Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Annual Forum 2023

The Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) Annual Forum 2023 took place from October 5-7, 2023, at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event brought together spine surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, and other medical professionals interested in minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS). The forum featured a scientific program, cadaveric labs, technology workshops, and networking opportunities

The Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) Annual Forum 2023 was designed for a diverse group of professionals involved in minimally invasive spine surgery. The target audience included:

• Orthopaedic surgeons
• Neurological surgeons
• Fellows
• Residents

This forum provided a platform for these professionals to discuss the latest advancements, share knowledge, and improve patient care in the field of minimally invasive spine surgery

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Session 1 Case GPT Real Dilemmas Solved By Real Intelligence ASC Driven Solutions- How to Get the Best Fusion in the ASC Setting.mp4
Session 1 Case GPT Real Dilemmas Solved By Real Intelligence Augmented Reality- Is Better, Safer and Cheaper.mp4
Session 1 Case GPT Real Dilemmas Solved By Real Intelligence Endoscopic Really Is the Next Level.mp4
Session 1 Case GPT Real Dilemmas Solved By Real Intelligence Endoscopy Is Marketing…Less Is Just Less.mp4
Session 1 Case GPT Real Dilemmas Solved By Real Intelligence Fix the Focal Problem- Treat the Patient, Not the X-ray.mp4
Session 1 Case GPT Real Dilemmas Solved By Real Intelligence It’s a Deformity Surgery – Fix the Whole Deformity or Regret It Later.mp4
Session 1 Case GPT Real Dilemmas Solved By Real Intelligence Pro ADR- I Don’t Only Want to Preserve Motion, I Want to Restore It.mp4
Session 1 Case GPT Real Dilemmas Solved By Real Intelligence Prone Lateral Is the New Standard.mp4
Session 1 Case GPT Real Dilemmas Solved By Real Intelligence Robotic Spine Surgery- Better, Safer, Faster.mp4
Session 2 Lateral-SOLAS Session Approach-Side Complications- Pseudo-Hernia, Groin Thigh Pain, Hematomas.mp4
Session 2 Lateral-SOLAS Session Graft Material in LLIF.mp4
Session 2 Lateral-SOLAS Session Lateral Access Complication Management- Quadriceps Palsy – The Evidence and Management Strategies.mp4
Session 2 Lateral-SOLAS Session Lateral Access Techniques- Prone Lateral.mp4
Session 2 Lateral-SOLAS Session Lateral Access Techniques- Tips from the Experts – TRANSPSOAS.mp4
Session 2 Lateral-SOLAS Session LLIF Cage Technology Evidence- Materials, Static and Expandable.mp4
Session 2 Lateral-SOLAS Session LLIF for Pseudoarthritis with TLIF Cage Removal.mp4
Session 2 Lateral-SOLAS Session LLIF MIS Copectomy- Thoracolumbar Trauma.mp4
Session 2 Lateral-SOLAS Session Multi-Level LLIF for Deformity.mp4
Session 2 Lateral-SOLAS Session Neuromonitoring for LLIF- The Evidence for EMG, SSEP, MEP, tMAP.mp4
Session 2 Lateral-SOLAS Session Subsidence and Pseudoarthrosis After Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion.mp4
Session 2 Lateral-SOLAS Session Technique Selection and Complications Avoidance- How Do I Decide.mp4
Session 2 Lateral-SOLAS Session Unique LLIF Case- Adjacement Segment Lumbar Degeneration – A Great Case for Prone.mp4
Session 2 Lateral-SOLAS Session Vessel Injury – Who’s on Call. How to Manage While Lateral vs Prone.mp4
Sessions 3 & 4 Free Papers.mp4
Session 5 Motion Preservation – Flex Appeal C-TDR Three Pointer Spondylosis, Collapsed Disc and Myelopathy.mp4
Session 5 Motion Preservation – Flex Appeal I’m Confused – Real Life Data Is Not as Good as the Data From the IDE.mp4
Session 5 Motion Preservation – Flex Appeal Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement- Go BIG or Go Home.mp4
Session 5 Motion Preservation – Flex Appeal Multilevel and Hybrid Cervical Arthroplasty.mp4
Session 5 Motion Preservation – Flex Appeal Opioid-Free Spine Surgery.mp4
Session 5 Motion Preservation – Flex Appeal Opioids in Spine Surgery.mp4
Session 5 Motion Preservation – Flex Appeal Should I Be Concerned With the Periprosthetic Bone Changes.mp4
Session 5 Motion Preservation – Flex Appeal The Lay-Up- Tips and Tricks of Cervical Arthroplasty – Does the Device Matter.mp4
Session 6 Deformity A Crash Course in Alignment, Lordosis and Important Parameters.mp4
Session 6 Deformity Fixed Deformity- A Case for Hybrid or Open Reconstruction.mp4
Session 6 Deformity Flexible Deformity- A Case for MIS Reconstruction.mp4
Session 6 Deformity I’m an MIS Surgeon- Here Are the Cases I’ll Tackle and Why MIS Can Be Better Than Open.mp4
Session 6 Deformity I’m an Open & MIS Surgeon- My Keys to Deciding Which Approach Is Best for Each Case.mp4
Session 6 Deformity I’m an Open Surgeon- Here Are the Challenges I Have Encountered When Revising Failed MIS Cases.mp4
Session 6 Deformity L4-S1 Surgeries- Get it Right! It’s the Foundation for all Future Operations.mp4
Session 6 Deformity Lateral Anterior Column Realignment- When and When Not to Use It.mp4
Session 6 Deformity Mini-Open Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy.mp4
Session 6 Deformity MIS Pelvic Fixation.mp4
Session 6 Deformity Multilevel Anterior Column Resection.mp4
Session 6 Deformity Navigation, Robotics and Preoperative Planning.mp4
Session 6 Deformity TLIF vs. LLIF vs. ALIF- How Good Is Your Lordosis.mp4
Session 7 Presidential Address, Awards and Keynote 10 Key Health Care Trends.mp4
Session 8 Future of the Spine Metaverse Navigation, Robotics, AR, and Emerging Technology Adopting New Technologies – Safety and Efficacy.mp4
Session 8 Future of the Spine Metaverse Navigation, Robotics, AR, and Emerging Technology AR VR- The New Reality.mp4
Session 8 Future of the Spine Metaverse Navigation, Robotics, AR, and Emerging Technology Artificial Intelligence in Pre-Operative Planning.mp4
Session 8 Future of the Spine Metaverse Navigation, Robotics, AR, and Emerging Technology Convincing Your Hospital to Invest in Navigation Robotics AR VR.mp4
Session 8 Future of the Spine Metaverse Navigation, Robotics, AR, and Emerging Technology Deformity Case – Why No Navigation.mp4
Session 8 Future of the Spine Metaverse Navigation, Robotics, AR, and Emerging Technology Future Opportunities in Robotic Spine Surgery.mp4
Session 8 Future of the Spine Metaverse Navigation, Robotics, AR, and Emerging Technology History and Evolution of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery- Where Are We Now.mp4
Session 8 Future of the Spine Metaverse Navigation, Robotics, AR, and Emerging Technology Incorporating Enabling Technologies in Practice.mp4
Session 8 Future of the Spine Metaverse Navigation, Robotics, AR, and Emerging Technology Navigation – When Do I Use It. (MIS With Standard Fluoro vs. Navigation).mp4
Session 8 Future of the Spine Metaverse Navigation, Robotics, AR, and Emerging Technology Navigation Is Superior in MIS Surgery for Degenerative Pathology.mp4
Session 8 Future of the Spine Metaverse Navigation, Robotics, AR, and Emerging Technology Spine Care Innovation- Beyond Widgets.mp4
Session 8 Future of the Spine Metaverse Navigation, Robotics, AR, and Emerging Technology Virtual Reality Enabled Resident Education of Lateral Access Spine Surgery.mp4
Session 8 Future of the Spine Metaverse Navigation, Robotics, AR, and Emerging Technology Who Needs Navigation for Degenerative Cases.mp4
Session 8 Future of the Spine Metaverse Navigation, Robotics, AR, and Emerging Technology Why You Should Use Navigation for Deformity Cases.mp4
Session 9 Endoscopy Is This an Atmospheric River or a Moving Front That Will Turn Cold Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery.mp4
Session 9 Endoscopy Is This an Atmospheric River or a Moving Front That Will Turn Cold Biportal Endoscopic ULBD for Thoracic Spinal Stenosis Secondary to Ossification of Ligamentum Flavum.mp4
Session 9 Endoscopy Is This an Atmospheric River or a Moving Front That Will Turn Cold Common Pitfalls of Endoscopic Spine Surgery.mp4
Session 9 Endoscopy Is This an Atmospheric River or a Moving Front That Will Turn Cold Endoscopic Lumbar Fusion.mp4
Session 9 Endoscopy Is This an Atmospheric River or a Moving Front That Will Turn Cold Endoscopic Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy Discectomy.mp4
Session 9 Endoscopy Is This an Atmospheric River or a Moving Front That Will Turn Cold How I Started Endoscopy From a Regular Spine Practice.mp4
Session 9 Endoscopy Is This an Atmospheric River or a Moving Front That Will Turn Cold Lumbar Endoscopy- Is This an Atmospheric River or a Moving Front That Will Turn Cold.mp4
Session 9 Endoscopy Is This an Atmospheric River or a Moving Front That Will Turn Cold Tubular Is Good Enough.mp4
Session 9 Endoscopy Is This an Atmospheric River or a Moving Front That Will Turn Cold Uniportal Endoscopy.mp4
Session 9 Endoscopy Is This an Atmospheric River or a Moving Front That Will Turn Cold Why I Use Endoscopy in Spine Surgery and So Should You.mp4
Sessions 10 & 11 Free Papers Rapid Fire.mp4
Session 12 Wired, Tired and Expired-Getting On and Off the Bandwagon Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning in Spine Surgery.mp4
Session 12 Wired, Tired and Expired-Getting On and Off the Bandwagon Machine Learning and AI for Treatment Planning- We’re Not There Yet.mp4
Session 12 Wired, Tired and Expired-Getting On and Off the Bandwagon Posterior Based Facet Disc Replacement- I’m Definitely Not Getting on That Train!.mp4
Session 12 Wired, Tired and Expired-Getting On and Off the Bandwagon Posterior Based Facet Disc Replacement- This Is the Next Bandwagon!.mp4
Session 12 Wired, Tired and Expired-Getting On and Off the Bandwagon Sacroiliac Fusion in Long Constructs My Patients do better with SI joint Fusion.mp4
Session 12 Wired, Tired and Expired-Getting On and Off the Bandwagon Sacroiliac Fusion in Long Constructs- Is It Worth It..mp4
Session 12 Wired, Tired and Expired-Getting On and Off the Bandwagon The Rise and Fall of AxiaLIF – Major Lessons to Be Learnt.mp4
Session 12 Wired, Tired and Expired-Getting On and Off the Bandwagon Thermal Ablation Treatments for Low Back Pain.mp4
Session 12 Wired, Tired and Expired-Getting On and Off the Bandwagon This Is Just a Grab for $$.mp4
Session 12 Wired, Tired and Expired-Getting On and Off the Bandwagon This Isn’t Your Daddy’s PEEK! Porous Titanium-Blasted Devices Are Non-Inferior to the Expensive 3D-Printed Cages.mp4
Session 12 Wired, Tired and Expired-Getting On and Off the Bandwagon We’ve Been There and Done That- Titanium Is King Now.mp4
Session 13 What Happens in Vegas, Stays In Vegas Confessions From Cases We Regret Confessions From Cases We Regret- Endoscopic Case.mp4
Session 13 What Happens in Vegas, Stays In Vegas Confessions From Cases We Regret Confessions From Cases We Regret- Lumbar Arthroplasty.mp4
Session 13 What Happens in Vegas, Stays In Vegas Confessions From Cases We Regret Lateral Interbody Fusion Complication.mp4
Session 13 What Happens in Vegas, Stays In Vegas Confessions From Cases We Regret MIS TLIF Case- Lessons Learned.mp4
Session 13 What Happens in Vegas, Stays In Vegas Confessions From Cases We Regret Spinal Robot Complications.mp4