Description:
Anterior neck surgery allows for a very meaningful and complete surgical decompression of a compromised spinal cord and nerve roots. Limitations of this technique, however, exist in terms of its potential to achieve a successful fusion, loss of alignment and bone graft donor site morbidity. Recent advances in techniques under utilization of cages and improved plate designs have shown encouraging improvements in patient outcomes. Speaker(s):
Jens R. Chapman, M.D., Orthopaedic Surgeon, University of Washington
Carlo Bellabarba, M.D., associate professor, Orthopaedic Surgery; joint associate professor, Neurological Surgery. Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
Andrew T. Dailey, M.D., associate professor, department of Neurosugery, University of Utah
Christopher I. Shaffrey, M.D., professor of Neurological Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia
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