…drugs) Spinal injections (e.g., epidural steroid injections, medial branch blocks, facet injections) and/or facet ablations While the disc has been the target for many CLBP treatments, the adjacent vertebral…

…periodically in order to optimize clinical outcomes. Apart from technical skills, communication skills, correct attitudes towards patients, and the ability to understand indications are paramount. Also, an ethical framework…

…cord injuries, OPLL(Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament), DTI(Diffusion Tensor Imaging), cervical artificial discs, degenerative spinal lesions, minimally invasive surgery, and endoscopic spinal surgery. He has received numerous academic awards…

…after Cervical and Lumbar Spinal Fusion Presenting Author: Ankur Narain Sponsored by Tom Errico, MD Kostiuk Innovation Award #581: Principal Radiographic Characteristics for Cervical Spinal Deformity: A Health-related Quality…

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…and Neurological Surgery at the State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University. He holds hospital appointments at SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Crouse-Irving Memorial Hospital and Veterans Administration…

…Alves, MD Todd Lanman, MD Frank Phillips, MD 4217 Massimo Balsano, MD, Moderator Arthroplasty vs. Fusion in Cervical Spine Surgery: When and Why https://isass.org/isass-past-insights-webinars/arthroplasty-vs-fusion-in-cervical-spine-surgery-when-and-why-mar-13-2021/ 20210313 Panel: Oscar L. Alves,…

…paraspinal abscesses. Patients on hemodialysis often require operative treatment for spinal infection, due to the difficulty of eradicating these infections with antibiotics alone. Inability to achieve appropriate microbiological identification…

…kyphoplasty), 1 vertebral body, unilateral or bilateral cannulation, inclusive of all imaging guidance; thoracic 22514 Lumbar 22515 Each additional thoracic or lumbar vertebral body (list separately in addition to…

…editorial committee member of Chinese Journal of Surgery The editorial committee member of Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics The editorial committee member of Chinese Journal of Trauma The editorial committee…

…He has also served as a reviewer for New England Journal of Medicine, Neurosurgery journal, Journal of Neurosurgery, World Neurosurgery and Spine Journal. His professional interests include research focused…

…to place a structural graft in the intervertebral space that provides maximal endplate coverage and best restores focal and global cervical lordosis. Landriel et al recently confirmed that achieving…