Saturday | July 2, 2022
| 14.00-14:10 | Federico Di Rocco: Introduction to the Course |
| 14:10-15:40 | SESSION 1: Introduction to the CVJ |
| 14:10-14:30 | Martin Catala: Embryology of posterior fossa and foramen magnum |
| 14:30-14:40 | Federico Di Rocco: Role of FGFR in the growth of the posterior fossa and foramen magnum in children |
| 14:40-14:55 | Martin Catala: Normal growth of CVJ in children and growth related modifications |
| 14:55-15:10 | Dominic Thompson: Developmental aspects of CVJ disorders in children |
| 15:10-15:25 | Sniya Sudhakar: Radiological analysis of posterior fossa and foramen magnum and growth changes |
| 15:25-15:40 | Patrick Mertens: Essential surgical landmarks of posterior fossa and foramen magnum |
| 15:40-17:00 | SESSION 2: Chiari |
| 15:40-16:00 | Concezio Di Rocco: Why we should stop to call it a malformation |
| 16:00-16:20 | Sniya Sudhakar: Radiology of Chiari type 1 malformation |
| 16:20- 16:30 | Federico Di Rocco: Chiari type 1: the importance of associated anomalies |
| 16:30-16:45 |
Gianpiero Tamburrini: Chiari type 1, spectrum of surgical techniques |
| 16:45-17:00 | Matthieu Vinchon: Complications after Chiari malformation type 1 surgery and their avoidance |
| 17:00-17:20 | Break |
| 17:20-18:30 | SESSION 2: Con’t : Chiari |
| 17:20-17:35 | Dominic Thompson: Chiari type 1: Surgical algorithm in children |
| 17:35-17:50 | Steven Knafo: Chiari type 1: Surgical algorithm in adults |
| 17:50-18:05 |
Matthieu Vinchon: evaluation of the results in Chiari type 1 surgery |
| 18:05-18:15 | Federico Di Rocco: presentation of ESPN Failed Chiari Surgery registry |
| 18:15-18:30 | Martina Messing-Jünger: Clinical cases |
| 18:30-19:15 | SESSION 3 Case for Discussion |
| 18:30-19:15 | Room A : Gianpiero Tamburrini, Martina Messing-Jünger , Dominic Thompson |
| 18:30-19:15 | Room B: Alexandru Szathmari, Nobuhito Morota |
| 18:30-19:15 | Room C: Matthew Vinchon, Massimiliano Visocchi |
Sunday | July 3, 2022
| 08:00-10:30 | SESSION 4: CVJ instability in children |
| 08:00-08:20 | Simonetta Gerevini: Imaging in pediatric CVJ trauma (acute phase and follow-up) |
| 08:20-08:40 | Martina Messing Juenger: mechanisms of CVJ trauma and indications for treatment |
| 08:40-09:00 | Sandip Chatterjee: Introduction to the CVJ stability in children |
| 09:00-09:20 | Alexandru Szathmari: Criteria for CVJ instability at the clinical examination: what to ask, what to search for |
| 09:20-09:40 | Sniya Sudhakar: Criteria for CVJ instability at the radiological examination: what to ask, what to search for |
| 09:40-10:00 | Dominic Thompson: clinical cases of CVJ instability / How I evaluate it |
| 10:00- 10:30 | Discussion |
| 10:30-11:00 | Break |
| 11:00-12:30 | SESSION 3: Con’t: CVJ instability in children |
| 11:00-11:20 | Matthiew Visocchi: Principles of CVJ stabilization: Indications, biomechanics, long term results |
| 11:20-11:30 | Nohubito Morota: Principles of non surgical stabilization: When , how and how long |
| 11:30-11:45 | Dominic Thompson: Occipito-cervical stabilization – when and how |
| 11:45-12:05 | Sandip Chatterjee: Clinical cases of surgical stabilization |
| 12:05-12:30 | Discussion |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch break - visit of stands |
| 14:00-15:05 | SESSION 5: CVJ Congenital pathologies |
| 14:00-14:15 | Federico Di Rocco: CVJ in ACH |
| 14:15-14:30 | Nobuhito Morota: ACH case discussion |
| 14:30-14:45 | Luca Massimi: CVJ in MPS( indications for surgery and surgical principles) |
| 14:45-15:05 | Sandip Chatterjee: MPS and other malformations case discussion |
| 15:05-16:25 | SESSION 6: Cranio-Vertebral Junction Trauma |
| 15:05-15:25 | Dominic Thompson: The evaluation of childhood torticollis |
| 15:25-15:45 | Sandip Chatterjee: The spectrum of Atlanto-Axial Dislocations |
| 15:45-16:05 | Massimiliano Visocchi: Fractures of the CVJ in children. Diagnosis, management and indications for surgery (anterior or posterior) |
| 16:05-16:25 | Douglas Brockmeyer: CVJ trauma case discussion |
| 16:25-17:20 | SESSION 7: CVJ tumoral lesions management |
| 16:25-16:40 | Douglas Brockmeyer: spinal tumor removal in children at the cervical level, pitfalls and tricks for reconstruction and stabilization |
| 16:40-17:00 | Alexandre Vasiljevic: Spectrum of Cervical spine tumoral lesions |
| 17:00-17:20 |
Sandip Chatterjee: CVJ tumors case discussion |
| 17:20-17:45 | Coffee Break |
| 17:45-18:30 | SESSION 8: Outcome |
| 17:45-18:00 | Dominic Thompson: what happens after surgery: Spine evolution after CVJ fixation. |
| 18:00-18:15 | Sandip Chatterjee: Redo surgeries for CVJ pathologies, why and when. |
| 18:15-18:30 | Nobuhito Morota: Long-term results in terms of ossification, stability and clinical results |
| 18:30 | SESSION 9: Meet the experts |
| Case presentation for advice from the audience |
Monday | July 4, 2022
| 08:00-12:00 | SESSION 10: Surgical techniques – Part 1: Posterior approach to the CVJ | |
| 08:00-08:15 | Emile Simon: Surgical landmarks of the skull and posterior cervical spine: 3D Study | |
| 08:15-08:30 | Massimiliano Visocchi: How I do it: posterior instrumentation in children | |
| 08:30-08:45 | Nobuhito Morota: Practical aspects: How I chose my plate and my screws and where I put it: occiput, C1 lateral mass, C2 pedicle, C2 lamina, C2 pars, C1-C2… | |
| 08:45-09:00 | Discussion |
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| 09:00-12:00 | HANDS-ON WORKSHOP: C0-C2; C1-C2 fixation | |
| 12:00-13:00 | Industry Sponsored Symposium |
Supported by: |
| 13:00-18:30 | SESSION 10: Surgical techniques – Part 2: Approach to the subaxial spine | |
| 13:00-13:15 | Emile Simon: Surgical landmarks of the anterior cervical spine | |
| 13:15-13:45 | Sandip Chatterjee: When to approach to the cervical and subaxial spine anteriorly in children | |
| 13:45-14:00 | Massimiliano Visocchi: Anterior and anterolateral approach of the subaxial spine | |
| 14:00-14:10 | Discussion |
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| 14:15-17:00 | HANDS-ON WORKSHOP: Anterior approach of the subaxial spine (C3) and C3 posterior fixation |
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| 17:20-17:40 | Sandip Chatterjee: Complications of CVJ fixation and how to avoid them |
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| 17:40-18:00 | Dominic Thompson: Short- and long-term risks of posterior instrumentation in children |
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| 18:00-18:30 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Indications for lateral mass screw, C2 pedicle screw, pars screw, lamina screw, C1-C2 transarticular screw, plates…How to choose | |
Tuesday | July 5, 2022
| 08:00-12:30 | SESSION 10: Surgical techniques – Part 3: transoral approach | |
| 08:00-08:15 | Pierre-Aurelien Beuriat: Anatomy for the transoral approach | |
| 08:15-08:30 | Alexandru Szathmari: How I do a transoral decompression: Principles and indications | |
| 08:30-08:45 | Massimiliano Visocchi: Complications of transoral decompression and their avoidance | |
| 08:45-09:00 | Discussion |
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| 09:00-12:30 | HANDS-ON WORKSHOP: Transoral decompression | |
| 12:30-13:30 | Industry Sponsored Symposium | Supported by:
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| 13:30-17:30 | SESSION 10: Surgical techniques – Part 4: Occipito-cervical decompression | |
| 13:30-13:45 | Nobuhito Morota: Posterior fossa decompression: principles and indications | |
| 13:45: 14:00 | Federico Di Rocco: Posterior vault expansion principles and techniques | |
| 14:00-14:15 | Dominic Thompson: Posterior fossa decompression: when, why and how I perform a duraplasty | |
| 14:15-14:30 | Nejat Akalan: Tricks and tips of dural opening and tonsils’ management |
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| 14:30-14:45 | Carmine Mottolese: Closure after posterior fossa decompression. Tips and tricks |
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| 14:45-15:00 | Discussion |
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| 15:00-17:00 | HANDS-ON WORKSHOP: Occipito-cervical decompression | |
| 17:00-18:00 | SESSION 10: Surgical Complications |
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| 17.00-17.20 | Dominic Thompson: Specific problems in managing the CVJ in very young children | |
| 17:20-17:40 |
Sandip Chatterjee: Specific problems of complex congenital CVJ malformations | |
| 17:40 | Evaluation of the workshop | |
