iSpine (International Spine Academy) organized a Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery live course in Salem (S-MISS) under the aegis of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of India (MISSI) on Sunday, 18th March 2018 at SKS hospital, Salem. There were 5 live surgeries and lectures on techniques. About 75 Ortho, Neuro and Spine surgeons attended the one day course. The surgeries were telecasted in CJ Pallazio which is 6 kms away by wireless
Date
Sunday, March 18, 2018Location
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- Dr. Balamurali G, Chennai
- Dr. Ranjith Unnikrishnan, Trivandrum
- Dr. Sivasabapathy
- Dr. Umesh Srikantha, Bengaluru
- Dr. Vignesh Pushparaj, Chennai
- Dr. Vishal Kundnani
- Dr. Vishnu Prasath C S
Faculty
Program
18.03.2018 (Sunday)
| Time | Program | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 08.00 – 08.15 | Registration | |
| 08.15 – 08.35 | Welcome speech and Inaugural function | Dr Vishnu Prasad |
| 08.35 – 08.40 | Principles and Introduction to MIS Surgery | Dr G Balamurali |
| 08.40 - 08.45 | Anatomy through tubes for MIS surgeons | Dr Vignesh Pushparaj |
| 08.45 - 08.52 | Tubular Lumbar Micro discectomy – Technique | Dr Vishal Kundnani |
| 08.52 – 08.57 | Tubular Lumbar decompression for Spinal Stenosis – technique | Dr Umesh Srikantha |
| 08.57 – 09.04 | Percutaneous pedicle screw instrumentation – Technique | Dr Ranjith Unnikrishnan |
| 09.04 – 09.10 | MIS - TLIF –How I do it? | Dr Ranjith Unnikrishnan |
| 09.10 – 09.15 | MIS posterior cervical foraminotomy – Technique | Dr G Balamurali |
| 09.15 – 09.20 | Transforaminal endoscopic discectomy –Technique | Dr Sivasabapathy |
| 09.20 – 09.25 | Radiation in MIS Surgery | Dr Vishal Kundnani |
| 09.25 – 09.30 | Salem Orthopedic Association Talk | |
| 09.30 – 14.00 | Live Surgeries | |
| 14.00 – 14.07 | Road to becoming a MIS surgeon | Dr G Balamurali |
| 14.07 – 14.14 | Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty – techniques | Dr Vishnu Prasad |
| 14.14 – 14.20 | MIS surgery for intradural tumour excision– Technique | Dr Umesh Srikantha |
| 14.20 – 16.50 | Live surgeries | |
| 16.50 – 17.00 | Summary and vote of thanks | Dr Vignesh Pushparaj |
| ** Tea: 10.00 & 16.00 ** Lunch: 13.00 – 14.00 |
- MIS discectomy (Endoscopic)
- MIS decompression
- VMIS TLIF
- MIS fracture fixation and vertebroplasty
- Thoracic meningioma excision
Live Surgeries Planned:
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