Reports
Useful Surgical Techniques with the MED System: Current Practice and Future Challenges
The 3rd Web Seminar was held on 20 October 2021, with 45 participants. Chaired by Dr. Takuya Nikaido, it covered basic MED system techniques, applications from the cervical to the lumbar spine, and the role of MED in lumbar disc herniation surgery.
Verified participation figures
45peopleParticipants
Registration totals, attendance figures, and venue-specific figures retain the populations defined in the source materials.
Programme and activities
- Event date
- 2021.10.20
- Venue and format
- Online
- Content
- Sharing basic MED system techniques, cervical and lumbar applications, and the role of MED in surgery for lumbar disc herniation.
- Organising board member
- Dr. Tomowaki Nakagawa and Dr. Seiji Yamaya
- Chair
- Dr. Takuya Nikaido
- Dr. Tomowaki Nakagawa
- Starting Endoscopic Spine Surgery: MED System Features and Basic Handling to Know
- Dr. Seiji Yamaya
- Application and Safety of the “Reverse Slide” Technique (逆滑り台法) for Contralateral MEL Decompression from the Cervical to the Lumbar Spine
- Dr. Norio Numata
- Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery at Our Hospital: The Role of MED
Names, affiliations, and positions are based on materials from the time of the event.
Sources and related materials
Compiled after checking post-event reports and thank-you messages alongside the original event announcements.
Last checked on 25 September 2026. Original emails used to verify these records and members-only videos are not published here.