Hands-on Specimen Course - Advanced Techniques & Surgical Skills

Hands-on Specimen Course - Advanced Techniques & Surgical Skills is organized by Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) and will be held from Feb 08 - 09, 2024 at Paracelsus Medical University (Paracelsus Medical Private University), Salzburg, Austria.

Description:
This course aims to train spine surgeons in advanced surgical techniques and in-depth knowledge required to tailor treatment strategies in the presence of patients suffering from complex cervical disorders resulting from progressive degeneration, trauma, and infection or tumor as well as congenital anomalies and cervical spine deformity.

The course will combine lectures and detailed hands-on surgical instructions. The Faculty - all highly experienced CSRS-Europe Board members and Guests- will present lectures on different topics cervical spine surgeons are facing when treating complex cases.

After half a day of interesting lectures and peer-to-peer discussions on Thursday afternoon, there will be the chance to share experiences and meet old and new friends at the Course Dinner at the restaurant “Fideler Affe”.

Friday will be reserved for the Hands-On training at the Institute for Anatomy of the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg. Besides the possibility for all participants, to practice the gained new theoretical knowledge, at several show stations, advanced techniques will be demonstrated by experts in their field- a great chance to observe valuable tricks and get to know Do’s and Don’t’s from first hand.

Topics
• Laminectomy & laminoplasty
• Anterior and posterior exposure of the vertebral artery
• Sub-axial fractures
• A balanced approach to cervical myelopathy
• C5 Pals
• Cranio-cervical fractures
• Approach to cervical spine deformity
• Sagittal cervical spine balance and Implications
• Transoral vs high anterolateral approach
• Cervical CSF leakage