ONS lecture on Spine Surgery
By gb on Mar 27, 2010 with Comments 0
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS) – What makes it better than open surgery?
ONS Foundation for Clinical Research
at Greenwich Hospital
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
6:30pm-8pm
The ONS Foundation for Clinical Research and Education will present a talk at Greenwich Hospital on why minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) is better than open surgery. New technologies and treatments are helping patients recover from painful conditions of the spine. Surgeons now perform complex spinal surgeries through tiny incisions that were once only possible through open incision surgery. Neurosurgeon Simon Simon, MD of the ONS Foundation will discuss the latest advances in spine surgery and how MISS is being used to treat disc herniations, spinal stenosis, osteoporotic compression fractures, degenerative disc disease and spinal instability. As with open spine surgery, the goal is to safely return patients to their normal life, quickly, and with as little pain and discomfort as possible. The program will take place at the Noble Conference Center at Greenwich Hospital. Registration is requested. To register, call 203.863.4277 or 888.305.9253 or register online for the free lecture - click here to register.
Coming Up
On Thursday, May 20, from 1 to 2 p.m, the ONS Foundation will present The Female Athlete: Preventing Sports Injuries in Women at the Rye Library. Primary-care sports medicine physician Gloria Cohen, M.D. and orthopedic surgeon Katherine Vadasdi, MD, of the ONS Foundation, will present a talk about the unique risks women have for potentially serious injuries and what can be done to avoid them. The Female Athlete will shed light on why some injuries are unique to women and how biomechanics and the nutritional needs of women play a role. The doctors will discuss some of the danger signs and symptoms of overuse injuries and will examine the risk factors associated with different sports. The Rye Library is located at 1061 Boston Post Rd, Rye, NY. Please call 203.863.4277 or 888.305.9253, or register on-line at www.greenhosp.org. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. Registration is required.
For further information about the ONS Foundation, visit www.ons-foundation.org or call 203.869.3131.
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