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OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:
1. Describe anatomical landmarks, technical pearls, and potential pitfalls of minimally invasive spine procedures to facilitate safe application of MISS technology
2. Demonstrate the importance of patient selection in MISS
3. Appreciate areas of controversy in MISS and best evidence for each approach
4. Review the options and complications of challenging cases in MISS
5. Describe MISS indications, techniques, outcomes, and emerging MISS technology
6. Explore future trends in clinical practice and MISS technology as it relates to patient care


Day 1: Sunday May 23, 2010
 

7.00 – 8.00

Registration

 

Time

Topic

Rationale and Anatomic Considerations

8.00 – 8.30

Rationale and Overview of MIS Surgery

8.30 – 9:00

Anatomical Considerations and Approaches

9:00-9:20

Image Guidance/Navigation as an Adjunct to MIS

9.20 – 9.45

Q & A

Cervical MIS

9.45 – 10.05

Rationale and Case Selection for Posterior Cervical MIS

10.05 – 10.25

Cervical MIS Discectomy and Decompression Technique

10.25 – 10.45

Q & A

10.45 –11.15

Inauguration Ceremony by UAE Minster of Heath

11.15 – 12.15

Workshops

Cervical Decompression and Navigation

12.15 – 13.00

Lunch 

Lumbar and Thoracic MIS

13.00 – 13.15

Rationale and Case Selection

13.15 – 13.30

MIS Lumbar Discectomy

13.30 – 13.45

MIS Lumbar Decompression

13.45 – 14.00

Q & A

14.00 – 14.15

MIS Thoracic and Lumbar Tumor Resection

14.15 – 14.30

 MIS Thoracic Discectomy

14.30 – 14.45

Q&A with Case Presentations

14.45 – 15.05

Break / Exhibit

15.05 – 17.00

Workshops

Thoracic and Lumbar Decompression

Day 2: Monday May 24, 2009

MIS Fusion Techniques

8.00 – 8.40

MIS TLIF/PLIF

8.40 – 9:20

MIS DLIF/XLIF

9:20 – 9:45

Case Studies and Q & A

9:45 – 10.05

Break / Exhibit

10.05 – 12.00

Workshops

TLIF/DLIF

12.05 – 13.00

Lunch 

MIS Fixation

13.00 – 13.20

Mini Open Fixation Approaches

13.20 – 13.50

Percutaneous MIS Fixation Short Segment

13.50 –14.20

Percutaneous MIS Fixation Multilevel Introduction

14.20 – 14.45

Q & A

14.45 – 15.00

Break / Exhibit

15.00 – 17.00

Workshops

Mini Open and Short Segment Fixation

20.00 – 22.00

Gala Dinner


Day 3: Tuesday May 25, 2009

MIS Fixation (Cont’d) 

MIS Multilevel Fixation

8.00 – 8.30

MIS Multilevel Fixation for Deformity Correction

8.30 – 9.00

MIS Multilevel Fixation for Trauma

9.00 – 9.15

Fusion considerations with multilevel percutaneous fixation

9.15 – 9.45

Q & A with Case Presentations

9.45 – 10.05

Break / Exhibit

10.05 – 12.05

Workshops

Multilevel Percutaneous Fixation

12.15 – 13.00

Lunch

Other MIS Techniques and Issues

13.00 – 13.15

Trans Sacral Screw Fixation

13.15 – 13.30

MIS Plate Fixation

13.30 – 13.45

Q & A

MIS in Osteoporotic Spine

13.45 – 14.00

Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation

14.00 – 14.15

Kyphoplasty

14.15 – 14.30

Kyphoplasty with Percutaneous Fixation

14.30 – 14.45

Q & A

14.45 – 15.00

Break / Exhibit

15.00 – 15.45

Case Presentations

15.45 – 16.30

Adjourn

Fill out CME evaluation forms / receive certificates


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