AO Spine MISS webinar series and resources
AO Spine invites you to a series of three extraordinary webinars designed and presented by the MISS Task Force.
In these sessions AO Spine's expert MISS task force members explain the key competencies in MISS and cover
- indications, techniques and possible complications of different procedures,
- indications, alternatives, risks and benefits of different approaches, and
- pros and cons of microscopic vs. endoscopic techniques.
The videos are available exclusively to AO Spine members. Please log in to watch.
MISS fusion: MIS TLIF vs. Lateral approaches
Presenters: Avelino Parajon and Paul Taylor
Moderators: Roger Härtl and Nestor Taboada
May 19, 2020
Cervical spine MISS: Anterior vs. Posterior
Presenters: Richard Assaker and JinSung Kim
Moderators: Christoph Hofstetter and Paul Taylor
May 6, 2020
AO Spine Webinar—"Over-the-top” MISS decompression: Endoscope vs. Microscope
Presenters: Christoph Hofstetter and Muhammed Assous
Moderators: Roger Härtl and Richard Assaker
April 23, 2020
The AO Spine MISS Task Force
Roger Härtl, Task Force Leader, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, United States
Richard Assaker, Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire, Lille, France
Mohammed Assous, AO Spine Spine Center and Fellowship Officer Middle East, Razi Spine Clinic, Amman, Jordan
Christoph Hofstetter, University of Washington, Seattle, United States
JinSung Kim, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Avelino Parajon, Hospital Universitario, Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
Néstor Taboada, UNIMEC, Barranquilla, Columbia
Paul Taylor, Spines WA, Perth, Australia
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Touch Surgery
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