Cadaver capsule course on MAST for Bangladesh

and Srilanka surgeons followed by VSP( Dates: May

26-29th)
We have also endeavoured Cadaver capsule course on MAST for Bangladesh and
Srilanka surgeons followed by VSP at Fortis hospital Bangalore and JP Narayan trauma
center with Oarm with hands on training in TPTC Delhi on Spinal products and NIM
Eclipse on May 26th - 29th comprising of Four delegates , three from Bangladesh and one
from Sri Lanka.
RTG Academia is happy to share with all of you that we have started this fiscal on a good
note by conducting a complete international capsule course on MAST. Three surgeons
from Bangladesh & one surgeon from Sri Lanka have attended this course who had a
good exposure on various MAST procedures under the guidance of renowned MAST
faculty Dr Raja Kumar
Course Objective: This course was designed for spine surgeons who desire to further
enhance their surgical skills by getting exposed to minimally invasive decompression
techniques, percutaneous pedicle screw fixation & stabilization techniques in innovative
Medtronic technologies. One day program is highlighted by lectures, case discussions &
cadaveric hands-on workshop.
Day Started with lectures followed by live surgery videos. Later in Cadaver lab, pre-lunch
was a demo on decompression techniques of discectomy, Ipsilateral & Contralateral
decompressions. In post lunch session, surgeons had demo on Percutaneous Pedicle
Screw Fixation techniques followed by Hands on Practice. Every surgeon had a good
opportunity to practice on various techniques. Surgeons had a good interaction with faculty
& clarified their challenges in MAST techniques.
Surgeons were very happy with the course & informed that they have attended the best
course till date. Acknowledged that this facility & course is on par with any international
event.

Visiting Surgeons Program on MAST

27th 29thMay15, Fortis Hospital - Bangalore
RTG Academia is delighted to share with you that we have successfully completed a three
day visiting surgeons program on MAST in Fortis Hospital, Bangalore under the guidance
of Dr Raja Kumar as program director.
Post Cadaver course, Dr Chintaka Wijedasa an ortho spine surgeon from Navy Hospital,
Colombo had an opportunity to observe MAST procedures for three days.
Day 1:Surgeon observed two MAST procedures. First procedure was of lateral
foraminotomy with discectomy with Metrx system for disc herniation in L3-L4 & second
being bilateral decompression for canal stenosis with Quadrant.
Day 2: Surgeon observed Foraminal Block for L3-L4 foraminal stenosis where patient had
radiculopathy. Later surgeon had rounds to post op patients of previous day along with
Faculty. Had tips of post op care. In afternoon surgeon had a demo of Midas Rex Drill.
Day3: Finally Surgeon observed procedure of MAST TLIF with Quadrant & percutaneous
pedicle screw fixation with Sextant.
This is the first VSP program where surgeon have observed surgeries for all three days
and had a comprehensive learning on MAST procedures (Decompression & Fixation).

Surgeon was quite happy with the program & informed that he is more confident in
adopting MAST therapies.
As RTG Academia, we are more confident of establishing VSP centers within ISC since
we have enough expertise across therapies.
We take this opportunity to thank Rahul, Srikanth & Abhijeet for organizing demo of Midas
within short notice.
Thanks to Bhupen for taking time in giving an overview of Pumps.
Special thanks to Indranil & A Baur team for their support in ensuring smooth execution of
this VSP. Request the team to have an immediate follow up & share success stories.