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Global Spine Congress 2015 Jeffrey C. Wang1 1 USC Spine Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the 2015 Global Spine Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina. With its rich cultural heritage, Buenos Aires will host expert surgeons, spine practitioners, clinicians, and researchers in spinal disorders from a global perspective. As the annual meeting of AOSpine, the 2015 Global Spine Congress (GSC) will provide an outstanding forum for the international participants to exchange ideas, research findings, clinical concepts, and treatments for all spinal pathologies. As the GSC continues to grow each year, the truly international participation makes it a unique meeting where colleagues will gather from all parts of the world. This meeting represents the 4th annual meeting, which has gained momentum from the prior meetings in San Francisco, Barcelona, and Hong Kong. As a supplement to the Global Spine Journal, this book contains 514 abstracts selected for this key academic event in the following areas: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Back pain (mechanisms and therapy) Arthroplasty—cervical Arthroplasty—lumbar Basic science Biomechanics Nonoperative clinical treatments Novel technologies Navigation Degenerative cervical Degenerative lumbar Deformity—thoracolumbar (Adult) Deformity—thoracolumbar (Adolescent) Deformity—thoracolumbar (Cervical) Diagnostics Epidemiology Infections Medical economics
Address for correspondence DOI http://dx.doi.org/ Jeffrey C. Wang, MD, Chairman, 10.1055/s-0035-1552926. AOSpine International, Professor ISSN 2192-5682. of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery, USC Spine Center, 1520 San Pablo Street, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States
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Minimally invasive spine surgery Navigation Spinal tumors Surgery—lumbar degenerative Surgery—deformity Surgical complications Spinal imaging Spinal trauma Trauma—cervical Trauma—thoracolumbar
It is also my pleasure to welcome participating international spine societies who will be presenting advanced symposia at the meeting. We are pleased to welcome the following participating societies: • The Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) • The North American Spine Society (NASS) • The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) • Brazilian Spine Society (BSS) • Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery (SBN) • Argentinian Neurosurgical Society (Asociación Argentina de Neurocirugía) • Mexican Association of Spine Surgeons, AC (AMCICO— Asociación Mexicana de Cirujanos de Columna, A.C.) • Asociación Colombiana de Neurocirugía • Sociedad Colombiana de Ortopedia y Traumatología (SCOT) • Argentinian Spine Society I am certain that the oral presentations, symposia, and poster presentations will encourage lively discussions, generate new ideas, and that you will enjoy the interactive and friendly atmosphere in Buenos Aires!
© 2015 Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
This document was downloaded for personal use only. Unauthorized distribution is strictly prohibited.
Global Spine J 2015;5(suppl 1):e1.
GLOBAL SPINE JOURNAL
Editorial
e1
Editorial
Global Spine Congress 2015 Jeffrey C. Wang1 1 USC Spine Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the 2015 Global Spine Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina. With its rich cultural heritage, Buenos Aires will host expert surgeons, spine practitioners, clinicians, and researchers in spinal disorders from a global perspective. As the annual meeting of AOSpine, the 2015 Global Spine Congress (GSC) will provide an outstanding forum for the international participants to exchange ideas, research findings, clinical concepts, and treatments for all spinal pathologies. As the GSC continues to grow each year, the truly international participation makes it a unique meeting where colleagues will gather from all parts of the world. This meeting represents the 4th annual meeting, which has gained momentum from the prior meetings in San Francisco, Barcelona, and Hong Kong. As a supplement to the Global Spine Journal, this book contains 514 abstracts selected for this key academic event in the following areas: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Back pain (mechanisms and therapy) Arthroplasty—cervical Arthroplasty—lumbar Basic science Biomechanics Nonoperative clinical treatments Novel technologies Navigation Degenerative cervical Degenerative lumbar Deformity—thoracolumbar (Adult) Deformity—thoracolumbar (Adolescent) Deformity—thoracolumbar (Cervical) Diagnostics Epidemiology Infections Medical economics
Address for correspondence DOI http://dx.doi.org/ Jeffrey C. Wang, MD, Chairman, 10.1055/s-0035-1552926. AOSpine International, Professor ISSN 2192-5682. of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery, USC Spine Center, 1520 San Pablo Street, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States
• • • • • • • • • •
Minimally invasive spine surgery Navigation Spinal tumors Surgery—lumbar degenerative Surgery—deformity Surgical complications Spinal imaging Spinal trauma Trauma—cervical Trauma—thoracolumbar
It is also my pleasure to welcome participating international spine societies who will be presenting advanced symposia at the meeting. We are pleased to welcome the following participating societies: • The Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) • The North American Spine Society (NASS) • The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) • Brazilian Spine Society (BSS) • Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery (SBN) • Argentinian Neurosurgical Society (Asociación Argentina de Neurocirugía) • Mexican Association of Spine Surgeons, AC (AMCICO— Asociación Mexicana de Cirujanos de Columna, A.C.) • Asociación Colombiana de Neurocirugía • Sociedad Colombiana de Ortopedia y Traumatología (SCOT) • Argentinian Spine Society I am certain that the oral presentations, symposia, and poster presentations will encourage lively discussions, generate new ideas, and that you will enjoy the interactive and friendly atmosphere in Buenos Aires!
© 2015 Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
This document was downloaded for personal use only. Unauthorized distribution is strictly prohibited.
Global Spine J 2015;5(suppl 1):e1.
