1st AANS-NSI Spine Cadaver Workshop 06/02/2015

1st AANS-NSI Spine Cadaver Workshop
06/02/2015 (Friday)
Day 1: Posterior Cervical spine course
07:30 – 08:35 am:
Lecture session 1 – Posterior Subaxial cervical sine fixation
Surgical anatomy of posterior subaxial cervical spine
Indications for subaxial cervical spine stabilization and fusion
CSM – anterior vs posterior – pros and cons; when to choose
posterior approach?
Subaxial cervical spine lateral mass screw insertion technique
Complications and avoidance during posterior cervical fixation
08:35 – 09:15 am:
15 min
10 min
Dr. Rajkumar Deshpande
Dr. Rajkumar Deshpande
15 min Dr. Rajashekar Vedantam
15 min Dr. Vivek Joseph
10 min Dr. Shekar Kurpad
Lecture Session 2 – Cervical Laminoplasty
Overview of techniques for cervical laminoplasty – pros and cons over
conventional laminectomy
Open door laminoplasty – Technique
Complications of cervical laminoplasty
09:15 – 09:30 am:
Tea break/ snacks /?Breakfast
09:30 – 11:15 am:
Cadaver Lab session 1
15 min Dr. SS Kale
15 min Dr. Praveen Mummaneni
10 min Dr. Praveen Mummaneni
Group 1: 4 stations; 16 delegates (4 per station)
Posterior Subaxial cervical spine fixation
Group 2: 4 stations; 16 delegates (4 per station)
Open door Cervical Laminoplasty
11:15 – 01:00 pm:
Cadaver Lab session 2
Group 1: 4 stations; 16 delegates (4 per station)
Open door Cervical Laminoplasty
Group 2: 4 stations; 16 delegates (4 per station)
Posterior Subaxial cervical spine fixation
01:00 – 01:45 pm:
Lunch break
01:45 – 03:00 pm:
Lecture session 3 - Occipito-cervical junction fixation
Relevant posterior surgical anatomy of CVJ
Tips to residents on exposure of CVJ
Indications for CVJ stabilization and fusion
C1 -C2 fixation techniques
Occipito-cervical fixation technique
Transarticular C1-C2 screw fixation technique
Possible complications and their avoidance during CVJ surgery
03:00 – 04:30 pm:
Cadaver lab session 3
Group 1: 4 stations; 16 delegates (4 per station)
C1-C2 fixation
Group 2: 4 stations; 16 delegates (4 per station)
Occipito-cervical fixation
C1-C2 transarticular screw
15 min
10 min
10 min
10 min
10 min
10 min
10 min
Dr. Umesh Srikantha
Dr. Umesh Srikantha
Dr. SS Kale
Dr. Praveen Mummaneni
Dr. Vivek Joseph
Dr. Shekar Kurpad
Dr. SS Kale
04:30 – 6:00 pm:
Cadaver lab session 4
Group 1: 4 stations; 16 delegates (4 per station)
Occipito-cervical fixation
C1-C2 transarticular screw
Group 2: 4 stations; 16 delegates (4 per station)
C1-C2 fixation
06:00 pm:
End of Day1
07/02/2015 (Saturday)
Day 2: Lumbar spine course
08:30 – 10:00 am:
Lecture session 4
Lumbar pedicle screw placement
PLIF/ TLIF
Relevant Surgical anatomy of the Lumbar spine
Lumbar interbody fusion techniques – pros and cons
Indications for Lumbar interbody fusion
Lumbar pedicle screw insertion technique
Lumbar pedicle screw salvage techniques
PLIF – technique, complications
TLIF – technique, complications
10:00 – 11:30 am:
15 min
10 min
10 min
15 min
10 min
15 min
15 min
Dr. Alok Ranjan
Dr. Alok Ranjan
Dr. Satish Rudrappa
Dr. Shekar Kurpad
Dr. Satish Rudrappa
Dr. Shekar Kurpad
Dr. Praveen Mummaneni
Cadaver lab session 5
Group 1: 4 stations; 16 delegates (4 per station)
Decompression for PLIF/ TLIF
Group 2: 4 stations; 16 delegates (4 per station)
Lumbar pedicle screw placement
11:30 – 01:00 pm:
Cadaver lab session 6
Group 1: 4 stations; 16 delegates (4 per station)
Lumbar pedicle screw placement
Group 2: 4 stations; 16 delegates (4 per station)
Decompression for PLIF/ TLIF
01:00 – 02:00 pm:
Lunch break
02:00 – 03:00 pm:
Q&A/ Discussion/ Certification/ Closing remarks/ Adjourn
Faculty:
Dr. Alok Ranjan, Hyderabad
Dr. Praveen Mummaneni, USA
Dr. Rajakumar Deshpande, Bengaluru
Dr. Rajashekar Vedantam, Vellore
Dr. Satish R, Bengaluru
Dr. Shekar Kurpad, USA
Dr. SS Kale, New Delhi
Dr. Umesh Srikantha, Bengaluru
Dr. Vivek Joseph, Vellore