Spine Deformity Solutions: A Hands-On Course

Program Agenda

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Welcome Reception & Fireside Chat Case Discussions

• 17:30 - 18:30       Participant Registration
• 18:30 - 20:30       Fireside Chat Case Discussions: Pediatric & Adult Spine  (2 Concurrent Sessions)

All registered delegates are invited to attend the Welcome Reception and Fireside Chat Case Discussions on Wednesday evening. Beverages and light hors d’oeuvres will be served. The case discussions will immediately follow the Welcome Reception. Dress is business casual.

Thursday, June 19, 2025

Lecture & Lab Sessions - Radboud University Medical Center

• 7:30 – 8:00 - Welcome and Coffee in Lounge 
• 8:00 – 8:50 - Session 1: Thoracolumbar Open Posterior Techniques
• 8:50 – 8:55- Proceed to lab and dress into disposable surgical gowns
• 8:55 – 10:20 - Practical Exercise 1A-B, 
  • Rotation 1 -
    • Lab Room Vesalius A (Stations 1-5) - Cadavers 1-5 in lateral decubitus position, left side up
    • Lab Room Vesalius B (Stations 6-10) - Cadavers 6-10 prone position 
• 10:20 – 10:35 – Refreshment Break
• 10:35 – 11:00 - Group Photo; Introduction to SRS & How to Become a Member 
• 11:00 – 12:40 - Practical Exercise 1A-B cont.
  • Roatation 2 - 
    • Lab Room Vesalius A (Stations 1-5, with image intensifier) - Cadavers 6-10 in lateral decubitus position, left side up
    • Lab Room Vesalius B (Stations 6-10) - Cadavers 1-5 prone position 
• 12:40 – 14:15 - Lunch & Workshops
  • 12:40 – 13:10 - Workshops
  • 13:10 – 13:45 - Lunch
  • 13:45 – 14:15 - Workshops
• 14:20 – 14:50 - Session 2: Osteotomies and Pelvic Fixation 
• 14:50 – 15:00 - Proceed to Lab 
• 15:00 – 17:30 - Practical Exercise 2: Posterior Spinal Osteotomies (All Cadavers Prone Position)
  • Lab Room A (Stations 1-5); Lab Room B (Stations 6-10) – Route 103
    • Posterior Column Osteotomies, Ponte multiple levels between L1-L5, Smith-Peterson Osteotomy (SPO), Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy (PSO) in the Lumbar Spine (at L3), Vertebral Column Resection (VCR) of the Thoracic Spine (at T9). Participants share left/right side. 
• 17:30 - Change Clothes and Participant free night out.

Friday, June 20, 2025

Lecture & Lab Sessions - Radboud University Medical Center

• 7:30 – 8:00 - Welcome and Coffee in Lounge
• 8:00 – 8:30 - Session 3: Cervical Deformity: Indications, Approach, and Execution 
• 8:35 – 8:45 - Proceed to lab and dress into disposable surgical gowns
• 8:45 – 10:30 - Practical Exercise 3A: Anterior Approaches to the Cervical Spine and Cervicothoracic
  • Lab Room A (Stations 1-5); Lab Room B (Stations 6-10) - Route 103
  • Interbody Fusion and Corpectomy, Sternotomy, and Approach to Upper Thoracic Spine
• 10:30 – 10:50 – Refreshment Break
• 10:50 – 12:30 – Practical Exercise 3B: Posterior Cervical Reconstruction from Occipital to T2
  • Lab Room A (Stations 1-5); Lab Room B (Stations 6-10)
  • Posterior Instrumentation: Occipital Plate, C3-7 lateral mass screws, Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, C3-C7 Pedicle Screws. Open Anatomy Based.
• 12:30 – 14:15 - Lunch & Workshops
  • 12:30 - 13:00 - Workshops
  • 13:00-13:40 - Lunch
  • 13:40-14:10 - Workshops
• 14:15 – 15:00 - Session 4: Anterior and Lateral Approach: Thoracic and Lumbar Spine 
• 15:00 – 15:05 - Proceed to lab 
• 15:05 – 16:45 - Practical Exercise 4: Anterior Thoracolumbar Approaches (Cadavers Lateral Decubitus Position, Left Side Up. Then for Second Part, Turn to Supine Position)
  • Part 1. Anterior Thoracic Transpleural Approach (Mid-Thoracic). Cadavers in lateral decubitus position, left side up 
  • Part 2. Anterior Lumbosacral Retroperitoneal Approach + ALIF L5-S1 & Exposure L4-L5. Cadavers supine
• 16:45 – 17:10 - Open Question & Answer Wrap-up Session
• 17:10 – Change Clothes and Adjourn
   

Please note, session topics, lab techniques, and timing are subject to change.

Coming soon

Travel & Housing

Course Location

Wednesday, June 18 | Registration and Fireside Chat Case Discussions

Radboud University Medical Center, Huize Heyendael

Geert Grooteplein Noord 9,

6525 EZ Nijmegen, Netherlands

Thursday, June 19 - Friday, June 20 | Lecture Sessions and Practical Exercises

Radboud University Medical Center, Studiecentrum

Geert Grooteplein 21 (route 74 - 142)

6525 EZ Nijmegen, Netherlands

Housing

Faculty Hotel

Blue
Oranjesingel 14-20
6511 NT Nijmegen
Tel: +31 24 744 0094
Email

Suggested Hotels

Mercure Hotel Nijmegen Center
Located next to the central train station. Radboud UMC is 10 minutes away by car and the city center is a 5-minute walk away.
Stationsplein 29
6512 AB Nijmegen
Tel: +31 24 323 8888
Email

Van Der Valk Hotel Nijmegen - Lent
Located directly at Nijmegen-Lent Station. Radboud UMC is 15 minutes away by car.
Hertog Eduardplein 4
6663 AN Nijmegen
Tel: +31 24 792 0200
Email
 

Travel

Getting to Nijmegen

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Currency

The official currency of the Netherlands is the Euro (EUR). As of January 8, 2025, $1 USD is roughly equivalent to .97 EUR . To check your country’s currency conversion, click here.

Electricity

The Netherlands operates on a 230V supply voltage and 50Hz. The power plugs and sockets are of type C and F. Plug type C has 2 round pins and plug type F has 2 round pins and 2 earth clips on the side.

Time Zone

Nijmegen, the Netherlands observes Central European Time (CET), with Daylight Savings Time beginning on March 30, 2025, they will then observe Central European Summer Time (CEST). Daylight Savings Time will change the clock forward 1 hour.

Nijmegen (CEST)	New York (EDT)	Bangkok (ICT)
08:00	02:00	13:00
12:00	06:00	17:00
15:00	09:00	20:00

Weather

June marks the beginning of Summer in the Netherlands, and you can expect temperatures around 69-53°F (21-11°C). You can expect about 10 days of rain in June.

Language

The official Language of the Netherlands is Dutch.