution in the abstract. A 2-year minimum follow-up per patient is required for all results of reconstructive procedures.

You can type your abstract directly to the on-line form or paste a previously edited text. A plain text should be used. Do not use any formatting elements (bold or italicus typefaces, bullets, list elements, symbols, borders, lines, etc.) The organizing committee does not take the responsibility for text formatted by tabular separation.

Do not include photographic material, xrays, charts or graphs, as they will not be accepted by the automatic submision program.


Applications must be submitted by March 15, 2004 to be eligible for review by the committee.