ITEMS-INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SOCIETIES FOR SURGERY OF THE HAND American Society for Surgery of the Hand British Society for Surgery of the Hand Deutschsprachige Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Handchirurgie Groupe d 'Etude de Ia main (France) South African Society for Surgery of the Hand South American Society for Surgery of the Hand Swiss Group for the Study of the Hand Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand Netherlands Society for Hand Surgery Spanish Society for Hand Surgery Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand

Portuguese Society for Surgery of the Hand Scandinavian Society for Surgery of the Hand Sociedade Brasileria de Cirurgia da Mao Societa ltaliana di Chirurgia della Mano Israel Hand Club Manus Canada Australian Hand Club Belgian Hand Group Sociedad de Cirugia de Ia Mano del Caribe New Zealand Hand Club

Alfred B. Swanson, Secretary General

1981 April 30 - May 3 Italian Society for

Surgery of the Hand Taormina Spring Meeting Information: Prof. G. Santoro Via Andria 8 98100 Messina

May 13, 14 Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand

24th Annual Meeting Nara City, Japan Information: Susumu Tarnai, M.D. Secretary General Nara Medical University Kashihara, Nara, Japan

June 5, 6 G.E.M. (Groupe d'Etude de Ia Main) Spring Meeting Luxembourg Information: Prof. J. Y. AInot Chirurgie 1er, G.E.M. Hopital Bicht 170 Blvd Ney 75018 Paris, France

Oct Italian Society for Surgery of the Hand

Modena Autumn Meeting Information: Prof. P. Bedeschi Clinica Orthopedica dell 'Universita

di Modena

Nov26-28 G.E.M. (Groupe d'Etude de Ia Main) Autumn Meeting Paris, France Information: Prof. J. Y. AI not (See address above)

1982 May G.E.M. with Swiss Society

Spring Meeting Lyon, France il!formation: Prof. J. Y. AI not (See address above)

Nov G.E.M. (Group d'Etude de Ia Main) Autumn Meeting Paris, France Information: Prof. J. Y. AI not (See address above)

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