News
2008, Nov 06
Boston 2009 : Sessions announced
Session 1
Name: 607 Spine Surgery: A Comprehensive Hands-On Cadaveric Course
Date and Time: 8/30/2009 0800 to 1700
Location: Hynes Convention Center
Director
Francois Porchet, MD (Switzerland)
Faculty
Laminoplasty
Phyo Kim, MD, PhD (Japan)
OPLL: Anterior Cervical Approach
Kazutoshi Hida, MD ( Japan)
Posterior Stabilization for CV Anomalies
Arnold H. Menezes, MD ( United States)
Antero-Lateral Approach to the Vertebral Artery
Michael Bruneau, MD ( Belgium)
Cervical Corpectomy and Dynamic Stabilization of Cervical Spine
Premanand S. Ramani, MD (India)
Posterior Stabilization of Cervical Spine in Dislocation
Sushil Vasant Patkar, MD, MS (India)
Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF) in the Elderly
Motio Shoda, MD ( Japan)
Lumbar Discoplasty
Chun-Kun Park, MD, PhD ( South Korea)
Minimal Invasive Transmuscular Approach in Far Lateral Lumbar Disc Herniation
Francois Porchet, MD ( Switzerland)
Robotic Spinal Surgery
Devanand A. Dominique, MD ( United States)
Percutaneous Pedical Screws and Rods Stabilization of Lumbar Spine
Deepak Awasthi, MD, FACS ( United States)
Speaker – Dr. P. S. Ramani
Session 2
Name: 801 Cervical Total Disc Replacement: Role, Limitations, Future Date/Time: 8/31/2009, 1630 to 1730
Location: Hynes Convention Center
801 Cervical Total Disc Replacement: Role, Limitations, Future (SP)
Moderator
Premanand S. Ramani, MD ( India)
Speakers
For :
Chun-Kun Park, MD, PhD ( South Korea)
Luiz Pimenta, MD, PhD (Brazil)
William Sears, MD ( Australia)
Against :
Michelle J. Clarke, MD ( United States)
Miguel Giudicissi-Filho, MD (Brazil)
Motio Shoda, MD ( Japan)
Session 3
Name: 704 Emerging Technology in the Management of Lumbar Instability
Date and Time: 9/3/2009 1245 to 1415
Location: Hynes Convention Center
Director
George J. Dohrmann, MD ( United States)
Co-Directors
Miguel Giudicissi-Filho, MD (Brazil)
Mehmet Zileli, MD ( Turkey)
Speakers
Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Motio Shoda, MD ( Japan)
Posterior Dynamic Stabilization with Dynesys
Chun-Kun Park, MD, PhD (South Korea)
Results of PLIF Procedure with PEEK Cage in the Lumbar Spine
Francois Porchet, MD ( Switzerland)
Minimally Invasive PLIF with Disc-O-Tech B-Twin Expandable Cages
Premanand S. Ramani, MD (India)
The Role of Interspinous Spacers in the Treatment of Degenerative Spinal Stenosis and Low Back Pain
H. Michael Mayer, MD, PhD ( Germany)
Lumbar Fusion with PEEK Rods
Vincent C. Traynelis, MD ( United States)
Options in Posterior Lumbar Dynamic Stabilization
Patrick W. Hitchon, MD ( United States)
Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Stabilization of Unstable Lumbar Spine
Deepak Awasthi, MD, FACS ( United States)
Facet Replacement and XLIF in Lumbar Instability
Luiz Pimenta, MD, PhD ( Brazil)
Use of Robots in the Management of Lumbar Instability
Devanand A. Dominique, MD ( United States)
The Use of Biopolymer in the Treatment of Spine Instability
Marcos Masini, MD ( Brazil)