Spine: Medical & Surgical Management

Alexander VaccaroProfessor, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Pennsylvania, USA Brian W Su MDSpine Surgeon, Mt. Tam Orthopaedics and Spine Centre, Marin General Hospital, Greenbrae, CA, United StatesYan Wang MD Prof. & Director, Department of Orthopaedics, The General Hospital of Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Beijing, ChinaMarcel F. Dvorak MD, FRCSCProfessor of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, CanadaH Michael Mayer MDProfessor of Neurosurgery & Head of Department and Co-Director, Spine Centre and Schoen Klinik Back Institute, Munich, GermanyKazuhiro Chiba MD PhDDirector, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Minato, Tokyo, Japan Luiz Vialle MDProfessor of Orthopaedics, Head Spine Unit, Catholic University, Curitiba, Brazil Magdy Gamal Youssef MDProfessor of Spine Surgery, Ain Shams University, Khalifa El-Maamon St Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt S Rajasekaran MS, DNB,FRCS (Ed), M.Ch (Liv), FACS, FRCS(Eng),Ph.D.Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, University of British Columbia, Canada

• General1 The Aging Lumbar Spine:  Normal, Pathologic, and the Pain Generators2 Anatomy of the Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine3 Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine4 Biomechanics of Internal Fixation5 Physical and Neurological Examination of the Spine6 Electro Diagnostic Studies of the Spine7 Interventional Spinal Diagnostics and Therapeutics (Discography, MBB, Rhizotomy, etc)8 Surgical Considerations in the Obese Patient9 Surgical Considerations in the Geriatric Patient10 Surgery of the Sympathetic Nervous System11 Stereotactic Radiosurgery of the Spine12 Spinal Cord and Nerve Root Monitoring (neurophysiologic monitoring)13 Anesthesia in Spinal Surgery14 Spinal Orthoses15 Outcomes Assessment in Spine Surgery 16 Outpatient Rehabilitation of the Spine PatientDevelopmental17 Embryologic Development of the Spine18 Anatomy and Physiology of Congenital Spinal Lesions19 Congenital Anomalies of the Cervical Spine20 Congenital Anomalies of the Spinal Cord21 Occult Spinal Dysraphism and Tethered Spinal Cord22 Surgical and Non-Surgical Treatment of Myelomeningocele and Associated Anomalies23 Chiari Malformation and Syringomyelia24 The Spine in Osteogenesis Imperfecta25 Scheuermann's Kyphosis26 Spinal Deformity in Familial DysautonomiaMetabolic Disorders27 Nonoperative and Operative Management of Paget's Disease28 Spinal Disorders Associated with Skeletal Dysplasias and Metabolic Diseases29 Operative and Non Operative Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis30 Operative and Non Operative Management of Ankylosing SpondylitisBone Grafting 31 Techniques and Complications of Bone Graft Harvesting32 Bone Graft Substitutes33 Vascularized Bone Grafts in Spine Surgery34 BMP's and their Role in Spinal FusionCervical35 Transoral and Jaw-Splitting Approaches to the Upper Cervical Spine36 Anterior Cervical Approaches37 Anterior Approaches to the Cervicothoracic Junction38 Evaluation and Treatment of Axial Neck Pain39 Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy: Clinical Evaluation and Nonoperative Treatment40 Surgical Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy including Anterioly and Posteriorly Based Procedures41 Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Clinical Evaluation and Nonoperative Treatment42 Anteriorly Based Surgical Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Excluding OPLL43 Posteriorly Based Surgical Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy including Laminoplasty, Laminectomy, Laminectomy/Fusion44 Natural History and Surgical Treatment for Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament45 Occipitocervical and Atlantoaxial Fusion46 Instrumentation of the Subaxial Spine47 Lesions of the Foramen Magnum (Transoral and Foramen Magnum Decompression)48 Kyphotic Cervical Deformity Correction including Post Traumatic and Post Laminectomy Kyphosis49 Osteotomies in the Cervical Spine50 Management of Soft Tissue Injuries of the Cervical Spine: Whiplash 51 Closed Treatment of Cervical Spine Injuries52 Cervical Spine Injuries in the Athlete: Return-to-Play Criteria53 Nonoperative and operative Treatment of Upper Cervical Spine Trauma54 Nonoperative and operative Treatment of Subaxial Cervical Spine Trauma including Dislocations55 Revision Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery56 Acute Management of Spinal Cord InjurySpinal Cord Injury57 Pharmacology and Timing of Surgical Intervention for Spinal Cord Injury58 Pediatric Spine Trauma and Spinal Cord Injury59 Penetrating Spinal Cord Injuries60 Novel Approaches to Neural Repair and Regeneration after Spinal Cord Injury61 Nutritional Care of the Spinal Cord Injured Patient62 Rehabilitation of the Spinal Cord Injury PatientLumbar Spine Part 163 Anterior and Lateral Exposures to the Lumbosacral Spine64 Posterior Approaches to the Lumbosacral Spine65 Surgical Approaches and Reconstruction of the Sacrum66 Fixation Techniques of the Sacropelvic Junction67 Lumbar Pedicle Screw Fixation68 Transfacet, Translaminar, Cortical Screw Fixation of the Lumbar Spine69 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (including stand along anterior interbody devices)70 Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion71 Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion72 Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Techniques (Degenerative and Scoliotic)73 Non Operative Treatment of Lumbar Disk Herniation74 Open Operative Treatment of Lumbar Disk Herniations75 Cauda Equina and Conus Medullaris Syndrome76 Lumbar Nucleus Pulposus Replacement77 Anular Repair78 Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Disk Disease: Axial Low Back PainLumar Spine Part 2 79 Non Operative treatment of Lumbar Stenosis80 Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Open Operative Treatment81 Interspinous Process Decompressive Devices82 Operative Treatment of Low Grade Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis83 Operative Treatment of High-Grade Lumbar Spondylolisthesis84 Nonoperative Treatment of Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Spine 85 Surgical Indications and Management of Thoracolumbar Fractures86 Thoracolumbar Trauma: Lower Lumbar Fractures87 Surgical and Non Surgical Treatment of Sacral Fractures88 Non Operative and Operative Treatment of SI Joint Dysfuction89 Tarlov Cysts90 Failed Back Surgery SyndromeMotion Preservation91 Biomechanics of Motion Preservation Strategies92 Posterior Dynamic Stabilization93 Total Facet Replacement94 Lumbar Disk Replacement95 Cervical Disk ReplacementThoracic96 Thoracic Spine: Surgical Approaches for Decompression97 Thoracoscopic Approach for Spinal Conditions98 Thoracic Discectomy and Corpectomy99 Thoracic Pedicle Screw Fixation100 Direct Lateral Thoracic Interbody FusionPediatrics (Including Pediatric Deformity)101 Back Pain in Children and Adolescents102 Congenital Scoliosis (including hemivertebrae resection)103 Neuromuscular Scoliosis104 Role of Halo /Halo-Femoral Traction in Paralytic Neuromuscular Scoliosis105 Spinal Deformity in Skeletal Dysplasia Conditions106 Non Operative Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis107 Operative Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis108 Anterior Lumbar and Thoracolumbar Correction and Fusion for AIS109 Short Segment “Bone-on-Bone” Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis110 Pediatric Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis (including pars repair)111 The Immature Spine and Athletic Injuries112 Sacro-Pelvic Morphology and Spino-Pelvic AlignmentAdult Deformity113 Non Operative Treatment of Adult Deformity114 Preoperative considerations for the Adult Deformity Patient115 Surgical Treatment of Adult Thoracolumabar Idiopathic  Scoliosis116 Surgical Management of Adult lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis117 Osteotomy Techniques for Coronal and Sagital Plane Thoracolumbar Deformities118 Surgical Treatment of Spinal Deformities in the Setting of OsteoporosisTumor, Vascular Malformations and Infections119 Primary Bony Spinal Lesions (benign and malignant)120 Tumors of the Sacrum121 Metastatic Tumors of the Spine122 Intradural Intramedullary and Extramedullary Tumors123 Spinal Intradural Vascular Malformations124 Spinal Infections, Pyogenic Osteomyelitis, and Epidural Acscess125 Tuberculosis Infections of the SpineComplications126 Medical Complications in the Adult Spinal Patient127 Management of Cerebral Spinal Fluid Leaks128 Complications of Lumbosacral Spine Surgery129 Management of latrogenic Neurologic Loss Due to Spinal Instrumentation 130 Complications of Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery131 Complications of Anterior and Posterior Thoracic Spine SurgeryMinimally Invasive Surgery and Navigation132 Minimally Invasive Techniques of the Cervical Spine133 Minimally Invasive Techniques of the Thoracic Spine134 Minimal Invasive Lumbar Surgery including Tubular Retractors for Disk Herniations and Stenosis135 Minimally Invasive Instrumentation of the Lumbar Spine (TLIF, Pedicle Screws, Transfacet screws etc)136 Minimally Invasive Deformity Surgery: Future Directions137 Use of Navigation in Spinal Surgery