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AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
Letter to the EditorRate of Spine Surgery SoarsA study by Deyo and colleagues in JAMA have identified a potential trend towards the application of more complex fusion procedures to Medicare patients who are treated with fusion as an adjunct to decompressive procedures for lumbar stenosis. However, without a clear understanding of patient selection criteria, outcomes achieved, and risk stratification, over-interpretation of such data is potentially misleading and dangerous. Read a thoughtful critique to this JAMA article. |
| Feature spine neurosurgery video of the week: See all videos here A comparison of mini-open and open approaches for resection of thoracolumbar intradural spinal tumors |
| 2011 Coding Update in Neurosurgery: AANS Webinar 2011 AANS Coding Courses Third Annual Joint Surgical Advocacy Conference. Make your voice heard on Capitol Hill! July 25-27, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Washington DC Hotel on Capitol Hill Neurosurgery Board Review iPhone application Course: 2010 AANS Managing Coding and Reimbursement Challenges in Neurosurgery Congressional Budget Office Confirms Medical Liability Reform Will Save Billions. Nation's Neurosurgeons Urge Congress to Heed CBO's Landmark Findings and Include Proven Reforms in Healthcare Overhaul Legislation. Oct 9, 2009 Neurosurgeons Applaud President Obama's Call for an End to Defensive Medicine. America's Neurosurgeons Agree that Medical Liability Reform is a Critical Element in the Larger Healthcare Reform Debate. Sep 9, 2009 Hypothermia and Human Spinal Cord Injury: Position Statement and Evidence Based Recommendations AANS/CNS Medicare participation options for neurosurgeons Click here for the Spine Section Educational Program Survey February 2009 Newsletter AANS/CNS Joint Section of the Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves - The First 25 Years, A Video History (login required) Chaim's Topic of the Week: Review past topics |
Position StatementVideo-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)Thoracic spinal surgery and peripheral nerve surgery, including sympathectomy, are traditional and integral components of neurosurgical training and practice. Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) of the spine is a minimally invasive technique performed by neurosurgeons for conditions traditionally treated by neurosurgery. These conditions include thoracic sympathectomy for hyperhydrosis, upper extremity complex regional pain syndromes, and thoracic spinal surgery for thoracic disc herniation, spinal tumor, spinal instability, and scoliotic deformity. Neurosurgeons currently in training receive experience in VATS during residency and are examined for competency in the procedure and its indications by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Neurosurgical residency programs provide opportunity for training in minimally invasive neurosurgical techniques, including VATS for sympathectomy and spinal disorders. |
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Washington State Approves Coverage for Lumbar and Cervical Artificial Discs - Oct 17, 2008 The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons Applaud the SPORT Study Results which Support the Benefit of Surgery in Treating Patients with Symptomatic Herniated Lumbar Discs - Nov 29, 2006 The American Board of Neurological Surgery Establishes Requirements for Maintenance of Certification - Nov 28, 2006 The AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Announces the Release of the Lumbar Fusion Guidelines - An Evidenced-Based Approach to Lumbar Fusion - Nov 27, 2006 Purpose of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves SectionNov 26, 2006To foster the use of spinal neurosurgical methods for the treatment of diseases of the spinal neural elements, the spine and peripheral nerves. To advance spinal neurosurgery and related sciences, to improve patient care, to support meaningful basic and clinical research, to provide leadership in undergraduate and graduate continuing education, and to promote administrative facilities necessary to achieve these goals. Founders: The Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves was founded at the suggestion of Albert L. Rhoton, MD in 1978 to Charles Drake, MD, President of the AANS in 1978. Also instrumental were Stewart B. Dunsker, MD and Russell Travis, MD. Officers
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