THURSDAY 2nd DECEMBER
8.15 INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE MANAGEMENT OF LUMBAR STENOSIS WITHOUT INSTABILITY Moderators: P. Fayada (Paris, France), C. Lamartina (Milano),
10’ Bilateral laminectomy
A. Montanaro (Rome)
10’ Laminotomies
A. Raco (Latina)
10’ Bilateral decompression with unilateral approach
F. Postacchini (Rome)
10’ Endoscopic transforaminal decompression
R. Morgenstern (Barcelona, Spain)
10’ X-Stop interspinous spacer: randomized controlled trial at 2 years
B. Stromqvist (Lund, Sweden)
9.05-9.25 Discussion
9.25 BASIC SCIENCE IN LUMBAR DISC DISEASES
Moderators: G. Cinotti (Roma), J.Y. Maigne (Paris, France)
LECTURE
18’ Genetic transmission of intervertebral disc disorders
T. Videman (Edmonton, Canada)
LECTURE
18’ Degenerative disc disease and vertebral instability
M.A. Adams (London, UK)
LECTURE
18’ Pathophysiology of nerve-root pain in disc herniation
B. Rydevik (Goteborg, Sweden) 10.19-10.35 Discussion
10.35 NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE LUMBAR SURGERY
Moderators: H.M. Mayer (Munich, Germany), P.P.M. Menchetti (Firenze).
10’ Interspinous stabilization with Aspen
D. Karahalios (Chicago, USA)
10’ TLIF with expandable cage
D. Attia (Montélimar, France)
10’ Shield cement directed kyphoplaty
A. Krueger (Marburg, Germany)
10’ Neurophysiologic monitoring of spinal nerve roots and spinal ord by EmG and mEP during instrumented posterior spine surgery H. Halm (Neustadt, Germany)
11.05-11.20 Discussion
10’ Trans1 at 2 levels
P. Clavel (Barcelona, Spain)
10’ Xlif
8’ Percudyn associated to discectomy for disc herniation
G. Maida (Ferrara)
11.48-11.57 Discussion
11.57 PREVIEW
5’ The genesis of an implant for the facet joints
H. Hale (Zurich, Switzerland)
12.02 MINI-LECTURE
Moderator: M. Balsano (Schio-Thiene) 12’ Treatment of idiopathic scoliosis with Universl Clamp M. Palmisani (Modena)
12.14-12.17 Discussion
12.17-12.47 CONSENSUS CONFERENCE
Chairman: P.P.M. Menchetti REDUCTION OF OLYSTHESIS OR FUSION IN SITU IN ISTHMIC SPONDYLOLISTHESIS? M. Di Silvestre (Bologna), D. Fabris Monterumici (Padova), P. Fayada (Paris), C. Lamartina (Milan), C.A. Logroscino (Rome), P.P. Mura (Cagliari)
12.47 BASIC SCIENCE IN SPINAL IMPLANTS
Moderator: D. Karahalios (Chicago, USA)
LECTURE
15’ Spinal implants: physiological loads, long-term mechanical properties and biomechanical impact S. Freudiger (Zurich, Switzerland)
13.02-13.05 Discussion
13.05-14.25 LUNCH,WORKSHOPS
14.25-14.35 COMMUNICATON ('7)
14.35 IDIOPATHIC COCCYGODYNIA
Moderator: T. Greggi (Bologna)
10’ Has the shape of the coccyx an etiopathogenetic role ?
E. Ferrari, F. Postacchini (Rome)
12’ Diagnosis and conservative treatments
J.Y. Maigne (Paris, France)
10’ Coccygectomy: when? partial or total? what results ?
F. Postacchini (Rome)
15.07-15.17 Discussion
15.17 LONG-TERM RESULTS OF LUMBAR DISC PROSTHESIS
Moderators: S. Astolfi (Roma), W. Bini (Dubrovnik, Croatia) 12’ J.C. LeHuec
(Bordeaux, France)
10’ D. Fabris monterumici
(Padova)
12’ H.m. mayer
(Munich, Germany)
10’ G. Gioia
(Milan)
16.01-16.15 Discussion
16.15 DEGENERATIVE LUMBAR DISC DISEASE AT 3 CONTIGUOUS LEVELS: WHAT SURGICAL TREATMENTS ? Moderators: D. Fabris Monterumici (Padova), G. La Rosa (Rome)
10’ Patient’s selection
C. Lamartina (Milan)
10’ Interspinous spacers
W. Bini (Dubrovnik, Croatia)
16.35-16.42 Discussion
10’ Percutaneous stabilization without arthrodesis
R. Assietti (Milan)
10’ Stabilization and fusion
P.P. Mura (Cagliari)
10’ Dynamic stabilization
M. Di Silvestre (Bologna)
17.12-17.22 Discussion
10’ Hybrid stabilization
S. Astolfi (Rome)
10’ Stabilization with carbon fibres rods with different elastic modules
P. Fayada (Paris, France)
17.42-17.50 Discussion
17.50 BASIC SCIENCE IN THE SPINE
Moderator: G. Gioia (Milan)
LECTURE
15’ Tissue ingineering: present and future
E. Pola (Rome)
18.05-18.10 Discussion
18.10-18.40 CONSENSUS CONFERENCE
ARE PERCUTANEOUS TREATMENTS OF LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION VALID IN TERMS OF RESULTS AND COSTS ? Chairman: M. Crostelli (Roma) M. Balsano (Schio-Thiene), A. Cesaroni (Rome), G. Canero (Rome), G. Gioia (Milan), H.C. Le Huec (Bordeaux), P.P.M. Menchetti (Florence)
18.40 END OF THE CONGRESS