4:00     Radiologic Assessment of Spine Fusion (Thomas Gilbert, MD)

4:15      DEBATE

• Zero Profile Cages Have Replaced Plating for ACDF (Peter Ullrich, MD)
• Cervical Plating Remains the Standard of Care (Tim Adamson, MD)
• Prosthetic Discs Should Replace Fusion in Most Cases (Faheem Sandhu, MD)
• Rebuttal #1 – (Peter Ullrich, MD)
• Rebuttal #2 – (Tim Adamson, MD)
• Rebuttal #3 – (Faheem Sandhu, MD)
• Discussion / Q&A

5:15    DEBATE

• Cervical Balance Should be Considered in All Cervical Surgery (Sigurd Berven, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS)
• Cervical Balance is Irrelevant in Most Cervical Surgery (Pierce Nunley, MD)
• Rebuttal #1 – (Sigurd Berven, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS)
• Rebuttal #2 – (Pierce Nunley, MD)
• Discussion / Q&A

6:10     Case Presentation and Discussion (Jean Jacques Abitbol, MD, FRCSC)

7:00     Adjourn for the Day

Neuro and orthopaedic spine surgeons and other healthcare professionals whose scope of practice includes spine surgery.

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

• Evaluate and discuss treatment options for complex and challenging deformity cases
• Assess the current trends in imaging and emerging technologies
• Compare evidence of cervical spine care options
• Assess the general healthcare marketplace and legal landscape as it relates to spine surgery