With the rise of minimally invasive spine procedures in the past few years, microscopes are becoming increasingly integral to the surgical field. Surgical microscopes are used in a variety of medical fields, including spine surgery, from minimally invasive anterior procedures to maximally invasive anterior decompressions.
Find out more at an Oct. 18 webinar from 3 to 4 p.m. CT, sponsored by the medical device manufacturing company Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
K. Daniel Riew, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon with The Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/The Allen Hospital in New York City, will lead a discussion on the advantages of microsurgery for the cervical spine. Dr. Riew will cover techniques for exposing the posterior cervical spine, the advantages of using a microscope in these procedures and the benefits the technology offers physicians.
To register for the webinar, click here.