De Dutch Spine Society (DSS) is ontstaan uit de toegenomen samenwerking tussen de in wervelkolomchirurgie ge(sub)specialiseerde werkgroepen van de Nederlandse Vereniging van Neurochirurgen en de Nederlandse Orthopedische Vereniging. Het doel van de vereniging is om te komen tot bundeling van kennis en het toepassen en verspreiden daarvan. De DSS organiseert ieder jaar een congres rondom een bepaald thema. Voor meer informatie: www.dutchspinesociety.

Dear colleagues,

On behalf of the board of the Dutch Spine Society, I would like to invite you to the 18th annual DSS scientific meeting, called “ Pediatric spine”,  in Rotterdam.

It concerns an update of the annual meeting in 2010 (Paediatric spine ) with special attention to the cervical spine, rheumatoid arthritis and spinal trauma. We will incorporate the knowledge and experiences of our Dutch experts as well as input of our international speaker.

Our children are our future. As spinal surgeons we need to be well aware of several  paediatric spinal conditions that can cross our daily and sometimes specialized spinal practice.

To pursue an optimal discussion concerning the state of the art diagnostic and therapeutic options for paediatric spinal conditions, we have composed a  diverse program not only for paediatric spinal specialists but also for the majority of our DSS members.

We are looking forward to welcome you at Friday the 09 th of November in Rotterdam.

Sincerely,

Willem-Bart Slooff

Chairman of the Dutch Spine Society