invetra™ pedicle screw course

A pedicle screw spine stabilisation course introducing the invetra system

Pedicle screw fixation systems have been standard in human practice for quite some time. Only now though has a system been designed and manufactured from the ground up specifically for the veterinary industry in a 5.5mm and a 3.0mm system.

The course is a varied mixture of theory and practical, but with the focus heavily on the practical aspect. An initial surgery on a real-case 3D model will be undertaken by each participant before moving into the wet-lab. This model will be kept by each attendee. 

Course Agenda:

• 9.00 - 10.00     Lecture
  • Introduction to pedicle screw technology

• 10.00 - 10.30   Laboratory
  • Introduction to equipment and application of 4.5mm pedicle screws on the 3D printed model

• 10.30 - 11.15   Lecture
  • Application on the lumbosacral spine and lumbar spine 

• Break

• 11.30 - 13.00   Laboratory 
  • Approach and placement of pedicle screws in L7-S1 of cadaver lumbosacral stabilisation and fracture of L2-3 fixation

• Lunch

• 14.00 - 15.00   Lecture 
  • Techniques for stabilisation of the thoracic and cervical spine using the invetra™ system

• 15.00 - 16.45    Laboratory
  • Thoracic and cervical fixation using the invetra™ system

• 16.45 - 17.00   Close

Speaker:

Bob Bergman DVM, MS Diplomate, ACVIM