DePuy Spine currently offers two levels of training for MIS.
INTRODUCTORY TRAINING
Designed for spine surgeons with little or no experience with MIS surgery in the lumbar spine who have an interest in adding MIS techniques to their armamentarium. The agenda includes a full day of hands-on training supplemented by lectures from an experienced surgeon faculty.
Lecture Topics
- Minimally Invasive Techniques for Microdiscectomy and Laminectomy
- MIS TLIF: Indications, Patient Selection and Technique
- Minimally Invasive Pedicle Screw Fixation: When, Why, and How?
- Complications of MIS Surgery
Bioskills Session
- MIS TLIF
- Percutaneous Screw Placement
ADVANCED TRAINING
Designed for surgeons experienced with MIS procedures who want to learn new MIS techniques and advance their expertise in this area. The agenda includes case presentations and discussion, hands-on training, and lectures given by an experienced surgeon faculty.
Lecture Topics
- Advanced MIS Case Presentations and Discussion
- Cervical Foraminotomy... The Best Role for MIS?
- Contralateral Tubular Decompression
- Reducing Fluoro Exposure in an MIS Setting
- MIS for Stable Burst Fractures... Is External Bracing Still the Best
Treatment Option
- Role of MIS for Tumor Resection and Reconstruction
- Damage Control Spine Surgery...When MIS May Be the Only Option
Bioskills Session
- Advanced Tubular Access
- Surgical Techniques Demonstration
- Advanced MIS Fixation Lab