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Open Operating Theatre took part in the MEDEA Awards 2017. MEDEA rated the OOT contribution “MIS revision of de novo scoliosis and stenosis, following open spinal instrumentation” as highly recommended.

The aim of the MEDEA Awards is to encourage innovation and good practice in the use of media (audio, video, graphics and animation) in education. The awards also recognise and promote excellence in the production and pedagogical design of media-rich learning resources.

Further Informations: http://www.medea-awards.com

Global Spine Congress, May 3-6 2017, Milan Italy

In 2017, the Global Spine heads to Milan. It will feature an exciting and unique scientific program, with parallel sessions covering a broad range of more than 40 topics. It's the ideal chance to discover all the latest technologies and hear about fascinating innovations in spine surgery.

Visit the Open Operating Theatre at Booth 35

“Changes in Perfusion And Diffusion In The Endplate Regions Of Degenerating Intervertebral Discs: A DCE-MRI Study”

Published in the European Spine Journal in November 2015 (Eur Spine J (2015) 24:2458-2467)

Authors: Volkan Emre Arpinar, Scott D. Rand, Andrew P. Klein, Dennis J. Maiman, L. Tugan Muftuler

Congratulations from GRAMMER AG, the European Spine Journal and the Award Committee.

Professor Richard Assaker MD, from Hôpital Roger Salengro at Université de Lille, France, was the recipient of the first Max Aebi Award. The award, which includes payment of 20’000 Euros, is given for the best clinical paper, published in the European Spine Journal over a period of one year.

The study is titled "Maverick total disc replacement in a real-world patient population: a prospective, multicentre, observational study". It was published in the ESJ in September 2015, Volume 24, Issue 9, pp2047-2055.

We congratulate Professor Assaker and his team on being honoured with this award.

The EUROSPINE Annual Congress 2016 will be held at CCB - CityCube Berlin in Berlin, Germany, from 5th October to 7th October, 2016.

You can find the Open Operating Theatre at Booth SV4 at EUROSPINE 2016, Berlin/Germany

http://eurospine-2016.com

SpineWeek 2016 - 16-20 May at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, Singapore. The 4th edition of this congress with participation of societies from India and China.

You can find Open Operating Theatre at Booth I12 at SpineWeek, Singapore.

Further Informations: http://www.spineweek.org/

‘The potential role of heat shock proteins in acute spinal cord injury’

Published in the European Spine Journal in July 2014 (Eur Spine J (2014) 23:1480-1490)

Authors: Yijun Zhou, Leilei Xu, Xinghua Song, Liwen Ding, Jiangtao Chen, Chong Wang, Yuling Gan, Xiaomeng Zhu, Yipin Yu, Qiuzhen Liang

XinJiang Medical University and Orthopaedic Department, The first Affiliated Hospital of XinJiang Medical University, Ürümqi, China

Congratulations from GRAMMER AG, the European Spine Journal and the Award Committee

Join us for a free webinar, presented by Max Aebi, Pedro Berjano, Christian Etter and Thomas Hofstetter. We providing a live and interactive learning opportunity created for surgeons at a principles level of experience.

Topics:
- Indications
- Approach (thoraco-lumbar spine included)
- Technical considerations in deformity
- Preop MRI analysis lumbosacral plexus
- Neuromonitoring
- XLIF vs. PLIF and ALIF

Further information

NSpine June 25th - 27th 2015

We are excited to announce that NSpine 2015 will be streamed live to global audiences and will be made available post event for on demand viewing! If you are unable to make it to Nottingham, now you can join in online. Further information

You can read our latest Newsletter online.

March 20th - 21th, 2015 / Barcelona, Spain. Meeting Spine Sciences, Meet the Experts Forum “Spinal Osteotomies”. Further information

You can read our latest Newsletter online.

After 23 years, the European Spine Journal’s commitment to content quality has been officially recognized. The newest ‘Impact Factor’ results rank the journal at number 2 among the world’s Journals dedicated to spine.

Films can now be purchased directly in our App. You can download the latest version in your App Store.

The Grammer Award is granted annually to the authors of a paper devoted to basic science of spinal disorders, which has been published in the European Spine Journal during the 2014/2015 academic year.

The winning author team will receive the prize sum of EUR 20’000

Khaled Fendri MD, Grammer Award Winner at the  Eurospine Meeting in Lyon on October 2, 2014.