NASS 2015 Annual Meeting

Best Papers: Adjacent Segment and Junctional Complications (Room Skyline Ballroom AB)

Moderator: Michael D. Daubs, MD

9:00 – 9:06 a.m.
107. Can Long Posterior Cervical Fusions Be Safely Stopped at C7 Instead of the Upper Thoracic Spine?
Presenter: David B. Bumpass, MD

9:06 – 9:12 a.m.
108. Age-Adjusted Alignment Goals Have the Potential to Reduce Proximal Junctional Kyphosis
Presenter: Frank J. Schwab, MD

9:12 – 9:18 a.m.
109. Development of Validated Computer Based Preoperative Predictive Model for Proximal Junction Failure or Clinically Significant Proximal Junction Kyphosis With 86% Accuracy Based on 510 Adult Spinal Deformity Patients With Two-Year Follow-Up
Presenter: Christopher Ames, MD

9:18 – 9:24 a.m.
110. Upper Thoracic PJK/PJF is Typically Due to Spondylolisthesis Whereas Lower Thoracic PJK/PJF is More Often Due to Vertebral Fractures
Presenter: Murat S. Eksi, MD

9:24 – 9:30 a.m.
111. Clinical Adjacent-Segment Pathology After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Results After a Minimum of Ten-Year Follow-Up
Presenter: Sung-Kyu Kim

9:30 – 9:36 a.m.
112. Effect of Inclusion of Asymptomatic Spondylotic Levels on Adjacent Segment Disease Following ACDF
Presenter: Caleb J. Behrend, MD

9:36 – 9:42 a.m.
113. Transition from Radiological to Clinical Adjacent Disc Problems: Which Factors are Responsible? A Prospective Ten-Year Study
Presenter: Sandip Chatterjee, FRCS

9:42 – 10:00 a.m.
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