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Spine Surgery in Europe:Status Quo?
Haluk Berk M.D.
UEMS-MJC on Spine
• 16 th of September 2011, Brussels• Participants– Robert Gunzburg– Wilco Peul EANS– Haluk Berk EBOT– Tamas İlles (apologies)– Max Aebi– Finn Christensen– Representative from (Interventional) Neuroradiology– Bernard Maillet
• Robert Gunzburg Chair• Wilco Peul Secretary
• Next meeting– 6th of January, 2012 13:00 Brussels.–
Methods
• Spine Society Presidents– 14/25
• E-mails to members of SSE and other spine societies– 203/845 responded
National spine societies• Austria• Belgium• Czech Republic• Denmark• France• Italy• The Netherlands• Rep of Ireland• Spain• Sweden• Turkey• UK
•n members 20-750•Total 2850
•1 Ortho spine•1 Neuro spine•12 Mixed society
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4-Pediatric Spinal deformity 6-Spinal tumours (extradural)
8-Cervical disc herniation 10-Cervical Spine arthroplasty procedures
12-Lumbar Spinal stenosis
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A-Do you think a subspecialty period of one year should be considered in order to provide a certification of competence in a given subspecialty?B-Do you think a combined spine fellowship should be offered?C-Do you think the EFORT should develop a spine subspecialty-training program and fellowships?D-Do you think the Eurospine-SSE should develop a spine subspecialty-training program and fellowships?E-Do you think the EANS should develop a spine subspecialty-training program and fellowships?F-Do you think there is a need for spine subspecialty training in neurosurgery/orthopaedic surgery?
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• Female 7• Male 187
• Neurosurgeon56
• Orthopaedic surgeon97
• Spine surgeon41
• Age– <30 1– 30-40 44– 41-50 75– 51-60 53– >60 21
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Cervical disc herniation (ACDF) 7,61 6,14
Cervical spinal stenosis 7,55 6,09
Anterior cervical stabilization techniques? 7,85 6,47
Cervical disc herniation minimally invasive/endoscopic techniques? 4,28 3,60
Lumbar disc herniation 8,71 7,89
Lumbar disc herniation minimally invasive/endoscopic techniques? 6,37 5,43
Lumbar spinal stenosis 9,00 8,31
Extradural tumour surgery? 7,38 6,08
Intradural tumour surgery? 4,44 3,64
Spinal deformity techniques (kyphosis, scoliosis)? 7,08 6,44
Emergency management of cervical spinal trauma? 7,47 5,81
Posterior cervical stabilization techniques? 7,56 6,28
Craniocervical stabilization techniques? 6,89 5,36
Emergency management of thoracic and lumbar spinal trauma? 8,28 6,95
Posterior thoracic and lumbar stabilization techniques? 9,08 8,58
Anterior thoracic and lumbar stabilization techniques? 7,75 6,61
Anterior thoracic and lumbar stabilization minimally invasive/endoscopic techniques? 5,02 4,27
Spinal Injections 7,04 5,59Interspinous devices 6,48 3,81
Dynamic stabilization techniques 6,64 4,33
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Do you think a subspecialty period of one year (after completion of the current 5–6 year national neurosurgeryWho does, what?/orthopaedics training programs) should be considered in order to provide a certification of competence in a given subspecialty?
6,98 3,13
Would you personally be interested in a subspecialty spine fellowship-training program (minimum 1 year)?
5,38 3,78
Do you think a combined (neurosurgery and orthopaedic) spine fellowship should be offered?
8,50 2,28
Do you think the Eurospine-The Spine Society of Europe should develop a spine subspecialty-training program and fellowships?
8,39 2,29
Do you think EANS-European Association of Neurosurgical societies should develop a spine subspecialty-training program and fellowships?
6,04 3,39
Do you think EFORT-European Federation of Orthopaedics and Traumatology should develop a spine subspecialty-training program and fellowships?
5,74 3,49
Do you think there is a need for spine subspecialty training in neurosurgery/orthopaedic surgery?
9,06 1,80
Conclusion
• ???• There is a tendency towards spine sub-
speciality.