NASS 2018 Annual Meeting

International Spine Forum Symposium: Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (Room 404AB)

Moderators: Reginald Knight, MD, MS; Andreas Demetriades, FRCS, NASS International Education Committee

 

Agenda

Ukrainian Spine Society: The Effectiveness of Mechanical Denervation of Facet Joints Under Endoscopic Control in the Treatment of Patients with Lumbar Facet
Vladimir Radchenko, MD, PhD; Alexandr Perfiliev, MD

 

Chinese Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (CAOS): A Feasibility Study of Percutaneous Endoscopic Interlaminar Lumbar Discectomy Under Local Anesthesia for L5-S1 Disc Herniation and Superiority Analysis Compared with General Anesthesia
Yansong Wang, MD

 

Russian Association of Spine Surgeons: Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Surgery in Cervical Spine Degeneration
Artem Gushcha, MD, PhD

 

Brazilian Association of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Techniques: What We Must Know to Safely Perform Lumbar Transforaminal Percutaneous Endoscopic Procedures
Pil Sun Choi, MD

 

Discussion, Questions and Answers
Faculty Panel

 

SILACO (Sociedad Ibero Latino Americana de Columna): Minimally Invasive Spine (MIS) Surgery for the Young Elite Athlete
Jorge Ramirez, MD

 

World Congress of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Techniques (WCMISST): Percutaneous Endoscopic Thoracic Decompression
Gun Choi, MD, PhD

 

Brazilian Spine Society: Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Interbody Fusion and Post-Operative Lumbar Lordosis
Vinicius de Meldau Benites

 

Brazilian Association of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Techniques: Fundamental Anatomic Aspects to Safely Perform Lumbar Pedicle Fixation
Wilson Datcu, MD

 

Discussion, Questions and Answers
Faculty Panel