The UCSF Pediatric and Adult Spine Surgery Course is a course dedicated to surgical principles and techniques in the treatment of complex spinal disorders.
The UCSF Pediatric and Adult Spine Surgery Course covers topics such as:
- Interbody fusion techniques
- Indications, applications and surgical techniques for posterior column osteotomies
- Corpectomy techniques for spinal reconstruction
- Transpedicular osteotomy
- Interbody fixation and fusion, and techniques to achieve optimal arthrodesis
- Sagittal alignment in the adult and pediatric deformity patient
- Pain related to spinal disorders in a cost-effective and reliable manner based on recently published guidelines
- Appropriate application of "minimally invasive" surgical techniques
- Lumbar degenerative disease and deformity in a cost-effective manner and how to mitigate morbidity and risk
- Appropriate indications for surgery to treat various spinal pathology including spinal deformities, degenerative disorders and tumors
- Spinal instability related to spinal tumors and formulate surgical treatment plans to address neurological deficits, pain, and instability in spine oncology patients based on published guidelines
- Risk factors that may predispose individuals to perioperative morbidity
- Anatomical and technical subtleties of complex cervical, thoracic, and lumbar surgical procedures in a hands-on proctored cadaver lab experience with state of the art instruments and technology available to the participant
- Techniques and outcomes of procedures involving the cervical, thoracic, lumbar spine disorders and spinal tumors
- The subtleties of patient selection for various procedures to optimize efficacy
The UCSF Pediatric and Adult Spine Surgery Course brings together:
- Physicians
- Surgeons
- Physician assistants
- Nurse practitioners
- Residents
