This session focuses on why lumbar ADR remains more restricted than cervical ADR and how surgeons can navigate today’s payer environment. We will review the implant landscape, patient selection fundamentals, long-term outcomes of data, documentation strategies, appeal pathways, and emerging motion-preservation technologies.
This session delivers an update on cervical ADR, covering FDA on-label approvals, documentation, device-neutral implant selection, and long-term outcomes. We’ll address myths, hybrid strategies, insurance issues, HO prevention, revisions, a
This session explores how common vertebral fractures are, the key signs for early detection, how surgeons decide on urgent vs planned treatment, and ways to educate patients on the impact of spine fractures on health and mobility.
Practical bone health screening for adult spinal deformity surgeons. Learn why screening matters, who to screen and when, and how to use DXA, VFA, FRAX/TBS, CT HU, and MRI VBQ to assess fixation risk and guide a green/yellow/red optimization pathway.
