UCSF Pediatric and Adult Spine Surgery Course

The UCSF Pediatric and Adult Spine Surgery Course is a course dedicated to surgical principles and techniques in the treatment of complex spinal disorders.

Key Topics

• 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

Who should Attend

• Physicians
• Surgeons
• Physician assistants
• Nurse practitioners
• Residents