Minimally Invasive Surgery Course Wednesday Oct 30th 2024
Minimally invasive surgery is here to stay. There are more applications being found in foot and ankle surgery to allow osteotomies and realignment surgery with less pain and less swelling.
However, the techniques for MIS are different to open surgery and there is a steep learning curve. The best way to develop skills in MIS and to decide if it going to be part of your practice is to perform it in a safe environment in the cadaver lab.
This course, supported by Marquardt, aims to guide you to develop new surgical skills that will allow you to perform MIS surgery safely and competently. It involves knowing the different tools, the different surgical techniques and the different surgical strategies to guide you along the learning curve.
There are tips and tricks that we can show you that will allow you to avoid pitfalls, and you will have ample opportunity to perform the surgery on a fresh, frozen cadaver, that gives the closest simulation to live surgery.
There are an increasing number of manufacturers, each with their own jigs. The experience with jigs has been variable.
Whichever method you choose, you will need to have some basic troubleshooting skills to adapt if a jig doesnt offer the consistency or ease that the brochure promises.
As well as performing surgery on fresh frozen cadaveric specimens, you will learn surgical decision making by understanding the possibilities and limitations of different techniques.
The course is delivered through lecturettes, case based discussions, hands on surgical training and videos.
ONLY SURGEONS CAN ATTEND THIS COURSE AS PARTICIPANTS
ID WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION
Cadaveric Practicals include
PIP joint fusion
Proximal Phalanx osteotomy
1st Metatarsal osteotomy and fixation
MIS Akin osteotomy and fixation
Basal osteotomy
Distal metatarsal osteotomies
Calcaneal osteotomy and fixation
The course will be held at the Manchester Surgical Skills and Simulation Centre in the Stopford Building in Manchester Medical School. This is one of a few remaining cadaveric facilities in the country offering fresh frozen specimens, and has state of the art AV facilities.
The location is shown on the map at the bottom of the page
click on ‘PayPal’ or ‘Debit Card’ to book your place
There will only be 14 places on the course
How to get to the MSSSC
The MSSSC is in the Stopford Building on Oxford Road in Manchester. It is 2 minutes walk from Manchester Royal Infirmary. The nearest car park is the multistorey carpark on Grafton Street. Please note that access is via Upper Brook Street as Oxford Road is pedestrianised outside the Medical School. If you drive on Oxford Road, you will get a penalty charge.
Buses run frequently from Picadilly Gardens – 41, 42, 43, 143, 142
