NASS 2017 Annual Meeting

Poster Grand Rounds (Room The Learning Place (Technical Exhibition))

The Learning Place (Blue Theater)

The Clinical and Economic Impact of Postoperative Epidural Hematomas Following Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Surgery
Christopher G. Furey, MD

Geriatric Co-Management Reduces Perioperative Complications and Shortens Duration of Hospital Stay after Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Prospective Single Institutional Experience
Owoicho Adogwa, MD, MPH

The Learning Place (Green Theater)

A Significant Clinical Role for DNA Microarray in the Diagnosis of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Patients with Tuberculous Spondylitis Simultaneous with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in High Prevalence Settings in China
Wen jie Wu, MD

Can MRSA Biofilm Infections Be Cleared from Pedicle Screws Intraoperatively?
David B. Bumpass, MD

The Learning Place (Purple Theater)

Establishing Benchmarks for the Volume-Outcome Relationship for Common Lumbar Spine Surgical Procedures
Andrew J. Schoenfeld, MD

En Block Spondylectomies for Malignant Neoplasms in Children: Review of 19 Cases
Alessandro Luzzati, MD

The Learning Place (Yellow Theater)

Postoperative Delirium is an Independent Predictor of 30-Day Hospital Readmission after Spine Surgery in the Elderly (≥65 years old): A Study of 453 Consecutive Elderly Spine Surgery Patients
Aladine A. Elsamadicy, BS

Spine Flexibility Predicts the Postoperative Proximal Junctional Angle in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients
Jeffrey Varghese

Revision Spine Surgery in Patients without Clinical Signs of Infection: How Often Are There Occult Infections in Removed Hardware?
Isador H. Lieberman, MD, FRCSC, MBA