In September 2008, Magnifi Group launched the Interactive Educational Program (IEP) for Spine Surgeons. With over 1000 pages of surgeon authored content, and more than 45 3D animations, surgical videos and 750 images, the program delivers the most comprehensive Internet-based knowledge source for Spine Professionals. The content comprises the following sections:
- General Overviews (anatomy, biomechanics, degenerative cascade, biologics, clinical)
- Evaluation and Management Coding
- Lumbar Degenerative Conditions Cervical Degenerative Conditions
- Deformity
- Trauma
- Tumors
- Infection
- Inflammatory Conditions
Each condition will include the associated history, diagnosis, work-up, treatment (non-operative and operative) and complications. The Treatments sections will feature industry- specific techniques and products.
Program Sections
The Program will have learning objectives, standardized presentation formats and reliable evaluation methods based on adult learning and education principles. The following is the draft overview of the Lumbar Degenerative Conditions section.
| LUMBAR DEGENERATIVE CONDITIONS |
- Conditions
- Non-specific Low Back Pain
- Herniations
- Stenosis
- Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
- Degenerative Scoliosis
- Osteoporotic VCFs
- Isthmic Spondylolisthesis
- Surgical techniques
- Fusion
- Role of Instrumentation
- Discectomy (varying styles)
- Anterior approach
- Posterior approach
- Lateral Approach
- Motion Sparing
- Nucleus Replacement
- Dynamic Posterior Instrumentation
- Inter-spinous Spacers
- Total Disc Replacement
- Facet Devices
- Complications
- Infection
- Hematoma
- Nerve Injury
- Muscle
- Vascular
- Pseudoarthrosis
- Symptoms / Signs
- Diagnostic work-up
- Treatment
- Failed Back Surgery
- Leg pain
- Back pain
- Flat back
- Osteoporosis
- Definition
- Patho-anatomy
- Vertebral Compression Fractures
- Natural history
- Work-up
- Treatment options
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