Pelvic & tumor reconstruction workshop
8th November, 2008
Venue: Aga Khan University
First session: Orthopedic Oncology
- Tumor Biopsy
- Which tumors need a biopsy
- Who should do it
- Indications for closed biopsy
- Indications for open biopsy
- Suitable sites of biopsy in common anatomical
locations (distal femur, proximal tibia, distal radius, prox. humerus,
distal tibia, groin, pelvis, and sacrum).
- Complications/Dangers of a wrong biopsy
- Video session – demonstration of
biopsy by various techniques
- Exercise
- Needle biopsy technique in a cadaver
- Trucut biopsy technique in a cadaver
- Open biopsy technique in a cadaver
- Tumor resections around the
knee
- Relevant anatomy
- Favorable approaches
- Indications & techniques of Van Ness Rotation Plasty
- Video
session – demonstration of tumor resection around the knee and reconstruction
by mega-prosthesis.
- Demonstration of the technique of rotation plasty.
- Exercise
- Excision of tumors of the distal femur in a cadaver.
- Technique of rotation plasty
- Tumor resections in the
pelvis
- Indications of internal hemi-pelvectomy
- Contra-indications for internal
hemi-pelvectomy
- Indications for no surgery in
pelvic tumors
- Hemi-pelvectomy & its types
- Approaches to the pelvis
- Approaches to the sacrum
- Video
session – demonstration of tumor resection of the pelvis.
- Exercise
- Utilitarian incision for a
posterior flap hemi-pelvectomy
- Approaches for sacral tumors
Second Session: Pelvic reconstruction Osteotomies
o Arthritis of the hip joint in young
adult
o Etiology of painful hip joint in adolescent & young adults
o Imaging for a painful hip in young adults
o Salvage options – pelvic Osteotomies
o Salvage options – Femoral Osteotomies
o Role of joint distraction in hip arthritis in young adults
o Long term results of salvage procedures
o Role of hip arthroscopy
o Video Session – Demonstration of a
Ganz pelvic osteotomy
o Exercise
o Ganz pelvic osteotomy in a cadaver
model.
| 2nd Orthopedic Oncology Course |
9th February,
2007
Pearl Continental Hotel
COURSE SCHEDULE |
| Opening
Ceremony |
| 8:00 – 8:30 |
|
State of the Art:
Management of pelvic sarcomas |
|
| 8:30 – 9:00 |
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State of the Art:
Challenges in managing bone sarcomas in the toddlers |
|
| 9:00 – 9:30 |
|
State of the Art:
life-time experience of a bone pathologist |
|
| 9:30 – 9:45 |
|
Musculoskeletal sarcomas : Staging system |
|
| 9:45 – 10:00 |
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Biopsy of
musculoskeletal tumors |
|
| 10:00 – 10:15 |
|
Principles of
musculoskeletal tumor surgery |
|
| 10:15 – 10:30 |
|
General Principles of Chemotherapy |
|
| 10:30 – 10:45 |
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General Principles of Radiotherapy |
|
| 10:45 – 11:00 |
|
Tea Break |
|
| 11:00 – 11:30 |
|
State of the Art:
Radiological evaluation of malignant bone tumors |
|
| Reconstructive
options after surgery for primary malignant bone sarcomas |
| 11:30 – 11:45 |
|
Starting a Bone bank - Indian experience |
|
| 11:45 – 12:00 |
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Scapula & Humerus – Upper, shaft and distal end |
|
| 12:00 – 12:15 |
|
Forearm & Hand |
|
| 12:15 – 12:30 |
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Femur – Proximal, shaft and distal end |
|
| 12:30 – 12:45 |
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Foot & Tibia - Proximal, shaft and distal end |
|
| 12:45 – 1400 |
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Lunch & Prayer Break |
|
| 14:00 – 14:15 |
|
Osteogenic sarcoma |
|
| 14:15 – 14:25 |
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Pathology of osteogenic sarcoma |
|
| 14:25 – 14:40 |
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Chondrosarcoma |
|
| 14:40 – 14:50 |
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Pathology of Chondrosarcoma |
|
| 14:50 – 15:05 |
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Ewing’s
sarcoma |
|
| 15:05 – 15:15 |
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Role of Radiotherapy in Ewing’s sarcoma |
|
| 15:15 – 15:25 |
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Pathology of Small Cell tumors/MFH/Fibrosarcoma |
|
| 15:25 – 15:45 |
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Tea Break |
|
| 15:45 – 17:15 |
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Case Discussion/
tumor board |
|
| 17:15 – 17:45 |
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Free paper session |
|
| 17:45 – 18:00 |
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Soft tissue reconstruction after surgery for extremity sarcomas |
|
| 18:00 - 18:30 |
|
State of the Art:
Surgical Management of pathologic fractures |
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