Spine II: Challenges -Controversies-Discussion with experts; Cervical Arthroplasty; Laminoplasty; Fusions;

Summary: A case based Discussion without slides among worldwide neurosurgeons and orthopedists on how they manage controversial spine challenges: Different opinions. Types of Decompressions, Fusions, Anterior and Posterior approaches. Laminoplasty. ACDF vs Cervical Athroplasty, Lumbar  arthroplasty: Do they work? Long term results, patient selection, recurrence; motion preservation, adjacent segment disease, cost comparisons, complication avoidance in major surgeries; Facet evaluations; Random Controlled Trials? Individualized treatment? Should you do these procedures? What you need to know. (Discussion; 60 min.; 5/5 ranking)

Speaker
  • Todd Lanman, MD

    Neurosurgeon, Private Practice , Lanman Spinal Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai, UCLA Beverly Hills , California , USA

  • RIck Sasso, MD

    Orthopedic Surgeon, Chief Spine Surgery , Founder, Indiana Spine Group; Indiana University Indianapolis, Indiana , USA

  • Richard Hynes, MD

    President, Orthopedic Surgeon, The B.A.C.K. Center Melbourne , Florida, USA

  • Falavigna Asdrubal, MD, PhD

    Professor Neurosurgery; Dean Medical School, Universidade de Caxias do Sul (UCS) Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil

  • John Heller, MD

    Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, Emory Healthcare Atlanta , Georgia , USA

  • Nancy Epstein, MD

    Chief, Neurosurgical Spine and Education, Winthrop Univesrity Hospital Mineola , New York, USA

  • Harel Deutsch, MD

    Assoc Professor, Co-Director Rush Spine Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago Illinois, USA

  • Vincent Traynelis, MD

    Professor, Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center Chicago Illinois, USA