Board of Directors

Randal R. Betz, MD
Shriners Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, PA

Michael G. Fehlings, MD
Toronto Western Hospital
Toronto, ON Canada

Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
Washington University Medical School
St. Louis, MO

Stephen L. Ondra, MD
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL

Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

Faculty

Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

Edward Benzel, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH

Regis W. Haid Jr., MD
Atlanta Brain & Spine Care
Atlanta, GA

Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD
University of California
San Francisco, CA

Luiz Pimenta, MD
Santa Rita Hospital
São Paulo, Brazil

David Polly Jr., MD
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

Raj Rampersaud, MD
Toronto Western Hospital
Toronto, ON
Canada

Michael K. Rosner, MD
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, DC

Administrative Offices

ONE Spine
c/o BroadWater Inc.
1737 S. Naperville Road
Suite 106
Wheaton, IL 60187

T: 630.681.1040
F: 630.682.5811

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2009 Annual Meeting

Program

Debates
For each case presented, one of the faculty members will present the "pro" position and one will present the "con" position. An interactive discussion will follow.
Thursday, February 5
4:00—6:00 pm	Registration Open
Friday, February 6
7:00 am	Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits Open
Session 1: Cervical & Best Treatment Options Moderator: Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD
7:30	Introduction to ONE Spine
7:40	Case Debate #1: 47-year-old male former professional athlete with 3 month history of cervical radiculopathy (minimal neck pain) and moderate sized left paramedian C5-6 disc herniation. Optimal Motion Sparing Procedure Is: Posterior MIS Cervical Foramenotomy. Pro: Posterior MIS Cervical Foramenotomy: Praveen Mummaneni, MD Con: Cervical Arthroplasty is Better Procedure: Regis Haid, MD
8:05	Case Debate #2: 51-year-old male chief of surgery with hand numbness, tingling and hand dysfunction with significant multi-level cervical stenosis and a straight spine. Optimal Treatment is Multilevel Cervical Decompression and Fusion. Pro: Multi-level Cervical Decompression and Fusion: Edward Benzel, MD Con: Laminoplasty: Raj Rampersaud, MD
8:30	Video: C2 laminar screw placement Praveen Mummaneni, MD
8:40	Discussion
Session 2: Adult Deformity Challenges Moderator: Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
8:55	Case #3: 63-year-old healthy female with a degenerative lumbar scoliosis, spinal stenosis and sagittal imbalance who has failed non-operative treatment. The best surgical approach is an anterior DLIF/XLIF +/- posterior instrumentation. Pro: Luiz Pimenta, MD Con: Christopher Shaffrey, MD
9:20	Case #4: 50-year-old male with a 110 degree thoracic scoliosis with documented progression and slowly deteriorating PFT's. The optimal surgical treatment is Anterior release/ASF with Post Inst/SPO's PSF. Pro: David Polly, MD Con: Lawrence Lenke, MD
9:45	Video: Thoracic Post VCR for severe scoliosis Lawrence Lenke, MD
9:55	Discussion
10:00	Refreshment Break
Session 3: Trauma Moderator: Michael Rosner, MD
10:15	Case #5: 20-year-old male with C6-7 Unilateral Facet Dislocation with Right C7 radiculopathy. Optimal Treatment: Anterior decompression and fusion C6-7 vs posterior decompression and fusion.
10:40	Case #6: 54-year-old female with L2 Fracture. Optimal Treatment: Brace / extension cast vs. Posterior ORIF.
11:05	Discussion
Session 4: Surgical Technique Forums & Working Lunch Note: Surgical Technique Forums consist of 20-minute podium presentations, followed by hands-on opportunities in the exhibit hall.
11:15	Lunch Break - Boxed lunches available in the ballroom for a working lunch.
11:25	STF Presentation #1
11:45	STF Presentation #2
12:05	STF Presentation #3
12:25	Hands-On Demonstrations in Exhibit Hall
12:55	Adjourn
5:00 pm	Round Table Case Discussion Participants are invited to bring their own cases for an informal round table case discussion with the faculty.
6:00—8:00 pm	Course Reception
Saturday, February 7
7:00	Breakfast & Exhibits Open
Session 5: Surgical Technique Forums & Breakfast Note: Surgical Technique Forums consist of 20-minute podium presentations, followed by hands-on opportunities in the exhibit hall
7:30	STF Presentation #4
7:50	STF Presentation #5
8:10	Hands-On Demonstrations & Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
Session 6: The Lumbar Spine: Best Treatment Options Moderator: Michael Rosner, MD
8:40	Case #7: 44-year-old male, active duty, with 2 yrs of progressive back and lower extremity symptoms refractory to non-surgical treatment. Imaging with bilateral L5 pars defects. TLIF is preferred over any other surgical option to include ALIF, pars repair, AxiaLIF. Pro: Raj Rampersaud, MD Con: Christopher Shaffrey, MD
9:05	Case #8: 31-year-old female, active duty, with 6 months of left L5 recurrent L5 radiculopathy and back pain. Previous left L5 nerve root decompression. Imaging with recurrent Left L4-5 disc herniation. Fusion is the preferred treatment over simple decompression. Pro: David Polly, MD Con: Regis Haid, MD
9:30	Case #9: 53-year-old female with 2 yrs of neurogenic claudication refractory to non-surgical measures. Imaging demonstrates L3-4 focal stenosis. Symptoms resolve with forward flexion. Interspinous process decompression is the preferred treatment over simple decompression. Pro: Praveen Mummaneni, MD Con: Stephen Ondra, MD
10:05	Video
10:15	Discussion
10:25	Refreshment Break
Session 7: The Aging Spine Moderator: David W. Polly, MD
10:45	Case #10: 94 year-old male with osteoporotic burst fx with positional paraparesis. Best treatment option is posterior transpedicular decompression and stabilization. Pro: Michael Rosner, MD Con: Edward Benzel, MD
11:10	Case #11: 84-year-old female with multiple level compression fractures, severe kyphosis and pain. Best treatment option is medical management. Pro: Lawrence Lenke, MD Con: Stephen Ondra, MD
11:35	Case #12: 86-year-old female with two sub-acute lumbar compression fractures. Best treatment option is kyphoplasty. Pro: Raj Rampersaud, MD Con: Praveen Mummaneni, MD
12:00	Discussion & Closing Remarks
12:05 pm	Adjourn

Program and faculty subject to change.