Newsletter 12/22
Join the 38th International Symposium in Zurich, Switzerland

Dear colleagues,
I proudly present you the first issue of our current newsletter that contains all the important informations regarding the international society for minimal intervention in spine surgery.

From now on, we will inform you every month about upcoming courses, new articles about spinal surgeries and much more. Stay tuned!

I am also highly pleased to announce the next extensive programme that we will start on February 10, 2023:
The 38th International Symposium in Zurich, Switzerland.

See you soon, season’s greetings and best wishes for the New Year!
Kind regards,

Joachim Oertel
MD, Professor of Neurosurgery

We would like to announce our next course:

10/11 February 2023 International 38th Course for Percutaneous Endoscopic Spinal Surgery and Complementary Minimal lnvasive Techniques

Wirbelsäulenzentrum Zurich / Spine Center – WSC
under the auspices of the
International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery – ISMISS / SICOT

The Symposium features an international guest faculty and a technical exhibition.
The course will be lead by the chairmen:

PD Dr. med. Benedikt Burkhardt
PD Dr. med. Hansjörg Leu
Topics in program
Anatomical pathways and technical considerations in less invasive spinal surgery
Evolution of minimal invasive spinal surgery and its state of the art
lndication for percutaneous and minimal intervention procedures
Percutaneous postolateral intradiscal / transforaminal endoscopic techniques
Percutaneous interlaminar and translaminar endoscopic techniques
Endoscopic and minimal invasive intervertebral fusion procedures
Minimal retroperitoneal operative pathways in the thoracolumbar spine
Minimal invasive thoracoscopic disc surgery
Minimal invasive vertebral body augmentation and stabilisation for tumours and trauma
lnterspinous process devices and dynamic fixation in the lumbar spine

Application for enrolment online, by e-mail or fax

Limitations on enrolment numbers – early registration recommended!

Klinik Hirslanden Zurich, Switzerland
Switzerland Course Secretarys fax: 0041 44 387 37 58
online registration
info@ismiss.com

General & European ISMISS-Office
c/o Hansjoerg F. Leu, MD, Zurich / Switzerland
Past-President 2011-2014; Secretary & Treasurer of European Branch
Fax: 0041 44 387 37 58
info@ismiss.com

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