C-spine Deformity

Join Dr. Zeeshan Sardar and Dr. Christopher Shaffrey, with faculty Dr. Christopher Ames and Dr. Peter Passias, for an in-depth, case-driven webinar on cervical spine deformity.

Key discussion points will include:

• Preoperative assessment: neurologic status (myelopathy), swallowing/airway considerations, and full-body alignment work-up

• Identify the “driver” of deformity: cervical vs cervicothoracic vs thoracolumbar contributors, including compensatory mechanisms and reciprocal change

• Choosing fusion levels + approach selection: when anterior-only is enough, when posterior-only is safer/more durable, and when a combined strategy is required

• Frailty and preoperative optimization