NASS 2017 Annual Meeting

Best Papers (Room WF2)

Moderator: Donna D. Ohnmeiss, PhD

Association Between Adherence to Appropriate Use Criteria and Postoperative Outcome in Patients Treated for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
Francois Porchet, MD, PhD

Effect of Lumbar Spinal Fusion on Adjacent Segment Discs: An In Vivo Patient Study
Thomas D. Cha, MD, MBA

Adjacent Segment Degeneration after Lumbar Total Disc Replacement: Five-Year Results of A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Study with Independent Radiographic Assessment
Richard D. Guyer, MD

Effect of L4-Sacrum Fusion Alignment on Biomechanics of the Proximal Lumbar Segments in Sitting Postures
Avinash G. Patwardhan, PhD

High Rate of Intraoperative Monitoring (IOM) Alerts in 176 Severe Pediatric Deformity Patients and Its Relationship to the Deformity Angularity Ratio (DAR)
Munish C. Gupta, MD

The Feature of the Cardiac Function and Structure in Severe Thoracic Scoliokyphosis Patients: A Retrospective Study Based on the Echocardiographic and Holter Electrocardiograms
Yingsong Wang, MD

Mortality Rates Following Posterior C1-2 Fusion for Treatment of Displaced Type II Odontoid Fractures in Octogenarians: A Ten-Year Review
Mark Shasti, MD

Discussion