Based on a literature analysis, the most important examination techniques of the shoulder and elbow were analyzed by expert committees and current and recommendable tests were compiled in an overview. All tests are explained in detail in the image and some also by video.

The 28th DVSE Annual Congress will be held as a face-to-face event in Munich from July 20-22, 2022. The DVSE Congresses already planned for the coming years will thus be postponed by one year. Specifically, this means that the 2023 Annual Congresses will be held in Hamburg, 2024 in Düsseldorf, and 2025 in Zurich..

DVSE offers a variety of scientific prizes and enables its members to receive national and international travel grants. Prizes and scholarships for 2022 will be awarded at the annual congress.

Colleagues and patients have the opportunity to find DVSE certified shoulder and elbow surgeons here.

Colleagues and patients can find members of the D-A-CH Association for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery by name or location.

The Young Forum of the DVSE is an association of students interested in shoulder and elbow surgery from the D-A-CH region. It was founded in 2010 by dedicated students and has been student-led since then.

The Resident Physicians Forum was established in October 2016 to provide a link between the Young Forum and board-certified shoulder and elbow surgeons, as well as to establish an advocacy group for resident physicians within DVSE.

Here you will find a list of the sponsoring partners of the D-A-CH Association for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.

A special issue of OBEX on the topic of imaging in shoulder and elbow surgery was prepared by an expert committee of DVSE, which you can download here: