Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
In this debate, you will hear from Dr. David Okonkwo, neurosurgeon at University Pittsburgh Medical Center, who will be taking the side of Open TLIF, and Dr. Aaron Clark, neurosurgeon at UCSF Health, who will be taking the side of MIS TLIF. Leveraging their training and experience, Dr. Okonkwo and Dr. Clark review three different cases, discussing patient considerations and treatment options from their respective approaches.
Moderated by Dr. Frank Phillips, Director of the Division of Spine Surgery and a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center, the weekly, online learning series features surgeons sharing their philosophies of procedural approaches and the application of technology.
This ongoing series will be made available at: nuvasive.com/casedebateseries
In this debate, you will hear from Dr. David Okonkwo, neurosurgeon at University Pittsburgh Medical Center, who will be taking the side of Open TLIF, and Dr. Aaron Clark, neurosurgeon at UCSF Health, who will be taking the side of MIS TLIF. Leveraging their training and experience, Dr. Okonkwo and Dr. Clark review three different cases, discussing patient considerations and treatment options from their respective approaches.
Moderated by Dr. Frank Phillips, Director of the Division of Spine Surgery and a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center, the weekly, online learning series features surgeons sharing their philosophies of procedural approaches and the application of technology.
This ongoing series will be made available at: nuvasive.com/casedebateseries
