The meeting will be held at the Medical Education Research Institute and include several physician speakers, such as Desert Institute for Spine Care Founder Anthony Yeung, MD. Walter Eisner, a writer for Orthopedics This Week will also appear as a special guest panelist at the meeting.
Several topics will be addressed at the meeting, including the society’s standard for minimally invasive spine surgery “Rule of Five”:
1. Fluoroscopic guidance and interpretation.
2. Minimal muscle dissection.
3. Must qualify for outpatient.
4. Minimal blood loss (150 cc).
5. Time from completion of surgery to discharge of less than 12 hours.
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