• Start date:
  • 3 February 2025
  • Duration:
  • 2 days
  • Intended Audience:
  • Resident physician, Medical specialist

We would like to invite you to the 7th “Advanced surgical techniques in pelvic-reconstruction: hands-on course” on 3 & 4 February 2025. The course will be hosted in Leiden, the Netherlands. It is organised by the Department of Orthopaedic Oncology of the Leiden University Medical Centre in close cooperation with the universities of our international faculty. The academic program includes a review and update of orthopaedic oncology and reconstructions in pelvic surgery including lecture presentations, virtual reality imaging, workshops and a hands-on cadaver course. Internationally acclaimed invited speakers will ensure that trainees and experts will be up to date with the latest modern orthopaedic technologies and evidence-based medicine. The program will focus on different kinds of surgical resections about the pelvis and their possible reconstructions with and without computer navigation. It is an interactive and comprehensive course, addressed to orthopaedic surgeons who wish to become an expert in reconstructive pelvic surgery or involved orthopaedic surgeons who want to train to refresh or widen their knowledge and experience.

Course venue
Situated at what has traditionally been an important junction where waterways and roads cross stands a city that will enchant you: Leiden. The city is famous for its almshouses, university, museums and glorious history. The spirit of the Golden Age lives on here, a place where Rembrandt was born and inspired so many other influential painters.The canals, the historical buildings, the alleyways, the treasuries of knowledge, culture and science: Leiden is definitely worth seeing.

Organising committee
• Prof. dr. M.A.J. (Michiel) van de Sande, orthopedic surgeon, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands
• Prof. L. Jeys (Lee), PhD orthopedic surgeon, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom

FACULTY
• Prof. dr. M.A.J. (Michiel) van de Sande, orthopedic surgeon, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands
• Prof. L. (Lee) Jeys, PhD orthopedic surgeon, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
• Drs. D. (Demiën) Broekhuis, orthopedic surgeon, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
• Dr. R.J.P. (Robert) van der Wal, orthopedic surgeon, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
• Prof. dr. T. (Thomas) Schubert, orthopedic surgeon, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Saint-Luc, Belgium
• Dr. E. (Eduardo) Ortiz Cruz, orthopedic oncoly surgeon, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain
• Prof. dr. D. (Dietmar) Dammerer, orthopedic surgeon, head of the department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Krems University Hospital, Krems an der Donua, Austrian

This course is sponsored by Implantcast and Brainlab.

Concept program
3rd of February - Day 1: 

08:00 Registration
08:30 Welcome
Chairman Prof. dr. Michiel van de Sande
08:30 Pelvic surgery is a challenge: how to reach the summit
Prof. Lee Jeys
09:00 Surgical approaches
Prof. dr. Thomas Schubert
09:30 Why plan and navigate resections and reconstructions
Prof. dr. Michiel van de Sande
10:00 Coffee break
  Indications
10:30 What is a good margin?
Prof. Lee Jeys
10:50 Hindquarter resections: indications and surgical techniques
Prof. Lee Jeys
  How to reconstruct
11:35 Tips and tricks with a LUMiC
Prof. Lee Jeys and Prof. dr Michiel van de Sande
11:55 Lunch
  Hands-on programme in different groups including:
  • P2 aproach & LUMiC
  • Modified Ollier approach (&LUMiC)
  • Resection and LUMiC reconstruction
  • Live planning tool
  • How to reconstruct sacral defect video
13:00 Round one
13:45 Round two
14:30 Round three
15:15 Round four
16:00 Round five
16:45 Round six (plenary session): Hindquarter amputation and filet flap femur
Prof. Lee Jeys and Prof. dr Michiel van de Sande.
17:30 Closing
19:00  Dinner

Concept program
4th of February - Day 2:

08:00 Registration
08:30 Welcome
Chairman prof. Lee Jeys
  Preventing complications
08:30 Routine flap: SGAP VRAM or Vastus Lateralis flaps?
To be confirmed
08:45 What is the best managment to prevent and treat infection? What is the best managment in reducing blood loss?
Dr. Robert van der Wal
09:05 P2 and 3 resections 3D printed solutions
Prof. dr. Thomas Schubert
09:35 Pediatric cases in pelvic sarcoma
Prof. dr. Michiel van de Sande and Dr. Eduardo Ortiz Cruz
10:05 Coffee break
  CAS in 2 rotations (50 min each)
10:30 Brainlab navigation hands-on: navigated tumour resection and navigated LUMiC stem placement
Prof. dr. Michiel van de Sande and drs. Demïen Broekhuis
13:00 Working lunch
Participants bring their cases and present to the faculty, 10 min per case
14:00 Adjourn
Dr. D. Broekhuis
Prof. dr. D. Dammerer
Prof. L. Jeys
BMI Healthcare
Prof. Dr. M.A.J. van de Sande
Prof. dr. T. Schubert
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Belgium
Dr. R.J.P. van der Wal
LUMC
Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden

LUMC Leiden

Hospital building

Albinusdreef 2

Early bird registration fee (until 30 November 2024) € 1300,- (discount of € 250,-)
Registration fee (from 1 December 2024)  € 1550,-

Please note that the hotel accommodation is not included in this price. We have single rooms on hold with Fletcher hotel Leiden for this course, arriving on 2nd of February untill 4th of February for € 106,50 per night,- (including breakfast and toerist taxes). If you would like to make use of this accommodation, please send an email to k.holzmann@lumc.nl and you will receive further details on how to book the room.