Replay of: Cervical Discectomy with Fusion Anterior Approach Performed
Live at St. Luke’s Medical Center
First Seen: February 10, 2004
Noon CST, 1pm EST (18:00 UTC)
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN— Nationally recognized Neurosurgeons at
St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, the state’s largest
tertiary hospital, webcasted an innovative surgical procedure, Cervical
Discectomy with Fusion Anterior Approach (ACDF). Dr. Arvind Ahuja, Chairman
of the Section of Neurosurgery at St. Luke’s, performed the operation.
Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins narrated the “interactive” procedure.
Participants communicated directly with Drs. Ahuja and Hawkins into
the operating room at St. Luke’s Medical Center during the CME
and CEU event to ask questions and discuss the procedure. Following
the webcast, participants should have been better able to:
• Discuss the history and rational for ACDF as a spine fusion
technique
•Recognize the relative points of value using the anterior approach
compared to other traditional approaches
• Cite the basic technique and materials used in an ACDF procedure
• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using allografts
vs. autografts bone stabilizers for cervical fusion
St. Luke’s Medical Center is a part of Aurora Health Care, a not-for-profit
Wisconsin health care provider and a nationally recognized leader in
efforts to improve the quality of health care. Aurora offers services
at sites in 80 communities throughout eastern Wisconsin.
The webcast uses Realplayer
to display both video and synchronized slides in side by side windows.
Viewers can download
a free copy of the player here.
It is not necessary to purchase any of Real's premium players or subscription
plans. The free basic player is all that is required to view the surgery.
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