AO Spine Advanced Course—Degenerative Lumbar Spine: From MIS Fusion to Complex Deformity and Revision

This advanced level course enhances knowledge and skills in order to tackle lumbar degeneration with success and increased comfort, including potential complications. The hands-on section helps participants understand and successfully plan these surgical procedures.

This course is for certified spine surgeons with more than 5 years of experience.

Why you should choose this course

Top international faculty:
Learn from world-leading experts

3 days in duration:
Intensive, efficient, hands-on learning

AO Spine flagship event:
Be part of the “Davos spirit”

Network:
Build valuable professional connections

Course content

  • Course modules
    • The slipped vertebra
    • Nonunion
    • Postoperative infection in the instrumented spine
    • Debate MISS TLIF
    • Sagittal alignment
    • MISS for degenerative scoliosis
    • Adult deformity with sagittal imbalance
    • New technology demonstration
  • Practical exercises – specimen lab
    • MISS TLIF
    • Anterior to psoas lumbar fusion
  • Case discussions
    • Isthmic spondylolisthesis II L5-S1
    • Degenerative spondylolisthesis L4-L5
    • Nonunion after single level fusion
    • The infected back
    • MISS TLIF
    • L4-L5 misalignment
    • Degenerative scoliosis
    • Adult deformity

Course details may be subject to change. Please check your chosen date and location for the detailed program.

Richard Bransford

“In Davos Courses, you will be exposed to a brilliant program, practical hands-on training, use of the most innovative technologies and one to one interaction with some of the best faculty in the globe. Davos is not only the courses, it is an experience.”

Richard Bransford, AO Spine Education Commission Chair

Course impressions

 

Program contributors

Paul Heini

Paul Heini

Course Chairperson

Claudius Thome

Claudius Thome

Educational Advisor

Faculty:

Christopher Ames
Christoph Albers
Roberto Bassani
Roger Härtl
Aron Lazary
Sean Molloy
Susana Nunes Pereira
Alpaslan Senkoylu

Pedro Berjano

Pedro Berjano

Course Chairperson

Alpaslan Senkoylu

Educational Advisor

Faculty:

Riccardo Cecchinato
Roger Härtl
Aron Lazary
Avelino Parajon
Sean Molloy
Henri-Arthur Leroy
Marcel Ivanov