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