During the first week of October, Dr. Michael Janssen presented eight spine-related lectures to more than 3,000 clinicians at the XXXIV Congresso Nacional de Traumatolgia y Orthopeedia in Guatemala City. He was invited to speak by Dr. Jose Luis do Santos, a former international spine fellow at the Center for Spine and Orthopedics. Dr. Janssen’s lecture topics included:
- Complications in the Anterior Approach of the Spine
- Updates on Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty
- Controversies in Cervical Arthroplasty
- Strategy in Spinal Stenosis Patients
- Trends in Degenerative Scoliosis
- Management of Cervical Kyphosis: Principles
- Critical Analysis in Sagittal Plain Pathologies of the Spine
During the past 25 years, Dr. Janssen has trained more than 150 spine surgeons internationally and frequently presents at conferences around the world.