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Thoracolumbar spine tumors: important topics for every spine surgeon
An LSRS WEBINAR
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 | 7:00PM Central
Moderator:
MATTHEW COLMAN, MD
Spine Surgery & Musculoskeletal Oncology
Associate Professor
Rush University Medical Center
Research Director, Spine Oncology, Rush University Cancer Center
AGENDA:
Workup of an unknown lesion: how to stay out of trouble with thoracolumbar tumors// Sheng-fu Larry Lo, MD, MHS, FAANS
Pathologic compression fracture or not? Separating insufficiency from neoplastic fractures// Comron Saifi, MD
Tumor "emergencies": how to handle when you're the spine surgeon on call// James P. Lawrence MD MBA FAOA FAAOS
Advances in radiation and molecular therapeutics: how has surgical approach been affected by our colleagues// Daniel Lubeslski, MD
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Esteemed Faculty:
LSRS will coordinate a special course at the 2025 Spine Summit in Tampa, February 22nd at 3:15PM.
Lumbar Spine Conundrums: Case Discussions
AANS/CNS DSPN Presents: Spine Summit – Innovations in Surgical Technology
Tampa, Florida – Feb 20-23, 2025
LSRS SPECIAL COURSE
TITLE: Lumbar Spine Conundrums: Case Studies
Held: February 22, 2025
3:15PM Welcome and Introduction
3:20PM Case1: L4/5 Grade I Non-mobile Spondylolisthesis with Neurogenic Claudication in 65yo
3:22PM Traditional Laminectomy Alone /Andrew Chan, MD
3:30PM Laminectomy and Fusion /Dominic Pelle, MD
3:38PM Discussion
3:48PM Case 2: Lumbar Idiopathic Scoliosis, Balanced with Mild Back Pain but Severe Leg Pain
3:50PM Deformity Correction T10 to Pelvis /Peter Passias, MD
3:58PM Selective Fusion Only Fuse Stenotic/Listhetic Levels /Benjamin Elder, MD
4:06PM Discussion
4:16PM Case 3: L5/S1 Disc Collapse and L5 Radiculopathy From Up-Down Foraminal Stenosis
4:18PM ALIF without direct decompression /Marcus Mazur, MD
4:26PM Direct Decompression and TLIF /Paul Arnold, MD
4:34PM Discussion
4:44PM Case 4: L1 Burst Fracture Neurologically Intact
4:46PM Non-operative Care, and They are Fine /Ajit Krishnaney, MD
4:54PM Percutaneous Fixation is Easy and Fast: Get it Over With /Mohamed Macki, MD
5:02PM Discussion
5:12PM Case 5: Degen Scoliosis with Severe Lumbar Stenosis and Neurologic Claudication in an 80yo
5:14PM Decompression and Fusion to be Safe /Rakesh Patel, MD
5:22PM Laminectomy via Interlaminar Technique is a Great Option For These Patients /Michael Lee, MD
5:30PM Discussion
5:40PM Final Remarks/Wrap Up
Continuing Education Credit
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Endoscopic Spine Surgery- Basics and Advanced Techniques
Moderator: Ankit Mehta, MD
LSRS Education Chairmen: Rakesh Patel, MD, MBA, and Scott Daffner, MD
How to get started on Endoscopic Approaches? Michael Conti Mica, MD // Spine Institute of Arizona
Uniportal Approach for Thoracic Discectomy Osama Kashlan, MD, MPH // University of Michigan
Endoscopic dualPortal Approach for TLIF Ankit I. Mehta, MD, FAANS // University of Illinois - Chicago
Panel Discussion
Education Highlights:
June 3, 2022 LSRS Was Featured at the AO Global Spine Congress:
LSRS Symposium
June 3, 2022
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spine Surgery: Debating When and Why
Moderators: Michael J. Lee, MD and Zorica Buser, PhD, MBA
Traditional Microdiscectomy vs Tubular or Endoscopic Microdiscectomy
Traditional Microdiscectomy: Tried and True (Michael Daubs, MD)
Tubular or Endoscopic MCD is Superior to Traditional Microdiscectomy (Daniel Park, MD)
L45 spondylolisthesis and stenosis: What’s the best MIS procedure?
MIS Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MIS TLIF) is the way to go (Michael J. Lee, MD)
Trans Psoas Lateral fusion with Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation (Daniel Yanni, MD)
