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Description

Method of Participation in the Learning Process/Evaluation Method

Successful completion of this activity includes reading the entire article and successfully completing the post-quiz and an evaluation form.

Getting the Most out of the Activity

As you prepare to participate in this activity, please reflect on your practice and your patients and identify clinical challenges you hope to have addressed.

While participating in the training, identify ways you can use newly acquired knowledge, strategies, and skills to enhance patient outcomes and your own professional development.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Identify the differences in technique of lumbar pedicle cortical bone trajectory (CBT) screw fixation compared with the more traditional lumbar pedicle screw fixation.
  2. Describe the potential advantages in use of CBT screws compared with traditional lumbar pedicle screws.
  3. Discuss indications for use of CBT screw fixation and how to select patients who would benefit most from its implementation instead of traditional screw placement.

Disclosures

All faculty and staff in a position to control the content of this CME activity and their spouses/life partners (if any) have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with, or financial interests in, any commercial organizations related to this CME activity.

Price: $49.00

Credits:

  • ACCME 1.5 CME

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Professions: Physician
Test Code: CSS0116
Published: January 2016
Expires: 1/1/2026
Sources: Contemporary Spine Surgery
Required Passing Score: 7/10 (70%)
Authors: Sean M. Mitchell, BS, and Wellington K. Hsu, MD
Categories: Orthopedic , Surgical
Specialties: Orthopedics, Surgery
Topics: Fixation , Instrumentation , Lumbar Pedicle Cortical Bone Trajectory , Lumbar Pedicle Screw