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Spine Summit


  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:03 AM – 7:06 AM EST
    Mitigating Post-Operative Opioid Use in Lumbar Spine Surgery: Implementing a Statewide Morphine Milliequivalent Prescribing Cutoff - A Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC) Study
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Dheeraj Kagithala, BS – Henry Ford Hospital
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:03 AM – 7:06 AM EST
    Temporal Trends of Improvement in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Amy Z. Lu, BS – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:09 AM – 7:12 AM EST
    Does Muscle Health Impact Progression from Unstable to Stable L4-L5 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis?
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Eric Zhao, BS – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:12 AM – 7:15 AM EST
    Brazilian Section - Evaluation of factors that lead to C5 paresis after cervical laminoplasty
    Location: H.B. Plant Ballroom Salons A-B, 2nd Floor
    Presenting Author: Vitor Aguiar, MSc – SBC, SBN
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:12 AM – 7:15 AM EST
    Psychiatric Comorbidities Increase Opioid Use and Complications Following Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Syed I. Khalid, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:15 AM – 7:18 AM EST
    Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound for The Evaluation of Intraoperative Spinal Cord Perfusion Before and After Surgical Decompression of a Chronically Compressed Spinal Cord
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Brian F. Saway, MD – Medical University Of South Carolina Department Of Neurosurgery
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:15 AM – 7:18 AM EST
    Mobile Health Assessment of the Recovery Process in the First Month Following Lumbar and Thoracolumbar Spine Surgery
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Salim Yakdan, MD, MSCI – Washington University in St. Louis
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:18 AM – 7:21 AM EST
    Minimum Clinically Important Differences in Quantitative Objective Markers of Physical Function in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Justin K. Zhang, MD, MSCI – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:21 AM – 7:24 AM EST
    Implementation of a Morphine Milliequivalent Prescribing Cutoff in Cervical Spine Surgery: A Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC) Study
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Heegook Yeo, MD – Henry Ford Health System, Department of Neurological Surgery
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:21 AM – 7:24 AM EST
    Postoperative procollagen type 1 N-propeptide (P1NP) increase is associated with pseudarthrosis at one-year after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF).
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Luis Felipe Colon, IV, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:27 AM – 7:30 AM EST
    Impact of Radiographic Complexity on MIS-TLIF Outcomes in Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: A Comparison Between Simple and Challenging Cases
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: John E. Lama, MS – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:32 AM – 7:35 AM EST
    Surgical Results and Complications of Posterior Decompression and Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Serie of 102 cases
    Location: H.B. Plant Ballroom Salons A-B, 2nd Floor
    Presenting Author: Barbara C. Mattos – Biocor Instituto - Rede D`Or, Nova Lima, MG
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:36 AM – 7:39 AM EST
    Predictors of maximizing the degree of listed interbody lordosis imparted during one- or two-level TLIF for degenerative pathology
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Zachary Pennington, MD – Mayo Clinic
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:39 AM – 7:42 AM EST
    IGF-1 Serum Levels are Associated with Early Recovery and In-Hospital Complications after Spinal Fusion.
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Francis C. Lovecchio, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:39 AM – 7:42 AM EST
    Machine learning-based cluster analysis identifies four unique phenotypes of degenerative cervical myelopathy patients with distinct clinical profiles and long-term functional outcomes
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Mohammed Ali Alvi, MD, MS – University Health Network
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:42 AM – 7:45 AM EST
    Parkinson’s Disease and Lumbar Fusion: Balancing Early Risks with Long-Term Symptom Relief
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Youssef M. Khalafallah, MD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:45 AM – 7:48 AM EST
    Comparing Postoperative Neck Pain Outcomes in ACDF Patients with Varying Global Spinal Alignment
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Adin M. Ehrlich, BA – Hospital For Special Surgery
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:45 AM – 7:48 AM EST
    Timing is Everything: Ultra-Early Post-Operative Ambulation in Spine Surgery. A Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC) Study
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Anisse N. Chaker, MD – Henry Ford Hospital
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:48 AM – 7:51 AM EST
    Ethnic Differences in Preoperative Paraspinal Muscle Health in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Comparison of US and India Cohorts
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Rujvee P. Patel, MBBS, MPH – Hospital for Special surgery
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:51 AM – 7:54 AM EST
    Efficacy of Intradiscal Injection of Platelet-rich Plasma in the Treatment of Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Control Trials.
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Sereen Halayqeh, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:51 AM – 7:54 AM EST
    Multiple Sclerosis and Lumbar Fusion: Elevated Risks and Long-Term Outcomes Revealed
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Speaker: Youssef M. Khalafallah, MD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:51 AM – 7:54 AM EST
    Osteoporosis Medication Regimens and Their Impact on Lumbar Fusion Outcomes
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Syed I. Khalid, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:52 AM – 7:55 AM EST
    Reciprocal Changes after One or Two Levels Anterior or Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Pathologies
    Location: H.B. Plant Ballroom Salons A-B, 2nd Floor
    Presenting Author: Daniel Arnoni, MD – Instituto de Patologia da Coluna
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:54 AM – 7:57 AM EST
    Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Versus Open Decompression in the Management of Degenerative Spinal Diseases: A Propensity Score-Matched, Multicenter Retrospective Analysis.
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Abdul Ghaith, MD, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    7:54 AM – 7:57 AM EST
    The Role of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Deciding Fusion Treatment of Lumbar Degeneration: A Comparative Analysis and Narrative Review
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Taha Taka, MD – Loma Linda University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    8:00 AM – 8:03 AM EST
    Results of surgical treatment of atlantoaxial instability and cranial settling in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A serie of 30 consecutive cases
    Location: H.B. Plant Ballroom Salons A-B, 2nd Floor
    Presenting Author: Fernando Dantas Rolemberg
    Degenerative
  • Saturday, Feb 22nd
    8:06 AM – 8:09 AM EST
    Temporal Trends of Improvement in Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy After Anterior Cervical Surgery
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Mihir S. Dekhne, MD, MS – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:06 AM – 7:08 AM EST
    Linking American Spine Registry (ASR) and Medicare Data to Optimize Spinal Surgery Outcome Analysis Introduction
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Mohamad Bydon, MD – Mayo Clinic
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:08 AM – 7:10 AM EST
    Incremental Benefit of Revision Surgery after Adult Spinal Deformity Corrective Surgery: At What Point Does the Value of Multiple Revisions Diminish in ASD Corrective Surgery
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Thomas Buell, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:12 AM – 7:14 AM EST
    Assessing Outcomes of Open and Minimally-Invasive Degenerative Lumbar Spine Surgery for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Propensity Matched Analysis
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Yifei Sun, BS – Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:12 AM – 7:14 AM EST
    Evaluation Of Safety Outcomes Following Circumferential Cervical Fusion With Tissue-Sparing Posterior Fusion Compared To ACDF Alone: Results From 227 Prospectively Enrolled Subjects
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Alexander Lemons, MD – Pinehurst Surgical Clinic
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:16 AM – 7:18 AM EST
    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for patients with degenerative spinal disorders and maladaptive psychological processes: An observational study
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: W. Bradley Jacobs, MD, FRCSC – Calgary Spine Program, University of Calgary
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:20 AM – 7:22 AM EST
    Automated Assessment of Bony Fusion Using Only X-Rays in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Fusion Surgery by Utilizing Novel Machine Learning Techniques
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Rushikesh S. Joshi, MD – University of Michigan
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:20 AM – 7:22 AM EST
    Patient Reported Outcomes in High Grade versus Low Grade Spondylolisthesis: An Analysis of the QOD Database
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Mladen Djurasovic, MD – Norton Leatherman Spine Center
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:22 AM – 7:24 AM EST
    Automated Novel Machine Learning Algorithms Outperform Electronic Frailty Indices in Predicting Adverse Outcomes after Lumbar Spinal Fusion
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Corey T. Walker, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:22 AM – 7:24 AM EST
    Does T1 Slope Matter in Elective, Degenerative Posterior Cervical Fusions?
    Location: H.B. Plant Ballroom Salons A-B (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Iyan Younus, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:22 AM – 7:24 AM EST
    Patients undergoing L4-S1 decompression and fusion surgery: are we giving them enough lordosis or setting them up for future surgery?
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Harsh Jain, MBBS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:26 AM – 7:28 AM EST
    Accuracy of Cervical Pedicle Screw Placement Using Robotic Assisted Navigation: A Cadaveric Study
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Gregory Kazarian, MD – HSS
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:32 AM – 7:34 AM EST
    Comparison of sagittal plane correction with “bullet” vs “banana”-type transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion devices
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Zachary Pennington, MD – Mayo Clinic
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:38 AM – 7:40 AM EST
    AI-Driven Approach for Automated Detection and Grading of Compression Fractures on Lumbar Spine X-Rays
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Kameron Willis, B.S. – Mayo Clinic
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:44 AM – 7:46 AM EST
    Automated Calculation of Vertebral Bone Quality Score on Lumbar Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Karim R. Nathani, MBBS MS – Mayo Clinic
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:44 AM – 7:46 AM EST
    Incidence and Risk Factors for Delayed Extubation and Severe Dysphagia After Single-Stage Circumferential Cervical Spine Surgery
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Lee A. Tan, MD – UC San Francisco
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:48 AM – 7:50 AM EST
    Incidence and Risk Factors of Distal Junctional Failure in Lumbo-sacral Fusion with L2 as the Uppermost Instrumented Vertebra
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Rakesh Kumar, MBBS, MCh – University of Virginia
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:50 AM – 7:52 AM EST
    500 Patients in 5 Years: A Single Institution Experience with Introducing Robotics into the Spine Operating Room
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Carly Weber-Levine, MS – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:50 AM – 7:52 AM EST
    Radiographic Changes in Spinopelvic Alignment Following Single-Level Lumbar Total Disc Replacement
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Speaker: Adeesya Gausper, BA – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:52 AM – 7:54 AM EST
    Can Frailty and Other Factors, as Estimated by HU, Predict Response to Anabolic Bone Medications?
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Benjamin Elder, MD, PhD – Mayo Clinic
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:52 AM – 7:54 AM EST
    Stopping at the Junction: Incidence, Indications, and Risk Factors for Revision after Fusion to the Sacropelvis with an L1 upper Instrumented Vertebra
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Michael Cloney, MD, MPH – University of Michigan
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:54 AM – 7:56 AM EST
    Deep Learning Prediction of DEXA T-Score on MRI Outperforms Vertebral Bone Quality Score in Osteoporosis Detection
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Emily Feng, B.S. – Drexel University College of Medicine
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    7:58 AM – 8:00 AM EST
    Anterior Cervical Fusion With and Without Tissue-Sparing Posterior Fusion for the Treatment of Three-Level Degenerative Disease: Primary Endpoint Results from a Prospective Randomized IDE Trial
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Joshua E. Heller, MD, MBA – Thomas Jefferson University
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:07 AM – 8:09 AM EST
    P-15 Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft in Cervical Spine Fusion: Radiological and Clinical Outcomes from a Prospective, Multicenter Clinical Study
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: W. Bradley Jacobs, MD, FRCSC – Calgary Spine Program, University of Calgary
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:11 AM – 8:13 AM EST
    Should We Re-Instrument the Originally Fused Level in Adjacent-Segment ACDF? A Quality Outcomes Database Study
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Omar Zakieh, MBBS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:13 AM – 8:15 AM EST
    Automated Assessment of Spondylolisthesis Severity on Lumbar Spine X-Rays Using Artificial Intelligence
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Nishantha M. Jayasuriya, B.A. – Drexel University College of Medicine
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:15 AM – 8:17 AM EST
    Elevated Intramedullary Stress and Strain is Associated with Microstructural Spinal Cord Injury in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Mahmudur Rahman, MS – Medical College of Wisconsin
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:21 AM – 8:23 AM EST
    Positive Predictive Value of Diagnostic Injections and Spine Surgery Outcomes in 168 Consecutive Patients with Bertolotti’s Syndrome
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Richard J. Chung, BA – University of Virginia School of Medicine
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:23 AM – 8:25 AM EST
    Durability of Lumbar Discectomy: A Survivorship Analysis Based on Reoperation Rates
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Shawn Adams, MD – Norton Leatherman Spine Center
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:23 AM – 8:25 AM EST
    Fusion Assessment Consensus Exists between Clinicians and AI Assisted Spinal Motion Analysis Technology
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: John A. Hipp, PhD – Medical Metrics, Inc
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:25 AM – 8:27 AM EST
    Determinants of Same-Day Discharge Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Retrospective Analysis
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Sean Inzerillo, B.S. – SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:25 AM – 8:27 AM EST
    Surgery for Lumbar Disc Herniation: Surgeon’s Clinical Judgment versus Actual Improvement in Patient Reported Outcomes
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Leah Y. Carreon, MD, MSc – 1. Center for Spine Surgery and Research, Lillebaelt Hospital, Kolding, Denmark
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:27 AM – 8:29 AM EST
    Examining the relationship between pyramidal signs, patient symptoms, and the modified Japanese Orthopedic Association (mJOA) score in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Aakash Shah, BA – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:27 AM – 8:29 AM EST
    Postoperative Dysphagia Negatively Impacts Return to Work and Daily Activities Following Cervical Spine Surgery
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Nathan J. Kussow, BS – Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:29 AM – 8:31 AM EST
    3D Printed Titanium Interbody Cages Demonstrate Higher Fusion and Lower Subsidence Rates Compared to Titanium-Coated PEEK for TLIF
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: James Xiao – Ohio State Department of Neurosurgery
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:29 AM – 8:31 AM EST
    Prior Shoulder Surgery Predicts Prolonged Length of Stay After Surgery for Cervical Myelopathy
    Location: H.B. Plant Ballroom Salons A-B (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Harrison Howell, BS – Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:31 AM – 8:33 AM EST
    Single versus Multi-Dose Oral and Intravenous Tranexamic Acid in Patients at High Risk for Blood Transfusion After Spine Surgery
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Justin B. Castonguay, BA – Rush University Medical Center
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:33 AM – 8:35 AM EST
    Bone Optimization for the Perioperative Spine Patient: Multidisciplinary Approach at a Single Academic Center
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Maria V. Suarez-Nieto, B.S. – Stanford School of Medicine
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:35 AM – 8:37 AM EST
    Minimum Clinically Important Difference for Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery Using EAT-10: The Journey Matters
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Ken Porche, MD – Mayo Clinic Rochester
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:39 AM – 8:41 AM EST
    Low Preoperative Serum Prealbumin Levels Correlate With Increased Length of Stay in Patients Undergoing Lumbar and Thoracic Spine Procedures
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Sohan A. Rao, MPH – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:41 AM – 8:43 AM EST
    Assessment of Osteoporotic Changes in the Spine with 18F-FDG and 18F-NaF PET/CT: Implications for Spine Surgery
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Shiv Patil, MS – Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:41 AM – 8:43 AM EST
    Facet Joint Anatomy And Potential Degenerative Instability at L4-5: A Preoperative Imaging Study
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Maxey Cherel, MBS – Virginia Mason Medical Center, University of Washington School of Medicine
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:41 AM – 8:43 AM EST
    The Impact of Sacral Slope on Joint Kinematics and Facet Loading in L5-S1 Disc Replacement
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Suhas K. Etigunta, BS – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:45 AM – 8:47 AM EST
    Diabetes as a Significant Risk Factor for Postoperative Dysphagia Following Cervical Spine Surgery
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Vincent Alentado, MD – Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:47 AM – 8:49 AM EST
    A Machine Learning Powered Calculator for Prediction of 5 Year Post-Operative Back Pain in Patients with Grade 1 Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A Quality Outcomes Database Study
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Satvir Saggi, BS – UCSF
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:47 AM – 8:49 AM EST
    Comparing Risk Factors for Postoperative Dysphagia Following Single- or Multi-level Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Anne M. Foreit, BS – Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:49 AM – 8:51 AM EST
    Impact of GLP-1 Agonist Use on Outcomes Following Lumbar Fusion
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Jonathan Dalton, MD – Rothman Orthopaedic Institute
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:51 AM – 8:53 AM EST
    Clinical Significance of Facet Cysts in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Decompression for Degenerative Spine: A Propensity-Score Matched Multicenter Analysis
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Karim R. Nathani, MBBS MS – Mayo Clinic
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:53 AM – 8:55 AM EST
    Incidence and Risk Factors of Proximal Adjacent Segment Degeneration in Lumbo-sacral or Lumbo-iliac Fusion with L2 as the Uppermost Instrumented Vertebra
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Hong Joo Moon, MD PhD – University of Virginia
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:57 AM – 8:59 AM EST
    Tranexamic Acid Use is Associated with New-Onset Arrhythmia Following Cervical Spine Surgery
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Rachel Huang, BA – Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:59 AM – 9:01 AM EST
    Age-Stratified Comparison of Surgical and Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Joydeep Baidya, BS – Rothman Orthopaedic Institute
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    8:59 AM – 9:01 AM EST
    Baseline PROMs as Predictors of Postoperative Dysphagia Following Cervical Spine Surgery
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Nicholas P. Tippins, BS – Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    9:01 AM – 9:03 AM EST
    Comparative Analysis of Lumbar Spinal Decompression: Propensity-Matched Evaluation of Multilevel vs. Single-Level decompression for Spinal Stenosis
    Location: Ybor Ballroom I-III (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Leah Y. Carreon, MD, MSc – 1. Center for Spine Surgery and Research, Lillebaelt Hospital, Kolding, Denmark
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    9:01 AM – 9:03 AM EST
    Does Preoperative Myelomalacia Impact Outcomes Following ACDF?
    Location: Ybor Ballroom V (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Robert J. Oris – Rothman Orthopaedics
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    9:01 AM – 9:03 AM EST
    Impact of Baseline Denosumab and Teriparatide Treatments in Osteoporotic Patients with Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease Undergoing Posterior Decompression and Fusion Surgery of Three or More Levels
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Ahmed Ashraf – University of Cincinnati
    Degenerative
  • Sunday, Feb 23rd
    9:03 AM – 9:05 AM EST
    Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty: An Analysis Comparing Two-Year Outcomes from a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial Among Patients with Unstable vs Stable Spondylolisthesis
    Location: Ybor Ballroom IV (2nd Floor)
    Presenting Author: Kyle Jamar, BS – University of Colorado
    Degenerative