Scientific Program
 

Final  Programm:

Day 1: Thursday  June 23th 

8:00 REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST

9:00 OPENING REMARKS

  • Ramiro Ramirez, AMCICO President (5min.) 
  • Rudolf Morgenstern ,  IITS  President  (5min.)
  • Anthony T.Yeung,    IITS Executive Director  (10min.)

 

 

9:20 – 10.30   SESSION 1  INTRODUCTION
Moderators:  Anthony Yeung/Sang-Ho Lee

  • The micro-anatomy of various degenerative conditions of the disc in the  lumbar spine. Wolfgang Rauschning (20min)
  • Foraminal normal and Patho-anatomy of the lumbar spine..

Anthony T. Yeung (10min)

  • Image Guided Endoscopic Surgery. Technique and advantages.

Sang-Ho Lee (10min)

  • Spine degenerative disease care in the US Navy

                Robert Rosenbaum & William Morgan (20min)
Questions  (10min.)

 

10:30 - 11:30  SESSION 2    STATE  OF THE ART OF MIS&ENDOSCOPIC  SURGERY
Moderators:  Alvaro Dowling/Sang-Ho Lee

  • State of the Art of the endoscopic surgery in the USA. A surgeon’s point of view. Anthony T. Yeung (8 min.)
  • State of the Art of the endoscopic surgery in Mexico. A surgeon’s point of view.

Roberto Cantú (8 min.)

  • State of the Art of MIS surgery in Mexico. A surgeon’s point of view.

José A. Soriano (8 min.)

  • State of the Art of  MIS&endoscopic surgery in South America. A surgeon’s point of view. Jorge Ramirez (8 min.)
  • State of the Art of MIS& endoscopic surgery in Asia-Pacific. A surgeon’s point of view.

Sang-Ho Lee (8 min.)

  • State of the Art of the endoscopic surgery in Europe. A surgeon’s point of view.

       Rudolf Morgenstern (8 min.)

 Questions (10min)

11:30  Comercial Exhibition & Coffee break (30 min)

 

12:00 -13.30  FREE PAPER SESSION 3

 

13:30- 14:30 : Lunch Seminar  

14:30 -15.40  FREE PAPER SESSION 4

15:45-16:10 COFFEE BREAK

16:10 – 17:40 SESSION 5    LUMBAR  MIS  SURGERY
Moderators:  Rudolf Morgenstern/Gun Choi

  • The role of MIS and endoscopic surgery in the mainstream.

Sang-Ho Lee (10min)
Transforaminal approach in endoscopic spine surgery. Technique and advantages. Anthony T.Yeung (10min)

  • Endoscopic surgery versus traditional microdiscectomy.

Gun Choi (10min)

  • Interlaminar lumbar endoscopic discectomy.  

Alvaro Dowling (10min)

  • Interlaminar lumbar endoscopic surgery. Technique and advantages.

Gun Choi (10min)

  • Endoscopic Foraminal Stenosis Surgery in extreme collapsed discs.

 Rudolf Morgenstern (10min)

  • MIS in the Lumbar Degenerative Spine. 18 years experience.

Jorge Ramirez (12min)

Questions (15 min.)

 

17:40  Adjourn- Followed by Opening Reception in the pool area  "Tequila & Taquiza"

 

 

 

 

Day 2: Friday  June 24th 

8:00-9:00  BREAKFAST SEMINAR

9:00- 11:00 SESSION 6  CERVICAL  MIS  SURGERY
Moderators:  Wolfgang Rauschning/June-Ho Lee

  • The micro-anatomy of various degenerative conditions of the cervical  spine.

Wolfgang Rauschning (20 min.)

  • Cervical endoscopic laser surgery.

June-Ho Lee (12 min)

  • Laser usefulness, when and how to use it.

Stefan Hellinger (12min)

  • Endoscopic approaches in difficult cervical cases.

June-Ho Lee  (12 min)

  • Cervical endoscopic surgery, posterior approach.

Alvaro Dowling (12min)

  • Cervical endoscopic surgery, anterior approach.

Stefan Hellinger (12min)

  • Cervical Fusion versus two levels Artificial Disc in DDD

Ali Araghi (12min)

  • Cervical MIS anterior approach

                Jorge Ramirez (15min)

Questions (10 min.)

11:00-11:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:30- 12:30 FREE PAPER SESSION 7 

12:30 -13.30  LUNCH SEMINAR

13:30- 15:00 FREE PAPER SESSION 8   

15:00-15:25 COFFEE BREAK

15:25 – 17:00 SESSION 9  INTRADISCAL TECHNIQUES
Moderators:  Roberto Cantú/Braulio Hernandez

  • Endoscopic Surgery in Failed Back Syndrom

Eric Gozlan (20min)

  • Diagnostic and therapeutic injections

Anthony T.Yeung (10min)

  • Endoscopic disc decompression and manual nucleotomy. Indications and outcome. Jorge Ramirez  (10min.)
  • Endoscopic laser foraminoplasty.

José Rugeles (10min.)

  • Endoscopic Surgery  of  Postdiscectomy  Syndrome

Stefan Hellinger (10min)

  • Lumbar foraminoplasty

Alvaro Dowling (10min)

  • Radio high-frequency disk ablation with annulus modulation. An endoscopic technique.

 José Rugeles (10min.)

  • Complications in MIS

Roberto Postigo (10min)

Questions (5min.)

17:00   Football tournament (4 teams)

17:30 – 18:30 IITS COMMITTEE MEETING

19:00 - 20:00  AMCICO MEETING

20:00  GALA DINNER

 

 

 

 

Day 3: Saturday  June 25th 

8:00-9:00  BREAKFAST SEMINAR

9:00- 10:00 SESSION 10  MIS SURGERY IN LUMBAR  SPONDYLOLISTHESIS
Moderators:  Gun Choi/Jorge Ramirez

  • Anatomopathology of lumbar spondylolisthesis.

Wolfgang Rauschning (15 min.)

  • Image Guided Percutaneous Implant  Surgery. Technique and advantages.

Sang-Ho Lee (10 min.)

  • Percutaneous Implants in lumbar spondylolisthesis.

 Rudolf Morgenstern (10 min.)

  • Endoscopic surgery in foraminal stenosis

Anthony T.Yeung (10min.)

Questions (15 min.)

10:00- 11:30 SESSION 11  MIS FUSION TECHNIQUES
Moderators: Eric Gozlan/Stefan Hellinger

  • Full Percutaneous TLIF.

Rudolf Morgenstern (10 min.)

  • MIS in interbody fusion.

Alvaro Dowling (10min.)

  • Maximizing lumbar stability following minimally invasive surgery

 

 

 

 

 

William Morgan (10min.)

  • Usefulness of endoscopic surgery in the degenerative lumbar spine

Robert Rosenbaum (10min.)

  • Endoscopic Surgery in massive herniations

Gun Choi (10min.)

  • Usefulness of MIS in the degenerative lumbar spine

Roberto Postigo (10min.)

  • Endoscopic Surgery in FBS

Anthony T.Yeung (15min.)

Questions (15 min.)

11:30-12:00 COFFEE BREAK

12:00- 13:30 FREE PAPER SESSION 12 

13.30- 14:15  LUNCH SEMINAR

14:15 – 16:00 SESSION 13  MIS SURGERY IN LUMBAR CENTRAL STENOSIS
Moderators:  Anthony Yeung/José Rugeles

  • Anathomopathology of lumbar central stenosis.

Wolfgang Rauschning   (20 min.)

  • Minimally invasive lumbar surgery versus more invasive procedures (The importance of the small ligaments and muscles of the spine and why we should protect them.)

William Morgan (10min.)

  • Integrated spinal care to include weight loss,smoking cessation and narcotic cessation.

Robert Rosenbaum (10min.)

  • MIS techniques in adult central stenosis

Roberto Postigo (10min.)

  • MIS surgery in central stenosis

Gun Choi (10min.)

  • Interspinous Implants. Outcome and Indications.

Jorge Ramirez (10min.)

  • MIS techniques in central stenosis

Stefan Hellinger (10min.)

Questions (15 min.)

16:00- 16:20  FAREWELL AWARDS AND CONGRESS CLOSING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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