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his issue of Becker's Spine Review includes expertise on minimally invasive spine surgery, outpatient spine centers and the latest news in spine
and around healthcare. e issue also includes a list of "21 Spine Surgeons With Gied Business Minds."
Mark your calendars for the Becker's 15th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + e Future of Spine,
June 22-24, 2017 at the Swissotel in Chicago. e conference will include more than 235 speakers, 141 physician speakers, primarily spine surgeons.
ere will be 126 sessions and more than 1,100 atendees. Keynote speakers at the event include:
• Andrew Hayek, Chairman and CEO of Surgical Care Affiliates
• Marcus Allen, Former NFL Running Back of the Los Angeles Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs and CBS Analyst
• Lou Dobbs, Business and Financial News Legend and Host, Fox Business News' Lou Dobbs Tonight
• Michael Kaspar, CEO of DuPage Medical Group
You can register by calling 1-800-417-2035, emailing registration@beckershealthcare.com or visiting beckersasc.com/june-conference/
Should you have any questions or comments, please contact me at sbecker@beckershealthcare.com or Editor-in-chief Laura Dyrda at ldyrda@beck-
ershealthcare.com or President and CEO Jessica Cole at jcole@beckershealthcare.com.
Best Wishes,
Scott Becker
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the full article or visit us at: GlobusMedical.com/Expandables
Kim CW, Doerr TM, Luna IY, Joshua G, Shen SR, Fu X, Wu A-M. Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Interbody Fusion Using Expandable Technology: A Clinical and
Radiographic Analysis of 50 Patients. World Neurosurgery 90: 228-235, June 2016.
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expandable lumbar
interbody fusion device
KEY POINTS FROM THE ARTICLE:
1. Analyzed prospective clinical data from 50
patients (62 operative levels) treated with an
expandable interbody spacer and posterior
stabilization.
2. Mean postoperative Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
back and leg pain scores and Oswestry Disability
Index (ODI) scores decreased at 6, 12 and 24
months, compared to preoperative scores.
3. Postoperative intervertebral disc height
increased significantly and was maintained
through 24 months.
4. Postoperative radiographs showed no evidence
of cage migration, subsidence, or collapse.
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