IGASS Forum Mexico Topic: ‘Non Fusion Technologies for Degenerative Spine Disease’ Date:Friday, March 2, 2012
Venue:Fiesta Americana Grand, Guadalajara, Mexico
Local Hosts:
Aurelio Ramirez C.
Carlos Patarroyo
Virgilio Ortiz
José Luis Martinez Azua
Luis F. Nava Granados IGASS Faculty:
Helton Defino, Brazil Bernhard Meyer, Germany
Rene Schmidt, Germany
Sagittal Balance of spine and pelvis is becoming one of the most relevant topic in order to understand spine diseases mechanisms.
Balance parameters are well described but their use in routine clinics remains demanding due to the complexity of their interactions.
The purpose of this Forum, organised by IGASS and its Faculty is to provide basic analysis concepts before sharing with you our practical experience.
Our offer to practice with database and analyze normal and pathological cases with the support of computerized analyses, will be the basis for our discussions and enable us to understand the mechanism of balance and its implication in treatment strategy.
We are very pleased to invite you to our first IGASS Forum on Sagittal Balance in Lyon and hoping to see you there !
P. Roussouly, M.D., Lyon, France
D. Chopin, M.D., Berck sur Mer, France
R. Hedlund, M.D., Gothenburg, Sweden
October 2009
Eurospine 2009 Warsaw, Poland, October 21-24, 2009
3rd IGASS Forum “Failed Surgery in the Degenerative Lumbar Spine” Venue: Novotel Centrum Hotel, Warsaw, Poland
October 20, 2009
168 participants represented 11 Countries in this conference organized by Indian Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC) and Spinal Cord Society (SCS) in
collaboration with International Group for Advancement in Spinal Science (IGASS) from 10th to 12th April 2009 at ISIC, New Delhi.
The faculty comprised of 49 distinguished experts from India and 10 from outside India. Prof. Cody Bunger, Prof. Azmi Hamzaoglu, Prof. Ahmet Alanay and Dr. Cagatay Ozturk represented IGASS at the meeting.
The major attractions of the conference were live demonstration of 7 interesting surgeries, video demonstration of surgeries, hands on workshops, panel discussions, awards for best paper/poster presenters, exhibition and interaction with faculty. A copy of the final program is available on www.scs-isic.com/lumbardisc09.htm
An IGASS fellowship was awarded to the following presenters for their presentations which were adjudged best and second best from amongst a total of 14:
Ms. Shallu Sharma, Lecturer, ISIC Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences – Effect of postero-anterior glide mobilization in acute sacro-iliac dysfunction for functional restoration.
Dr. B. Mohapatra, Research Associate, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. George Hospital, Australia & Jr. Consultant, Spine Service, ISIC (on study leave) – Early and Sustainable Improvement in pain are evident as soon as ten days after lumbar total disc replacement – a minimum follow-up of two years.
There was a pre-conference workshop on "Transforaminal Endoscopic
Discectomy". In addition to talks and live demonstration of surgery, there
was a hands on workshop on cadaver and sheep.
Dr. H.S. Chhabra
November 2008
Hotel President, Prague, Czech Republic November 20, 2008
IGASS Regional Forum “Treatment Options for Early Onset Scoliosis” Honorary Chairman: Dr. Yves Cotrel
Hotel President, Prague, Czech Republic
November 20, 2008
More than 15 cases of deformities in young children have been discussed by the participating surgeons. It has been observed that there were different ideas for the best treatment method reflecting a wide variety of experiences of surgeons from different areas.
The intense 1-day meeting has been adjourned late afternoon and the participants seemed to be very pleased of the hot and deep debates and discussions as well as the didactic lectures done during the whole day.
Prof. Ahmet Alanay
October 2008
Jordan Valley Marriott Resort, Dead Sea – Jordan October 25, 2008
IGASS Forum in Jordan “Deformity, Degenerative and Trauma” Jordan Valley Marriott Resort, Dead Sea – Jordan
October 25, 2008
The Forum was well attended by a mixture of local spinal orthopaedic & neurosurgeons as well as senior residents. Surgeons from nearby countries were also represented from Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Abu-Dhabi.
The main focus of the meeting was on recent advances in the field as well as hands-on workshops & discussion of problem cases which was the joy of the participants.
Prof. Shannak chaired a round-table discussion with the IGASS faculty concerning the establishment of modern spinal centre in Jordan. It was agreed by all that such centre will enhance the quality of spinal surgery in Jordan & therefore recommend the establishment of such centre.
Hands-on workshops on various new technological advances were held the second day, courtesy of the industry & were appreciated mostly by the junior surgeons. IGASS faculty members were the tutors of the workshops.
Feed back showed appreciation of the activities especially problem discussions of cases presented by the local surgeons. Many surgeons showed enthusiasm of enrolling in the IGASS group & application to the fellowship schemes.
Future meeting of this nature is welcomed by all attendees.
Prof. Akram Shannak
May 2008
SPINEWEEK 2008 Geneva, Switzerland May 26-31, 2008
2nd IGASS Forum “Aging Spine and Adjacent Level after Surgery” Hotel Intercontinental Geneva May 25, 2008
The first IGASS forum outside Europe was held at the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre in New Delhi in February 2008 in cooperation with the Delhi Spine Society.
Main topics were "Spinal Deformity" and "Minimal Invasive Techniques in Spinal Surgery".
IGASS was represented by Prof. Norbert Passuti from France and Prof. Ralf Gahr from Germany.
The meeting was well attended by an inspiring mixture of experienced spine surgeons and young residents.
According to IGASS philosophy the main focus of the meeting was on hands-on workshops and discussion of case reports.
After the IGASS meeting Prof. Norbert Passuti and Prof. Ralf Gahr attended the annual ISSICON meeting followed by another meeting (with live surgery) on minimal invasive surgery in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Both would like to thank all colleagues from India and Sri Lanka for their support and their hospitality, and also thank IGASS for making this trip possible.
We shall definitely carry on with IGASS activities outside Europe as this is the best and fastest way to spread knowledge on spinal surgery.
After the meetings in India and Sri Lanka we received numerous requests for IGASS fellowships, which is showing well the growing need for international educational programs.
October 2007
EUROSPINE 2007 Brussels, Belgium October 3 - 6, 2007
1st IGASS Forum “New Trends in Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis” Royal Winsor Hotel, Grand Place, Brussels, Belgium
Tuesday, 2 October 2007
