1. Surgical correction of scoliosis with top instrumentation;

2. Prevalence of low back pain in late post-operative correction of scoliosis;

3. Adjacent degenerative disc disorders in the late post-operative herniation;

4. Research manager for file and data handling and images of patients with diseases at the level of the spine;

5. Surgical procedures guided by industrial robot;

6. Neurological recovery in decompression surgery in the elderly;

7. Neurological recovery in post-operative treatment of spondylolisthesis with radiculopathy;

8. Neurological recovery in post-operative cervical disc herniation with radiculopathy;

9. Neurological recovery in the post-operative period of thoracic disc herniation with spinal cord injury;

10. Clinical and physical recovery, in post-operative treatment of herniated lumbar disc by percutaneous radiofrequency;

11. Treatment of lumbar painful syndromes with radiofrequency.

12. New technologies in spine surgery and pain management:
12.1 - Treatment of hernia in minimally invasive techniques
a. Nucleotomy ®, b. Decompressor ®, c. Luxor ®, d. Capstone ®, e. Disc-FX ®

13. Vertebroplasty
13.1 - Surgical treatment of osteoporotic fractures through percutaneous
a. Balloon Kyphoplasty - Kyphon ®

14. Correction systems of spinal deformities: scoliosis and kyphosis
14.1 - Clamping system cervical thoracic occipito OASYSTM System ®
14.02 – Correction with instrumental Metallink Implants ®
03.14 - Correction with Spine Implants®
14.4 – Correction with Instrumental Synthes ®

Theorical Programming

• Anatomy of the spine;
• Applied Neurophysiology and Biomechanics;
• Trauma to the Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Spine;
• Spinal Cord Injury;
• Infections of the spine;
• Tumors of the spine;
• Congenital and idiopathic scoliosis;
• Deformities of the spine;
• Conservative treatment of scoliosis;
• Juvenile and Congenital kyphosis;
• Conservative treatment of kyphosis;
• Spondylolisthesis;
• Conservative Treatment of Spondylolisthesis;
• Congenital Deformities of the Cervical Spine and its Treatment;
• Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Herniated Disc;
• Disease Osteoarthritis of Column, features, and treatment;
• Rheumatoid Arthritis of Column, features, and treatment;
• Spine Physical Therapy;
• Spinal Orthesis;
• Radiologic Study of Spine and Diagnostic through Images;
• Low back pain and postural changes;
• Techniques for Reconstructive Surgery;
• Ankylosing Spondylitis;
• Marfan syndrome;
• Arthrogryposis;
• Defects of the rib cage;
• Spinal Deformities through Radiation;
• Dysmetria of the lower limbs;
• Spinal Cord Compression;
• Secondary Deformities of the Spine and Spine Trauma;
• Complication of Spinal Surgery.

Practical Programming
Posterior surgical approaches to:

• Cervical Spine;
• Thoracic Spine;
• Lumbosacral spine;
• Traumatized Spinal Instrumentation;
• Degenerative Spinal Instrumentation;
• Spinal Deformities Instrumentation;
• Clinical Approach for Spine Tumors;
• Surgical Approach for Spine tumors;
• Surgical Treatment of Scoliosis;
• Surgical treatment of kyphosis;
• Surgical Treatment of Spondylolisthesis;
• Surgical Treatment of Herniated Disc;
• Miele-Root Treatment of Decompression;
• Spinal Fusion;

Surgical Activities

Perform surgical assistant in the procedures performed on insured and private patients as well as in social security patients, in accordance with their capabilities. At the end of the course should have performed all surgical procedures of the specialty under the supervision and guidance from tutors in charge of the specialty.

Academic Activities

• Comply with the program of seminars and classes following the apprenticeship program run by tutors;
• Will work in the academic program of residency of Traumatology and Orthopaedics in the specific area of the spine;
• Conduct a scientific paper for publication in journals in the column field every two months;
• Cooperate in preparing the papers to be presented in the congresses of Specialty, for the representation and dissemination of the service in major scientific events;
• The final papers must be delivered: one in the form of a monograph and the other as prospective or retrospective research on a theme of the program.

Evaluation

The following criteria will be used in the evaluation: the numbers indicate the relative weight of each component:

	Activity	Weight
I	Active participation of Seminars	2
II	Presence in class and surgery	2
III	Seminar Presentation	3
IV	Final Work	3
	Total	10

Optional Internship

The student may choose, in the second half of the year, by the completion of an internship with Dr. Helton Defino in the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto- SP and Hospital de Clinicas de Ribeirão Preto-SP, or with Dr. Emiliano Vialle at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná and Cajuru Hospital, lasting for 02 (two) months, as the agreement established between the Coordinating Area Column of the two institutions.

Conferences and Seminars

The student may attend different conferences and seminars to national and international area of Column Pathology, thus moving away from its activities, with prior approval of the course coordinator.
Certified will be provided by the secretary of the hospital, according to the criteria of continuing education and post-graduation course.

Hours

Theoretical hours	08 hours per month
Practical hours	48 hours per month
Total hours	56 hours per month
Total hours	672 hours

Course Length

• 2 years

Surgeries Performed

At the end of the Course of Spinal Surgery, the student should be able to perform the following procedures as a surgeon or first assistant:

1. Removal of bone grafts from iliac or fibula;
2. Posterior arthrodesis in situ for scoliosis or kyphosis;
3. Posterior arthrodesis with instrumentation for scoliosis;
4. Arthrodesis and anterior release for scoliosis;
5. Anterior and posterior arthrodesis for the treatment of kyphosis;
6. Surgical treatment of congenital deformities;
7. Surgical treatment of spondylolisthesis:
     - Posterior-lateral fusion
     - Anterior arthrodesis - transabdominal
8. Surgical treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis;
9. Surgical treatment of cervical canal stenosis;
10. Cloward surgery for treatment of degenerative spine pathology;
11. Surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniation;
12. Anterior decompression and posterior fusion for cervical spine fractures;
13. Anterior decompression and posterior fusion for fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine;
14. Surgical treatment of tumors of the vertebral column;
15. Surgical treatment of infectious diseases of the spine;

Financial Resources

The course does not generate any expenses to the University.

Disclosure

To be subscribed to one of the main university centers in Brazil and Latin America.

Observation

We stress that the teaching hours of faculty Professors and Coordinator of the Spine Surgery Course are part-load hours of each professor of medicine, and there is not therefore any additional expense to the institution applying, also, teachers / lecturers invited to attend the event.