Rick Sasso, MD

The annual meeting of the Cervical Spine Research Society, was in early December and I had the opportunity to present on a number of clinical studies, they were as follows:

“The fate of a delayed union following an ACDF: A post-hoc analysis of data from a prospective, multicenter trial.” Cervical Spine Research Society 39^th Annual Meeting. Presented by Michael Kelly MD. December 9, 2011. Scottsdale, Arizona.

“Perioperative complication rates associated with surgical treatment based on a prospective multicenter study of 302 patients.” Cervical Spine Research Society 39^th Annual Meeting. Presented by Justin Smith MD. December 10, 2011. Scottsdale, Arizona.

“Impact of early and late complications on patient outcomes following surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy based on a prospective multicenter study: The AO Spine North America CSM study.” Cervical Spine Research Society 39^th Annual Meeting. December 10, 2011. Scottsdale, Arizona.

“Long-term differences in dysphagia between cervical arthroplasty and anterior cervical fusion.” Cervical Spine Research Society 39^th Annual Meeting. Presented by Scott Bassuener MD. December 10, 2011. Scottsdale, Arizona.

Also during the meeting I served as a faculty member and took part in a debate forum wherein appropriate indications for anterior vs. posterior approaches for the surgical treatment of cervical radiculopathy were presented and discussed:

“Foraminotomy for spondylotic radiculopathy-Con.” Current controversies
in posterior cervical reconstruction.”

The Cervical Spine Research Society is a premier international society for the study of disorders of the cervical spine.