Common Spinal Deformities in Kids

This presentation from pediatric orthopedic surgeon Ishaan Swarup, MD, shines a light on the developing spine. Focusing on scoliosis and kyphosis, he offers definitions, classifications, physical exam and testing pointers, treatment options ...

Healthcare Reform Spine Surgery: Decision Making Stakeholders Perspectives and Moral Hazard

In this lecture Sigurd Berven, MD, discusses the decision making in complex spinal surgery and how to make informed decisions for the patients, to help them receive the outcomes they are expecting.

Complex Spine Surgery: Secrets of Successful Closure

Dr. Scott Hansen discusses techniques, options and strategies to stabilize soft tissues and prevent post-op wound complications, even in the most challenging cases.

Optimize Spinal Surgery Outcomes Through Teamwork

Vascular surgeon Dr. Charles Eichler discusses UCSF’s success with including vascular surgeons in lumbar fusion procedures and finding the least invasive approach for each patient.

Considerations for Deformity Surgery in the Young Adult

In this presentation Lionel N. Metz, MD, will discuss considerations for the young adult deformity patient, case examples, common pitfalls and modes of failure, and causes of pain after adult reconstruction.

Approach to the Older Patient with Spinal Disorders: Surgery

Shane Burch, MD, MS, FRCSC, discusses surgical approaches for patients with spinal disorders including the various options to achieve decompression and realignment, stabilizing the patient and obtaining a fusion. The rationales behind ...

Approach to the Older Patient with Spinal Disorders: Diagnosis

Shane Burch, MD, MS, FRCSC, presents case examples of older patients with spinal disorders and focuses on approaches that are integral at arriving at an accurate diagnosis: patient history, physical examination and imaging, including X-ray, CT and MRI.

Role of Limited Fusion in Adult Scoliosis: Does Everybody Need T10 to the Pelvis?

When choosing the most appropriate surgery for adult scoliosis patients, the patient’s chief complaint is key. Dean Chou, MD, discusses the criteria to consider when patients present with specific symptoms, and describes when a more conservative ...

Minimally Invasive TLIF; Techniques and Outcomes

Aaron J. Clark, MD, PhD, describes the minimally invasive approaches of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) and its advantages over open TLIF surgery including the benefits for the obese and elderly, fewer complications and less pain.