On March 1, 2025, "the 1st China Training Course on Co-ablation of Bone Tumors" hosted by Department of Bone Tumor Surgery and Department of Orthopedics of the First Affiliated Hospital (FAH) of Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) was successfully held in FAH. Experts, scholars and clinicians in the fields of orthopedics, oncology and interventional therapy in China gathered to focus on cutting-edge minimally invasive treatment technologies for bone tumors.
At the opening ceremony, Professor Yin Zhanhai, Director of Department of Orthopedics, and Professor Bian Weiguo, Director of Department of Bone Tumor Surgery and Deputy Director of Department of Orthopedics delivered welcome speeches, respectively. Professor Bian Weiguo emphasized that this technology resolves traditional limitations by integrating cryoablation with thermal ablation, bringing better treatment options for patients with advanced bone metastases.
During the training session, surgical demonstration captivated widespread attention. After explicitly introducing the condition and difficulty of the demonstration case, the expert team demonstrated high-definition livestreaming of four challenging surgeries of "Co-ablation for spinal metastases" and "Co-ablation for pelvic metastases". Under the guidance of intraoperative imaging navigation, the alternation of cryoablation (-196℃) and thermal ablation (80℃) was accurately controlled to destroy the tumors without injuring spinal cord and nerve roots.
In the theoretical teaching session, Professor Bian Weiguo delivered a lecture entitled “Application of co-ablation -in spinal tumors”, emphasizing key technical highlights. Professor Yang Weizhou contributed a lecture entitled “Clinical application of co-ablation in bone tumors of four limbs”. Professor Liu Jiantao shared the analgesic strategy and efficacy evaluation entitled “Combined cryoablation with thermal ablation for severe nerve root pain caused by spinal metastasis”, respectively.
In the afternoon, graduation ceremony was held for the training course. Professor Han Xuezhe and Professor Bian Weiguo presented certificates to the trainees. Subsequently, all trainees were assigned in groups to conduct simulated operation in living animal models and specimens and receive skill guidance by trainers in Clinical Anatomy Research Center of FAH.
Through the mode of "theory + practice", this training course establishes an exchange platform for minimally invasive treatment of bone tumors and promotes the application of this technology. In the future, the teams from Department of Orthopedics and Department of Bone Tumor Surgery of FAH will continually deepen technological R&D and strengthen cooperation, enhancing the diagnosis and treatment levels of bone tumors in China.
