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Programme

Friday 28 March  and Saturday 29 March 2025

Challenges in CSF management in Spine Surgery – detailed programme will follow soon

TIMESUBJECT AND LECTURER
08.45Welcome and introduction
Dr. N. Moayeri and Dr. S. van Diederen
09.00Cerebral spinal fluid: Anatomic considerations Dr. P.H. Gosselaar
09.30 Panel discussion: Tarlov cysts and CSF - circulation
Dr. N. Moayeri (Dr. W.B.M. Slooff, Prof. dr. F.C. Öner, Prof. Dr. M.C. Kruyt)
10.00How to prevent dural ectasia lesions in the dystrophic neurofibromatosis spine
Prof. Dr. M.C. Kruyt
10.30Coffee Break
11.00 Managing arachnoiditis and cyst formation in spinal surgery
Dr. G.J. Amelink
11.30Visualizing spinal CSF-leaks and arachnoiditis-induced blockades
Dr. S. de Lange
12.30 Lunch break
TIMESUBJECT AND LECTURER
13.30Interactive session: New concepts of managing CSF-leaks in spinal surgery
Dr. T. P.C. van Doormaal
14.00Case discussion: CSF-leak & wound-healing: a multidisciplinary approach
Dr. D.D. Krijgh
14.30Case discussion: Panel discussion: how to manage challenging CSF-leaks: case discussions
Dr. S. Diederen (Dr. G.J. Amelink, Prof. dr. F.C. Öner , Dr. T.P.C. Schlösser)
15.00 Tea break
15.30Case discussion: Syringomyelia and spinal cord injury: a silent enemy
Dr. P.V. Ter Wengel
16.00The complicated spinal wound
Drs. D.D. Krijgh
16.30 Towards better understanding and
treatment of spinal infections
Prof. Dr. H.H. Weinans
17.00Closure and drinks
Saturday 29 March 2025: Hands-on cadaveric lab
08:00 Hands-on training
10:00 Break
10:30 Hands-on training
12:30 Closure and lunch
Surgical skills stations:
- microsurgical closure of dura/CSF leaks
Dr. G.J. Amelink
- putting occipital plates and C1 screws
Dr. N. Moayeri
- putting C2 screws according to Harms and Magerl
Dr. S.P.J. Muijs
- putting cervical lateral mass screws and hooks
Dr. J. van Tiel

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

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