Elbow Trauma


Workshop AGENDA



Date: December 20, 2026
Online via Zoom
Convener: Dr. S. K. Srivastava
Co-Conveners: Dr. Agnivesh Tikoo

Time Session Faculty
10:00 – 10:10 AM Welcome address & course objectives Dr. S. K. Srivastava,
Dr. Agnivesh Tikoo
10:10 – 10:30 AM Evolution of spinal endoscopy: uniportal vs biportal
  • Why biportal? Independent viewing and working portals
  • Where UBE fits among MIS decompression techniques
10:30 – 10:35 AM Q&A
10:35 – 10:55 AM OR set-up, instrumentation & irrigation
  • Theatre layout, patient positioning, C-arm placement
  • Scope (0°/30°), RF probe, burr, Kerrison, osteotomes
  • Saline irrigation: gravity vs pump, pressure control, outflow management
10:55 – 11:00 AM Q&A
11:00 – 11:20 AM Surgical anatomy for UBE & portal principles
  • Interlaminar window, ligamentum flavum, foraminal and extraforaminal anatomy
  • Localisation, portal placement, triangulation & docking on the lamina
  • Creating and maintaining the working space; bleeding control
11:20 – 11:25 AM Q&A
11:25 – 11:45 AM Video demonstration: UBE lumbar discectomy
  • Step-by-step interlaminar discectomy, with commentary
11:45 – 11:50 AM Q&A
11:50 AM – 12:10 PM Video demonstration: ULBD for lumbar canal stenosis
  • Unilateral laminotomy, bilateral decompression
  • Contralateral over-the-top decompression, flavum preservation strategy
12:10 – 12:15 PM Q&A
12:15 – 12:35 PM Video demonstration: Paraspinal (Para-UBE) approach
  • Foraminal and extraforaminal decompression, L5–S1 far-lateral pathology
12:35 – 12:40 PM Q&A
12:40 – 1:00 PM Video demonstration: UBE-TLIF
  • Screw placement, facetectomy, endplate preparation and cage insertion
01:00 – 01:05 PM Q&A
01:05 – 01:25 PM Complications: avoidance and management
  • Dural tear, epidural haematoma, nerve root injury
  • Irrigation-related complications (raised pressure, headache, seizures)
  • Incomplete decompression; learning curve pitfalls
01:25 – 01:30 PM Q&A
01:30 – 02:00 PM Panel discussion & briefing for the cadaveric day
  • Open Q&A with all faculty
  • Batch allocation, dress code, specimen etiquette, safety
All Faculty

Delegate Fees: Rs. 25,000 + GST


Workshop AGENDA



Date: December 24, 2026
Venue: 6th Floor, Department of Anatomy, K. J. Somaiya Medical College and Research Centre, Mumbai
Convener: Dr. S. K. Srivastava
Co-Conveners: Dr. Agnivesh Tikoo

Time Batches A & B Batches C & D
08:30 – 09:00 AM Registration, breakfast & changing into scrubs
09:00 – 09:15 AM Briefing & batch allocation (Dr. S. K. Srivastava, Dr. Agnivesh Tikoo)
  • Delegates divided into four batches (A, B, C, D); station and faculty allocation
  • Safety, sharps and biohazard protocol, equipment familiarisation
09:15 – 09:45 AM Live faculty demonstration on cadaver (projected)
  • OR set-up, portal creation, docking and irrigation, common to all procedures
ROTATION 1
09:45 – 11:15 AM Access & UBE interlaminar discectomy
  • Prone positioning, fluoroscopic level marking
  • Viewing and working portals, triangulation, docking on the lamina
  • Ipsilateral laminotomy, flavectomy, root retraction, discectomy
 Paraspinal (Para-UBE) approach
  • Paraspinal portal placement, L5–S1 localisation
  • Exposure of isthmus, transverse process and facet
  • Foraminal / extraforaminal decompression of the exiting root
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM UBE decompression (ULBD) for canal stenosis
  • Unilateral laminotomy, undercutting the spinous process base
  • Contralateral over-the-top decompression
  • Lateral recess and traversing root decompression
 UBE-TLIF
  • Pedicle screw trajectory (percutaneous)
  • Facetectomy, bilateral decompression, disc space preparation
  • Endplate preparation, bone graft and cage insertion under endoscopic view
12:45 – 01:45 PM Lunch break
ROTATION 2: BATCHES SWAP STATIONS
01:45 – 03:15 PM Paraspinal (Para-UBE) approach
  • Paraspinal portal placement, L5–S1 localisation
  • Exposure of isthmus, transverse process and facet
  • Foraminal / extraforaminal decompression of the exiting root
Access & UBE interlaminar discectomy
  • Prone positioning, fluoroscopic level marking
  • Viewing and working portals, triangulation, docking on the lamina
  • Ipsilateral laminotomy, flavectomy, root retraction, discectomy
03:15 – 04:45 PM UBE-TLIF
  • Pedicle screw trajectory (percutaneous)
  • Facetectomy, bilateral decompression, disc space preparation
  • Endplate preparation, bone graft and cage insertion under endoscopic view
UBE decompression (ULBD) for canal stenosis
  • Unilateral laminotomy, undercutting the spinous process base
  • Contralateral over-the-top decompression
  • Lateral recess and traversing root decompression
04:45 – 05:00 PM Feedback & Certificates

Delegate Fees: Rs. 25,000 + GST


COURSE INFORMATION


Delegates: Four batches (A, B, C, D) of 4-5 each and 1 faculty per cadaver station.
Suggested level plan per cadaver: Discectomy L3–4, ULBD L2–3, Para-UBE L5–S1, UBE-TLIF L4–5
(adjust to specimens)