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We invite surgeons with an interest in participating in SOLAS™-related communication, research, and education initiatives and who have accumulated XLIF® surgical experience, and/or a history of professional leadership, scholarship, and research involvement to apply for membership.
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Annual Meeting
2009 Annual SOLAS Research Meeting
April 16-18, 2009
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa
9700 N. Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037
Don't forget to submit your abstracts. The deadline is January 15, 2009.
Featured Highlight
Juan Uribe, M.D.
The SOLAS Board of Directors is pleased to announce the inception of a new study group that will focus on trauma applications in the thoracolumbar spine, led by Chairman Juan Uribe, M.D., Assistant Professor, Director of the Spine Division, at the University of South Florida Department of Neurosurgery.
News
XLIF® Dilator Study 2nd Interim Analysis White Paper
Study results since the last interim report (White Paper 9500247, October 2008) continue to show a low motor neural complication rate, with no deficits related to the approach and any new postoperative issues resolving within the 6-week post-op recovery period.
XLIF® Adult Scoliosis Study: An Interim Analysis of the Prospective, Non-randomized, Multi-center Clinical & Radiographic Evaluation
The XLIF® for the Treatment of Adult Scoliosis Study continues. With 15 sites actively enrolling, an interim analysis was performed on the data received for the first 51 patients, with longest follow-up reaching 6 months.
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The Society of Lateral Access Surgery (SOLAS™) is committed to the definition and advancement of the art and science of lateral access surgical applications through peer-to-peer communication, patient education, clinical education, and research.
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