1 | Scenario | C6-C7 disc herniation with monoradiculopathy in a 60 year old non-smoker |
Current | Instrumented fusion with anterior plate and screws, structural allograft, neuromonitoring, and hard collar |
2 | Scenario | C6-C7 disc herniation with monoradiculopathy in a 50 year old smoker with active worker's compensation claim |
Current | Instrumented fusion with anterior plate and screws, structural allograft, neuromonitoring, and hard collar |
3 | Scenario | C5-6, C6-C7 disc herniation with monoradiculopathy in a 60 year old non-smoker |
Current | Instrumented fusion with anterior plate and screws, structural allograft, neuromonitoring, and hard collar |
4 | Scenario | C4-C5, C5-C6, C6-C7 disc herniation with monoradiculopathy in a 50 year old smoker with active worker's compensation claim |
Current | Instrumented fusion with anterior plate and screws, structural allograft, neuromonitoring, and hard collar |
5 | Scenario | C3-C4, C4-C5, C5-C6, C6-C7 disc herniation with cervical spondylotic myelopathy in a 70 year old |
Current | Instrumented fusion with lateral mass screws, iliac crest autograft, allograft demineralized bone matrix, neuromonitoring, and hard collar |
6 | Scenario | L3-L4 isthmic spondylolisthesis with symptomatic radiculopathy in a 50 year old non-smoker |
Current | Instrumented fusion with pedicle screws and rods, TLIF device, neuromonitoring; no consensus on bone graft |
7 | Scenario | L4-L5 degenerative spondylolisthesis with neurogenic claudication in a 50 year old non-smoker |
Current | Instrumented fusion with pedicle screws and rods, TLIF device, neuromonitoring; no consensus on bone graft |
8 | Scenario | L2-L5 degenerative 40-degree scoliosis with 3 mm L3-L4 and L4-L5 lateral listhesis and neurogenic claudication in a 50 year old non-smoker |
Current | Instrumented fusion with pedicle screws and rods, allograft demineralized bone matrix, neuromonitoring, cell saver |