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AAOS Now

Published 3/25/2022

Members of Leading Spine Societies Cohost Specialty Event Today

Mark your calendars for the popular Specialty Society Session, taking place Friday from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This session brings together leaders from the Scoliosis Research Society, American Spinal Injury Association, North American Spine Society, and Cervical Spine Research Society to cover a wide variety of spine-related topics.

Moderators will host a variety of presentation topics, case presentations, debates, and discussions. Some of the topics include:

  • Early-onset and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
  • Prevention/Management of Complications
  • Proximal Junctional Failure
  • Decompression and Fusion? What Levels?
  • Why a Long Fusion to the Pelvis When You Can Go Short?
  • Surgical Management and Prognosis of Cervical Injuries in Athletes
  • Clearing Athletes for Return to Play
  • Vertebral Artery Injury

This program is presented in two 90-minute sessions and will feature a wide range of experts discussing treatment of adults and children. For more information, visit www.aaos.org/annual/education/specialty-society-sessions.