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About The Spine Arthroplasty Society

Mission Statement
What is Spine Arthroplasty?
What is The Spine Arthroplasty Society?
How do I Join The Spine Arthroplasty Society?

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Mission Statement

The Spine Arthroplasty Society (SAS), The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery, is a global, scientific society organized to provide an independent venue to address and discuss the issues involved with all aspects of basic and clinical science of motion preservation, biologics, innovative new technologies and minimally invasive spine surgery. SAS is dedicated to advancing a major evolutionary step in spine surgery – restoring pain-free mobility.

What is Spine Arthroplasty?

As a medical specialty, the spine industry has experienced steady growth over the past several years, with arthrodesis (spine fusion) recognized as the best current available option for resolution of degenerative disc disease and associated low back pain conditions. However, with a multitude of new technologies and techniques being researched, developed and introduced, there is an evolutionary segment about to be realized.

This segment, referred to as "Spine Arthroplasty", encompasses non-fusion techniques and minimally invasive technology surrounding total disc replacement, nucleus replacement, dynamic stabilization, motion preservation technologies, facet joint replacement as well as annulus and nucleus repair and regeneration. Most importantly in consideration of the patient, Spine Arthroplasty will offer significant improvement in pain reduction, re-establishment of a near full range-of-motion, and restoration of natural disc height, while keeping the facet joints and surrounding ligament structures and tissues intact.

A key element of Spine Arthroplasty is not only the introduction of a new class of devices and techniques, but a resulting paradigm shift that will change the mindset as to what is seen or expected as successful when treating degenerative disc disease.

What is The Spine Arthroplasty Society?

The Spine Arthroplasty Society is a special interest group of medical and associated specialists devoted to the field of clinical and structural amelioration and restoration of the joints of the spinal column. The Society’s focus is on restoration, or replacement and potential return to normal function lost by degenerative conditions of spinal joints, especially where prostheses or orthoses may be required to accomplish these goals.

While spine fusion may be the most widespread option for treating low back pain conditions today, in the near future, the options associated with Spine Arthroplasty will be available alternatives in treating spinal problems. The Spine Arthroplasty Society (SAS) was established on this platform and the society’s focus will be on all advances in spinal treatment with a baseline credo of promoting "the science" and not "the product".

The society’s goal will be to promote the ethical exchange of knowledge, research and education to restore function and comfort to degenerative conditions of spinal joints, especially the intervertebral disc. The Society will advance the philosophy of natural spinal mobility through dissemination of educational materials to spinal surgeons, the medical community and the lay public.

Reflecting globalization, the society will not be ‘’regionalized" but be a contemporary and open forum for educating specialists throughout the world. Reflecting on the availability of the Internet as a communications resource the Society will extensively use its web site (SpineArthroplasty.org) in addition to staging of more traditional meetings and publications.

How do I Join The Spine Arthroplasty Society?

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