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XI° Symposium

Communications

Clinical diagnosis criteria for multi-level stenosis

A. CROCKARD : When should one consider a tandem stenosis ? Test for quantitative evaluation of cervical myelopathy

JD. LAREDO/C. STRAUSS : Radiographic investigations : contribution of each type of investigation to the diagnosis

JP. ELSIG : Functional MRI : What are the possibilities. Will functional MRI replace myelography ?

P. CORLOBE : Electromyogram (EMG) and evoked potential (SSEP) : are they relevant enough to differentiate the different involved vertebral levels ?.

C. LOGROSCINO : Treatment strategy : What level to start with ? Prevention of complications ; patient information ?

Free communications : “non-fusion techniques”

Arthroplasty complications and clinical outcomes with the Bryan cervical disc prostheses in Brazil MB. GONÇALVES, CH. RIBEIRO, N. EPSTEIN

Decompression and dynamic stabilization with a non fusion device (Dynesys®) for spinal stenosis with degenerative spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine (a prospective clinical study) O. RICART, JM. SERWIER

Wide decompressive lumbar laminectomy in addition to dynamic stabilization in elderly patients P. PARISINI, M. DI SILVESTRE, T. GREGGI, A. CIONI, S. GIACOMINI, F. LOLLI, G. BAKALOUDIS

Free communications : “special fusion techniques”

Surgical treatment of degenerative lumbar scoliosis PQ. CHEN, WC. TSAI, SC. HSU

Surgical treatment of lumbar spinal canal stenosis with local spinal deformity. A “corrective PLIF” technique S. SANO

Anterior fusion using threaded titanium cage for cervical canal stenosis with OPLL N. ASAMI

Cervical Stenosis Session : Moderated by A. RAMADAN, A. CROCKARD, JP. ELSIG

Decision criteria in cervical stenosis : Treatment strategy, surgical approach and technique P. COOPER

Does laminectomy still hold a place in the treatment of cervical stenosis ? When is it necessary to add a fixation after laminectomy and/or laminoplasty ? P. COOPER

Does laminectomy still hold a place in the treatment of cervical stenosis ? When is it necessary to add a fixation after laminectomy and/or laminoplasty ? UEYAMA

Interactive discussion, clinical case : Cervical stenosis

Decision criteria in cervical stenosis : Treatment strategy, surgical approach and technique E. EMERY

Spinal cord injury in cervical stenosis : what to do in the acute period ? and at long term ? K. UEYAMA

Spinal cord injury in cervical stenosis : what to do in the acute period ? and at long term ? E. EMERY

Free communications : “spinal canal stenosis”

Surgical options in the treatment of cervical stenosis (anterior vs posterior approach) L. VILA CABRERA, D. VALVERDE BELDA, A. MARTIN BENLLOCH, S. MUÑOZ DONAT, R. AGUIRRE

Spinal stenosis and age - when to decide not to operate A. BRUSKIN, B.ZILBERSTEIN, V. ALEXANDROVSKY, M.ROFFMAN

Patient based outcomes for the operative treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis S. FOKTER

Lumbar narrow spinal canal valuation and treatment of 50 cases F. CUZZOCREA, F. BENAZZO, A. ARRABIATO

Thoracic Stenosis Session : Moderated by P. COOPER, C. LOGROSCINO, E. EMERY

Treatment strategy : Arthritic stenosis - soft hernia - calcified hernia. When should one operate ? What approach and what technique ? S. BORIANI

Treatment strategy : Arthritic stenosis - soft hernia - calcified hernia. When should one operate ? What approach and what technique ? S. GAILLARD

Interactive discussion, clinical case

Free communications : miscellaneous

Analysis of the spino-pelvic alignment in a degenerative spondylolisthesis population C. BARREY, J. JUND, O. NOSEDA, G. PERRIN, P. ROUSSOULY

Spine localizations of non-Hodgkin bone lymphoma MA. ROSA, G. MACCAURO, R. CAMINITI

Collagen dural matrix, an adhesion barrier, improves post-operative outcome in degenerative spinal stenosis I. ARROTEGUI, JL. LLOMBART

Is spinal decompression more dangerous than hip arthroplasty in the over eighties ? C. SCHIZAS, B. JOLLES-HAEBERLI, V. KOSMOPOULOS

LUMBAR STENOSIS SESSION ::: MODERATED BY R. MELCHER, G. PERRIN, D. KAECH

Treatment strategy. When should one perform additional stabilization and/or fusion after posterior decompression ? JP. ELSIG, S. BORIANI

Interactive discussion, clinical case

Thesis award

Vote for the best poster

COMPLICATIONS SESSION ::: MODERATED BY P. COOPER, A. RAMADAN, F. GANEM

Neurological post operative complications (diagnosis, clinical presentation, investigations, treatment) K. UEYAMA : Cervical

Neurological post operative complications (diagnosis, clinical presentation, investigations, treatment) S. GAILLARD : Thoracic

Neurological post operative complications (diagnosis, clinical presentation, investigations, treatment) C. LOGROSCINO : Lumbar

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