| TIME | SUBJECT AND LECTURER |
|---|---|
| 08.45 | Welcome and introduction Prof. dr. L.W. van Rhijn and Dr. J. van Tiel |
| 09.00 | Guidelines for spinal infections in adults and children Dr. D.H.R. Kempen |
| 09.30 | AO classification for spinal infections Prof. Dr. F.C. Öner |
| 10.00 | Imaging and image guided interventions for spinal infections Dr. W. Foppen |
| 10.30 | Coffee Break |
| 11.00 | Antibiotic treatment of spinal infections Dr. R.J. Rentenaar |
| 11.30 | Case discussion: Surgical treatment of native spinal infections with and without prevertebral or epidural abscesses Dr. S.P.J. Muijs and Dr. N. Moayeri |
| 12.30 | Lunch break |
| TIME | SUBJECT AND LECTURER |
|---|---|
| 13.30 | Spinal Tuberculosis Dr. T. Mudrikova |
| 14.00 | Treatment of and prevention of acute implant related infections Prof. Dr. M.C. Kruyt |
| 14.30 | Case discussion: Conservative versus early operative treatment of post-operative infections after instrumented spinal surgery Dr. S. Sadiqi and Dr. H.R. Niknejad |
| 15.00 | Tea break |
| 15.30 | Occult infections and pseudarthrosis after spinal fusion Dr. T.P.C. Schlösser |
| 16.00 | The complicated spinal wound Drs. D.D. Krijgh |
| 16.30 | Towards better understanding and treatment of spinal infections Prof. Dr. H.H. Weinans |
| 17.00 | Closure and drinks |
| Saturday 23 March 2024: Hands-on cadaveric lab 08:00 Hands-on training 10:00 Break 10:30 Hands-on training 12:30 Closure and lunch |
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| Surgical skills stations: - Treatment of spondylodiscitis with massive bonedestruction and boneloss using a mesh-cage Dr. S.P.J. Muijs - Costotransversectomy Prof. dr. M.C. Kruyt - Percutaneous stabilization, drainage of perivertebral abcess and the sacroiliac joint Dr. T.P.C. Schlösser - Anterior abcess drainage and corpectomy for cervical spondylodiscitis Dr. N. Moayeri |
Faculty
Dr. W. Foppen, radiologist
Dr. D.H.R. Kempen orthopedic surgeon
Drs. D.D. Krijgh, plastic surgeon
Prof. Dr. M.C. Kruyt, orthopedic surgeon
Dr. N. Moayeri, neurosurgeon
Dr. T. Mudrikova, internal medicine and infectious diseases specialist
Dr. S.P.J. Muijs, orthopedic surgeon
Prof. Dr. F.C. Öner, orthopedic surgeon
Dr. R.J. Rentenaar, medical biologist
Prof. Dr. L.W. van Rhijn, orthopedic surgeon
Dr. S. Sadiqi, orthopedic surgeon
Dr. T.P.C. Schlösser, orthopedic surgeon
Dr. J. van Tiel, orthopedic surgeon
Prof. Dr. H. Weinans, professor of tissue
biomechanics and implants