Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? Orthopaedic or Neurosurgeon licences
More information
Number of beds in department: 18
Total surgical cases per year: 700
Used techniques
Standard open: Yes
Endoscopy: No
Robotics: No
Tuberculosis surgery: No
Pain management techniques: No
Minimally invasive surgery: Yes
Anterior surgery: No
Spinal navigation: No
Intradural surgery: No
Thoracoscopy: No
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: Spanish
English written and spoken by our team members: written (5)* / spoken (3)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.
Every day cases from emergency department are presented, then we analyse the results of the patients that were operated on
the previous day.
Academic sessions are held 3 days a week according to the spine fellowship agenda.
Thursday is the academic day and complex spine cases are reviewed.
