For scientific info.

 kindly contact:

Prof. Dr.Abdelfattah Saoud

   Tel: 0020122188086

   director@egyptspine.com

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Hafez

   Tel: 0020122145345

   ramadanm@upmc.edu 

     Egyptian Spine Review & Hands-On Course EgyptSpine 2007 is a comprehensive course utilizing the cadaver laboratory and didactic sessions with ample time for discussion. This intensive course emphasizes the fundamentals of spine surgery, particularly biomechanical considerations, and the surgery decision-making process.

     Through intensive, hands-on sessions utilizing cadavers, participants study surgical techniques and strategies for a range of procedures including: lateral mass screws, pedicle screws and wire fixation, as well as occipitocervical, cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and lumbosacral fixation and fusion techniques. Complex surgical exposures in all regions of the spine are emphasized

     Led by experienced faculty, the course examines the multiple adjuncts to surgery, including soft tissue and bone retractors and distractors, minimally invasive surgical techniques, spinal implants (from multiple vendors), and dissection tools. Non-operative strategies are also emphasized. Significant time is dedicated to operative indication discussions. The problem-based decision-making process is introduced and emphasized during these very interactive discussions.

• Utilize problem-based decision-making to develop logical algorithms for   
  solving complex problems.
   
• Employ physiological and surgical principles to spinal fusion and instrumentation.
   
• Apply anatomic and physiologic principles to the variety of surgical approaches available to access all regions of the spine.
   
• Recognize the fundamental skills required to perform the most appropriate operation for any given clinical pathology, and to recognize one‘s own limitations in these regards.
   
• Evaluate available instrumentation systems and appreciate the advantages of each, as well as the relative indications for their use.

• Interactive Small Group Case Presentations – Participants are encouraged to bring cases for discussion
   
• Collegial Atmosphere with Ample Opportunity to Pose Questions to the Faculty and Honored Guest, One-on-One and During Lectures

  - Spine Biomechanics

• Biomechanics of Spinal Column Failure

• Biomechanics of Spinal Implant Failure

• Biomechanics of Spinal Implant Failure

• Biomechanics of Spine Degeneration and Implant Failure

• Biomechanics of Internal Fixation and Motion Preservation

• Metallurgy / Component - Component Interfaces

• Biomaterials

• Biomechanics of Deformity Correction

   - Surgical Approaches to the Craniocervical Junction

   - Stabilization of the Craniocervical Junction

   - Orthoses

   - Ventral Surgery of the Subaxial Cervical Spine

   - Ventral Cervical Fixation Techniques

   - Surgical Exposure of the Cervicothoracic Region

   - Dorsal Cervical Fixation

   - Nonoperative Management of Cervical Spine

   - Ventral Surgical Exposure of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine

   - Dorsal and Dorsolateral Surgical Exposure of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine

   - Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Stabilization Strategies

   - Ventral & Dorsal Thoracic&Lumbar Fixation Techniques

   - Pedicle Screw Techniques, ALIF, PLIF and TLIF

   - Lumbo-Sacral-Pelvic Fixation Techniques

   - Principles of Deformity Correction

   - Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Indications and Techniques

   - Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty: Indications and Techniques

   - New fusion materials