Moderator: Christopher M. Bono, MD
Introduction from Christopher M. Bono, MD
2019 Outstanding Paper in Basic Science
Inflammaging determines health and disease in lumbar discs: evidence from differing proteomic signatures of healthy, aging and degenerating discs
S. Rajasekaran, PhD1, Chitraa Tangavel, PhD2, Sri Vijay Anand, K S MS1, Dilip Chand Raja, S MS1, Sharon Miracle Nayagam, MSc2, Monica Steffi Matchado2, M. Raveendran, PhD3, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, MS1, Rishi Mugesh Kanna, MS1, K. Dharmalingam, PhD4; 1Department of Spine Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, India; 2Ganga Research Centre, Coimbatore, India; 3 Department of Plant Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India; 4Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai, India
2019 Outstanding Paper in Surgical Science
Laboratory markers as useful prognostic measures for survival in patients with spinal metastases
Andrew J. Schoenfeld, MD1; Marco L. Ferrone, MD1; Peter G. Passias, MD2; Justin A. Blucher, MS1; Lauren B. Barton, BS1; John H. Shin, MD3; Mitchel B. Harris, MD4; Joseph H. Schwab, MD, MS4; 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; 2New York Spine Institute, New York University Langone Medical Center, Westbury, NY, USA; 3Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; 4Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
2019 Outstanding Paper in Value in Spine Care
Are current DRG-based bundled payment models for lumbar fusions risk-adjusting adequately? an analysis of Medicare beneficiaries
Azeem Tariq Malik, MBBS1, Frank M Phillips, MD2, Elizabeth Yu, MD1, Safdar N Khan, MD1; 1Department of Orthopaedics, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA; 2Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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