{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} Sarcopenia in Lumbar and Cervical Spine Surgery - Vol. 25, No. 6
Activity Steps
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:
- Discuss the various radiographic and functional definitions of sarcopenia set forth by governing agencies.
- Assess the impact of sarcopenia on complication rates and health care use in spine surgery.
- Describe the relationship between sarcopenia in cervical and lumbar fusion patient-reported outcomes and adjacent segment disease.
- Explain presurgical optimization strategies in sarcopenic patients.
Disclosures
Dr. Divi is a member of the speakers bureau for Alphatec Spine. Dr. Hsu is a consultant for Medtronic, Asahi, and Promimic and receives royalties from Stryker. Dr. Patel is a consultant for Zimmer Biomet, DePuy Synthes, nView, Amedica, and Kuros Biosciences; is involved with product design for, and receives royalties from, Nuvasive, Zimmer Biomet, Amedica, and Alphatec Spine; is a stock shareholder in Amedica, Vital5, Nocimed, Cytonics, nView, Tissue Differentiation Intelligence, and Endoluxe; and receives fellowship program support from NuVasive and AO Spine North America. The remaining authors, faculty, and staff have no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible organizations.
Lippincott CME Institute has identified and mitigated all relevant financial relationships regarding this educational activity.Credits:
- ACCME 1.5 CME