Zimmer Spine Anterior Approach Workshop
1st – 2nd February 2007, Paris - France
This Zimmer Institute™ workshop offered an excellent opportunity for health care professionals to learn more about the Anterior Approach in Spine and the Zimmer Spine anterior lumbar product range.
The three instructors, Dr. Poffyn, Dr. Peuskens and Dr. Schroë created a professional and enthusiastic atmosphere not only during the presentation and round-table discussions in the morning, but also at the specimen workshop.
Participants were able to take away with them both a good understanding of the anterior approach and the surgical technique of the various Zimmer Spine anterior lumbar products. They learnt how the Trabecular MetalTM Technology ALIF Device, now widely accepted, can be used in conjunction with the new Trinica® Anterior Lumbar Plate. The PEEK-OPTIMA® Spacer HRC Locking CageTM ALIF was demonstrated and was well perceived for its straight-forward philosophy with the locking mechanism. The surgeons were pleasantly surprised as to how easy, accurately and quickly the new Dynardi® Artificial Disc can be implanted.
The goal of the training course to give each participant sufficient time to perform the anterior approach and to test all our products as extensively as they wished, was achieved.
Evidence of the workshop’s value was that everybody worked hard until the very last moment. Indeed participants commented that they were very pleased to be able to perform anterior approaches in a more structured way. All the surgeons said that they would certainly encourage their colleagues to get on to the next available Zimmer Spine Anterior Approach Workshop.
Introduction of the new Trinica
Anterior Lumbar Plate by Rolf Peter,
Senior Marketing Manager Zimmer Spine
The PEEK-OPTIMA® is a trademark of Invibio Ltd., HRC Locking CageTM is a trademark of Eurospine S.à.r.l
3. Course Evaluation
The Zimmer Institute in Europe carries out more than 30 courses per year in different locations across the region and for different Zimmer divisions. After each course participants are encouraged to complete an evaluation. For the Zimmer Spine Anterior Approach Workshop the average overall course rating by all delegates was 8.6 out of ten (Table 1 below).
In particular, the score for confidence level to perform the procedures taught, rose from 3.8 (“My confidence in performing this procedure before the course”) to 7.8 after the course was completed (“My confidence in performing this procedure after the course”). Average scores out of ten for other aspects of the course are shown below.
Table 1: Zimmer Institute Course Evaluation: Anterior Lumbar Spine, Paris , 2nd Feb 2007
Quick links
CASE STUDY: Trinica® Anterior Lumbar Plate System
Trinica Anterior Lumbar Plate System
Go to the Patient/Caregiver part of the site for patient information: www.europe-zimmerspine.com
