Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends,

Since its creation in 1989 by Professors Jacques Duparc, Adam Schreiber and Olivier Troisier, GIEDA Inter Rachis, initially "Percutaneous Nucleotomy" during its early years, has continually met annually to discuss important technical advances in An abundance of exciting ideas and scientific rationalization.

Over the years, progress has been very significant and the scientific approach to problems has improved significantly. Each year, we were able to discuss various topics concerning the spine, its types of medical and surgical treatment, progress in endoscopy and miniinvasive treatments.

As part of the Grand Hôtel InterContinental in Bordeaux, this year we will discuss current medical and surgical novelties and controversies with talented speakers from France such as Jean-Paul Steib from Strasbourg, to take stock of new processes Such as Jean-Claude Lokietek, from Switzerland such as Nicolas Theumann, from Austria such as Stefan Becker and from Germany such as Ralf Wagner and many others that we thank.

This program also shows our willingness to discuss new therapeutic attempts.

Do not hesitate to share your experience by presenting one of your studies. A call for communication is launched with a deadline set for 15 October 2016. You can propose a summary of 400 words by sending it to emmanuel.favreul@wanadoo.fr

Looking forward to meeting you on December 9 and 10 in Bordeaux,

Mathieu de Sèze

President 2016