Thursday 6 February

8.00 – 10.00 SESSION INTRODUCTION AND LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION

8.00 - 8.30 Welcoming of Participants

8.30 - 8.45 Endoscopic Anatomy of the Spine

8.45 - 9.00 Mono/Uniportal Endoscopy: Basic Concepts, Overview and Learning Curve

9.00 - 9.15 Biportal Endoscopy: Basic Concepts, Overview and Learning Curve

9.15 - 9.30 Surgical Setup and equipment for endoscopic Spine surgery

9.30 - 9.45 Monoportal Transforaminal Discectomy: How I Do It

9.45 - 10.00 Biportal Interlaminar Discectomy: How I Do It

10.00 – 10.30 COFFEE BREAK

10.30 – 13.30 SESSION HANDS-ON – LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION

Group A (6 trainees on 3 UpSurgeOn models)

10.30 - 11.30 Biportal Interlaminar Discectomy

11.30 - 12.30 Monoportal Transforaminal Discectomy

12.20 – 13.30 Biportal Extraforaminal Discectomy

(10.30 – 13.30) Biportal Virtual Reality on UBE XR Simulator (6 trainees: 30 min by trainee)

Group B (6 trainees on 3 UpSurgeOn models)

10.30 - 11.30 Monoportal Transforaminal Discectomy

11.30 - 12.30 Biportal Interlaminar Discectomy

12.30 – 13.30 Monoportal Interlaminar Discectomy

13.30 – 14.30 LUNCH

14.30 – 15.30 SESSION LUMBAR CANAL STENOSIS AND FORAMINAL STENOSIS

14.30-14.45 Endoscopy vs Microsurgery for Degenerative lumbar spine: choosing the right indications

14.45-15.00 Biportal interlaminar approach for over-the-top laminectomy

15.00-15.15 Monoportal interlaminar approach for discectomy or laminectomy

15.15-15-30 Biportal extraforaminal approach for foraminotomy or discectomy

15.30 – 17.30 SESSION HANDS-ON – LUMBAR CANAL STENOSIS

Group A (6 trainees on 3 UpSurgeOn models)

15.30 - 16.30 Monoportal Interlaminar Discectomy

16.30 – 17.30 Biportal over-the-top laminectomy

17.30 - 18.30 Monoportal over-the-top laminectomy

Group B (6 trainees on 3 UpSurgeOn models)

15.30 – 16.30 Biportal Extraforaminal Discectomy

16.30 – 17.30 Monoportal over-the-top laminectomy

17.30 - 18.30 Biportal over-the-top laminectomy

(15.30 – 18.30) Biportal Virtual Reality on UBE XR Simulator (4 trainees: 30 min by trainee)

Friday 7 February

08.30 – 09.30 SESSION ADVANCED INDICATIONS

08.30 – 08.45 Debriefing of the first day and Presentation of the “choose your approach” Hands-On Session

08.45 – 09.00 Endoscopic Interbody Fusion

09.00 – 09.15 Cervical Monoportal Foraminotomy, posterior Microdiscectomy and Laminectomy

09.15 – 09.30 Cervical Biportal Foraminotomy, posterior Microdiscectomy and Laminectomy

09.30 – 09.45 Complications management in endoscopic spine surgery

09.45 – 10.00 COFFEE BREAK

10.00 – 13.00 SESSION HANDS-ON “CHOOSE YOUR APPROACH”

10.00 – 13.00 Expert On-stage Demonstration: Cervical foraminotomy, Microdiscectomy and Laminectomy

Group A (6 trainees on 3 UpSurgeOn models)

10.00 – 11.00 Endoscopic Interbody Fusion

11.00 – 12.00 Monoportal Session: Transforaminal or Interlaminar

12.00 – 13.00 Biportal Session: Interlaminar or Extraforaminal

Group B (6 trainees on 3 UpSurgeOn models)

10.00 – 11.00 Monoportal Session: Transforaminal or Interlaminar

11.00 – 12.00 Biportal Session: Interlaminar or Extraforaminal

12.00 – 13.00 Endoscopic Interbody Fusion

(15.30 – 18.30) Biportal Virtual Reality on UBE XR Simulator (2 trainees: 30 min by trainee)

13.00 END OF THE COURSE