FINAL PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL MEETING SPONDYLOSIS and SPONDYLITIS NEW ASPECTS IN THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF DEGENERATIVE AND INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS OF THE SPINE Organized by the Neurosurgery Unit of Pisa Hospital GRAND HOTEL PALAZZO LIVORNO (ITALY), 19 TH - 20 TH MARZO 2009 Sponsored by:
I PRESENTATION I Over the last few years, there has been a remarkable development in the surgical techniques as well as in the number of surgical procedures on the spine. New materials have been developed that could provide more effective and easier solutions in degenerative conditions. New prospects in the treatment of inflammatory, rheumatic and infectious diseases of the spine have enhanced the role of spinal surgery in complex cases. In this framework, we thought it useful to provide an opportunity to share experience at a national and international level and certainly contribute to outlining limitations and possible future developments in this area. President Paolo Lepori Scientific Secretariat Stefano Carnesecchi Domenico Foti U. O. Neurochirurgia Ospedale Santa Chiara Azienda Ospedaliera Pisana Via Roma, 67-56126 Pisa Tel. 050 992429 - Fax 050 992429 Requested Auspices Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana
I THURSDAY I 19 TH MARCH 2009 I 12,30 Welcome Cocktail 13,30 Registration 14,00 Welcome and Opening Remarks P. Lepori (Pisa) 14,15 MAIN LECTURE COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMY OF LUMBAR SPINE P. Rabischong (Montpellier, France) CONTROVERSIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DEGENERATIVE SPINE DISEASE ROUND TABLE CERVICAL MYELOPATHY Chairmen: F. Faccioli (Verona), G. Parenti (Pisa) DISCUSSANT 14,40 R. Boccaletti (Sassari) 14,50 M. Dobran (Ancona) 15,00 D. Serino (Livorno) 15,10 Discussion ROUND TABLE DORSAL DISC HERNIATION Chairmen: R. Delfini (Roma), R. Gagliardi (Livorno) DISCUSSANT 15,20 P. Cervellini (Vicenza) 15,30 F. Faccioli (Verona) 15,40 G. Tonnarelli (Legnano, MI) 15,50 Discussion 16,00 Coffee Break ROUND TABLE BACK PAIN SURGICAL TREATMENT Chairmen: G. Guizzardi (Firenze), R. Vannozzi (Pisa) DISCUSSANT 16,30 A. Ceddia (Bari) 16,40 A. Cocciaro (Pisa) 16,50 A. Longo (Torino) 17,00 Discussion
I THURSDAY I 19 TH MARCH 2009 I ROUND TABLE REVISION SURGERY IN DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE Chairmen: P. Lepori (Pisa), G. Tonnarelli (Legnano, MI) DISCUSSANT 17,10 P. Petrini (Città di Castello, PG) 17,20 G. Simonetti (Roma) 17,30 P. P. Versari (Alessandria) 17,40 Discussion 17,50 MAIN LECTURE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SPINE INFECTIONS R. Delfini (Roma) 18,10 End of Session
I FRIDAY I 20 TH MARZO 2009 I SPINAL INFLAMMATORY DISEASE 1 st SESSION RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS OF THE SPINE - 1 st PART Chairmen: P. Kluger (Erbach, Germany), P. Lepori (Pisa) 08,40 MAIN LECTURE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS OF THE SPINE: PATHOGENESIS AND NATURAL HISTORY S. Bombardieri (Pisa) SURGICAL TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS OF THE UPPER CERVICAL SPINE: PERSPECTIVE FROM THE MASTERS 09,00 E. M. Buchholz (Erding, Germany) 09,20 F. Faccioli (Verona) 09,40 A. Maleci (Cagliari) 10,00 Discussion 10,15 Coffee Break 1 st SESSION RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS OF THE SPINE 2 nd PART Chairman: G. Guizzardi (Firenze) 10,45 RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: SUB AXIAL CERVICAL AND LUMBAR SPINE INVOLVMENT S. Carnesecchi (Pisa) 11,05 PERCUTANEOUS CEMENTOPLASTY: EXTENDED USE IN SPINAL PATHOLOGY P. Carpeggiani, S. Vallone (Modena) 11,25 DYNAMIC STABILIZATION OF SPINAL STENOSIS M. C. A. Stoffel (Monaco, Germany) 11,45 MAIN LECTURE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SPINE S ANTERIOR COLUMS IN TRAUMA, TUMOR, INFECTION AND DEGENERATIVE DISORDER. WHEN AND HOW P. Kluger (Erbach, Germany) 12,15 Discussion 12,30 Buffet Lunch
I FRIDAY I 20 TH MARZO 2009 I 2 nd SESSION SPINAL INFECTION - 1 st PART Chairmen: E. M. Buchholz (Erding, Germany) A. Maleci (Cagliari) 14,00 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SPONDYLYTYS C. Tascini (Pisa) 14,20 CLINICAL IMAGING OF SPINE INFECTIONS M. Puglioli (Pisa) 14,40 RADIONUCLIDE STUDIES IN SPINAL INFECTIONS E. Lazzeri (Pisa) 15,00 SURGICAL TREATMENT OF NON RBC INFECTION OF THE SPINE A. Griner (Legnano, MI) 15,20 Discussion 15,35 Coffee Break 2 nd SESSIONE SPINAL INFECTION - 2 nd PART Chairmen: A. Ceddia (Bari), A. Longo (Torino) 16,05 CURRENT CONCEPTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL TUBERCOLOSIS S. Rajasekaran (Coimbatore, India) 16,25 EVOLUTION AND CORRECTION OF SEVERE KYPHOTIC DEFORMITIES S. Rajasekaran (Coimbatore, India) 16,45 POST SURGICAL INFECTION DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT P. Lepori (Pisa) 17,05 Discussion and conclusions 17,20 Fill up the ECM questionnaire only for Italian participants 17,30 End of the Meeting
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