This Internship program will allow you to learn about all the advances in Spine Surgery with the guidance of a reference professional"

Between 70 and 85% of the adult population suffers back pain at some time in their lives. For this reason, Spine Surgery is one of the most demanded in the sector. These include some of the most complex, advanced and delicate interventions. For that reason, it is of vital importance that surgeons are constantly updated with the latest treatments for the different pathologies of the spine.

With this training program, physicians will have a complete vision of the pathologies of the spine and all the advances in diagnostic and therapeutic methods to address these types of procedures, as well as advances in the treatment of vertebral fractures, among other cases in the area. To this end, they will have the opportunity to learn in the field about the surgical practice and the aspects that directly affect the quality of life of patients and improve their pain.

This Internship program in Spine Surgery will teach both the classic and usual practices used in specialized surgery centers, as well as the surgical techniques that are currently setting trends in the sector. This will allow the professional, in addition to expanding their personal knowledge, to be able to apply it with greater confidence and skill in making decisions in their daily clinical practice. It is essential for the physician to be able to respond adequately to the cases that arise, providing the most appropriate scientific and technological knowledge.

To improve your skills in this field, TECH presents this 100% practical program that will allow you to develop, with real patients and in a hospital setting with state-of-the-art resources, your maximum potential and growth in the surgical area. You will work with the best specialists, using the latest techniques based on scientific evidence, and achieving results that would have been difficult to achieve before.

Enjoy an intensive 3-week internship at a prestigious center and update yourself on the latest clinical procedures in order to grow professionally"

The general objective of the Internship program in Spine Surgery is for the professional to update the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures of the specialty in an exclusively practical way. Through a hospital stay designed with clinical and academic rigor, under the guidance of renowned professionals, in a clinical center of the highest scientific quality and technological innovation. In this program, the professional will address the main interventions of the specialist, which will allow them to enhance their competencies in the medical care of their patients.

The teaching materials of this program, elaborated by these specialists, have contents that are completely applicable to your professional experiences"

General Objectives

• Develop an adequate plan to prevent complications in spine surgery procedures according to the most recent findings
• Incorporate the most effective methods, approaches and clinical analyses into daily work, backed by a team of prestigious experts in the field of spine surgery
• Know the current options in the management of spinal tumor through decision-making processes, therapeutic planning, surgical techniques and perioperative care

Specific Objectives

• Assess the spine of patients in a correct and effective way, for a better understanding of the problems they suffer and to favor their better resolution 
• Demonstrate solid clinical judgment in the therapeutic management of these patients based on selected cases
• Discuss multidisciplinary approaches and the role of conservative treatment in patients with chronic low back pain
• Identify key structures and assess risks related to local vascular and neurological anatomy
• Identify by fluoroscopy the targets for posterior and lateral approaches to the lumbar spine 
• Perform a minimally invasive lateral approach to the L2-L3, L3-L4 and L4-L5 discs 
• Address the disc using Neuro-monitoring and tubular system 
• Identify entry points for insertion of the pedicle screw 
• Conversion of the approach to a mini lumbotomy and access to the disc by rejection of the psoas muscle 
• Learn the diagnosis and treatment of coronal and sagittal spinal deformities 
• Identify risk factors and know the diagnostic tests and evolutionary patterns 
• Applied conservative therapies for the treatment of scoliosis. The use of corsets and functional therapies
• Apply the surgical treatment algorithms for the different scoliosis, taking into account new technologies 
• Understand surgical principles and how they apply to each patient’s needs and expectations 
• Verify knowledge about the current options in the management of spine tumors through decision-making processes, therapeutic planning, surgical techniques and perioperative care through knowledge based on scientific evidence
• Learn the current management of low-grade primary malignant tumors, especially chondrosarcoma and chordoma
• Applied the therapeutic options and indications in acute spinal cord compression
• Learn the treatment and approach to spinal tumors
• Correctly select and interpret the most appropriate radiographic, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the diagnosis of traumatic spinal injuries. vertebral 
• Correctly classify upper cervical C 0-2, cervical subaxial spine, thoracolumbar spine and sacral fractures
• Compare surgical and conservative treatment alternatives for different levels including upper cervical spine C 0-2, subaxial and thoracolumbar and sacral 
• Define the special features including vertebral fractures of patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), vertebral osteoporotic fractures and fractures of the immature pediatric spine
• Analyze the appropriate plan to prevent complications of spinal cord trauma
• Update on Minimally Invasive Techniques by reviewing all of them, from video-assisted surgery and microsurgery to XLIF techniques, including the most widely used TLIF intersomatic fusion techniques
• Identify grafting contribution, learning curve or approach to complications 
• Determine surgical complications in minimally invasive surgical procedures in elderly patients
• Master the advances in the use of new instrumentation, in the improvement of manufacturing materials and in the use of new grafts

Make the most of this opportunity to surround yourself with expert professionals and learn from their work methodology"