PULS 2026
Under Aegis of Bangalore Orthopaedic Society

Pediatric Upper Limb Summit2026

Defining Precision for Growing Hands

Dates

14 – 15 November 2026

Venue

Welcomhotel by ITC
Richmond Road, Bangalore

Faculty

35+ Surgeons
India & Asia-Pacific

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Scientific Topics

Eight topics across two days

Each topic has a dedicated page with the relevant sessions, all talks, and speakers. Click through for detail.

01. Congenital Hand Read more → 02. Paediatric Trauma Read more → 03. Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy Read more → 04. Microsurgery & Crush Read more → 05. Cerebral Palsy Read more → 06. Technology & Innovation Read more → 07. Video Pearls Read more → 08. Free Papers Read more →
Full Programme

Two days. Ten sessions.

Registration, coffee, networking · 07:45 – 08:15
08:15 – 09:15 Congenital hand — basics 6 + 2 min
More on this topic →
  • 08:15 – 08:23Thumb hypoplasia: reconstruction optionsDr Takehiko Takagi
  • 08:23 – 08:31Syndactyly solutions: the graft vs graftless debateDr Kannan K. Kumar vs Dr Hari Venkatramani
  • 08:31 – 08:39Macrodactyly management: is debulking enough or is amputation necessary?To be announced
  • 08:40 – 08:48Preventing reversal: long-term strategies for radial club handDr Ashwath Acharya
  • 08:48 – 08:57Strategy for crooked fingers (Kirner, clino- and campto-)To be announced
  • 08:57 – 09:15Panel discussion and questions
09:15 – 09:30
Impact TalkNot just classification — decision-making that changes outcomes
Dr S. Raja Sabapathy
09:30 – 10:30 Paediatric trauma 6 + 2 min
More on this topic →
  • 09:30 – 09:38Condylar conundrums: mastering the lateral condyle fractureDr Mandar Agashe
  • 09:38 – 09:46The unstable elbow: a masterclass in Monteggia managementDr Sandeep Vaidya
  • 09:48 – 09:56The rotational challenge: fixing forearm fracturesDr Jayant Sampat
  • 09:56 – 10:04Precision in small bones: navigating paediatric hand fracturesDr Anil Bhat
  • 10:04 – 10:12The critical hour: managing the pink pulseless handDr Kannan K. Kumar
  • 10:12 – 10:30Questions and panel discussion
10:30 – 10:45
Impact TalkThe clock is ticking: precision in timing — brachial plexus birth palsy
Dr Mukund Thatte
Tea break · 10:45 – 11:00
11:00 – 12:00 Brachial plexus birth palsy 6 + 2 min
More on this topic →
  • 11:00 – 11:08Brachial plexus birth palsy: nerve reconstructionDr Anil Bhatia
  • 11:08 – 11:16Nerve reconstruction in BPBP: nerve transferDr Bharat Kadadi
  • 11:16 – 11:24Beyond the shoulder: managing progressive elbow and forearm deformities in BPBPDr Maulin Shah
  • 11:24 – 11:32The shoulder showdown: optimising results with humeral derotation / tendon transfersDr Parag Lad
  • 11:32 – 11:40Delayed elbow reconstructionDr Sreekanth
  • 11:40 – 12:00Questions, discussion, panel
12:00 – 13:00 Microsurgery and hand crush injuries 6 + 2 min
More on this topic →
  • 12:00 – 12:08From foot to function: advanced toe-to-hand transfer techniquesDr Amresh Baliarsingh / Dr Hari Venkatramani
  • 12:08 – 12:16Upper limb replantation: indications, techniques, and functional outcomesDr Chaitanya Doddekundi
  • 12:16 – 12:24Micro-surgical solutions for complex soft tissue reconstructionTo be announced
  • 12:24 – 12:32Paediatric hand and forearm crushDr Rajendra Nehete
  • 12:32 – 12:40Topic to be announcedDr Latheesh Leo
  • 12:40 – 13:00Questions and panel discussion
Lunch · 13:00 – 13:45
13:45 – 14:00
Impact TalkFree functional muscle transfer for Volkmann's ischaemic contracture
Dr Binu P. Thomas
14:00 – 15:00 Complications in trauma 6 + 2 min
More on this topic →
  • 14:00 – 14:08Managing post-traumatic growth arrest (physeal bar) in the distal radiusDr Anirban Chatterjee
  • 14:08 – 14:16The paediatric stiff elbow: prevention and management of post-traumatic contracturesDr Ram Chidambaram
  • 14:16 – 14:24Compartment syndrome — paediatric age groupDr Binoy S
  • 14:24 – 14:32What's new in plasters in childrenTo be announced
  • 14:40 – 15:00Questions and panel discussion
15:00 – 16:00 Technology 6 + 2 min
More on this topic →
  • 15:00 – 15:08Revolutionising surgery: applications of 3D printing in paediatric orthopaedicsTo be announced
  • 15:08 – 15:16Use of 3D models in planning forearm osteotomyDr Taral Nagda / Dr Jaideep
  • 15:16 – 15:24Gait lab in the upper limbDr Chasanal
  • 15:24 – 15:32Topic to be announcedDr Ravi Bharadwaj
  • 15:32 – 15:40Topic to be announcedDr Madhusudhan N. C.
  • 15:40 – 16:00Questions and panel discussion
Tea break · 16:00 – 16:15
16:15 – 17:15 Free paper session 5 + 1 min
More on this topic →
  • 16:15 – 16:22Free paper 1
  • 16:22 – 16:29Free paper 2
  • 16:29 – 16:36Free paper 3
  • 16:36 – 16:43Free paper 4
  • 16:43 – 16:50Free paper 5
  • 16:50 – 16:57Free paper 6
08:30 – 09:30 Congenital — Day 2 6 + 2 min
More on this topic →
  • 08:30 – 08:38Navigating the stiff joint: comprehensive management of arthrogryposisDr Praveen Bhardwaj
  • 08:38 – 08:46Multiple hereditary exostoses: deformity correction and preventionDr Mandar Agashe
  • 08:46 – 08:54Bone cyst: injection, curettage, or observation?Dr Rudraprasad
  • 08:54 – 09:02Paediatric trigger thumb: watchful neglect or early interventionTo be announced
  • 09:02 – 09:10Writer's cramp and malingeringDr Bipin Ghanghurde
  • 09:10 – 09:30Questions and panel discussion
09:30 – 10:30 Trauma — delayed presentations 6 + 2 min
More on this topic →
  • 09:30 – 09:38Delayed distal radius fractureDr Anirban Chatterjee
  • 09:38 – 09:46Mastery of the metaphysis: tackling radial neck fracturesDr Maulin Shah
  • 09:46 – 09:54When rotation stops: addressing forearm synostosis and malunionDr Vamshi Krishna
  • 09:54 – 10:02The SC fracture challenge: avoiding pitfalls in supracondylar humerus managementDr Atul Bhaskar ✦tentative✦
  • 10:02 – 10:10Management of an athlete's wristDr Darshan Jain
  • 10:10 – 10:30Questions and panel discussion
Tea break · 10:30 – 10:45
10:45 – 11:00
Impact TalkStopping the spread: osteomyelitis in the upper limb — aggressive management
Dr Sandeep Vaidya
11:00 – 12:00 Video pearls 5 + 1 min
More on this topic →
  • 11:00 – 11:06SyndactylyDr Bipin Ghanghurde
  • 11:06 – 11:12PollicisationTo be announced
  • 11:12 – 11:18Steindler's flexoroplastyDr Sreekanth
  • 11:18 – 11:24Type III Gartland supracondylar fixationDr Venkatdass
  • 11:24 – 11:30Z plastyDr S. Raja Sabapathy
  • 11:30 – 11:36VIC releaseTo be announced
  • 11:36 – 11:42Spasticity management — FCR to ECRL transferTo be announced
  • 11:42 – 11:48Modified pectoralis transfer for OBPPDr Maulin Shah
12:00 – 13:00 Cerebral palsy 6 + 2 min
More on this topic →
  • 12:00 – 12:08Restoring function: surgical and non-surgical approaches to spasticity in cerebral palsyDr Praveen Bhardwaj
  • 12:08 – 12:16Neuromodulation for spasticity: strategic use of botulinum toxinDr Chasanal
  • 12:24 – 12:32Precision nerve targeting: the science of hyperselective neurectomyDr Terrence Jerome
  • 12:40 – 13:00Questions and panel discussion
13:00 – 14:00 Pot pourri and free papers 6 + 2 min
More on this topic →
  • 13:00 – 13:40Free papers — selected from submitted abstracts
Lunch · From 13:40 onwards
Featured Faculty

An international line-up

Impact-talk speakers and selected international faculty. The full roster of 36 paediatric upper limb surgeons follows.

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Impact Talk · Day 1
Dr S. Raja Sabapathy
MS, MCh, DNB, DSc(Hon), FRCS(Hon), FAMS
Chairman, Plastic Surgery, Hand & Microsurgery and Burns, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore
A globally acclaimed reconstructive microsurgeon and the first Asian recipient of the Douglas Lamb Lecture Award from the British Society for Surgery of the Hand. Past President of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India and the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand. Co-founder of the Ganga Microsurgery Training Institute, which has trained more than 1,500 surgeons from 63 countries.
PresentingNot just classification — decision-making that changes outcomes
MT
Impact Talk · Day 1
Dr Mukund Thatte
MS, MCh (Plastic Surgery)
Senior Consultant, Plastic Surgery, Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Centre
Senior plastic surgeon with over four decades of experience, specialising in brachial plexus birth palsy, congenital hand surgery and microsurgery. Internationally recognised for his work on nerve transfers in obstetric brachial plexus palsy.
PresentingThe clock is ticking: precision in timing — brachial plexus birth palsy
BT
Impact Talk · Day 1
Dr Binu P. Thomas
MS, DNB (Orthopaedics)
Professor & Head, Paul Brand Centre for Hand Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore
Leads the Paul Brand Centre at CMC Vellore, one of the most established hand surgery units in India. Internationally recognised for his work on functional muscle transfers, leprosy reconstruction and post-traumatic upper limb reconstruction. Past President of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand.
PresentingFree functional muscle transfer for Volkmann's ischaemic contracture
TT
International Faculty
Dr Takehiko Takagi
MD, PhD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
Japanese congenital hand surgeon with extensive published work on thumb hypoplasia, syndactyly and complex paediatric hand reconstruction. A regular invited faculty at international congenital hand conferences.
PresentingThumb hypoplasia: reconstruction options
SV
Impact Talk · Day 2
Dr Sandeep Vaidya
MS (Orthopaedics)
Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Pune
Paediatric orthopaedic surgeon with a focus on paediatric trauma and complex upper limb reconstruction. Active in the Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of India; work on the unstable paediatric elbow and Monteggia management is widely cited.
PresentingOsteomyelitis in the upper limb — aggressive management
HV
Featured Faculty · Day 1
Dr Hari Venkatramani
MS, MCh, DNB
Senior Consultant, Plastic Surgery, Hand and Microsurgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore
Senior microsurgeon at Ganga Hospital, internationally recognised for work on toe-to-hand transfers, complex limb replantation and functional reconstruction. A frequent invited speaker at international hand surgery meetings.
PresentingToe-to-hand transfer · Syndactyly debate

Full faculty

36 confirmed surgeons
Dr Amresh Baliarsingh
Dr Anil Bhat
Dr Anil Bhatia
Dr Anirban Chatterjee
Dr Ashwath Acharya
Dr Atul Bhaskar
Dr Bharat Kadadi
Dr Binoy S
Dr Binu P. Thomas
Dr Bipin Ghanghurde
Dr Chaitanya Doddekundi
Dr Chasanal
Dr Darshan Jain
Dr Hari Venkatramani
Dr Jaideep
Dr Jayant Sampat
Dr Kannan K. Kumar
Dr Latheesh Leo
Dr Madhusudhan N. C.
Dr Mandar Agashe
Dr Maulin Shah
Dr Mukund Thatte
Dr Parag Lad
Dr Praveen Bhardwaj
Dr Rajendra Nehete
Dr Ram Chidambaram
Dr Ravi Bharadwaj
Dr Rudraprasad
Dr S. Raja Sabapathy
Dr Sandeep Vaidya
Dr Sreekanth
Dr Takehiko Takagi
Dr Taral Nagda
Dr Terrence Jerome
Dr Vamshi Krishna
Dr Venkatdass
Core Organising Committee

Organisers

Convenor
Dr Kannan K. Kumar
+91 98862 74675 kumarhand@gmail.com
Co-convenor
Dr Bipin Ghanghurde
+91 77387 29068 bipinghanghurde@gmail.com
Co-convenor
Dr Parag Lad
+91 88791 00395 paraglad00@gmail.com
Registration

Secure your place at PULS 2026

Early bird registration is open now at a reduced rate. Registration includes both days of scientific sessions, all meals, the welcome reception, and a printed programme.

CME credits are being applied for under the Karnataka Medical Council. You can register online via the Google Form or by scanning the QR code. For group registrations, contact the organising committee directly.

Early bird · Until 30 September 2026
₹10,000
All-inclusive · two-day pass
  • Full access to both scientific days
  • Coffee, lunch and tea breaks on both days
  • Welcome reception · Day 1 evening
  • Printed programme and delegate kit
  • CME credits (under application)
  • Free paper submission and presentation
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Venue

Welcomhotel by ITC Hotels, Richmond Road

A landmark five-star hotel in central Bangalore, with full conference facilities and on-site accommodation at delegate rates.

Address46 Richmond Road, Victoria Layout, Bengaluru 560 025
AirportKempegowda International (BLR) · 38 km
NearbyM. G. Road · Brigade Road · HOSMAT Hospital
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Trade & Industry Partners

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35+ orthopaedic and plastic surgeons, fellows and trainees from across India. A focused, high-intent clinical audience.

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  • Logo on conference website and delegate kit
  • One complimentary delegate registration
  • Acknowledgement during opening and closing ceremonies
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  • Sponsorship of one tea break or one session
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  • Three complimentary delegate registrations
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Principal Partner
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  • Premium exhibition booth (4×2 m), best location
  • Title sponsorship of one full session or impact talk
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  • Six complimentary delegate registrations
  • Full-page advertisement in the programme book
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Call for Free Papers

Submit your research to PULS 2026

Six free paper slots on Day 1 and a Pot Pourri session on Day 2 are reserved for original research from delegates. Abstracts: max 300 words, structured, email to kumarhand@gmail.com.

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Register · ₹10,000