Program

Day 1: Anterior Cervical Approaches

Session 1
Moderators:
Time Title Speaker
08:00-08:15 Opening  
08:15-08:30 Anterior cervical region anatomy  
08:30-08:45 Anterior approaches to upper cervical spine  
08:45-09:00 Anterior discectomy, fusion, and arthroplasty techniques  
09:00-09:15 Anterior and posterior cervical foraminotomy and discectomy techniques  
09:15-09:30 Anterior and posterior endoscopic cervical discectomy techniques  
09:30-09:45 Anterior odontoid screw fixation  
09:45-10:00 Coffee break
10:00-12:00 Cadaver Lab 1: Anterior upper cervical dissection Lab 1 Basic
Lab 2 Advanced
13:00-13:30 Lunch break
Session 2
Moderators:
13:30-13:45 Anterior cervical corpectomy, plating techniques  
13:45-14:00 Reduction of subaxial cervical dislocation techniques  
14:00-14:15 Anterior versus posterior approaches for cervical  spondylotic myelopathy  
14:15-14:30 ACAF Technique for OPLL  
14:30-14:45 Management of vertebral artery injury  
15:00-15:15 Oblique Corpectomy Technique for OPLL  
15:15-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-17:30 Cadaver Lab 2: Anterior lower cervical dissection Lab 1 Basic
Lab 2 Advanced
17:30-18:00 Video presentation and case discussion

Case video-Discussions

 
19:00 Dinner
Day 2:Posterior Cervical Approaches
Session 3
Moderators :
Time Title Speaker
08:00-08:15 Posterior Cervical Region Anatomy  
08:15-08:30 Occipitocervical and condyle fixation  
08:30-08:45 C1-C2 posterior fixation (C1 lateral mass, C1 and C2 pedicle, pars, translaminar screws)  
08:45-09:00 Bazillar Invagination management and Classification  
09:00-09:15 Lateral mass screw fixation  
09:15-09:30 Cervical pedicle screw fixation-Free Hand  
09:30-09:45 Robotic-guided placement of cervical pedicle screws  
09:45-10:00 Coffee break
10:00-12:00 Cadaver Lab 3: Posterior upper cervical dissection Lab 1 Basic
Lab 2 Advanced
12:00-13:00 Lunch break
Session 4
Moderators:
13:00-13:15 Laminoplasty vs laminectomy plus fusion  
13:15-13:30 Surgical techniques for primary cervical spine tumors  
13:30-13:45 Anterior vs posterior approach for cervical OPLL  
13:45-14:00 Approaches to cervicothoracic junction and surgical techniques  
14:00-14:15 Cervical sagittal and coronal balance  
14:15-14:30 Cervical osteotomies for Cervical Deformity  
14:30-14:45 Cervical correction maneuvers  
14:45-15:00 Coffee break
15:00-16:45 Cadaver Lab 4: Posterior lower cervical dissection Lab 1 Basic
Lab 2 Advanced
16:45-17:15 Video presentation and case discussion

Case video-Discussions

 
17:15-17:30 Closing  
 

Istanbul Cadaver Course 4th Spine Course has been granted 16.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®).

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