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Karnali Academy of Health Sciences

Spine Cadaveric Course

Date: 23rd September 2023

Session One: Spine Injury

Time

Topic

Speaker/Presenter

Panelists/Remarks

09:00-09:10

Clinical and radiological features influencing treatment of AO A3 and AO A4 fractures

Dr. Ram Krishna Barakoti

 

09:10:09:20

Detecting PLC injuries and its significance

Dr. Ram Krishna Dahal

 

09:20-09:30

 

DEBATE

AO A4 fracture

 

I will manage conservatively

 

Dr. Prakash Thapa

 

09:30-09:40

 

DEBATE

AO A4 fracture

 

I will do open posterior instrumentation

 

Dr. Gyanendra Joshi

 

09:40-09:50

 

DEBATE

 

AO A4 fracture

 

I will do Percutaneous Posterior Fixation

Dr. Kiran Gurung

 

09:50-10:00

Verdict (Judge)

Dr. Bimal Pandey

 

 

Session Two: Lumbar Disc Herniation

Time

Topic

Speaker/Presenter

Panelists/Remarks

10:00-10:10

Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation: Can it be avoided

Dr. Subash Chandra Jha

 

10:10-10:20

Post-operative discitis: conservative OR debridement

Dr. Bikash Parajuli

 

10:20-10:30

 

DEBATE

Lumbar Disc Herniation with Radiculopathy

 

I will do Selective Nerve Root Block

Dr. Deepak Kaucha

 

10:30-10:40

 

DEBATE

Lumbar Disc Herniation with Radiculopathy

 

I will do Microlumbar Discectomy and my outcome is the best

Dr. Pramod Lamichhane

 

10:40-10:50

 

 

DEBATE

Lumbar Disc Herniation with Radiculopathy

 

Endoscopic Discectomy is the superior

Dr. Byapak Paudel

 

10:50-11:00

Verdict (Judge)

Dr. Bimal Pandey

 

TEA/COFFEE BREAK: 20 minutes

Session Three: Infection

Time

Topic

Speaker/Presenter

Panelists/Remarks

11:20-11:30

Clinical and Radiological Predictors of Healing in spinal tuberculosis

Dr. Utsab Shrestha

 

11:30 – 11:40

Is anterior column reconstruction always required in surgical management of spinal tuberculosis

Dr. Nirajan Parajuli

 

11:40-11:50

 

DEBATE

Biopsy in spinal tuberculosis

 

CT guided is best

Dr. Sandip Kumar Yadav

 

11:50-12:00

 

DEBATE

Biopsy in spinal tuberculosis

 

C arm guided is best

Dr. Umash Karki

 

12:00 - 12:10

Verdict (Judge)

Dr. Bimal Pandey

 

 

Session Four: KAHS and ASSN Session

Time

Topic

Speaker/Presenter

Panelists/Remarks

12:10 – 12:20

Developing Spine Surgery in KAHS

Dr. Tufan Singh Kathayat

 

12:20 – 12:30

ASSN: training and fellowship opportunities, member benefits, Vote of Thanks

Dr. Suraj Bajracharya

General Secretary, ASSN

12:30 – 12:40

ASSN Calendar

Dr. Gaurav Raj Dhakal

Chair, Scientific Committee ASSN

12:40 LUNCH

14:00: CADAVERIC WORKSHOP

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