WFNS : : Spine Committee

JULY

Spine 2009

Date : July 17-19, 2009
Venue : HOtel Kodai International, Kodaikkanal, Tamila Nadu, INDIA

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AUGUST - SEPTEMBER

WFNS SPINE COMMITTEE SYMPOSIUM IN BOSTON

SESSION 1
Name : 607 Spine Surgery: A Comprehensive Hands-On Cadaveric Course
Date : August 30, 2009
Time : 08.00 - 17.00
Venue : Hynes Convention Centre, Boston

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)

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SESSION 2
Name : 801 Cervical Total Disc Replacement: Role, Limitations, Future
Date : August 31, 2009
Time : 16.30 - 17.30
Venue : Hynes Convention Centre, Boston

Moderatorr : 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)

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SESSION 3
Name : 704 Emerging Technology in the Management of Lumbar Instability
Date : September 03, 2009
Time : 12.45 - 14.15
Venue : Hynes Convention Centre, Boston

Director : George J. Dohrmann, MD (United States)

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)