Moderator: Alan T. Villavicencio, MD
Misdiagnosis is a Prevalent Cause of Inappropriate Lumbar Spine Surgery
Vijay Yanamadala, MD
Examining Healthcare Segregation Among Patients Receiving Lumbar Spine Surgery
Andrew J. Schoenfeld, MD
Moved to Resident & Fellow Research Awards Presentations (October 27, 2017 3:20—3:50 p.m.)
Prognostic Factors Associated with Best Outcomes Following Fusion for Lumbar Degenerative Conditions
Charles H. Crawford III, MD
Prediction of Clinical Outcomes after Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusions Based on Preoperative Opioid Use
Alan T. Villavicencio, MD
Predicting Adverse Events Following Posterior Lumbar Fusion: A Comparison of the Charlson Comorbidity Index, Elixhauser’s Comorbidity Measure and the Modified Frailty Index
Nathaniel T. Ondeck, BS
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