Module 3: Degenerative Disorders of the Thoracolumbar Spine

Module 3: Degenerative Disorders of the Thoracolumbar Spine is organized by eccElearning.

Duration: 4 Months Access - expandable to 24 Months with subsequent Module purchases

Description:
This Module covers the degenerative disorders of the thoracolumbar spine. It comprehensively addresses the main pathologies like disc herniation of the lumbar as well as the thoracic spine, spinal stenosis, spondylosis, and degenerative spondylolisthesis in terms of epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical as well as imaging assessment, surgical and non-surgical treatment.

Non-specific low back pain is dealt with extensively. The continuum from degenerative conditions to new onset deformity is looked at specifically and its significance in the context of an aging society is emphasized.

Learning Objectives:
• To acquire the knowledge to assess, evaluate and diagnose degenerative disorders of the thoracolumbar spine
• To learn the decision-making process to select different treatment modalities
• To know the evidence for the different treatment modalities
• To understand the surgical principles of, and the indications for, the treatment of degenerative disorders of the thoracolumbar spine

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.