In March, I attended and presented at the annual continuing medical education meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons in Phoenix. This meeting was entitled, 
The Backbone of Spinal Surgery: Evidence, Appraisal and Advocacy. At this meeting, I co-presented a special course entitled – New Developments in Arthroplasty.
The overall objective of this course was to review the indications for cervical and lumbar arthroplasty. (Arthroplasty is the procedure that utilizes a cervical artificial disc or lumbar artificial disc – and this artificial disc is used as an alternative to spinal fusion).
The overall course objectives were as follows:
· Have an understanding of the indications and contraindications for arthroplasty.
· Discuss the associated complications and management strategies for them.
· Gain a better understanding of the biology and biomechanics of the devices.
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