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Scientific Program

May 16th SATURDAY
Time
Topic
Speaker
08:30 - 08:45

Opening Talks

Talgat Kerimbayev, Yahya Güvenç
Moderators

Panel 1 - Lumbar Degenerative Diseases

08:45 - 09:00

Diagnosis of the sources of back pain

09:00 - 09:10

Value of injections in back pain

09:10 - 09:20

Diagnosis and treatment options for disc herniation

09:20 - 09:30

Endoscopic lumbar disc surgery: Interlaminar and transforaminal

09:30 - 09:40

Management recurrent lumbar disc herniation

09:40 - 09:50

Lumbar spinal stenosis: Clinic and radiology

09:50 - 10:00

Decompression techniques for lumbar spinal stenosis

10:00 - 10:10

Fusion indications for lumbar spinal stenosis

10:10 - 10:20

Discussion

10:20 - 10:50

Coffee Break

Panel 2 - Thoracic, lumbar and sacral screw fixation techniques

10:50 - 11:00

Definition of degenerative instability

11:00 - 11:10

Instrumentation biomechanics

11:10 - 11:20

Thoracic and lumbar screw fixation techniques

11:20 - 11:30

Sacral and iliac screw fixation techniques

11:30 - 11:45

Interbody fusion techniques (PLIF,TLIF, ALIF, OLIF)

11:45 - 12:00

Discussion

Panel 3 - Case Discussion

12:00 - 12:10

Case: Back pain & injection

12:10 - 12:20

Case: Far lateral disc herniation

12:20 - 12:30

Case: Lumbar spinal stenosis

12:30 - 12:40

Case: Lumbar listhesis and fusion

12:40 - 13:30

--LUNCH--

Moderators

Panel 4 - Cervical Spine Trauma

13:30 - 13:45

Classification of spinal cord injury and lower cervical spine fractures

13:45 - 13:55

Early management and intensive care for spinal cord injury

13:55 - 14:05

Closed or open reduction for locked facets

14:05 - 14:15

Anterior cervical plating technique

14:15 - 14:25

Posterior cervical fixation techniques (lateral mass, pedicle screw)

14:25 - 14:40

Classification of upper cervical spine fractures

14:40 - 14:50

Anterior and posterior approaches to upper cervical spine.

14:50 - 15:00

C1-C2 fixation and occiput-cervical fixation techniques.

15:00 - 15:10

Management of odontoid fractures

15:10 - 15:40

Coffee Break

Panel 5 - Surgery for Cervical Degenerative Diseases

15:40 - 15:50

Case Presentation: Cervical radiculopathy

15:50 - 16:00

Cervical anterior vs posterior foraminotomy

16:00 - 16:10

Cervical disc herniation: ACDF vs Arthroplasty

16:10 - 16:20

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy: Classification and management

16:20 - 16:30

Anterior surgical techniques for CSM

16:30 - 16:40

Cervical laminoplasty vs cervical laminectomy & fusion for CSM

16:40 - 16:50

Cervical OPLL: Management options

16:50 - 17:00

Discussion

Panel 6 - Course 1

16:30 - 16:40

Case: Odontoid fracture

16:40 - 16:50

Case: Cervical locked facet

16:50 - 17:00

Case: Atlas fracture

17:00 - 17:10

Case: Hangman fracture

17:10 - 17:20

Case: CSM posterior decompression

17:20 - 17:30

Case: CSM anterior decompression

17:30 - 18:30

Hands-on workshop on models

Faculty Dinner

May 17th SUNDAY
Time
Topic
Speaker
Moderators

Panel 6 - Thoracolumbar Trauma

08:30 - 08:40

Classification of thoracolumbar fractures

08:40 - 08:50

Management of thoracolumbar fractures

08:50 - 09:00

Classification of osteoporotic fractures

09:00 - 09:10

Management of osteoporotic fractures

09:10 - 09:20

Vertebral augmentation for osteoporotic fractures

09:20 - 09:30

Discussion

09:30 - 10:00

Coffee Break

Panel 7 - Spinal Deformity

10:00 - 10:15

Principles of spinal deformity management

10:15 - 10:25

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Classification and management options

10:25 - 10:35

Correction maneuvers for scoliosis

10:35 - 10:45

Congenital scoliosis: Management options

10:45 - 10:55

Spinal osteotomy techniques

10:55 - 11:05

Prevention of osteotomy complications

11:05 - 11:20

Adult degenerative scoliosis: Classification and management

11:20 - 11:40

Prevention of adult degenerative scoliosis surgery complications

11:40 - 11:50

Pseudoarthrosis: Prevention and management

11:50 - 12:00

Adjacent level disease: Prevention and management

12:00 - 13:00

--LUNCH--

Panel 8 - Spine Tumors

13:00 - 13:10

Case: Metastatic spine tumor

13:10 - 13:20

Current Surgical strategies for spinal metastasis

13:20 - 13:30

Multidisciplinary management for spinal metastasis

13:30 - 13:40

Primary spine tumors: Management options

13:40 - 13:50

Intradural spinal tumor surgery

13:50 - 14:00

Discussion

Panel 9 - TL Surgical Approaches

14:00 - 14:10

Surgical approaches to cervicothoracic junction

14:10 - 14:20

Anterolateral approaches to thoracic spine

14:20 - 14:30

Posterolateral approaches to thoracic spine

14:30 - 14:40

Anterior and anterolateral approaches to lumbar spine

14:40 - 15:10

Coffee Break

Panel 10 - Course 2

15:10 - 15:20

Case: Metastatic spine tumor

15:20 - 15:30

Case: Primary spine tumor

15:30 - 15:40

Case: Cervicothoracic junction anterior approach

15:40 - 15:50

Case: Thoracic /TL junction anterior approach

15:50 - 16:00

Case: Sacrum tumor

16:00 - 17:00

Hands-on workshop on models

Closing

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