This three-day masterclass will involve lectures and more than 50% time spent in the practical room. The aim is to provide you with the opportunity to practice your neurosurgical skills while under the guidance of a specialist.
After the course, you will have the confidence to perform routine hemilaminectomies, corpectomies and ventral slots, and have a good grounding in lumbosacral stabilization, thoracolumbar fractures, disc-associated wobblers syndrome, and atlantoaxial subluxation. If you are an experienced surgeon looking to expand your neurosurgical techniques then this course is for you.
Potential delegates should already:
Be competent with fundamental surgical skills e.g. Halsted’s principles
Have a basic knowledge of topics covered in the course i.e. cervical and thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusions/protrusions, disc associated wobblers syndrome and atlantoaxial subluxation
Possess good knowledge of basic vertebral anatomy
Have some experience with doing or assisting with neurosurgery
Program
01 - Day 1
Classroom|01/03/2025
WAHA Lab. (ワハラボ)
Learning Objectives
Describe how to perform the neurological examination
Explain the limitations of the examination in the clinical setting in order to improve patient assessment and localisation
List available imaging techniques, their pros and cons in identifying intervertebral disc disease and the major differential diagnoses
Localise and interpret imaging findings of a dog with a thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion
Describe the surgical approach to the thoracolumbar vertebral column
Perform a hemilaminectomy confidently and outline the appropriate post-operative care
Recognize & manage intra-operative complications seen with hemilaminectomy
