Course Overview Highlights

This comprehensive 2-day course is a presentation of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques for spinal surgery. Experts on the subject will present the anatomical and technical aspects of this procedure along with risks, benefits and outcomes.

The course features interactive lecture sessions, fresh anatomical specimen dissection (including cadaveric skills stations, anatomical models, and state-of-the-art endoscopic equipment), training videos, and case presentations.  Participants will have an opportunity to enhance their knowledge regarding endoscopic surgery of the cranial base and pituitary fossa using minimally invasive techniques.

This course is sponsored by the Department of Neurological Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences.

Educational Objectives

This workshop has been designed to provide the neurosurgeons with the opportunity to enhance their own skills in a variety of minimally invasive and endoscopic approaches to spine. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Incorporate various minimally invasive techniques into their approach for cervical and lumbar spine surgery.
• Identify the indications, results and potential complications for these procedures.

Who Should Attend

This advanced course is designed for neurosurgeons, orthopedicians and spine surgeons who are interested in the most recent developments in minimally invasive surgery of spine

Course Schedule- Level I

9 – 9.15 AM : Course introduction and Faculty and participant introduction: Dr Deepak Agrawal  / Dr Dattaraj sawarkar

9.15- 9.30 AM : Pre Test

9.30 – 10.30 AM: Lectures (15 min each)

1. Pearls & Pit falls in Spinal endoscopy: Dr Sumit Sinha
2. Indications and technical considerations in transforaminal Lumbar endoscopic spine surgery: Dr Arun Bhanot
3. MI Tubular Endoscopic discectomy and canal decompression- Easy Go: Dr Sumit Sinha
4. Percutaneous Cement Augmentation Techniques: Dr Arun Bhanot

10.30 AM – 1 PM: Demonstration of exercises (30 min each)

1. Transforaminal Lumbar Endoscopy Discectomy: Dr Arun Bhanot
2. Endoscopic lumbar discectomy & multilevel laminectomy using Easy Go system: Dr Sumit Sinha
3. Percutaneous Cement Augmentation: Dr Arun Bhanot

1 – 2 PM : Lunch

2 – 5 PM: Hands on Dissection on all Exercises

 Course Schedule- Level II

9.00– 10.00 AM : Lectures (20 min each)

1. MI Percutaneous Transpedicular Fixation- Technique and Indications : Dr Deepak Agrawal
2. MI Endoscopic discectomy and decompression- Destandeau System: Dr Rohidas
3. Mini-TLIF- Indications, techniques, outcomes: Dr B S Sharma

10.00-10.15 AM- Videos- Short videos (5 minute each)

1. MI percutaneous Transpedicular fixation
2. Mini- TLIF
3. MI Endoscopic discectomy and decompression with Destandeau System

 10.15-10.30 AM- TEA BREAK

10.30 AM – 1 PM      Demonstration of exercises (50 min each)

1. Endoscopic lumbar discectomy using Destandeau’s System: Dr Rohidas
2. Mini- TLIF: Dr B S Sharma
3. Percutaneous transpedicular Screw fixation: Dr Deepak Agrawal

1 – 2 PM: Lunch

2 – 4.00 PM: Hands on Dissection on all Exercises

4.00-4.15 PM- Post-test and Valedictory