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International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery Annual Meeting

Healio brings you the highlights from International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery Annual Meeting. Refer back to this page often for the latest news from ISASS, perspectives and interviews with leading researchers and clinicians, and to review archives of past meetings.

VIDEO: Experts discuss importance of rod number, configuration for pedicle subtraction osteotomy
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VIDEO: Experts discuss importance of rod number, configuration for pedicle subtraction osteotomy

May 31, 2016
LAS VEGAS — At the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery Annual Meeting, Jensen K. Henry, BA and Renaud Lefage, BS…
VIDEO: Singh speaks to the importance of understanding MIS, lateral access to the spine
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VIDEO: Singh speaks to the importance of understanding MIS, lateral access to the spine

May 12, 2016
LAS VEGAS — At the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery Annual Meeting, Kern Singh, MD, spoke about the importance of…
VIDEO: A look at long-term effects of cervical artificial disc replacement on radiographic adjacent degeneration
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VIDEO: A look at long-term effects of cervical artificial disc replacement on radiographic adjacent degeneration

April 20, 2016
LAS VEGAS— At the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery Annual Meeting, Jeffrey M. Spivak, MD, spoke about the effect of…
Lumbar TDR associated with improved function, no greater need for second surgery
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Lumbar TDR associated with improved function, no greater need for second surgery

April 8, 2016
LAS VEGAS — The rates of adjacent segment disease are low for patients treated with total disc replacement for symptomatic lumbar degenerative…
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Study: Three-level hybrid cervical spine surgery may be preferable to all-fusion surgery

April 8, 2016
LAS VEGAS — Three-level cervical surgery, which consisted of two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with one-level cervical disc…
ISASS seeks to improve its profile, brand as an international spine organization through idea sharing
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ISASS seeks to improve its profile, brand as an international spine organization through idea sharing

April 8, 2016
LAS VEGAS — Efforts are underway to bolster several aspects of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery, or ISASS, to…
Patients’ insurance type, gender, race cited as predictors of surgical approach for CSM
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Patients’ insurance type, gender, race cited as predictors of surgical approach for CSM

April 7, 2016
LAS VEGAS — A study presented here that was designed to identify whether any factors affected the use of an anterior approach for cervical…
Postoperative complications of ACDF may increase with longer operative time
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Postoperative complications of ACDF may increase with longer operative time

April 7, 2016
LAS VEGAS — Researchers found a 38% increased risk for pulmonary embolism among 5,040 patients who underwent one-level anterior cervical…
Speaker: Facility, staffing issues contribute to success of spine ASCs
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Speaker: Facility, staffing issues contribute to success of spine ASCs

April 7, 2016
LAS VEGAS — At the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery Annual Meeting, Richard A. Kube II, MD, FACSS, FAAOS…
VIDEO: Osman on the posterolateral trans-iliac approach to L5-S1 disc foramen
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VIDEO: Osman on the posterolateral trans-iliac approach to L5-S1 disc foramen

May 20, 2015
SAN DIEGO — At the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery Annual Meeting, Said Osman, MD, explores the posterolateral…