This continuing medical education program will also provide in-depth information on spine surgery – areas focused on will be lumbar surgery and cervical spine surgery. 

 

This session will be presented by neurosurgical spine surgeon Kenneth Renkens, MD, and will provide an overview of spine surgery procedures for the lower back and indications. 

 

Topics discussed will include:

 §     Identify and discuss the indications for common lumbar surgical  procedures, including decompression, lumbar spinal fusion and disc replacement.

§          Differentiate between the surgical types of lumbar fusions (PLIF, ALIF and TLIF) and their applications.