AO Spine Advanced Course—Lumbar Degeneration Procedures (With Human Anatomical Specimen)

AO Foundation

Description

Over two and a half days, participants are supported by an outstanding and very experienced faculty team who will deliver a combination of cases, panel discussions, and interactive sessions. One full day is dedicated to a series of practical hands-on exercises focusing on approaches and the latest instrumentation and navigation to perform procedures for lumbar degeneration. *** Details are subject to change ***

Target participants

Spine surgeons with 3 or more years of experience performing procedures for lumbar degeneration.

Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to: - Analyze complex lumbar disorders such as failed back, de novo deformity and degenerative spondylolisthesis - Explain how to restore alignment of lumbar deformity in all three plains - Understand the philosophy of emerging minimally invasive spinal procedures - Describe how to implement newer technologies such as VR, AR and mixed reality in their practice

Chairpersons

• Paul Heini

• Claudius Thomé

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