Controvery # 1 The treatment of VCFs
Controvery #2 The role of surgery in patients with SI pain
Controvery #3 The use of BMP-2 in spine
Debates Rage at Controversies Symposium (NASS Daily News)
Thursday's Current Controversies in Spine Surgery symposium featured debates on the role of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty in the treatment of vertebral compression fractures (VCFs), surgical treatment of the sacroiliac (SI) joint and the risks of bone morphogenic protein (BMP)-2 in patients undergoing spine surgery.
The first debate focused on the treatment of VCFs, and Isador H...
