The evolution of spine surgery

From fusion to the motion preservation era. Two days of cervical spine teaching, debate and hands-on practice.

  • Day 14th National Guard Spine Course
  • Day 21st Spine Experts Forum
Cervical spine illustration that flexes to show motion preservation, or stiffens with rod and screws to show fusion

Disc replacement keeps each level moving.

Two days, two formats

A teaching course with hands-on stations, followed by an experts forum where every keynote is paired with a live case discussion.

Day 1 · Course

4th National Guard Spine Course

A morning of focused lectures on cervical anatomy and technique, then an afternoon at eight hands-on stations.

  • 15 lectures, cervical anatomy to deformity correction
  • 8 hands-on stations across 4 procedures
  • Small groups rotating in two rounds
Day 2 · Forum

1st Spine Experts Forum

Three moderated sessions on disc replacement, cervical arthrodesis and laminoplasty, built around keynotes and real cases.

  • 9 keynotes, each followed by case discussion
  • Disc replacement, arthrodesis, laminoplasty
  • Closing ceremony

Programme

Registration opens at 7:00 AM on both days. Speakers and moderators still to be confirmed are marked as such.

Morning lectures

Cervical spine, anatomy to deformity

    Afternoon hands-on

    1:00 – 5:30 PM, eight stations
    Round 1
    Disc replacement
    1A2B
    ACDF and corpectomy
    3A4B
    Break · 3:00 – 3:30
    Round 2
    Laminoplasty
    5A6B
    Cervical pedicle screw and lateral mass
    7A8B

    Join the course and the forum

    Register once for one or both days. Hands-on places on Day 1 are limited, so choose your preferred station when you sign up.

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