Moderator: Shay Bess, MD
Adult spinal deformity surgery is associated with high rates of complications that may compromise surgical outcomes. This instructional course lecture will utilize research findings from the International Spine Study Group to help surgeons and medical providers recognize critical time frames during which patients are at risk for specific complications and employ techniques to reduce complications.
Upon completion of this session, participants should gain strategies to:
- Recognize the at-risk time frame for specific complications that occur following adult spinal deformity surgery;
- Use surgical techniques to reduce the incidence of rod failure and proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity surgery;
- Integrate standard work protocols to reduce the risk for complications in ASD surgery;
- Systematically classify complications frequently associated with adult spinal deformity surgery to facilitate accurate complication reporting and research.
Agenda
Introduction
Shay Bess, MD
What is the True Incidence of Specific Complications in ASD Surgery and When Do They Occur
Alan H. Daniels, MD
Avoiding Proximal Junctional Kyphosis: What Have We Learned in 10 Years
Shay Bess, MD
Reducing Rod Breakage and Nonunion in Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy: The Importance of Rod Number and Configuration
Munish C. Gupta, MD
Questions
Faculty
Can Standard Work Reduce Complications in ASD Surgery?
Douglas C. Burton, MD
How Should We be Collecting Complications Data to Improve Research and Patient Outcomes
Eric O. Klineberg, MD
Conclusions
Shay Bess, MD