NASS 2017 Annual Meeting

Abstract Presentations: Cervical Trauma/Instability (Room W230CD)

Moderator: Steven C. Ludwig, MD

Treatment Strategy of Atlas Fractures: A Retrospective Study of 61 Cases
Dageng Huang, MD

Posterior Plate Internal Fixation for Treatment of Unstable Atlas Fractures in Five-Year Minimum Follow-Up
Liang Yan, MD

Cervical Alignment Comparative Analysis of Fixed Irreducible and Reducible Atlantoaxial Dislocations
Shaleen N. Vira, MD

A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial of Treatment of Atlantoaxial Instability with C1 Posterior Arches >4 mm by Comparing C1 Pedicle with Lateral Mass Screws Fixation
Liang Yan, MD

Visualization of Transverse Atlantal Ligament: A Comparative Study of Five Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan Sequences
Dageng Huang, MD

Discussion

The Utility of Adding Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Computed Tomography Alone in the Evaluation of Cervical Spine Injury: A Propensity Matched Analysis
Andrew J. Schoenfeld, MD

The Role of CT Angiography in Changing Management in Patients with Cervical Fractures
Kimona Issa, MD

The Role of Cervical MRI in Post-Traumatic Cervical Bilateral Jumped Facets: A Systematic Review
Ahmed Al Jishi, BS, MD, FRCSC

Kinematics of the Cervical Spine Following Unilateral Facet Fracture: An In Vitro Cadaver Study
Michael J. Vives, MD

Efficacy and Safety of Riluzole in Acute Spinal Cord Injury (SCI): Rationale and Design of AOSpine Phase III Multicenter Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial (RISCIS)
Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, FRCSC

Discussion