EANS Advanced Course in Spinal Surgery Part II: Revisions and Complication Management Sunday 6th November 8.00 Course Introduction, Basic surgical principles 8.15-8.30 Blood management and thromboprophylaxis in spinal surgery 8.30-8.45 Patient positioning and related complications Lafuente 8.45-9.35 Case-based discussion: Positioning-related complication (Mod.) 9.35-10.00 Round table: When are transfusions and coagulation factors neccessary?,, Surgical site infections and CSF fistula 10.30-10.50 Incidence, risk factors and avoidance strategies of SSI 10.50-11.10 Incidence, risk factors and management of CSF fistulas 11.10-12.00 Case-based discussion: Management of repeated CSF fistula (Mod.) Liljenqvist Liljenqvist 12.00-12.50 Case-based discussion: Management of postoperative infection (Mod.) 12.50-13.10 Round table: Local application of antibiotics: When and how? Liljienqvist,, 13.10-14.00 Lunch break 1
Visceral complications 14.00-14.15 Visceral complications in cervical spinal procedures 14.15-14.30 Visceral complications in thoracolumbar spinal procedures Kavakebi 14.30-15.20 Case-based discussion: Esophageal injury or chylothorax (Mod.) 15.20-16.10 Case-based discussion: Vascular or ureteral injury Kavakebi (Mod.) 16.10-16.40 Coffee break Biomechanical failures I 16.40-16.55 Adjacent segment degeneration / disease 16.55-17.10 Basics of biomechanical failures 17.10-18.00 Case-based discussion: Postlaminectomy kyphosis (Mod.) 2
Monday 7th November Biomechanical failures II 8.00-8.50 Case-based discussion: Management of pseudarthrosis Liljenqvist (Mod.) Girod Girod 8.50-9.40 Case-based discussion: Proximal junctional kyphosis (Mod.) Liljienqvist 9.40-10.00 Round table: When to go to the ilium?,, Girod Biomechanical failures III 10.30-11.20 Case-based discussion: Implant failure in osteoporosis Lafuente (Mod.) 11.20-12.10 Case-based discussion: Implant failure in Parkinsons (Mod.) 12.10-13.00 Lunch break 3
Iatrogenic neurological injury 13.00-13.20 Incidence and management of iatrogenic neurological injury 13.20-14.10 Case-based discussion: Iatrogenic neurological injury (Mod.) 14.10-15.00 Case-based discussion: Postoperative C5 palsy (Mod.) Lafuente Lafuente 15.00-15.30 Round table: Postoperative hematoma: When to image? When to revise? Lafuente,, 15.30-16.00 Coffee break 16.00-18.00 Dry lab: Craniocervical instrumentation incl. cervical pedicle scews Lumbosacroiliac fixation Tuesday 8th November Revision surgery 8.00-8.20 Complications and revisions of adult deformity surgery 8.20-9.10 Case-based discussion: Revision of adult deformity surgery (Mod.) 9.10-10.00 Case-based discussion: Mechanical failure in the cervical spine (Mod.) 4
Minimally invasive surgery 10.30-11.20 Case-based discussion: Insufficient decompression after MIS (Mod.) Kavakebi Failed back surgery syndrome 11.20-11.40 FBSS: Therapeutic options including revision surgery or SCS 11.40-12.30 Case-based discussion: FBSS (Mod.) 12.30-13.30 Lunch break 13.30-15.30 Dry lab: Craniocervical instrumentation incl. cervical pedicle scews Lumbosacroiliac fixation 5