Moderator: Alpesh A. Patel, MD, FACS
2:05 – 2:11 p.m.
42. Adjacent Segment Pathology Correlated With HRQOL Following Cervical Laminoplasty Versus Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion
Presenter: Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD
2:11 – 2:17 p.m.
43. Berry’s Ligament and the Inferior Thyroid Artery as Reliable Anatomical Landmarks for the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve (RLN): A Fresh Cadaveric Study Relevant to the Cervical Spine
Presenter: Ali Rajabian, FRCSEd
2:17 – 2:23 p.m.
44. Does Age Affect Surgical Outcomes in Patients With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy?: Results from the Prospective, Multicenter AOSpine International Study on 479 Patients
Presenter: Lindsay Tetreault
2:23 – 2:29 pm.
45. Return to Work Rates After Single Level Cervical Fusion Surgery for Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) Compared to Fusion for Radiculopathy in Workers’ Compensation (WC) Setting.
Presenter: Mhamad Faour, MD
2:29 – 2:35 p.m.
46. Are Patients Undergoing an Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Treated Differently at a Physician-Owned Hospital?
Presenter: Gregory D. Schroeder, MD
2:35 – 2:41 p.m.
47. Nonoperative Treatment Modalities Prior to Cervical Surgery Affect Patient Outcomes: An Analysis of 1522 Patients
Presenter: Peter G. Passias, MD
2:41 – 2:47 p.m.
48. A Triangle Model of the Pathoanatomy of Congenital Cervical Stenosis
Presenter: Harry T. Mai
2:47 PM-3:05 PM
Discussion