{"title":"Interspinous Devices: An Overview and Review of the Evidence","authors":"A. Lau, Michael Y. Wang","doi":"10.1097/01.CSS.0000540057.58094.49","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.CSS.0000540057.58094.49","url":null,"abstract":"Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. To earn CME credit, you must read the CME article and complete the quiz and evaluation assessment survey on the enclosed form, answering at least 70% of the quiz questions correctly. This activity expires on June 30, 2019. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After participating in this CME activity, the spine surgeon should be better able to: 1. Compare the various types of interspinous devices. 2. Evaluate the various biomechanical properties of interspinous devices. 3. Interpret the clinical evidence supporting interspinous devices and the advantages, disadvantages, and controversies associated with their use. 4. Predict complications associated with interspinous device implantation.","PeriodicalId":209002,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Spine Surgery","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125403099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"3D Printing in Spine Surgery","authors":"J. A. Driscoll, Ryan J. Lubbe, W. Hsu","doi":"10.1097/01.CSS.0000533784.10386.44","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.CSS.0000533784.10386.44","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":209002,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Spine Surgery","volume":"106 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125568590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evolution and Use of Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Surveys and Their Application for Spinal Surgery Patients","authors":"R. Malpani, Ari S Hilibrand, J. Grauer","doi":"10.1097/01.CSS.0000532432.98702.73","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.CSS.0000532432.98702.73","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":209002,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Spine Surgery","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131585135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Radiographic Measurements of Spinal Alignment: Which Are Clinically Relevant?","authors":"P. Derman, F. Phillips","doi":"10.1097/01.CSS.0000531239.31714.91","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.CSS.0000531239.31714.91","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":209002,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Spine Surgery","volume":"399 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122076010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimal Treatment Strategies for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis","authors":"A. Joaquim, Alpesh A. Patel","doi":"10.1097/01.CSS.0000530141.36807.65","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.CSS.0000530141.36807.65","url":null,"abstract":"Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. To earn CME credit, you must read the CME article and complete the quiz and evaluation assessment survey on the enclosed form, answering at least 70% of the quiz questions correctly. This activity expires on January 31, 2019. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After participating in this CME activity, the spine surgeon should be better able to: 1. Define an optimal treatment strategy for symptomatic degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis, emphasizing the best evidence for choosing a decompression alone versus a decompression with an associated fusion. 2. Identify the evidence for posterior interbody fusion versus posterior instrumented lateral fusion in degenerative spondylolisthesis. 3. Interpret the evidence for anterior interbody fusion and lateral interbody fusion in degenerative spondylolisthesis.","PeriodicalId":209002,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Spine Surgery","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122486486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Minimally Invasive Techniques and Adult Spinal Deformity","authors":"Steven J. McAnany, S. Qureshi","doi":"10.1097/01.CSS.0000527456.76695.4f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.CSS.0000527456.76695.4f","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":209002,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Spine Surgery","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123391273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: When to Fuse?","authors":"A. Varthi, Stephen J. Nelson, F. Phillips","doi":"10.1097/01.CSS.0000526675.89940.52","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.CSS.0000526675.89940.52","url":null,"abstract":"Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. To earn CME credit, you must read the CME article and complete the quiz and evaluation assessment survey on the enclosed form, answering at least 70% of the quiz questions correctly. This activity expires on October 31, 2018. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After participating in this CME activity, the spine surgeon should be better able to: 1. Describe the incidence, prevalence, and risk factors for degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS). 2. Explain the classification system for DS. 3. Use patient characteristics and current literature in decision-making for nonoperative or operative management of DS.","PeriodicalId":209002,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Spine Surgery","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134056933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brett D. Rosenthal, J. Maslak, T. Jenkins, W. Hsu, Alpesh A. Patel
{"title":"Cervical Deformity: A Clinical Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment","authors":"Brett D. Rosenthal, J. Maslak, T. Jenkins, W. Hsu, Alpesh A. Patel","doi":"10.1097/01.CSS.0000524454.88717.2e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.CSS.0000524454.88717.2e","url":null,"abstract":"Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. To earn CME credit, you must read the CME article and complete the quiz and evaluation assessment survey on the enclosed form, answering at least 70% of the quiz questions correctly. This activity expires on August 31, 2018. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After participating in this CME activity, the spine surgeon should be better able to: 1. Assess cervical deformity clinically and radiographically. 2. Identify operative indications for correcting cervical deformity. 3. Determine which surgical techniques may be necessary to correct a patient’s cervical deformity.","PeriodicalId":209002,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Spine Surgery","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124050323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lumbar Interbody Fusion Implant Materials","authors":"K. Katchko, Andrew D. Schneider, W. Hsu","doi":"10.1097/01.CSS.0000521850.25847.5a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.CSS.0000521850.25847.5a","url":null,"abstract":"Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. To earn CME credit, you must read the CME article and complete the quiz and evaluation assessment survey on the enclosed form, answering at least 70% of the quiz questions correctly. This activity expires on July 31, 2018. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After participating in this activity, the spine surgeon should be better able to: 1. Describe the advantages and disadvantages to the materials currently used as interbody implants. 2. Identify characteristics of implant coatings being developed for interbody fusion implants.","PeriodicalId":209002,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Spine Surgery","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128197845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}