NASS 2015 Annual Meeting

Complications Abstract Presentations (Room W470B)

Moderator: Andrew T. Dailey, MD

9:00 – 9:06 a.m.
182. The Influence of Vertebral Endplate Density, Cage Contact Area, and Cage Modulus on the Incidence of Interbody Cage Subsidence
Presenter: Paul B. Suh, MD

9:06 – 9:12 a.m.
183. Risks Factors for Blood Transfusion With Primary Posterior Lumbar Fusion
Presenter: Bryce Basques

9:12 – 9:18 a.m.
184. Duration of Anesthesia as a Risk Factor for Postoperative Complications in Patients Undergoing Posterior Lumbar Fusion
Presenter: Parth Kothari, BS

9:18 – 9:24 a.m.
185. Confirming the Carragee Massive-Defect Results: Lumbar Discectomy Patients at High Risk of Reherniation
Presenter: Bradley K. Weiner, MD

9:24 – 9:30 p.m.
186. Heterotopic Ossification Following Single-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Results from a Prospective, Multicenter, Historically-Controlled Trial Comparing Allograft to an Optimized Dose of rhBMP-2
Presenter: Paul M. Arnold, MD

9:30 – 9:36 a.m.
187. Does Advancing Age Adversely Influence Clinical Outcomes Following Lumbar Fusion Surgery? A Retrospective Cohort Study
Presenter: William R. Sears, MBBS, FRACS

9:36 – 9:42 a.m.
188. The Efficacy of Intraoperative Monitoring in Spine Surgery
Presenter: Nikita Lakomkin, BS

9:42 – 10:00 a.m.
Discussion