Burwood Spine Unit, Burwood Hospital—Christchurch, New Zealand

Address:
Burwood Spine Unit,
Burwood Hospital
Christchurch 8083
New Zealand

Spine Center Director: Jeremy Evison

Team member:
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Most frequent pathologies	Degeneration, Trauma, Tumor
Procedures	332 cases per year 280 instrumented cases per year
Total estimated number of procedures: Cervical deformity Cervical trauma Cervical tumor Rheumatoid cervical spine Chronic pain Degenerative cervical spine Degenerative lumbar spine Dysraphic conditions Special procedures Thoracic & lumbar trauma Thoracic, lumbar and sacral tumor Thoracolumbar deformity	<1 per month 5 per month <1 per month <1 per month 1 per month 2.5 per month per month 8 per month <1 per month 4 per month 8 per month 4 per month 1 per month per month
Other techniques performed: Navigation Combined anterior and posterior procedures Minimally invasive Combined 2 surgeon procedures Tetraplegia surgery	15 per month 2 per month 5 per month 5 per month 2 per month
Can a fellow assist scrubbed-in?	Yes
Types of Fellowship	Observerships, Short-term fellowships, Long-term fellowships
Language(s) available as a means of communication	English
Accommodation	Available in staff quarters / near center