Byron Stephens, MD, MSCI

#squad @VUMC_Spine_Lab

Dr Kristin Archer of @VUMC_MSK and @VUMCOrtho presenting on her experience leading the QOD spine registry to the ABC traveling fellows @aoa1887 @VUMCSpine @VUmedicine

Grateful to be part of a fantastic team @VUMC_Spine_Lab! A total of 15 podium presentations and 2 posters were delivered @NASSspine in LA. @ScottZuck @BFStephensMD @gardocki_ray @jlugo_pico @grahamwjohnson @IyanYounus @Randy_Ahluwalia Soren Jonzzon, and others!

Proud of our crew representing @vumc_orthores and @VUMC_Spine_Lab at this year’s @SRS_org. Hate to miss the annual meeting for a major family event, but I know our projects are in good hands! Look out for Dr Mitchell Bowers on the fellowship interview circuit next year!

Release date mid-2024. Thanks to all contributors but esp the new ones to this edition who must be recognized individually! @NaderDahdaleh @SNeurosurgS @CamiloMolinaMD @Twilli7 @NitinAgarwalMD @MartinaStippler @BFStephensMD @jvcoumans @AJGrossbach @Saleh_BaeesaMD @hasaqd @ShankarLabMGH @MGalganoMD @DrNTheodore @jsteinbergerMD @abdelbarrspine @saudibrainspine @mjavilamd @KhoiThanMD

Congrats to our graduating fellow Omar Medina, best wishes as you begin your career @CampbellClinic @campbellfound @VUMCOrtho @VUMCSpine

Today was a great day... ✔️Outstanding @VUMCOrtho research presentations ✔️Fantastic leadership lecture by @LeesaGalatzMD ✔️Oath of Office for one of our graduating chiefs @MountSinaiOrtho @VUMChealth @MilOrtho @VUMC_MSK

Excited for tomorrow’s second annual Clint Devin memorial lectureship with Dr Wellington Hsu from @NorthwesternMed . Great way to honor our partner, mentor and friend. @VUMC_MSK @VUMCOrtho @VUMC_Spine_Lab @VUmedicine

Fresh off the press in JBJS! Honored to be a part of this work. We identified novel genetic markers linked with spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, lumbar spondylolisthesis, and pseudarthrosis after spinal fusion. journals.lww.com/jbjsjournal/Ab… #Spine #NSGY #orthotwitter

Very excited for this incredibly talented group to have matched with us at @VUMCOrtho @VUmedicine #orthotwitter #MatchDay

Coming soon! The cervical spine research society YouTube channel. A user-friendly way to view content from prior meetings, instructional course lectures, webinars, and focused cadaveric demonstrations.

@FahidRasul @alibaajmd @virtualspine @Saleh_BaeesaMD @MGalganoMD @atmghn @drmikeselby @drtintin99 @sashinahuja @BASSspine PI looks high. Get 36” scoliosis films. Favor 5/1 ALIF + perc here, scoliosis film will also tell you if you can get there … get your osteotome ready (to remove the inferior lip of L5) and your angled instruments

Young lady previous ballet dancer with lower backache and pins/needles worsening over years. Tried all non-operative measures. What would be your operative strategy? @alibaajmd @virtualspine @Saleh_BaeesaMD @MGalganoMD @atmghn @drmikeselby @drtintin99 @sashinahuja @BASSspine

@atmghn 😱

graft only inside of the cage… ?!?

@alibaajmd @uazmedphx @BannerHealth @VUMChealth @VUMC_Spine_Lab @VUMC_Neurosurg Thanks Ali! It is an honor to speak and visit with your team. @VUMC_MD @VUMCOrtho @VUMC_Cancer

Thrilled to welcome @BFStephensMD as our next @uazmedphx & @BannerHealth combined Neuro/Ortho Grand Rounds Speaker. Looking forward to your talk Byron! @VUMChealth @VUMC_Spine_Lab @VUMC_Neurosurg

Featured this month @NeurosurgeryCNS, In single-level open lumbar surgery, does TLIF or posterolateral fusion lead to better outcomes? 👏 Editor’s Choice 👏from @BFStephensMD @ScottZuck @CNS_Update #neurosurgery #orthotwitter journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/A…

@gardocki_ray 😂

Just another reason to do outpatient surgery.

@AJGrossbach @NeurosurgeryOSU @OSUNeuroInst @OhioStateMed @OhioState @OSUWexMed @DavidSXu @ViljoenMd @ChakravarthyMD Even worse when standing

Nice coronal representation of why the fractional curve is the most common driver of radiculopathy in adult degenerative scoliosis. Check out the neuroforamen on the concavity of the fractional curve between L4-S1.

@MGalganoMD @virtualspine @UNCneurosurgery Use it for every tumor and every burst fx w retropulsion… game changer!

The ultrasound is the only true “real-time” image navigation we have in spine surgery. It is simple, safe, and gives us a unique perspective of the pathology we are treating. #neurosurgery #spine ⁦@virtualspine⁩ ⁦@UNCneurosurgery⁩

Apply now for SUMMER 2023!!

@AliBaajMD @jsteinbergerMD @jvcoumans @AJGrossbach @Michael32154260 @NaderDahdaleh @NayefDajim @drfahadaj @KhoiThanMD @DrBenRodgers @chholland @Twilli7 @SNeurosurgS @atmghn @BenElderMD @OsorioSpine @martinphammd Bad trauma w SCI, tumor needing adjuvant radiation, osteoporosis, infection

@jsteinbergerMD @jvcoumans @AJGrossbach @Michael32154260 @NaderDahdaleh @NayefDajim @drfahadaj @KhoiThanMD @DrBenRodgers @chholland @Twilli7 @SNeurosurgS @atmghn @BFStephensMD @BenElderMD @OsorioSpine @martinphammd When would you backup a one-level corp??

#WeekendSpinePoll: When do you back up a cervical corpectomy?

@TopfHNS @SKhalilMD @rbarbosa91 @langermology @HNSurgeon perfect bone graft delivery device for spine surgeons!

@SKhalilMD @rbarbosa91 The spoon is frequently used during parotidectomy @langermology @HNSurgeon

Where is ⁦@rbarbosa91⁩ when you are in the OR wondering about the spoon?