This advanced course is for orthopaedic and neurological surgeons, fellows, residents, and allied health professionals who include spine surgery in their practice.
- Evaluate surgical treatment options for cervical myelopathy, including decompression and fusion and total disc replacement.
- Describe recent technological advances in the surgical treatment of pediatric and adult spinal deformity.
- Discuss the current standard of surgical care for fractures of the cervical and thoracolumbar spine.
- Summarize treatment options, including minimally invasive options, for lumbar degenerative disc disease.
- Evaluate surgical options for the treatment of degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis.