Tuesday
October 6, 2026
| Case 1: Infection Moderator: Lawrence G. Lenke, MD |
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| 13:00 - 13:01 | Case Presentation Lawrence G. Lenke, MD |
| 13:01 - 13:05 | Case 1: Infection - Junior Presentation Javier Pizones, MD, PhD |
| 13:05 - 13:09 | Case 1: Infection - Senior Presentation Ajoy Prasad Shetty Tonse, MS Orth |
| 13:09 - 13:18 | Discussion |
| Case 2: Congenital Moderator: Reuben CC Soh, MBBS, FRCS |
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| 13:18 - 13:19 | Case Presentation Reuben CC Soh, MBBS, MD |
| 13:19 - 13:23 | Case 2: Congenital - Junior Presentation Brice Ilharreborde, MD, PhD |
| 13:23 - 13:27 | Case 2: Congenital - Senior Presentation Daniel J. Sucato, MD |
| 13:27 - 13:36 | Discussion |
| Case 3: Osteoporosis Moderator: Reuben CC Soh, MBBS, FRCS |
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| 13:36 - 13:37 | Case Presentation Reuben CC Soh, MBBS, MD |
| 13:37 - 13:41 | Case 3: Osteoporosis - Junior Presentation Dong-Gune Chang, MD, PhD |
| 13:41 - 13:45 | Case 3: Osteoporosis - Senior Presentation Ahmet Alanay, MD |
| 13:45 - 13:54 | Discussion |
| Case 4: OI Moderator: Lawrence G. Lenke, MD |
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| 13:54 - 13:55 | Case Presentation Lawrence G. Lenke, MD |
| 13:55 - 13:59 | Case 4: OI - Junior Presentation Michelle C. Welborn, MD |
| 13:59 - 14:03 | Case 4: OI - Senior Presentation Suken A. Shah, MD |
| 14:03 - 14:12 | Discussion |
| 14:12 - 14:15 | Wrap-Up |
Tuesday
October 6, 2026
| Case 1: VBT Moderator: Jianguo Terry Zhang, MD |
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| 14:15 - 14:16 | Case Presentation Jianguo Terry Zhang, MD |
| 14:16 - 14:20 | Case 1: VBT - Junior Presentation Jason Pui Yin Cheung, MBBS, MMedSc, MS, MD |
| 14:20 - 14:24 | Case 1: VBT - Senior Presentation Amer F. Samdani, MD |
| 14:24 - 14:32 | Discussion |
| Case 2: Neuromuscular Moderator: Jianguo Terry Zhang, MD |
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| 14:32 - 14:33 | Case Presentation Jianguo Terry Zhang, MD |
| 14:33 - 14:37 | Case 2: Neuromuscular - Junior Presentation Joshua M. Pahys, MD |
| 14:37 - 14:41 | Case 2: Neuromuscular - Senior Presentation Stefan Parent, MD |
| 14:41 - 14:49 | Discussion |
| Case 3: Syndrome Scoliosis Moderator: Sebastien Pesenti, MD, PhD |
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| 14:49 - 14:50 | Case Presentation Sebastien Pesenti, MD, PhD |
| 14:50 - 14:54 | Case 3: Syndrome Scoliosis - Junior Presentation Caglar Yilgor, MD |
| 14:54 - 14:58 | Case 3: Syndrome Scoliosis - Senior Presentation Christina Hardesty, MD |
| 14:58 - 15:06 | Discussion |
| Case 4: Early Onset Scoliosis Moderator: Sebastien Pesenti, MD, PhD |
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| 15:06 - 15:07 | Case Presentation Sebastien Pesenti, MD, PhD |
| 15:07 - 15:11 | Case 4: Early Onset Scoliosis - Junior Presentation Steven W. Hwang, MD |
| 15:11 - 15:15 | Case 4: Early Onset Scoliosis - Senior Presentation Jean Albert Ouellet, MD, FRCS(C) |
| 15:15 - 15:23 | Discussion |
| 15:23 - 15:25 | Wrap-Up |
Tuesday
October 6, 2026
| Case 1: Cervical Moderator: Nan Wu, MD |
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| 15:45 - 15:46 | Case Presentation Nan Wu, MD |
| 15:46 - 15:50 | Case 1: Cervical - Junior Presentation Lee A. Tan, MD |
| 15:50 - 15:54 | Case 1: Cervical - Senior Presentation Khaled M. Kebaish, MD |
| 15:54 - 16:03 | Discussion |
| Case 2: Severe Adult Scoliosis Moderator: Nan Wu, MD |
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| 16:03 - 16:04 | Case Presentation Nan Wu, MD |
| 16:04 - 16:08 | Case 2: Severe Adult Scoliosis - Junior Presentation Jeffrey Gum, MD |
| 16:08 - 16:12 | Case 2: Severe Adult Scoliosis - Senior Presentation Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA |
| 16:12 - 16:21 | Discussion |
| Case 3: Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Moderator: Steven D. Glassman, MD |
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| 16:21 - 16:22 | Case Presentation Steven D. Glassman, MD |
| 16:22 - 16:26 | Case 3: Proximal Junctional Kyphosis - Junior Presentation Peter G. Passias, MD |
| 16:26 - 16:30 | Case 3: Proximal Junctional Kyphosis - Senior Presentation Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD |
| 16:30 - 16:39 | Discussion |
| Case 4: Biomarker Moderator: Steven D. Glassman, MD |
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| 16:39 - 16:40 | Case Presentation Steven D. Glassman, MD |
| 16:40 - 16:44 | Case 4: Biomarker - Junior Presentation Brett Rocos, MD, FRCS (Tr & Orth) |
| 16:44 - 16:48 | Case 4: Biomarker - Senior Presentation Ferran Pellise, MD, PhD |
| 16:48 - 16:57 | Discussion |
| 16:57 - 17:00 | Wrap-Up |
Wednesday
October 7, 2026
Moderators
Eric O. Klineberg, MD & Megan Johnson, MD
| 08:00 - 08:34 | Pre-Meeting Course 1 - Early Career: Identity, Growth, and Reality: Years 0-5 in Practice |
| 08:00 - 08:08 | The Growth Mindset in Spine Surgery Megan Johnson, MD |
| 08:08 - 08:16 | From Fellowship to Real Practice: The First Plateau Caglar Yilgor, MD |
| 08:16 - 08:24 | Mistakes Along the Way (That No One Warned You About) Nicholas D. Fletcher, MD |
| 08:24 - 08:34 | Discussion |
| 08:34 - 09:16 | Pre-Meeting Course 2 - A Marathon and Not a Sprint: The Spine Surgeon's Toolkit for Longevity |
| 08:34 - 08:42 | The Spine Surgeon as an Athlete: How to Keep Yourself Healthy and in the Game for the Long Haul Suken A. Shah, MD |
| 08:42 - 08:50 | Prehab and Post Game Recovery: How to Prepare for Big Days and Recover from Big Cases or Devastating Complications Todd J. Albert, MD |
| 08:50 - 08:58 | Group Effort: How Building a Team Around You from Extenders to Co-Surgeons Can Help Extend Your Career Rajiv K. Sethi, MD, PhD |
| 08:58 - 09:06 | Technical Assistance: How Enabling Technologies and Advanced Robotics Will Help Extend Our Careers and Not Replace Us Aaron Buckland, MBBS, FRACS |
| 09:06 - 09:16 | Discussion |
| 09:16 - 09:50 | Pre-Meeting Course 3 - Mid-Career:Plateaus, Deliberate Practice, and Burnout |
| 09:16 - 09:24 | The Intermediate Plateau: When You're "Good" but Not Getting Better Javier Pizones, MD, PhD |
| 09:24 - 09:32 | Deliberate Practice for the Experienced Surgeon Christopher P. Ames, MD |
| 09:32 - 09:40 | When Surgery Gets Hard Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH |
| 09:40 - 09:50 | Discussion |
| 09:50 - 10:15 | Break* |
| 10:15 - 11:15 | Pre-Meeting Course 4 - Coaching, Leadership, and Mentorship |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Coaching Approaches for Leading Self and Others: Implications for Career Engagement and Continued Personal Growth Sean O'Connor, PhD, MappSC Couch Psych. BSc Psych. |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Panel Discussion Todd J. Albert, MD; Haemish A. Crawford, FRCS; Sean O'Connor, PhD, MappSC Coach Psych. BSc Psych.; Brian Hsu, MD; Serena S. Hu, MD |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Pre-Meeting Course 5 - Later Career: Judgment, Leadership, and Exit |
| 11:15 - 11:23 | Judgment Over Technique Juan S. Uribe, MD |
| 11:23 - 11:31 | Practice Management as a Late-Career Strategy Peter O. Newton, MD |
| 11:31 - 11:39 | When Is It Time to Quit Operating? David W. Polly Jr., MD |
| 11:39 - 11:47 | Assessment Skills and Creating a Meaningful Exit Kenneth MC Cheung, MD, MBBS, FRCS |
| 11:47 - 11:57 | Discussion |
| 11:57 - 12:00 | Closing Comments |
Wednesday
October 7, 2026
Moderators
Michael Selby, MD & Burt Yaszay, MD
| Panel 1: Young Adult with Untreated AIS | |
| 12:17 - 12:19 | Case 1: M/F Ages 20-30 with Main Th Scoliosis Michael Selby, MD |
| 12:19 - 12:21 | Case 2: M/F Ages 17 with 40 Degree T/L Scoliosis Michael Selby, MD |
| 12:21 - 12:35 | Panel Discussion Patrick J. Cahill, MD; Marinus de Kleuver, MD, PhD; Michael A. Galgano, MD; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Heiko Koller, MD; Kota Watanabe, MD, PhD |
| 12:35 - 12:45 | Discussion |
| Panel 2: Understanding the Risk of Degenerative Arthritis | |
| 12:47 - 12:49 | Case 1: Treated AIS Long Fusion to L3 (wedged 3/4 disc) Burt Yaszay, MD |
| 12:49 - 12:51 | Case 2: Thoracolumbar tether Burt Yaszay, MD |
| 12:51 - 13:05 | Panel Discussion Ahmet Alanay, MD; Jennifer M. Bauer, MD, MS; Kenny YH. Kwan, BMBCh(Oxon), FRCSEd; Amer F. Samdani, MD; Michael Selby, MD |
| 13:05 - 13:15 | Discussion |
Wednesday
October 7, 2026
Moderators
Kariman Abelin Genevois, MD & Caglar Yilgor, MD
| 12:15 -12:25 | Development of the Sagittal Plane Sebastien Pesenti, MD, PhD |
| 12:25 - 12:35 | Assessment of Normal Standing Alignment in Adults Jeffrey M. Hills, MD |
| 12:35 - 12:45 | Discussion |
| 12:45 - 12:55 | Planning Realignment in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Brice Ilharreborde, MD, PhD |
| 12:55 - 13:05 | Planning Realignment in Adult Spinal Deformity Caglar Yilgor, MD |
| 13:05 - 13:15 | Discussion |
Wednesday
October 7, 2026
Moderators
Cristina Sacramento Dominguez, MD & John S. Vorhies, MD
| Session 1: Large-Magnitude Curves in Adolescents | |
| 12:15 - 12:20 | Patient Population and Pre-Operative Optimization Strategies Kwadwo Poku Yankey, MD |
| 12:20 - 12:25 | Preoperative and Intraoperative Resources for Severe Deformity Nan Wu, MD |
| 12:25 - 12:27 | Moderated Q&A |
| 12:27 - 12:29 | Case Presentation Kwadwo Poku Yankey, MD |
| 12:29 - 12:35 | Discussion |
| Session 2: Early and Late Presentation in Adult Spinal Deformity | |
| 12:35 - 12:40 | Late Presentation in ASD: Aging, Metabolic Health, Inflammatory Modulation and Tissue Optimization Emmanuelle Ferrero, MD, PhD |
| 12:40 - 12:45 | Early Presentation in ASD: When are MIS Techniques an Appropriate Strategy? Jianguo Terry Zhang, MD |
| 12:45 - 12:47 | Moderated Q&A |
| 12:47 - 12:49 | Case Presentation Emmanuelle Ferrero, MD PhD |
| 12:49 - 12:55 | Discussion |
| Session 3: Early-Onset Syndromic and Neuromuscular Deformity | |
| 12:55 - 13:00 | How Does Implant Availability Affect My Transition Point from Non-Operative to Operative Care? Andre Luis F. Andujar, MD |
| 13:00 - 13:05 | How I Design a Growth Friendly Surgical Strategy Kristopher M. Lundine, MD |
| 13:05 - 13:07 | Moderated Q&A |
| 13:07 - 13:09 | Case Presentation Kristopher Lundine, MD |
| 13:09 - 13:15 | Discussion |
Wednesday
October 7, 2026
Moderators
Venu Nemani, MD, PhD & Aaron Buckland, MBBS, FRCSA
| 13:30 - 13:35 | Introduction |
| 13:35 - 13:39 | Paper #1: The Role of L5–S1 in Determining Lumbar Shape: Segmental Determinants of Normal L1PA Jeffrey M. Hills, MD; Alexander T. Yahanda, MS; Tyler K. Williamson, MD, MS, BS; JeanCharles Le Huec, MD, PhD; Camilo A. Molina, MD; Brandon B. Carlson, MD; Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD; Hee-Kit Wong, MD, PhD; Kazuhiro Hasegawa, MD, PhD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Michael P. Kelly, MD |
| 13:39 - 13:43 | Paper #2: The Sacro-acetabular Angle: A Morphologic Property That Helps Predict Positional Spinopelvic Parameters Chien Yew Kow, MD; Farbod Moghaddam, BS; Timothy Lasswell, MD; Taryn Ludwig, MD, PhD; May Choi, MD; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Fred H. Nicholls, MD |
| 13:43 - 13:47 | Paper #3: Vertebral-Pelvic Angle-Based Classification Identifies Degenerative Sagittal Alignment Patterns Jun Ouchida, MD; Sadayuki Ito, MD; Naoki Segi, MD; Hiroaki Nakashima, MD, PhD; Shiro Imagama, MD, PhD |
| 13:47 - 13:56 | Discussion |
| 13:56 - 14:00 | Paper #4: Association of Kyphotic and Lordotic Apices and the Thoracolumbar Inflection Point with Regional and Global Sagittal Alignment in 410 Asymptomatic Adults Fred H. Nicholls, MD; Christopher J. Nielsen, MD; Fatemeh Alavi, PhD; Stephen J. Lewis, MD, FRCS(C) |
| 14:00 - 14:04 | Paper #5: Strategic Adjustment of Segmental Lumbar Lordosis to Optimize L1-Pelvic Angle Offset and Minimize Mechanical Complications After Long-Level Lumbar Fusion Surgery Myung-Hoon Shin, MD, PhD |
| 14:04 - 14:08 | Paper #6: Four Distinct Pelvic Response Patterns Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Multivariate Trajectory Analysis Jonathan Elysee, MS; Renaud Lafage, MS; Bassel G. Diebo, MD; Christopher P. Ames, MD; Shay Bess, MD; Alan H. Daniels, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Richard Hostin, MD; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD; Peter G. Passias, MD; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Frank Schwab, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; International Spine Study Group |
| 14:08 - 14:17 | Discussion |
| 14:17 - 14:21 | Paper #7: Gait Stability Seems to Deteriorate with Age and Sagittal Malalignment Severity Ibrahim Hamati; Abir Massaad, PhD; Rami Rachkidi, MD, MS; Moustapha Rteil; Gilles Prince; Michel Al Ammouri; Yamen Beyh; Frederic Maatouk; Josef Lattouf; Jean-Pierre Saad; Mohamad Hajj Youssef; Mohammad Ibrahim Karam, PhD, MS; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Ismat Ghanem, MD, MS; Ayman Assi, PhD |
| 14:21 - 14:25 | Paper #8: Mechanical Complications in Functional vs Normative Alignment Targets in Adult Spinal Deformity: Should There be Adjustments for Age? Alexander Kucherina, BS; Renaud Lafage, MS; Yashar Javidan, MD; Bassel G. Diebo, MD; Alex Soroceanu, MD, FRCS(C); Jeffrey Gum, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Peter G. Passias, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; Kojo D. Hamilton, MD, FAANS; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Christopher P. Ames, MD; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Frank Schwab, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Shay Bess, MD; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; International Spine Study Group |
| 14:25 - 14:29 | Paper #9: Full Body Radiographs with Knee Flexion Assessment in Sagittal Deformity: Does Lower Extremity Compensation Independently Inform Alignment Correction? David D. Liu, MD; Breton Line; Feyza Achilova; Bassel G. Diebo, MD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Renaud Lafage, MS; Richard Hostin, MD; Peter G. Passias, MD; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Jeffrey Gum, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Kojo D. Hamilton, MD, FAANS; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Brett Rocos, MD, FRCS; Jeffrey Mullin, MD; Frank Schwab, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Stephen J. Lewis, MD, FRCS(C); Christopher P. Ames, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Sang Hun Lee, MD, PhD; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; Shay Bess, MD; Alan H. Daniels, MD; International Spine Study Group |
| 14:29 - 14:38 | Discussion |
| 14:38 - 14:42 | Paper #10: Go Big or Lay-Up in Revision Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery? Contrasting the Trade-Off Between Achieving Optimal Alignment with Early Complication vs. Suboptimal Alignment Without Complication Scott Zuckerman, MD; Harsh Jain, MBBS; Byron F. Stephens, MD; Thomas Buell, MD; Nima Alan, MD; Sang Hun Lee, MD, PhD; David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD; Stephen J. Lewis, MD, FRCS(C); Jeffrey Mullin, MD; Peter G. Passias, MD; Darryl Lau, MD; Anthony L. Mikula, MD; Jay D. Turner, MD, PhD; Joshua Bunch, MD; Brandon B. Carlson, MD; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Renaud Lafage, MS; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; Breton Line; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; Paul Park, MD; Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Jeffrey Gum, MD; Alan H. Daniels, MD; Bassel G. Diebo, MD; Richard Hostin, MD; Justin K. Scheer, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Frank Schwab, MD; Christopher P. Ames, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Shay Bess, MD; International Spine Study Group |
| 14:42 - 14:46 | Paper #11: Radiographic Evaluation of ASD and its Relationship with Longitudinal Changes in Sagittal Spinal Alignment Takuya Murazumi, MD; Tetsuya Kobayashi, MD, PhD; Issei Senoo, MD; Hiroki Okayasu, MD; Kozaburo Mizutani, MD; Kengo Sasai, MD; Shoichi Saino, MD; Hiroshi Ito, MD |
| 14:46 - 14:50 | Paper #12: Why Success After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Depends on How Success is Defined: Insights from a Composite Outcome Framework Renaud Lafage, MS; Blerta Budani, BS; Ayman Mohamed, MD; Bassel G. Diebo, MD; Christopher P. Ames, MD; Shay Bess, MD; Alan H. Daniels, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Richard Hostin, MD; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; Mitsuru Yagi, MD, PhD; David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD; Peter G. Passias, MD; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Frank Schwab, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; International Spine Study Group |
| 14:50 - 15:00 | Discussion |
| 15:20 - 15:24 | Paper #13: High Accuracy, Strong Reliability, and Test–Retest Stability in Identifying New Transverse Plane Modifiers of the SRS–Lenke–Aubin 3D Classification of AIS Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Carl Eric Aubin, PhD, P.Eng; Delphine Aubin, MS; Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Brice Ilharreborde, MD, PhD; A Noelle Larson, MD; Jeffrey Mullin, MD; Michelle C. Welborn, MD; Takashi Kaito, MD, PhD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD |
| 15:24 - 15:28 | Paper #14: Beyond the 2D Lenke Classification: Clinically Relevant Insights from Transverse-Plane Descriptors of the SRS-Lenke-Aubin 3D Framework in Lenke 1 AIS Carl Eric Aubin, PhD, P.Eng; Brice Ilharreborde, MD, PhD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Takashi Kaito, MD, PhD; A Noelle Larson, MD; Delphine Aubin, MS; Christiane Caouette, PhD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Jeffrey P. Mullin, MD; Michelle C. Welborn, MD |
| 15:28 - 15:32 | Paper #15: A Quantitative CT-Based Analysis of Vertebral Rotational Asymmetry and Pulmonary Function in Scoliosis Beomsu Kim, MD; Ihnseok Chae, MD; Jeuk Lee, MD; Sung Taeck Kim, MD; Bong-Soon Chang, MD, PhD; Sam Yeol Chang, MD; Hyoungmin Kim, MD |
| 15:32 - 15:41 | Discussion |
| 15:41 - 15:45 | Paper #16: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis with a Major Proximal Thoracic Curve: a Rare Type not Included in the Lenke Classification System - The Incidence, Radiographic Characteristics and Surgical Strategy Huafeng Zhang, MD; Yu-Cheng Yao, MD; Ben Long Shi, MD; Saihu Mao, MD; Zhen Liu, MD, PhD; Zezhang Zhu, MD, PhD; Yong Qiu, PhD |
| 15:45 - 15:49 | Paper #17: Proximal Thoracic-Predominant Lenke 2 Curves Have Important Surgical Differences Zaid Elsabbagh, BS; Ysa Le, BS; William ElNemer, BS; Daniel Badin, MD; Peter O. Newton, MD; Suken A. Shah, MD; Paul D. Sponseller, MD |
| 15:49 - 15:53 | Paper #18: Variation in Flexibility Imaging Techniques in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS): A Multicenter Study Alexander Park, BS; Michael W. Brown, BS; Mehdi Elfilali, BA; Joshua Akosa, BS; Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH; Harms Study Group; Benjamin D. Roye, MD |
| 15:53 - 16:02 | Discussion |
| 16:02 - 16:06 | Paper #19: Accuracy of IS-GROWTH Predictions of the Risk of Reaching the Clinically Significant Thresholds of 30°, 45° And 50° In Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients Stefano Negrini, MD, PhD; Greta Jurenaite, MD; Fabio Zaina, MD; Francesco Negrini, MD |
| 16:06 - 16:10 | Paper #20: The Closing Triradiate Cartilage Stage Identifies Accelerated Curve Progression in Idiopathic Scoliosis Hong Zhang, MD; Judy-Mae Lima, BS; Chan-Hee Jo, PhD; Daniel J. Sucato, MD, MS |
| 16:10 - 16:14 | Paper #21: Deep Learning of Apical Intervertebral Disc MRI Predicts Scoliosis Progression Independent of Radiographic Parameters Conor Timothy Boylan, MBChB, MSc, BSc, MRCS Ed; Louis Anandaputra; Chuck H. Lam, BSc; Maximillian Moss, MBChB; Duncan Loader; Muhammad Othman Shafiq, OMSB-Orth; Insiya Hashim, MBBS; David S. Marks, MBBS, FRCS; Arin M. Ellingson, PhD; Morgan Jones, FRCS, MBChB |
| 16:14 - 16:23 | Discussion |
| 16:23 - 16:27 | Paper #22: Can Machine Learning Optimize Fusion Selection in Thoracic Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis? – A Dual-center Cohort Study with External Validation Soren Ohrt-Nissen, MD, PhD; Jason Pui Yin Cheung, MD, MBBS, MS, FRCS; Prudence Wing Hang Cheung, PhD; Martin Heegaard, MD, PhD; Laerke C. Ragborg, MD, PhD; Thomas Borbjerg. Andersen, MD, PhD; Xihe Tony. Kuang; Martin Gehrchen, MD, PhD; Benny T. Dahl, MD, PhD |
| 16:27 - 16:31 | Paper #23: Updated Guidance on Lower Instrumented Vertebra Horizontalization in Lenke C Curves after Selective Thoracic Fusion: The Concept of Dynamic Lumbar Curve Behavior Josephine R. Coury, MD; Ying Yu, MD; Eduardo C. Beauchamp, MD; Mehdi Elfilali, BA; Justin L. Reyes, MS; Nicholas Laskay, MD; Evan Joiner, MD; Lawal A. Labaran, MD; Matthew Elliot. Simhon, MD; Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD; Benjamin D. Roye, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH |
| 16:31 - 16:35 | Paper #24: Long-Term Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Stopping Fusion at L3 in Structural Lumbar Curves Despite Standing and Bending X-rays Indicated to Stop at L4: A Minimum 20-Year Follow Up Mustafa Buğra Ayaz, MD; Ibrahim Dag, MD; Hamisi Mwarindano Mraja, MD; Ahmet Hamdi Olcar, MD; Burak Abay, MD; Ilyas Dolas, MD; Sinan Kahraman, MD; Selhan Karadereler, MD; Meric Enercan, MD; Azmi Hamzaoglu, MD |
| 16:35 - 16:44 | Discussion |
| 16:44 - 16:48 | Paper #25: Rate and Risk of Curve Progression in Moderate AIS following Skeletal Maturity Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCS(C); Abdullah AlDuwaisan, FRCS(C); Baron S. Lonner, MD; Paul D. Sponseller, MD; Tracey P. Bastrom; Burt Yaszay, MD; Stefan Parent, MD, PhD; Amer F. Samdani, MD; Harms Study Group; Peter O. Newton, MD |
| 16:48 - 16:52 | Paper #26: Later Menarche Tracks with AIS Curve Severity—Clinical Association and Genetic Causality in 5,891 Patients Ryutaro Tanaka, MD; Takuro Iwami, MD; Yoshiro Yonezawa, MD, PhD; Nao Otomo, MD, PhD; Kazuki Takeda, MD, PhD; Shiro Ikegawa, MD, PhD; Morio Matsumoto, MD, PhD; Masaya Nakamura, MD, PhD; Chikashi Terao, MD, PhD; Kota Watanabe, MD, PhD |
| 16:52 - 16:56 | Paper #27: Sacral Slanting Predicts Residual Disc Wedging After Fusion to L3 in AIS Hiroyuki Nakarai, MD; Daiki Urayama, MD; Hideki Nakamoto, MD, PhD; So Kato, MD, PhD; Yasushi Oshima, MD, PhD; Yuki Taniguchi, MD, PhD |
| 16:56 - 17:05 | Discussion |
Non-CME Session
Wednesday
October 7, 2026
| 17:20 - 17:24 | Welcome to Country Address Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council (MLALC) |
| 17:24 - 17:28 | Welcome to Sydney Andrew K. Cree, FRCSA; Brian Hsu, MD |
| 17:28 - 17:32 | Presidential Message Suken A. Shah, MD |
| 17:32 - 17:36 | Acknowledgement of SRS Donors Gregory M. Mundis, Jr., MD |
| 17:36 - 17:40 | Announcement of Beschloss Donation Laurel C. Blakemore, MD |
| 17:40 - 17:43 | Douglas C. Burton, MD Best Adult Deformity Paper Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD |
| 17:43 - 17:47 | SRS Cotrel Foundation Basic Science Research Grant Award Brice Ilharreborde, MD, PhD |
| 17:47 - 17:51 | Biedermann Innovation Award Winner Walter H. Truong, MD, FRCS(C) |
| 17:51 - 17:55 | SRS Research Grant Award Winners Walter H. Truong, MD FRCS(C) |
| 17:55 - 18:02 | Presentation of Blount Humanitarian Award Selina C. Poon, MD |
| 18:02 - 18:20 | Importance of our Corporate Partners & Acknowledgement of Corporate Supporters Han Jo Kim, MD |
| 18:20 - 18:25 | Introduction of Howard Steel Lecturer Suken A. Shah, MD |
| 18:25 - 18:55 | Howard Steel Lecture David Hunt |
| 18:55 - 19:00 | Closing Remarks Suken A. Shah |
| 08:00 - 08:05 | Welcome |
| 08:05 - 08:09 | Paper #28: Is There a Cervical Alignment Threshold Warranting Cervical Inclusion in the Construct of Thoracolumbar ASD Patients? Peter G. Passias, MD; Mohammad Daher, MD, BS; David D. Liu, MD; Pratibha Nayak, PhD; Hong Joo Moon, MD; Sang Hun Lee, MD, PhD; Justin K. Scheer, MD; Anthony L. Mikula, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; Darryl Lau, MD; Bassel G. Diebo, MD; Alan H. Daniels, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Jeffrey Mullin, MD; Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Kojo D. Hamilton, MD, FAANS; Thomas Buell, MD; Jeffrey Gum, MD; Breton Line; Richard Hostin, MD; Alex Soroceanu, MD, FRCS(C); Dean Chou, MD; Michael Y. Wang, MD; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Renaud Lafage, MS; Frank Schwab, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Shay Bess, MD; Christopher P. Ames, MD; International Spine Study Group |
| 08:09 - 08:13 | Paper #29: Does Proximal Thoracic Rod Contour Influence PJK Risk in Adult Spinal Deformity? Harsh Jain, MBBS; Advith Sarikonda, BS, BA; Ranbir Ahluwalia, MD; Tyler Zeoli, MD; Iyan Younus, MD; Omar Zakieh, MBBS; Hani Chanbour, MD; Bayard Wilson, MD; Byron F. Stephens, MD; Scott Zuckerman, MD |
| 08:13 - 08:17 | Paper #30: The Gradual Decay of the Proximal Junctional Angle following Thoracolumbar fusion of Adult Spine Deformity Wesley M. Durand, MD; Ahmed Sulieman, MD; Tej Azad, MD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Renaud Lafage, MS; Breton Line; Richard Hostin, MD; Peter G. Passias, MD; Bassel G. Diebo, MD; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Jeffrey Gum, MD; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Alan H. Daniels, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Kojo D. Hamilton, MD, FAANS; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Frank Schwab, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Stephen J. Lewis, MD, FRCS(C); Christopher P. Ames, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Shay Bess, MD; Sang Hun Lee, MD, PhD; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; International Spine Study Group |
| 08:17 - 08:26 | Discussion |
| 08:26 - 08:30 | Paper #31: Does Postoperative UIV–L1 Alignment Predict Proximal Junctional Kyphosis After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery? Harsh Jain, MBBS; Advith Sarikonda, BS, BA; Ranbir Ahluwalia, MD; Tyler Zeoli, MD; Iyan Younus, MD; Hani Chanbour, MD; Bayard Wilson, MD; Byron F. Stephens, MD; Scott Zuckerman, MD |
| 08:30 - 08:34 | Paper #32: Development of a Novel Sagittal Segmental Phenotyping System for Mechanical Complication Risk Stratification in Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis Surgery Weipeng Qiu, MD; Zhuoran Sun, MD; Weishi Li, MD |
| 08:34 - 08:38 | Paper #33: Lumbar Alignment Transitions: The Relationship of Lumbar Lordosis Distribution with Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Pseudoarthrosis Travis Kotzur, MD; Lane H. McCoy, BS; R. Adams Cowley II, MD; Neset Tang, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Nicholas A. Pallotta, MD, MS; Brian J. Neuman, MD |
| 08:38 - 08:47 | Discussion |
| 08:47 - 08:51 | Paper #34: Dynamic Gait-Related Sagittal Decompensation After a 10-Minute Walking Test Predicts Revision-Requiring Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Junseok Bae, MD; SangHo Lee, MD, PhD |
| 08:51 - 08:55 | Paper #35: Predicting Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery in the Early Postoperative Period with High Accuracy Using a Machine Learning-Based Scoring Model Ted Shi, BS; Justin L. Reyes, MS; Varun Arvind, MD, PhD; Cole Morrissette, MD, MS; Mark Herbert, MD; Roy Miller, MD; Gabriella Greisberg, BS; Fthimnir Hassan, MPH; Eduardo C. Beauchamp, MD; Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD; Ronald Lehman Jr, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Joseph M. Lombardi, MD |
| 08:55 - 08:59 | Paper #36: Do Supplementary Rod Constructs Influence the Rate of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis? A Multicenter Study Ahmed Sulieman, MD; Tej Azad, MD; Harsh Jain, MBBS; Advith Sarikonda, BS, BA; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Renaud Lafage, MS; Breton Line; Richard Hostin, MD; Peter G. Passias, MD; Bassel G. Diebo, MD; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Jeffrey Gum, MD; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Alan H. Daniels, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Kojo D. Hamilton, MD, FAANS; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Frank Schwab, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Stephen J. Lewis, MD, FRCS(C); Christopher P. Ames, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Shay Bess, MD; Sang Hun Lee, MD, PhD; Byron F. Stephens, MD; Scott Zuckerman, MD; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; International Spine Study Group |
| 08:59 - 09:08 | Discussion |
| 09:08 - 09:12 | Paper #37: The Breakdown on Breakage: Why Pre-bent Rods Outperform Manual Contouring in ASD Surgery Garima Paul, MD; Matthew Miyasaka, AB; Alexander Kucherina, BS; Mina Eskandar, MS, BS; Constance Maglaras, PhD; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Tina Raman, MD |
| 09:12 - 09:16 | Paper #38: The Over-Widening Phenomenon as a Risk Factor for Rod Fracture after Deformity Corrective Surgery using Anterior Column Realignment in Patients with Degenerative Sagittal Imbalance SungMin Kim, MD, PhD; Yong-Chan Kim, MD, PhD; Inseok Son, MD; XiongJie Li, MD; LinJin Mao, MD |
| 09:16 - 09:20 | Paper #39: Rod Fractures After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: What Happens After 2-years? Harsh Jain, MBBS; Albert Cordoves, BS; Emma Ye, BA; Advith Sarikonda, BS, BA; Hani Chanbour, MD; Tyler Zeoli, MD; Ranbir Ahluwalia, MD; Iyan Younus, MD; Soren Jonzzon, MD; Byron F. Stephens, MD; Bayard Wilson, MD; Scott Zuckerman, MD |
| 09:20 - 09:29 | Discussion |
| 09:29 - 09:33 | Paper #40: Rethinking ASD in 3D: How Scoliosis Correction Interacts with Sagittal Alignment and PJK Ahmed Sulieman, MD; Goutham Yalla, MD; Tej Azad, MD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Renaud Lafage, MS; Breton Line; Richard Hostin, MD; Peter G. Passias, MD; Bassel G. Diebo, MD; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Jeffrey Gum, MD; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Alan H. Daniels, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Kojo D. Hamilton, MD, FAANS; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Frank Schwab, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Stephen J. Lewis, MD, FRCS(C); Christopher P. Ames, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Shay Bess, MD; Sang Hun Lee, MD, PhD; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; International Spine Study Group |
| 09:33 - 09:37 | Paper #41: Evolution of Surgical Strategy in Adult Spinal Deformity: A Longitudinal Analysis of Sagittal Alignment and 2-Year Outcomes Across 18 Years Emil Haikal, MD; Renaud Lafage, MS; Jonathan Elysee, MS; Bassel G. Diebo, MD; Christopher P. Ames, MD; Shay Bess, MD; Alan H. Daniels, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Jeffrey Gum, MD; Richard Hostin, MD; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD; Pierce D. Nunley, MD; Peter G. Passias, MD; Frank Schwab, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; International Spine Study Group |
| 09:37 - 09:41 | Paper #42: Fate of the Unfused Distal Lumbar Coronal Curve After Scoliosis Correction in Children versus Adults: A Collaborative Study Group Analysis Alan H. Daniels, MD; David D. Liu, MD; Amer F. Samdani, MD; Bassel G. Diebo, MD; Peter O. Newton, MD; Michael Farias, BS; Feyza Achilova; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Jeffrey Gum, MD; Kojo D. Hamilton, MD, FAANS; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Shay Bess, MD; Keith R. Bachmann, MD; Harms Study Group; International Spine Study Group |
| 09:41 - 09:50 | Discussion |
Thursday
October 8, 2026
Moderators
Reuben CC Soh, MBBS, FRCS & Stephen Parent, MD, PhD
| 08:00 - 08:05 | Welcome |
| 08:05 - 08:09 | Paper #43: Thoracic Kyphosis Restoration Is Associated with Improvement of the L1 Pelvic Angle in Thoracic Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Yusuke Hori, MD, PhD; Takashi Namikawa, MD, PhD; Masaki Kawamura, MD; Masahiro Ohno, MD; Kazuki Ohki, MD; Akira Matsumura, MD, PhD |
| 08:09 - 08:13 | Paper #44: Global Sagittal Equilibrium in Pediatric Scoliosis is Maintained Postoperatively via Compensations Rather than Construct Optimization Deniz Kara, MD; Bryan Menapace, MD, MBA; Daniel Bouton, MD; Robert Bernstein, MD; Joseph Ivan Krajbich, MD; Jeffrey M. Hills, MD; Michelle C. Welborn, MD; Rebecca GraceTracey, RN; Cindy Nguyen, PA-C; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Chinmay Paranjape, MD, MHSc |
| 08:13 - 08:17 | Paper #45: Impact of Three-Dimensional Thoracic Hypokyphosis on Lower Cervical Degeneration and Cervical Alignment After Deformity Correction in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Hong Jin Kim, MD, PhD; Chang Hwa Ham, MD, PhD; Subin Lim, MD; Hyung Rae Lee, MD; Jae Hyuk Yang, MD, PhD; Seung Woo Suh, MD, PhD |
| 08:17 - 08:26 | Discussion |
| 08:26 - 08:30 | Paper #46: Preoperative Thoracic Kyphosis, Not Implant Choice or Navigation, Predicts Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Eddie Geagea, MD; Manas Peddiboyina, MS; John Lovejoy, MD |
| 08:30 - 08:34 | Paper #47: Sagittal Profiles and their Reciprocal Changes Manifesting in Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Hong Jin Kim, MD, PhD; Hyung Rae Lee, MD; Subin Lim, MD; Jae Hyuk Yang, MD, PhD; Seung Woo Suh, MD, PhD |
| 08:34 - 08:38 | Paper #48: Does T4PA–L1PA Mismatch Matter? Patient-Reported Outcomes After Posterior Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Min 20 years Follow-up Ibrahim Dag, MD; Hamisi Mwarindano Mraja, MD; Mustafa Buğra Ayaz, MD; Ahmet Hamdi Olcar, MD; Ilyas Dolas, MD; Sinan Kahraman, MD; Meric Enercan, MD; Selhan Karadereler, MD; Azmi Hamzaoglu, MD |
| 08:38 - 08:47 | Discussion |
| 08:47 - 08:51 | Paper #49: How can we minimize disc wedging and trunk shift after selective thoracic fusions in AIS? Joshua M. Pahys, MD; Tej Azad, MD; Alexander J. Schupper, MD; Amer F. Samdani, MD; Terrence G. Ishmael, MBBS; Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCS(C); Suken A. Shah, MD; Peter O. Newton, MD; Harms Study Group; Steven W. Hwang |
| 08:51 - 08:55 | Paper #50: The Role of Vertebral Rotation Discrepancy for Add-on Phenomenon in Thoracic Curves of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Hong Jin Kim, MD, PhD; Hyung Rae Lee, MD; Subin Lim, MD; Jae Hyuk Yang, MD, PhD; Seung Woo Suh, MD, PhD |
| 08:55 - 08:59 | Paper #51: ΔUIV Tilt Correction ≥10° Is an Independent Risk Factor for Left PSI at 2 Years in Lenke 1 AIS Ryutaro Tanaka, MD; Kazuki Takeda, MD, PhD; Takahito Iga, MD, PhD; Toshiki Okubo, MD, PhD; Masahiro Ozaki, MD, PhD; Satoshi Suzuki, MD, PhD; Narihito Nagoshi, MD, PhD; Morio Matsumoto, MD, PhD; Masaya Nakamura, MD, PhD; Kota Watanabe, MD, PhD |
| 08:59 - 09:08 | Discussion |
| 09:08 - 09:12 | Paper #52: Distal Instrumentation Failure After Posterior Spinal Fusion in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Radiographic Impact Myeong Geun Song, MD; Chang Ju Hwang, MD, PhD; Dong-Ho Lee, MD, PhD; Jae Hwan Cho, MD, PhD; Sehan Park, MD, PhD; Wan Soo Park, MD |
| 09:12 - 09:16 | Paper #53: What Factors Allow Us to Predict Ideal Radiographic Outcomes at 2 and 5 Years in Selective Thoracic Fusion in Lenke C AIS? Tej Azad, MD; Michael Rothbaum, MD; Joshua M. Pahys, MD; Amer F. Samdani, MD; Terrence G. Ishmael, MBBS; Todd F. Ritzman, MD; Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCS(C); Suken A. Shah, MD; Peter O. Newton, MD; Harms Study Group; Steven W. Hwang, MD |
| 09:16 - 09:20 | Paper #54: Lumbar Curve Correction is Durable at 5 Years After Thoracic Fusion in Patients with Open Triradiate Cartilage Scott Yang, MD; Bailey Ingalls, MD; Tracey Bryan, MS; Jennifer M. Bauer, MD, MS; Paul D. Sponseller, MD; Suken A. Shah, MD; Peter O. Newton, MD; Burt Yaszay, MD; Harms Study Group |
| 09:20 - 09:29 | Discussion |
| 09:29 - 09:33 | Paper #55: Health Related Quality of Life Assessment Using the Srs-22 Questionnaire Comparing Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) versus Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis (AdIS) who had undergone Posterior Spinal Fusion (PSF): A Propensity Score Matched Study Chris Yin Wei Chan, MD, MSOrth; Amanda Weng Yee. Leong, MBBS; Van Jet Leong, MBBS; Hui Chin Ting, MBBS; Zhi Sean Teng, MBBS; Chee Kidd Chiu, MBBS, MSOrth; Mun Keong Kwan, MBBS, MSOrth |
| 09:33 - 09:37 | Paper #56: Age Matters: Increased Perioperative Morbidity in Young Adults Compared to Adolescents Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion for Idiopathic Scoliosis Vivien Chan, MD, MS; Luke Maclean, MD, PhD; Prudhvi Kodali, BA; Justin L. Reyes, MS; Mehdi Elfilali, BA; Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH; Zeeshan M. Sadar, MD, MS; David L. Skaggs, MD, MMM |
| 09:37 - 09:41 | Paper #57: Longitudinal Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Recovery Trajectories and Implications for Surgical Timing Wai Wang Chau, MS; Alec Lik Hang Hung, FRCS; Adam Yiu Chung Lau, FRCS |
| 09:41 - 09:50 | Discussion |
| 10:10 - 10:14 | Paper #58: The Evolution of Sagittal Alignment in Pediatric Population: A Study of 500 Typically Developing Children Anuj Gupta, MD; Alexander Aretakis, MD; Satoshi Takada, MD; Peter G. Gabos, MD; Petya Yorgova, MS; Andrea Elsby, BS; Suken A. Shah, MD |
| 10:14 - 10:18 | Paper #59: Defining Whole Spine Sagittal Alignment Parameters in Normal Population: Prospective Analysis of 50000 Patients Sung Hyeon Noh, MD, PhD |
| 10:18 - 10:22 | Paper #60: Does everyone with a given PI have the same L1PA? The importance of L4S1 in Sagittal Alignment Stephen J. Lewis, MD, FRCS(C); Fatemeh Alavi, PhD; Christopher J. Nielsen, MD; Fred H. Nicholls, MD |
| 10:22 - 10:31 | Discussion |
| 10:31 - 10:35 | Paper #61: Establishing Lumbar Apex Pelvic Angle (LaPA) as the Rosetta Stone of Spinal Shape Sleiman Haddad, MD, PhD, FRCS; Lluis Vila Castillo, MD; Susana Nunez Pereira, MD, PhD; Anika Pupak, PhD, BS; Javier Pizones, MD, PhD; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Jeffrey M. Hills, MD; Frank Kleinstuck, MD; Ahmet Alanay, MD; Ibrahim Obeid, MD; Ferran Pellise, MD, PhD; Yann Phillippe Charles, MD, PhD; European Spine Study Group ESSG |
| 10:35 - 10:39 | Paper #62: Using Artificial Intelligence to Capture CT Films with Smartphones for Automatic Recognition of Osteoporosis Junyu Li, MD; Da Zou, MD; Liangyuan Wang, MD; Yongqiang Wang, MD; Zhuoran Sun, MD; Miao Yu, MD; Weishi Li, MD |
| 10:39 - 10:43 | Paper #63: Utilizing a Supervised Machine Learning Strategy to Automate Detection of Bony Fusion Using X-Rays in Lumbar Fusion Surgery ‡ Rushikesh S. Joshi, MD; Edward S. Harake, BS; Todd C. Hollon, MD; Paul Park, MD |
| 10:43 - 10:52 | Discussion |
| 10:52 - 10:56 | Paper #64: Development and Validation of the Three-dimensional Depth Sensor Imaging System for Non-invasive Scoliosis Screening Chen Liu, MD; Shao Chen, MD; Xiao-min Chen, MD; Yin-ling Sun, MD; Kai-qi Wang, MD; Honggen Du, MD |
| 10:56 - 11:00 | Paper #65: Machine Learning Prediction of Cobb Angle from 3D Surface Topography in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Radiation-Free Alternative Jose Maria Gonzalez Ruiz, PhD; Stephan Rothstock, PhD; Javier Pizones, MD, PhD |
| 11:00 - 11:04 | Paper #66: XR-GAN Enables Radiation-Free Radiograph Synthesis After Posterior Spinal Fusion in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Toward Remote Follow-Up Nan Wu, MD; Jingxi Su, ME; Aoran Maheshati, MD; Baitao Liu, MD; Kexin Xu, MS; Xiangjie Yin, MD; Jianguo Terry. Zhang, MD |
| 11:04 - 11:13 | Discussion |
| 11:13 - 11:17 | Paper #67: Impaired Laminin-Dystroglycan/Integrin Signaling from Fibro-Adipogenic Progenitor Drives Deep Paravertebral Muscle Strength Imbalance in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Xuan Huang, MD; Jiafeng Dai, MD; Zhen Wang, MD; Junduo Zhao, MD; Haoyu Cai, MD; Hongyi Zhou, MD; Yutian Niu, MD; Yizhen Huang, MD; Heng Sun, MD; Yong Zhang, PhD; Jianxiong Shen, MD |
| 11:17 - 11:21 | Paper #68: Unilateral Intradiscal Injection of Vosoritide-Loaded PLGA Microspheres Induces Asymmetric Spinal Growth in Juvenile Rabbits Xiaochen Yang, MD; Yingsong Wang, MD; Zhi Zhao, MD; Jingming Xie; Ying Zhang, MD; Tao Li, MD; Ni Bi, MD; Zhiyue Shi, MD; Li Zhang, MD; Zhibo Song, MD; Zhaoquan Zhang, MD; Quan Li, MD; Yingliang Liu, MD |
| 11:21 - 11:25 | Paper #69: Increasing Opioid Dose Impairs Spinal Fusion in a Rat Model ‡ Dillon Stone, MD; Garrison Bentz, BS; Jonathan Dalton, MD; Lane H. McCoy, BS; Simon Y. Tang, PhD; Dessislava Markova, PhD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Mark Lambrechts, MD |
| 11:25 - 11:34 | Discussion |
| 11:35 - 11:40 | Harrington Lecture Introduction Suken A. Shah, MD |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | Harrington Lecture | The View from the Second Mountain: Transitions in Deformity, Career, and Life Todd J. Albert, MD |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award Ferran Pellise, MD, PhD |
‡ = SRS Funded Research Grant
Thursday
October 8, 2026
Moderators
Arun R. Hariharan, MD, MS; Anthony L. Mikula, MD
| 14:10 - 14:13 | Introduction Arun R. Hariharan, MD, MS; Anthony L. Mikula, MD |
| Mini-Lectures | |
| 14:15 - 14:21 | Occipitocervical Junction Fixation Strategies Seung-Jae Hyun, MD, PhD |
| 14:21 - 14:25 | Discussion |
| 14:25 - 14:31 | Cervicothoracic Junction - Key Radiographic Parameters, Level Selection, and Technical Pearls Venu Nemani, MD |
| 14:31 - 14:35 | Discussion |
| 14:35 -14:41 | Thoracolumbar Junction - Tailoring Alignment Goals and Avoiding Revisions Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCS(C) |
| 14:41 - 14:45 | Discussion |
| 14:45 - 14:51 | Lumbosacral Junction: Fractional Curves and Special Considerations Alekos Theologis, MD |
| 14:51 - 14:55 | Discussion |
| 14:55 - 15:01 | The Spine-Hip Interface at the Thoracolumbar and Lumbosacral Junction: When Hip Pathology Drives Level Selection Robert K. Eastlack, MD |
| 15:01 - 15:05 | Discussion |
| Pediatrics Debate | |
| Pelvic Fixation Dogma in Neuromuscular and Syndromic Deformity: Who Really Needs It? Moderator: Lindsay M. Andras, MD |
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| 15:05 - 15:10 | Always Fuse to The Pelvis in Non-Ambulator and Never in an Ambulator Vidyadhar V. Upasani, MD |
| 15:10 - 15:15 | It's OK to Stop Short of the Pelvis in a Non-Ambulator and Go to The Pelvis in an Ambulator Haemish A. Crawford, FRCS |
| 15:15 - 15:23 | Discussion |
| Adult Junction Debates | |
| Proximal Junction Kyphosis Prophylaxis Techniques Moderator: Gregory M. Mundis, Jr., MD |
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| 15:23 -15:28 | Tethers, Cement, Hooks: You Need It All Justin K. Scheer, MD |
| 15:28 - 15:33 | You Don't Need Junctional Prophylaxis Gimmicks - Alignment is All That Matters Mitsuru Yagi, MD, PhD |
| 15:33 - 15:38 | Discussion |
| Lumbosacral Junctional Interbody Fusion Moderator: Francis Lovecchio, MD |
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| 15:38 - 15:43 | Lumbosacral Junctional Interbody Fusion | I Always Do an Interbody at L5-S1 Benjamin D. Elder, MD, PhD |
| 15:43 - 15:48 | Lumbosacral Junctional Interbody Fusion | An L5-S1 Interbody is a Waste of Time Han Jo Kim, MD |
| 15:48 - 15:53 | Discussion |
| 15:53 - 15:55 | Closing Comments Arun R. Hariharan, MD, MS; Anthony L. Mikula, MD |
| 14:10 - 14:14 | Paper #70: Consensus-Based Guidelines for Research in Bracing in Idiopathic Scoliosis by the SRS Comprehensive Care Committee in Collaboration with SOSORT Alexander Park, BS; Michael W. Brown, BS; Mehdi Elfilali, BA; Caglar Yilgor, MD; Tom PC. Schlosser, MD, PhD; Stefano Negrini, MD, PhD; Sabrina Donzelli, MD; Brian Smith, MD; Benjamin D. Roye, MD |
| 14:14 - 14:18 | Paper #71: Doomed to fail? Early Brace Adherence Predicts Long Term Brace Wear Behavior Erica Olfson, BS; Anne Boeckmann, BS; David C. Thornberg, BS; Daniel J. Sucato, MD, MS; Amy Lynn. McIntosh, MD; Brandon A. Ramo, MD; Jaysson T. Brooks, MD; Megan Johnson, MD |
| 14:18 - 14:22 | Paper #72: A Step Closer to Bringing Idiopathic Scoliosis Monitoring at Home: A Smartphone App Accurately Generates Digital Twins in 624 Pediatric Patients Paolo Brigato, MD; Gianmario Sangiovanni, PhD; Sabina Fehric, MSc; Kevin Smit, MD; Andrew Tice, MD; Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCS(C); Stefan Parent, MD, PhD; Neil Saran, FRCS(C); Thierry A. Odent, MD, PhD; Anne TabardFougere, PhD; Natahly Gavira, MD; Romain Dayer, MD; Jean Albert Ouellet, MD, FRCS(C) |
| 14:22 - 14:30 | Discussion |
| 14:30 - 14:34 | Paper #73: Casting and Bracing are Associated with Worsening Quality of Life (QOL) in Early Onset Scoliosis (EOS) Patients – Does QoL Improve with Surgery? Brigid S. Kennedy, MPhil; Sumeet Garg, MD; Benjamin D. Roye, MD; Mark A. Erickson, MD; Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH; Carol A. Janney, PhD; Ying Li, MD; Pediatric Spine Study Group |
| 14:34 - 14:38 | Paper #74: Boys with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Treated with Nighttime Bracing Have Similar Outcomes to Girls Karina Amani. Zapata, PhD, DPT; James McGinley, BS; Daniel J. Sucato, MD, MS; Katherine Beard, BS; Kara Davis, MS, CPO; Chan-Hee Jo, PhD; Megan Johnson, MD |
| 14:38 - 14:42 | Paper #75: Nighttime Bracing is Equivalent to Full-time Bracing in Avoiding Curve Progression to Surgery in AIS Curves 20-35° Karina Amani. Zapata, PhD, DPT; Banahene Glover, BS; Alexander Palma, BA; Kara Davis, MS, CPO; Chan-Hee Jo, PhD; Brandon Ramo, MD; Megan Johnson, MD |
| 14:42 - 14:50 | Discussion |
| 14:50 - 14:54 | Paper #76: Impact of Skeletal Maturity in Vertebral Body Tethering: Early Outcomes from a Prospective, Multicenter Study Hans Nugraha, MD; Lawrence Lee. Haber, MD; Dan Hoernschemeyer, MD; Patrick J. Cahill, MD; Amer F. Samdani, MD; Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCS(C); Peter O. Newton, MD; Kevin M. Neal, MD; A Noelle Larson, MD |
| 14:54 - 14:58 | Paper #77: Prospective, Multicenter Comparison of Hybrid and Bilateral VBT in the Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCS(C); Sager Hanna, MD; Shaina Sim, BS; Amer F. Samdani, MD; Baron S. Lonner, MD; Joshua M. Pahys, MD; Ahmet Alanay, MD; Stefan Parent, MD, PhD; Abdullah AlDuwaisan, FRCS(C); Peter O. Newton, MD |
| 14:58 - 15:02 | Paper #78: Defining Multidomain “Success” After Vertebral Body Tethering for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Mina Eskandar, MS, BS; Alexander Kucherina, BS; Garima Paul, MD; Constance Maglaras, PhD; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Tina Raman, MD; Juan Carlos Rodriguez-Olaverri, MD |
| 15:02 - 15:10 | Discussion |
| 15:10 - 15:14 | Paper #79: Double Major Curves in AIS: Results of a Novel Hybrid Approach Combining Thoracic Fusion with Lumbar Vertebral Body Tethering Amer F. Samdani, MD; Alexander J. Schupper, MD; Joshua M. Pahys, MD; Emily Nice, BS; Sanaa Jackson, BS; Terrence G. Ishmael, MBBS; Steven W. Hwang, MD |
| 15:14 - 15:18 | Paper #80: First 30 AIS Patients Treated with Posterior Fusion of Structural Disc Levels (SDL) And Fusionless Treatment of Non-SDL Had Preserved ROM And Less Fusion: A Prospective Study Saechin Kim, MD, PhD; Nadim J. Kheir, MD; Philip Hanna; Hao-Hua Wu, MD |
| 15:18 - 15:22 | Paper #81: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A Comprehensive Assessment of Complications Following Vertebral Body Tethering Kevin M. Neal, MD; Melanie E. Boeyer, PhD; Maty Petcharaporn, BS; John S. Vorhies, MD; A Noelle Larson, MD; Lawrence Lee. Haber, MD; Stefan Parent, MD, PhD; Michelle Claire Marks; Suken A. Shah, MD; Harms Study Group; Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCS(C) |
| 15:22 - 15:30 | Discussion |
| 15:30 - 15:34 | Paper #82: Tether Breakage Across First-Generation and Second-Generation Vertebral Body Tethering Devices Thomas A. Coleman, BS; Andrew Kim, BS; Vineet Desai, MD; Stefan Parent, MD, PhD; Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCS(C); Ahmet Alanay, MD; Sulagna Sarkar, MS; Jason Brett. Anari, MD; Brett Lullo, MD; Harms Study Group; Patrick J. Cahill, MD |
| 15:34 - 15:38 | Paper #83: Does Larger-Diameter Tether Improve Outcomes After Vertebral Body Tethering? A 4 mm vs. 5 mm Comparative Study Alice Baroncini, MD, PhD; Jil Frank; Miguel Pishnamaz, MD; Per D. Trobisch, MD |
| 15:38 - 15:42 | Paper #84: Who Breaks and Why? A Validated Predictive Model of Tether Failure After Vertebral Body Tethering in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Garima Paul, MD; Alexander Kucherina, BS; Mina Eskandar, MS, BS; Matthew Miyasaka, AB; Constance Maglaras, PhD; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Tina Raman, MD; Juan Carlos Rodriguez-Olaverri, MD |
| 15:42 - 15:46 | Paper #85: Is rhBMP-2 Worth the Risk? A Data-Driven Look at Fusion Outcomes and rhBMP-2 Related Complication Burden in High-Risk Adult Spinal Deformity Patients Duby Okonkwo, BS; Venu Nemani, MD, PhD; Harsh Jain, MBBS; Nick De Oliveira, BA; Sam Kavarana, BS; Advith Sarikonda, BS, BA; Bayard Wilson, MD; Byron F. Stephens, MD; Scott Zuckerman, MD |
| 15:46 - 15:55 | Discussion |
Friday
October 9, 2026
Moderators
Kariman Abelin Genevois, MD & WG Stuart Mackenzie, MD
| 08:00 - 08:05 | Welcome & Introduction to the Hibbs Award |
| 08:05 - 08:11 | Paper #86: Preclinical Targeting of the Osteopontin–α5β1 Integrin Axis Reveals a Disease-Modifying Mechanism in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis † Alain Moreau, PhD; Mohamed Elbakry, PhD; Anita Franco, MS |
| 08:11 - 08:17 | Paper #87: A Single DNA-Based Polygenic Risk Score for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Improved by Patient-Derived Paravertebral Muscle Gene-Activity Data † Takuro Iwami, MD; Nao Otomo, MD, PhD; Yoshinao Koike, MD; Akari Suzuki, PhD; Raku Son, MD, PhD; Anas M. Khanshour, PhD; Ming Yue, PhD; Yoshiro Yonezawa, MD, PhD; Kazuki Takeda, MD, PhD; Akiko Oguchi, MD, PhD; Xiaoxi Liu, PhD; Jason Pui Yin Cheung, MD, MBBS, MS, FRCS; Shiro Ikegawa, MD, PhD; Morio Matsumoto, MD, PhD; Unnur Thorsteinsdottir, PhD; Yasuhiro Murakawa, MD, PhD; YouQiang Song, PhD; Carol A Wise, PhD; Masaya Nakamura, MD, PhD; Chikashi Terao, MD, PhD; Kota Watanabe, MD, PhD |
| 08:17 - 08:23 | Paper #88: Gut Microbiome–Derived TMAO Pathway as a Central Metabolic Driver of Biological Aging in Adult Spinal Deformity † ‡ Mitsuru Yagi, MD, PhD; Keitaro Ito, MD, PhD; Ryo Mizukoshi, MD; Norihiro Isogai, MD, PhD; Haruki Funao, MD, PhD; Naobumi Hosogane, MD, PhD; Christopher P. Ames, MD; Retsu Fujita, PhD |
| 08:23 - 08:37 | Discussion |
| 08:37 - 08:43 | Paper #89: Genetic Study of 100 Idiopathic Early-Onset Scoliosis Families Provides New Hypotheses to Explain its Pathogenesis † Nao Otomo, MD, PhD; Yared Kidane, PhD; Behrooz A. Akbarnia, MD; Charles E. Johnston, MD; Amy Lynn. McIntosh, MD; Jonathan J. Rios, PhD; Brandon A. Ramo, MD; Carol A Wise, PhD |
| 08:43 - 08:49 | Paper #90: Surgical vs Nonsurgical Treatment in Patients Living with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS): A Target Trial Emulation with 30 Years of Follow-up § ‡ Javier Pizones, MD, PhD; Javier Munoz Laguna, MS; Anika Pupak, PhD, BS; Yann Phillippe Charles, MD, PhD; Kenny YH. Kwan, BMBCh(Oxon), FRCSEd; Manuel Rigo, MD; Lucia Moreno-Manzanaro, BS; Antonia Matamalas, MD, PhD; Alejandro Gomez-Rice, MD, PhD; Susana Nunez Pereira, MD, PhD; Sleiman Haddad, MD, PhD, FRCS; Jwalant Mehta, FRCS; Nasir A. Quraishi, PhD, FRCS; Satoshi Suzuki, MD, PhD; Frank S. Kleinstueck, MD; Ibrahim Obeid, MD; Ahmet Alanay, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Miquel SerraBurriel, PhD; Ferran Pellise, MD, PhD; ESSG History Study Group |
| 08:49 - 08:55 | Paper #91: Does Early Administration of Disease Modifying Therapy (DMT) Prevent Early Onset Scoliosis (EOS) in Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) § Hiroko Matsumoto, PhD; Yuri Ota, MD, PhD; Thomas A. Coleman, BS; Lennert Plasschaert, MD; Joyce Huang; Amy Pasternak; Allan Glanzman, PT, DPT, PCS; Jason Brett. Anari, MD; Elena Losina, PhD; Robert J. Graham, MD; Ron El Hawary, MD, MSc; Patrick J. Cahill, MD; Brian D. Snyder, MD, PhD |
| 08:55 - 09:09 | Discussion |
| 09:09 - 09:15 | Paper #92: Tranexamic Acid Dosing in Deformity Spine Surgery: A 3-Year Prospective Randomized Comparison of Low-Dose versus High-Dose Regimens § Sharif Ahmed. Jonayed, MBBS, MS |
| 09:15 - 09:21 | Paper #93: Casting and Bracing as a Bridging Strategy to Delay Surgery in Young Children with Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Formation-Failure Congenital Scoliosis § Kazuki Kawakami, MD; Noriaki Kawakami, MD; Tetsuya Ohara, MD; Hiroaki Nakashima, MD, PhD; Shiro Imagama, MD, PhD; Hiroko Matsumoto, PhD |
| 09:21 - 09:27 | Paper #94: Non-Operative Treatment for Adult Spinal Deformity: Long Term Results of a Biopsychosocial Intervention – A Prospective Cohort Study With a Mean Follow-Up of 8 Years § Philip Horsting, MD; Evelien Hoevenaars; Michiel Beekhuizen, MD, PhD; John O'Dowd, MD; Marinus de Kleuver, MD, PhD; Miranda L. Van Hooff, PhD |
| 09:27 - 09:33 | Paper #95: Ten-Year Natural History and Clinical Impact of Distal Adding-on After Posterior Spinal Fusion for Lenke 1A/2A Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis § Masayuki Ohashi, MD, PhD; Kei Watanabe, MD, PhD; Toru Hirano, MD, PhD; Kazuhiro Hasegawa, MD, PhD; Hideki Tashi, MD; Keitaro Minato, MD, PhD; Yohei Shibuya, MD; Masayuki Sato, MD; Mio Kubota, MD, PhD; Hiroyuki Kawashima, MD, PhD |
| 09:33 - 09:49 | Discussion |
| 09:49 - 09:50 | Audience Vote |
§ = Hibbs Award Nominee – Best Clinical Paper; † = Hibbs Award Nominee – Best Basic Science/Translational Science Paper;
‡ = SRS Funded Research Grant
Friday
October 9, 2026
Moderators
Arvindera Ghag, MD, FRCS & Karen A. Weissmann, MD, PhD
| 10:10 - 10:14 | Paper #96: Multicenter Treatment Patterns and Surgical Outcomes in Marfan Syndrome Associated Scoliosis Mehdi Elfilali, BA; Michael W. Brown, BS; Alexander Park, BS; David Gorman, BA/MPH; Omar Taha, BS; Matthew Weintraub, BS; Daniel J. Hedequist, MD; Purnendu Gupta, MD; Joshua M. Pahys, MD; Paul D. Sponseller, MD; Benjamin D. Roye, MD; Pediatric Spine Study Group; Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH |
| 10:14 - 10:18 | Paper #97: A Two-Year International Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing the Efficacy and Complication Rates of the OWSER and MCGR Systems in the Treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Mareille Post, MD; Luca Fabio Colombo, MD; Marco Ramella, MD; Lotfi Miladi, MD; Jean-Paul Kaleeta Maalu, MD; Louis Boissiere, MD; Moyo C. Kruyt, MD, PhD; Jeroen Renkens, MD; Esther Janssen, PhD; Barend J. Van Royen, MD, PhD |
| 10:18 - 10:22 | Paper #98: Scoliosis in Pediatric Severe Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Multicenter Study of Progression and Surgical Outcomes Cynthia V. Nguyen, MD; Alfonso Ocampo, MD; Bryan Menapace, MD, MBA; Selina C. Poon, MD |
| 10:22 - 10:31 | Discussion |
| 10:31 - 10:35 | Paper #99: Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Neuromuscular Scoliosis: Feasibility, Obstacles, Outcomes, and Resolution Terrence G. Ishmael, MBBS; Joshua M. Pahys, MD; Steven W. Hwang, MD; Alexander Schupper, MD; Tracey Bryan, MS; Suken A. Shah, MD; Jaysson T. Brooks, MD; Stefan Parent, MD, PhD; Paul D. Sponseller, MD; Peter O. Newton, MD; Harms Study Group; Amer F. Samdani, MD |
| 10:35 - 10:39 | Paper #100: Perioperative Complication Severity is Associated with GMFCS Sub-Classification in Cerebral Palsy Jessica Siragusa, MBA; Sydney Thai, BS; Furqan Ahmed, BS; Krystell E Ceballos Alvarez, BS; Paul D. Sponseller, MD; Amit Jain, MD, MBA |
| 10:39 - 10:43 | Paper #101: Longer Operative Times are Associated with Increased Morbidity in Pediatric Neuromuscular Scoliosis Surgery Luke Maclean, MD, PhD; Andrea Simmonds, MD; David L. Parsons, MD, FRCS; David L. Skaggs, MD, MMM; Vivien Chan, MD, MS |
| 10:43 - 10:52 | Discussion |
| 10:52 - 10:56 | Paper #102: Sacro-Alar Angle as a Morphologic Predictor of S2AI Screw Infeasibility in Pediatric Neuromuscular Scoliosis with Pelvic Asymmetry Juan Pablo. Arispe, MD; Eduardo Galaretto, MD; Sofia Frank, MD; Norberto C. Fernandez, MD; Nicolas Bacaloni, MD; Leonel Shteinberg, MD; Cristian Fuster, PhD; Esteban Robledo, PhD; Carlos Alberto. Tello, MD, PhD |
| 10:56 - 11:00 | Paper #103: Long Term Follow-up of Non-ambulatory Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) Treated for Spine and Hip Pathoanatomy Rachel Lee. DiFazio, PhD, RN; Meghana Venkatesh, MS; Patricia E. Miller, PhD, MS; Judith Anne. Vessey, PhD, RN; Benjamin J. Shore, MD; Brian D. Snyder, MD, PhD |
| 11:00 - 11:04 | Paper #104: The Price of Alignment: Cost Drivers in Posterior Fusion for Neuromuscular Scoliosis Jeremy Siu; Vanessa Toomey, MD; Jacquelyn N. Valenzuela-Moss, MPH; Tyler Tetreault, MD; Lindsay M. Andras, MD; Michael J. Heffernan, MD |
| 11:04 - 11:13 | Discussion |
| 11:13 - 11:15 | 2027 IMAST Preview Joshua M. Pahys, MD; Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD |
| 11:16 - 11:19 | 2027 Annual Meeting Preview Venu M. Nemani, MD, PhD; Michelle C. Welborn, MD |
| 11:19 - 11:22 |
2027 Annual Regional Courses Preview |
| 11:22 - 11:25 | Acknowledgment of 2026 Awards & Scholarship Winners Selina C. Poon, MD |
| 11:25 - 11:30 | Introduction of the President Ferran Pellise, MD, PhD |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Presidential Address Suken A. Shah |
Friday
October 9, 2026
Moderators
Marinus de Kleuver, MD, PhD & Muharrem Yazici, MD
| Section 1: The sine qua non of Good Clinical Practice: A Mentally and Physically Healthy Surgeon | |
| 12:15 - 12:20 | Practicing Safely in a Medicolegal World: How to Stay Away from Malpractice Without Practicing Defensive Medicine Robert K. Eastlack, MD |
| 12:20 - 12:25 | The Surgeon as the Instrument: Physical Endurance, Mental Focus, and Sustainable Excellence Todd Albert, MD |
| 12:25 - 12:30 | When the Surgeon Becomes the Second Victim: Recovering After Complications, Adverse Events and Outcomes Marinus de Kleuver, MD, PhD |
| 12:30 - 12:35 | Discussion |
| Section 2: Scientific World Citizenship: SRS as a Facilitator of Academic Leadership and Global Networking | |
| 12:35 - 12:40 | Traveling Fellowship as a Transformative Academic Journey: Seeing the World Through Another Surgeon’s Eyes Kariman Abelin Genevois, MD, PhD |
| 12:40 - 12:45 | The LEAD Program: From Young Surgeon to Global Academic Leader Christina Hardesty, MD |
| 12:45 - 12:50 | Scholarship Programs and Global Equity: Opening the Door for Talent Everywhere Qianyu Zhuang, MD |
| 12:50 - 12:55 | Discussion |
| Section 3: Answering Difficult Spinal Deformity Questions in the Language of SRS | |
| Case 1: Severe Pediatric Kyphosis After Spinal Infection: How Early Is Too Early for Reconstruction? |
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| 12:55 - 12:58 | Case Presentation Saumyajit Basu, MD |
| 12:58 - 13:05 | Discussion |
| 13:05 - 13:07 | Case Resolution Saumyajit Basu, MD |
| Case 2: Progressive Neuromuscular Deformity in a Medically Fragile Child: When Does Surgery Serve the Patient Best? |
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| 13:07 - 13:10 | Case Presentation Muharrem Yazici, MD |
| 13:10 - 13:17 | Discussion |
| 13:17 - 13:19 | Case Resolution Muharrem Yazici, MD |
| 13:19 - 13:29 | How to Become an SRS Member Gregory M. Mundis, Jr., MD |
| 13:29 - 13:30 | Closing Message Marinus de Kleuver, MD, PhD; Muharrem Yazici, MD |
Friday
October 9, 2026
Moderators
Ronald Lehman Jr, MD; Daniel J. Sucato, MD, MS
| Pediatric Transition Debates | |
| Are We Ready to Fully Adopt VBT for AIS? | |
| 13:45 - 13:50 | Yes - Motion Preservations is Key Amer F. Samndani, MD |
| 13:50 - 13:55 | No - Fusion is King Tenner Guillaume, MD |
| 13:55 - 14:02 | Discussion |
| Pedicle Screw Placement in 2026 | |
| 14:02 - 14:07 | Freehand/Fluoro More Efficient Heiko Koller, MD, PhD |
| 14:07 - 14:12 | Enabling Technology is Here to Stay David L. Skaggs, MD, MMM |
| 14:12 - 14:20 | Discussion |
| Bracing Paradigm: Should the Goals Change? | |
| 14:20 - 14:25 | Stay the Historical Course: Prevent Progression Kenny YH. Kwan, BMBCh(Oxon), FRCSEd |
| 14:25 - 14:30 | Permanent Improvement Should Be the Goal Michael B. Johnson, MD, PhD |
| 14:30 - 14:37 | Discussion |
| Transition Debates | |
| Tethers are "Great", But What to Do When They Fail? | |
| 14:37 - 14:42 | Peds: Revision Tether - Keep the Motion Peter O. Newton, MD |
| 14:42 - 14:47 | Peds/Adult: Do What You Should Have Done in the First Place - Fuse Them! Ronald Lehman Jr, MD |
| 14:47 - 14:55 | Discussion |
| AIS Vs. AdIS - When to Intervene? | |
| 14:55 - 15:00 | Peds: The Earlier the Better Baron S. Lonner, MD |
| 15:00 - 15:05 | Adult: "Let Them Be Kids" - Wait Until They Become Young Adults! Joseph M. Lombardi, MD |
| 15:05 - 15:12 | Discussion |
| High Grade Sponydlolisthesis: Are the Considerations Different? | |
| 15:12 - 15:17 | Peds: Grade 4 - Should We Reduce? Risks and Outcomes Qianyu Zhuang, MD |
| 15:17 - 15:22 | Adult: Grade 4 - This is a Different Animal (A/P vs. All Post) - Restore Sagittal Alignment Khaled M. Kebaish, MD |
| 15:22 - 15:30 | Discussion |
Friday
October 9, 2026
Moderators
Marc Khalife, MD, PhD, MS & Ferran Pellise, MD, PhD
| 13:45 - 13:49 | Paper #105: Biological Age Predicts Short-Term Outcomes After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Ritvik Jillala, BS; Arjun Menta, BS; Patrick Kramer, MD; Jawad M. Khalifeh, MD; Liam Hughes, MD; Jacob Jo, MD; Daniel Lubelski, MD; Timothy Witham, MD; Tej Azad, MD |
| 13:49 - 13:53 | Paper #106: Surgical Correction of ASD Is Associated with Slower Epigenetic Age Acceleration Travis Kotzur, MD; Lane H. McCoy, BS; John OMalley, MD; Nicholas A. Pallotta, MD, MS; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Brian J. Neuman, MD |
| 13:53 - 13:57 | Paper #107: Insulin-like Growth Factor Outperforms Sarcopenia as a Predictor of Postoperative Recovery Alexander Upfill-Brown, MD, MS; Han Jo Kim, MD; Anthony Lewis, BS; Annika Bay, MD; Atahan Durbas, MD; Andrea Pezzi, MD; Mihir Dekhne, MD; David Foley, MD; Gregory Kazarian, MD; Christopher Yoo, BS; Chierika O Ukogu, MD; Zora Hahn, BS; Matthew E. Cunningham, MD, PhD; Francis Lovecchio, MD |
| 13:57 - 14:06 | Discussion |
| 14:06 - 14:10 | Paper #108: Osteosarcopenia of the Spine Drives Mechanical Complications After Thoracolumbar Adult Spine Deformity Operations David Chung, MD; Weston Wright, BS; Justin K. Scheer, MD; Alexander Tuchman, MD; Corey T. Walker, MD |
| 14:10 - 14:14 | Paper #109: Preoperative Musculoskeletal Burden Predicts 1-Year Junctional Complications After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Bassel G. Diebo, MD; Joseph E. Nassar, BS; Michael Farias, BS; Micheal Raad, MD; Feyza Achilova; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Renaud Lafage, MS; Richard Hostin, MD; Peter G. Passias, MD; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Jeffrey Gum, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Kojo D. Hamilton, MD, FAANS; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Brett Rocos, MD, FRCS; Jeffrey Mullin, MD; Frank Schwab, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Stephen J. Lewis, MD, FRCS(C); Christopher P. Ames, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Sang Hun Lee, MD, PhD; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; Shay Bess, MD; Alan H. Daniels, MD; International Spine Study Group |
| 14:14 - 14:18 | Paper #110: Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery in Patients with Lower Extremity Weakness: Do Preoperative Neurologic Deficits Influence Outcomes? Scott Zuckerman, MD; Harsh Jain, MBBS; Byron F. Stephens, MD; Thomas Buell, MD; Nima Alan, MD; Sang Hun Lee, MD, PhD; David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD; Stephen J. Lewis, MD, FRCS(C); Jeffrey Mullin, MD; Peter G. Passias, MD; Darryl Lau, MD; Anthony L. Mikula, MD; Jay D. Turner, MD, PhD; Joshua Bunch, MD; Brandon B. Carlson, MD; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Renaud Lafage, MS; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; Breton Line; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; Paul Park, MD; Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Jeffrey Gum, MD; Alan H. Daniels, MD; Bassel G. Diebo, MD; Richard Hostin, MD; Justin K. Scheer, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Frank Schwab, MD; Christopher P. Ames, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Shay Bess, MD; International Spine Study Group |
| 14:18 - 14:27 | Discussion |
| 14:27 - 14:31 | Paper #111: Impact of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol on Postoperative Pain and Clinical Recovery in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Yu-Cheng Yao, MD; Jing-Yang Liou, MD, PhD; Hsin-Yi Wang, MD; Po-Hsin Chou, MD, PhD; Shih-Tien Wang, MD |
| 14:31 - 14:35 | Paper #112: Implications of Non-Tobacco Nicotine Use on Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Shanthi Deivanayagam, BS; Kendyl Howell, BS; Bradley M. Rao, BS; Madeline Hasson, BS; Omkar Anaspure, BS; Ziad Hassan, BS; Josephine Coury, MD; Taylor Jackson, MD; Michael Strong, MD, PhD, MS; David Casper, MD; Amrit Khalsa, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Andrew S. Zhang, MD |
| 14:35 - 14:39 | Paper #113: Utility of Chemical Anticoagulation After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study Bradley M. Rao, BS; Ziad Hassan, BS; Amanda M. Moser, MD, BA; Omkar Anaspure, BS; Madeline Hasson, BS; Tensae Assefa, MD; Nnaemeka Okorie, MD; Josephine Coury, MD; Taylor Jackson, MD; Michael Strong, MD, PhD, MS; David Casper, MD; Amrit Khalsa, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Andrew S. Zhang, MD |
| 14:39 - 14:48 | Discussion |
| 14:48 - 14:52 | Paper #114: Diagnostic and Predictive Value of Upright–Supine Imaging for Treatment Selection in Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis - A Two-Year PROM Based Comparison with Flexion Extension Radiographs Tom Folkerts, MD; Julia Wimmer, MD; Anna-Maria Mielke, MD; Lukas Schonnagel, MD; Bruno Verna, MD; Pedro Augusto Rocha Torres, MD; Paul Koehli, MD; Jiaqi Zhu; Jennifer Shue, MS; Roland Duculan, MD; Andrew A. Sama, MD; Federico P. Girardi, MD; Frank P. Cammisa Jr, MD; Carol A. Mancuso, MD; Marco D. Burkhard, MD; Alexander P. Hughes, MD |
| 14:52 - 14:56 | Paper #115: More is better! Multicenter Analysis of Failure Rates and Risk Factors Between Bilateral Single and Multiple Pelvic Fixation in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Pawel P. Jankowski, MD; Paritash Tahmasebpour, MD; Spencer Matthews, MS; Christopher J. Kleck, MD; David C. Ou-Yang, MD; David W. Polly Jr, MD; Jiandong Hao, BS; Harsh Jain, MBBS; Jack Strobeck, BS; Aaron Hockley, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Benjamin D. Elder, MD, PhD; Sohaib Hashmi, MD; Scott Zuckerman, MD; Daniel M. Sciubba, MD; Peter G. Passias, MD |
| 14:56 - 15:00 | Paper #116: Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes and Frailty in Minimally Invasive and Open Surgery for Adult Spinal Deformity: A Multi-Center Analysis David D. Liu, MD; Jay Kumar, MD; Jang Yoon, MD, MS; Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD; Vivian P. Le, MPH; Dean Chou, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; Adam S. Kanter, MD; David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD; Paul Park, MD; Neel Anand, MD, Mch. Orth; Pierce D. Nunley, MD; Michael Y. Wang, MD; Jay D. Turner, MD, PhD; Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD; Ricardo Fontes, MD, PhD; KaiMing G. Fu, MD, PhD; Andrew K. Chan, MD; Nima Alan, MD; Peter G. Passias, MD; Shay Bess, MD; Juan S. Uribe, MD; International Spine Study Group |
| 15:00 - 15:09 | Discussion |
| 15:09 - 15:13 | Paper #117: Early Postoperative Neurologic Course is the Primary Determinant of Long-Term Lower Extremity Motor Recovery After ASD Surgery Fthimnir Hassan, MPH; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Erik Lewerenz, BS; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Peter G. Passias, MD; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Kojo D. Hamilton, MD, FAANS; Jeffrey Gum, MD; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; Alan H. Daniels, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; Richard Hostin, MD; Juan S. Uribe, MD; Neel Anand, MD, Mch. Orth; Jay D. Turner, MD, PhD; Pierce D. Nunley, MD; Michael Y. Wang, MD; Adam S. Kanter, MD; Lee A. Tan, MD; Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Christopher P. Ames, MD; Shay Bess, MD; International Spine Study Group |
| 15:13 - 15:17 | Paper #118: Neurologic Deficit Recovery After Revision Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy for Fixed Sagittal Imbalance in Previously Fused Adults and its Impact on Patient-Reported Outcomes Julio J. Jauregui, MD; Sapan Patel, BS; Hershil Patel, BS; Maksim A. Shlykov, MD, MS; Michael Kelly, MD; Rohit Kaul. Bhan, MD, MS; Camilo A. Molina, MD; Tomas Ries, MD; Laviel Fernandez, MD; Taryn E. LeRoy, MD; Keith H. Bridwell, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA |
| 15:17 - 15:21 | Paper #119: Understanding Bilateral MEP Changes during Cord Level Spinal Deformity Surgery: Etiology, Significance and Response Brian J. Neuman, MD; Stephen J. Lewis, MD, FRCS(C); Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Ferran Pellise, MD, PhD; Ahmet Alanay, MD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Yong Qiu, PhD; Nasir A. Quraishi, PhD, FRCS; Saumyajit Basu, MS (Ortho), DNB (Ortho), FRCS (Ed); Go Yoshida, MD, PhD; Randolph Gray, MBBS, FRCS; Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD; Michael P. Kelly, MD |
| 15:21 - 15:30 | Discussion |
Friday
October 9, 2026
Moderators
Jennifer M. Bauer, MD, MS & Sleiman Haddad, MD, PhD, FRCS
| 15:50 - 15:54 | Paper #120: Development of an Intraoperative Assessment Tool for Predicting Critical Care Transfer Following Major Posterior Spine Surgery Devika Shenoy, BS; Katelyn E. Parsons, BS; Evelyn Hunter, BS; Andrew Lopolito, BS; HuiJie Lee, PhD; Lexie Z. Yang, MB; Bo Hu, PhD; Brett Rocos, MD, FRCS |
| 15:54 - 15:58 | Paper #121: Efficacy of Oral Silodosin for Preventing Postoperative Urinary Retention (POUR) Following Elective Spine Surgery: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial Vidyadhara Srinivasa, MD, MS; Dinesh Iyer, MS; ABHISHEK SONI, MD, MS; Balamurugan Thirugnanam, MS, |
| 15:58 - 16:02 | Paper #122: Delayed Extubation following Corrective Surgery for Severe Kyphoscoliosis: What are the Roles of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Chronic Respiratory Failure? Zhen Liu, PhD; Xiaodong Qin, PhD; Saihu Mao, MD; Xiaokang Wang, MD; Yong Qiu, PhD; Zezhang Zhu, MD, PhD |
| 16:02 - 16:11 | Discussion |
| 16:11 - 16:15 | Paper #123: Transitioning from Preoperative Control to Postoperative Risk: Loss of Postoperative Glycemic Control Increases Pseudoarthrosis After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Travis Kotzur, MD; Lane H. McCoy, BS; Alex Miller, MD; Brian J. Neuman, MD |
| 16:15 - 16:19 | Paper #124: Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 (BMP) Reduces Long-Term Cost by Decreasing Revision Surgery in Adult Spinal Deformity David D. Liu, MD; Shay Bess, MD; Breton Line; Christopher P. Ames, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; Jeffrey Gum, MD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Renaud Lafage, MS; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Alan H. Daniels, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Kojo D. Hamilton, MD, FAANS; Richard Hostin, MD; Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD; Pierce D. Nunley, MD; David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Peter G. Passias, MD; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; Frank Schwab, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; International Spine Study Group |
| 16:19 - 16:23 | Paper #125: Does Osseointegrative Pelvic Fixation Eliminate Traditional Pelvic Fixation Loosening? Obiajulu Agha, MD; Bahar Shahidi, PhD; Gautham Prabhakar, MD; Timothy Choi, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD |
| 16:23 - 16:32 | Discussion |
| 16:32 - 16:36 | Paper #126: Evolution of Minimally Invasive Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Over Time: A Multi-Center Study Jay Kumar, MD; David D. Liu, MD; Jang Yoon, MD, MS; Dean Chou, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; Adam S. Kanter, MD; David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD; Paul Park, MD; Neel Anand, MD, Mch. Orth; Pierce D. Nunley, MD; Juan S. Uribe, MD; Jay D. Turner, MD, PhD; Michael Y. Wang, MD; Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD; Ricardo Fontes, MD, PhD; KaiMing G. Fu, MD, PhD; Andrew K. Chan, MD; Nima Alan, MD; Vivian P. Le, MPH; Peter G. Passias, MD; Shay Bess, MD; Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD; International Spine Study Group |
| 16:36 - 16:40 | Paper #127: Prophylactic Concave-side Decompression and Spinal Cord Medialization Reduces Neurological Complications in Severe Kyphoscoliosis with Type 3 Cord Morphology Yutong Dai, MD; Ben Long Shi, MD; Zhen Liu, PhD; Saihu Mao, MD; Yong Qiu, PhD; Zezhang Zhu, MD, PhD |
| 16:40 - 16:44 | Paper #128: Long-Term Neurological Outcomes Following Significant Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Alarms: A Longitudinal Study of 115 Patients with Severe Spinal Deformities Tianyuan Zhang, MD, PhD; Junlin Yang, MD, PhD; Yaolong Deng, MD |
| 16:44 - 16:53 | Discussion |
| 16:53 - 16:57 | Paper #129: Current Intra-Operative Neuromonitoring Protocols Fail to Reliably Detect New Neurological Deficits in 3COs Performed Below the Conus Stephen J. Lewis, MD, FRCS(C); Ran Ankory, MD; So Kato, MD, PhD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Brian J. Neuman, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Christopher J. Nielsen, MD; Yukihiro Matsuyama, MD, PhD; Yong Qiu, PhD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD |
| 16:57 - 17:01 | Paper #130: Machine Learning (ML) in Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM): Updated Model Integrating Hemodynamic Data Detects Changes 35 Minutes Earlier Than Traditional IONM Surveillance Varun Arvind, MD, PhD; Anil Mendiratta, MD; Mehdi Elfilali, BA; Madeline C. Monness, BSA; Erik Williams, BS; Miles Bomback, BA, MPH; Michael W. Brown, BS; Alexander Park, BS; Omar Taha, BS; Matthew Weintraub, BS; Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH |
| 17:01 - 17:05 | Paper #131: Influence of Baseline IONM Data Quality on Neuromonitoring Performance and Surgical Actions in Pediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery Christopher K. Bozorgmehr, BS; Leah Rakers, MBS, CNIM; Scott John Luhmann, MD |
| 17:05 - 17:14 | Discussion |
| 17:14 - 17:18 | Paper #132: Free hand vs navigation guided pedicle screw insertion in scoliosis - an analysis of 5000 screws using intra operative low dose CT scan Ahmad Hussien, MD; Sai Balasubramanian, MBBS, MS; Paul Cool, FRCS; Jayesh Trivedi, FRCS; Neil T. Davidson, MBBS, FRCS; Sudarshan Munigangaiah, FRCS |
| 17:18 - 17:22 | Paper #134: 10-Year Review of 24,140 Freehand Pedicle Screws Placed in the Thoracic, Lumbar and Sacral Spine for Pediatric and Adult Spinal Deformity: Is This Still a Relevant Technique? Meredith Luhmann, BS; Amrit Singh, MPH; Erik Lewerenz, BS; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD |
| 17:22 - 17:26 | Paper #135: How Low Can We Go? Can We Further Reduce Radiation Exposure During Scoliosis Radiographic Examination? Rachelle Imbeault; Marjolaine Roy-Beaudry; Justin Dufresne; Sylvain Deschenes, PhD; Stefan Parent, MD, PhD |
| 17:26 - 17:35 | Discussion |
| 17:35 - 17:39 | Paper #136: Implant Density and Deformity Angular Ratio Predict Risk of Complications in Three-Column Osteotomies Travis S. CreveCoeur, MD; Alexander J. Schupper, MD; Amer F. Samdani, MD; Joshua M. Pahys, MD; Terrence G. Ishmael, MBBS; Benjamin A. Schmidt, BA; Joshua McCalister-Afflick, BS; Emily Nice, BS; Steven W. Hwang, MD |
| 17:39 - 17:43 | Paper #137: Rod Diameter, Material, and Texture Influence Screw-Rod Fixation Strength in Spinopelvic Construct Cale J. Hendricks, BS; Samuel Hendricks, BS; David W. Polly Jr, MD; Arin M. Ellingson, PhD |
| 17:43 - 17:47 | Paper #138: Time-to-Failure Analysis of Implant Constructs in Severe Spinal Deformity Surgery: Seven-Year Outcomes from a West African Cohort Kwadwo Poku Yankey, MD; Derrick Nyantakyi Owusu, MS; Arthur Sackeyfio, MD; Sarah Kyerewaa. Obiri, BS; Liudmila Gross, MD; Irene Adorkor. Wulff, MD; Francis Addai, MD; Benjamin Hayfron. Blackson, MD; Oheneba BoachieAdjei, MD |
| 17:47 - 17:51 | Paper #139: Do Patient-Specific Precontoured Rods Justify a Ten-Fold Increase in Cost Compared with Manual Contouring in Adolescent Spinal Deformity Surgery? Matthew Miyasaka, AB; Alexander Fleisher, BS; Kingsley Ogelle, BS; Alexander Kucherina, BS; Mina Eskandar, MS, BS; Garima Paul, MD; Constance Maglaras, PhD; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Juan Carlos Rodriguez-Olaverri, MD |
| 17:51 - 18:00 | Discussion |
| 15:50 - 15:54 | Paper #140: Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Alerts During Surgery for Congenital Spinal Deformity: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes in a Prospective Study of 100 Patients Anuj Gupta, MD; Brett Shannon, MD; Petya Yorgova, MS; Paul D. Sponseller, MD; Oheneba BoachieAdjei, MD; Jennifer M. Bauer, MD, MS; Burt Yaszay, MD; Purnendu Gupta, MD; Kwadwo Poku Yankey, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Peter O. Newton, MD; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Amer F. Samdani, MD; Joshua M. Pahys, MD; Daniel J. Sucato, MD, MS; David B. Bumpass, MD; Suken A. Shah, MD |
| 15:54 - 15:58 | Paper #141: Impact of Age at Growing Rod Insertion on Final T1-T12 Spinal Height Blake K. Montgomery, MD; Patrick J. Cahill, MD; Scott John. Luhmann, MD; Jason Brett. Anari, MD; Simon Y. Tang, PhD; Pediatric Spine Study Group; Michael J. Heffernan, MD; Brett Lullo, MD |
| 15:58 - 16:02 | Paper #142: Physical Function of Early-Onset Scoliosis: An International Multisite Prospective Study Karina Amani. Zapata, PhD, DPT; Tiffany Thompson, BS; Terrence G. Ishmael, MBBS; Arthur Sackeyfio, MD; Kwadwo Poku Yankey, MD; Michelle C. Welborn, MD; Benjamin A. Schmidt, BA; Amareesa Robinson, BS; Sarah Kyerewaa. Obiri, BS; Hayley Shelton; Joshua McCalister-Afflick, BS; Jaysson Brooks, MD; Pediatric Spine Study Group; Amy Lynn. McIntosh, MD |
| 16:02 - 16:11 | Discussion |
| 16:11 - 16:15 | Paper #143: Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Distraction-Based Growth-Friendly Treatment: Definition, Risk Factors, and Timeline Ataberk Beydemir, MD; Rafik Ramazanov, MD; Mehmet Berktas, MD; Mehmet Ayvaz, MD; Gokhan Halil. Demirkiran, MD; Muharrem Yazici, MD |
| 16:15 - 16:19 | Paper #144: Crankshaft Phenomenon and Its Related Factors Following Traditional Growing Rod Surgery in Early-Onset Scoliosis: A Computed Tomography-based Analysis Hong Jin Kim, MD, PhD; Hyung Rae Lee, MD; Subin Lim, MD; Jae Hyuk Yang, MD, PhD; Seung Woo Suh, MD, PhD |
| 16:19 - 16:23 | Paper #145: Implant Survival after Graduation by “Observation” in Patients Treated with Growing Rods: A 10-year Follow-up Study Ana Hurtado, MD; Gloria Talavera, MD; Lucia Moreno-Manzanaro, BS; Irene Zarcos, MD; Jose Miguel Sanchez-Marquez, MD, PhD; Nicomedes FernandezBaillo, MD; Javier Pizones, MD, PhD |
| 16:23 - 16:32 | Discussion |
| 16:32 - 16:36 | Paper #146: Staged Growing-Rod Implantation Is Associated with Lower Rates of Reoperation-Requiring Complications in Extremely Severe Early-Onset Scoliosis Kota Watanabe, MD, PhD; Satoshi Suzuki, MD, PhD; Kazuki Takeda, MD, PhD; Takahito Iga, MD, PhD; Toshiki Okubo, MD, PhD; Masahiro Ozaki, MD, PhD; Narihito Nagoshi, MD, PhD; Morio Matsumoto, MD, PhD; Masaya Nakamura, MD, PhD |
| 16:36 - 16:40 | Paper #147: Growth Guidance or Posterior Based Distraction in EOS: Can the Modified Clavien-Dindo-Sink Classification System Tell Them Apart? Rayyan Abid; Jason Brett. Anari, MD; Christina K. Hardesty, MD; Katerina M. Kourpas, AB; Stone R. Streeter, BS; Pediatric Spine Study Group |
| 16:40 - 16:44 | Paper #148: Revision Surgery for Deep Surgical Site Infection Differs by Instrumentation Type but Is Not Associated with Inferior Patient-Reported Outcomes in Early-Onset Scoliosis Antti Juhani. Saarinen, MD, PhD; John T. Smith, MD; Paul D. Sponseller, MD; Amer F. Samdani, MD; John (Jack) M. Flynn, MD; Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH; Pediatric Spine Study Group; Ilkka J. Helenius, MD, PhD |
| 16:44 - 16:53 | Discussion |
| 16:53 - 16:57 | Paper #149: Radiographic and Functional Outcomes for Sagittal Alignment in Growth Rod Graduates: Are We Able to Rebuild it? Anuj Gupta, MD; Brett Shannon, MD; Benjamin Crain, MD; Petya Yorgova, MS; Paul D. Sponseller, MD; Lindsay M. Andras, MD; Pediatric Spine Study Group; Suken A. Shah, MD |
| 16:57 - 17:01 | Paper #150: Effect of Distraction-based Growth Friendly Implants on Spinopelvic Parameters and Health-Related Quality of Life after Growth-Friendly Spine Surgery in EOS Patients at a Minimum of 5 Years Follow-up Todd F. Ritzman, MD; Dominick A. Tuason, MD; Jaime A. Gomez, MD; Patrick J. Cahill, MD; Mark A. Erickson, MD; Sumeet Garg, MD; Scott John. Luhmann, MD; Paul D. Sponseller, MD; Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH; Pediatric Spine Study Group |
| 17:01 - 17:05 | Paper #151: Long-term Outcomes in Adulthood Following Traditional Growing Rods for Early-Onset Scoliosis Masaaki Ito, MD, PhD; Teppei Suzuki, MD, PhD; Koki Uno, MD, PhD |
| 17:05 - 17:14 | Discussion |
| 17:14 - 17:18 | Paper #152: Congenital Scoliosis: An Update to Its Natural History and Clinical Approach Mihir Sharma, BS; Alexander Bhatt, MS; Jason Brenner, BS; Ashlyn Callan, MS; Priya Singh, MD; Edina Gjonbalaj, BS; Pediatric Spine Study Group; Jacob F. Schulz, MD; Leila Mehraban Alvandi, PhD; Jaime A. Gomez, MD |
| 17:18 - 17:22 | Paper #153: The Interesting Morphological Changes of Adjacent Vertebra after Posterior Hemivertebrectomy with Unilateral Short Segment Fusion for Long-Term Follow-up in Children Xuhong Xue, MD, PhD; Kai Li, MD; Sheng Zhao, MD |
| 17:22 - 17:26 | Paper #154: Three Year Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Two Novel Distraction-Based Devices for Neuromuscular Early Onset Scoliosis Justin VC. Lemans, MD, PhD; Casper S. Tabeling, MD; Hilde W. Stempels; Agnita Stadhouder, MD; Jeroen Renkens, MD; Lotfi Miladi, MD; Tom PC. Schlosser, MD, PhD; René M. Castelein, MD, PhD; Moyo C. Kruyt, MD, PhD |
| 17:26 - 17:35 | Discussion |
| 17:35 - 17:39 | Paper #155: Spinopelvic Alignment Parameters using the T4L1PA Hip Axis Predicts PJK and Reoperation in Scheuermann’s Kyphosis Correction Brandon A. Ramo, MD; Jesse Patton. Robinette, MD; Anna McClung-Booth; Matthew Siebert, MD; Megan Johnson, MD |
| 17:39 - 17:43 | Paper #156: Aiming to Stop More Proximally When Determining Distal Fusion Level According to Stable Sagittal Vertebra in Scheuermann’s Kyphosis. Comparison of Two X-ray Methods: Lateral Traction Under General Anesthesia vs Standing Full-spine Lateral X-ray Hamisi Mwarindano Mraja, MD; Ibrahim Dag, MD; Sepehr Asadollahmonfared, MD; Mustafa Buğra Ayaz, MD; Ahmet Hamdi Olcar, MD; Burak Abay, MD; Mehmet Zamanoglu, MD; Ilyas Dolas, MD; Sinan Kahraman, MD; Meric Enercan, MD; Selhan Karadereler, MD; Azmi Hamzaoglu, MD |
| 17:43 - 17:47 | Paper #157: Operative Treatment for Scheuermann Kyphosis: A Comparison of Outcomes Between Adult and Adolescent Patients Alan H. Daniels, MD; Amer F. Samdani, MD; Michael Farias, BS; Joseph E. Nassar, BS; David D. Liu, MD; Bassel G. Diebo, MD; Peter O. Newton, MD; Feyza Achilova; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Jeffrey Gum, MD; Kojo D. Hamilton, MD, FAANS; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Shay Bess, MD; Baron S. Lonner, MD; Harms Study Group; International Spine Study Group |
| 17:47 - 17:51 | Paper #158: Surgical Treatment of Post-tuberculosis Kyphosis with Ossification of Ligamentum Flavum: Identification of the Primary Causes of Neurological Deficits Jiahao Zhang, MD; Jiale Zhu, MS; Yan Zeng, MD |
| 17:51 - 18:00 | Discussion |
| 08:00 - 08:04 | Paper #159: Predicting the Benefit of Bracing for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using Sanders Maturity Stages Lori A. Dolan, PhD; Stuart Leslie Weinstein, MD; Donna J. Oeffinger, PhD; Richard Michael Schwend, MD; BrAIST Study Group |
| 08:04 - 08:08 | Paper #160: In-brace Correction May Gate the Effect of Wear Time on Curve Regression in AIS Bracing Tomoyuki Asada, MD, PhD; Toshiaki Kotani, MD, PhD; Tsuyoshi Sakuma, MD, PhD; Yasushi Iijima, MD, PhD; Yusuke Setojima, MD; Kotaro Sakashita, MD; Yosuke Ogata, MD; Shohei Minami, MD, PhD; Seiji Ohtori, MD; Yasuhiro Homma, MD, PhD |
| 08:08 - 08:12 | Paper #161: In-Brace Correction, Wear-time Compliance, and Outcomes in TLSO Bracing for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Donna J. Oeffinger, PhD; Shelby White, PhD; Vincent Prusick, MD; Vishwas R. Talwalkar, MD |
| 08:12 - 08:21 | Discussion |
| 08:21 - 08:25 | Paper #162: Radiographic and Pulmonary Function Outcomes in Lenke 4-6 (TL/L-Dominant) Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Relationship to Diaphragm Intrusion Zaid Elsabbagh, BS; William ElNemer, BS; Eric Mao, BA; Peter G. Gabos, MD; Gregory Redding, MD; Baron S. Lonner, MD; Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCS(C); Peter O. Newton, MD; Paul D. Sponseller, MD |
| 08:25 - 08:29 | Paper #163: Contextualizing Chest Radiograph–Based Pulmonary Function Estimation in Scoliosis Using Multimodal Deep Learning Beomsu Kim, MD; Wounsuk Rhee, MD; Ihnseok Chae, MD; Jeuk Lee, MD; Sung Taeck Kim, MD; Bong-Soon Chang, MD, PhD; Sam Yeol Chang, MD; Hyoungmin Kim, MD |
| 08:29 - 08:33 | Paper #164: Postoperative Anemia Predisposes to Serious Complications Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Josephine R. Coury, MD; Fthimnir Hassan, MPH; Mehdi Elfilali, BA; Alexander Park, BS; Mia OConnell, BS; Michael W. Brown, BS; Justin L. Reyes, MS; Nicholas Laskay, MD; Evan Joiner, MD; Lawal A. Labaran, MD; Matthew Elliot. Simhon, MD; Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD; Benjamin D. Roye, MD; Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD |
| 08:33 - 08:42 | Discussion |
| 08:42 - 08:46 | Paper #165: Biomechanical analysis of Ponte-osteotomies vs No Osteotomies in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) – Radiographic Analysis from Randomized Clinical Trial Matti Ahonen, MD, PhD; Johanna Syvänen, MD, PhD; Linda Helenius, MD, PhD; Jenni Jalkanen, MD, PhD; Aarno Nietosvaara, MD, PhD; Antti Juhani. Saarinen, MD, PhD; Ilkka J. Helenius, MD, PhD |
| 08:46 - 08:50 | Paper #166: Determining the Optimal Extent of Rib Resection during Thoracoplasty with Respect to Pulmonary Function in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Hong Jin Kim, MD, PhD; Hyung Rae Lee, MD; Jae Hyuk Yang, MD, PhD; Subin Lim, MD; Seung Woo Suh, MD, PhD |
| 08:50 - 08:54 | Paper #167: Effectiveness of Dual Rod Translation in Thoracic Kyphosis Restoration for AIS: A Comparison with the Conventional Technique Yusuke Hori, MD, PhD; Takashi Namikawa, MD, PhD; Masaki Kawamura, MD; Brando Guarrera, MD; Akira Matsumura, MD, PhD |
| 08:54 - 09:03 | Discussion |
| 09:03 - 09:07 | Paper #168: Manual Rod Contouring is Non-Inferior to Patient-Specific Rods for Achieving Goal Alignment in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Conner Paez, MD; Julienne Ryland, DO; Alexandria Rundell, BS; Richard P. Steiner, PhD; Todd F. Ritzman, MD; Lorena Floccari, MD |
| 09:07 - 09:11 | Paper #169: Patient-specific Rod Planning is Often Too Optimistic in Hypokyphotic Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients Aren Joe Bizdikian, MD, MS; Jean-Charles Serero, MD; Anne Laure Simon, MD, PhD; Brice Ilharreborde, MD, PhD |
| 09:11 - 09:15 | Paper #170: Does Preoperative Pelvic Incidence Influence Postoperative Sagittal Balance? Evaluation of Standardized Rod Curvature in AIS Surgery Katsuhisa Yamada, MD, PhD; Akira Fukushima, MD; Soya Miura, MD; Terufumi Kokabu, MD; Takashi Ohnishi, MD, PhD; Hiroyuki Tachi, MD; Hideki Sudo, MD, PhD |
| 09:15 - 09:24 | Discussion |
| 09:24 - 09:28 | Paper #171: Utilizing Intrathecal Morphine in Rapid Recovery Pathway Protocol for Economic Benefit Vishal Sarwahi, MD; Anabelle Cohen, BS; Alexander Morledge, BA; Katherine Eigo, BS; Effat Rahman, BS; Nora Donahue, BS; Sayyida Hasan, BS; Cole Dutton, BS; Peter Boucas, BS; Keshin Visahan, BS; Benita Liao, MD; Yungtai Lo, PhD; Jon-Paul P. DiMauro, MD; Terry D. Amaral, MD |
| 09:28 - 09:32 | Paper #172: Radiographic-Cosmetic Discrepancy in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Impact of Extremely Low BMI Zhen Liu, MD, PhD |
| 09:32 - 09:36 | Paper #173: Revisions for Pseudoarthrosis in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Strategies and Outcomes from a Multicenter Registry Alex Ryan La Poche, BS; Arun R. Hariharan, MD, MS; Amit Jain, MD, MBA; Amer F. Samdani, MD; John S. Vorhies, MD; Peter G. Gabos, MD; Peter O. Newton, MD; Burt Yaszay, MD; Craig R. Louer Jr, MD; Harms Study Group |
| 09:36 - 09:45 | Discussion |
| 09:45 - 09:55 | Presentation of the Hibbs, Moe & Goldstein Awards Kariman Abelin Genevois, MD, PhD; W.G. Stuart Mackenzie, MD |
| 09:55 - 10:05 | Transfer of the Presidency Introduction Suken A. Shah, MD |
| 10:05 - 10:10 | Transfer of the Presidency Speech Ferran Pellise, MD, PhD |
| 10:30 - 10:34 | Paper #174: Influence of Cervical Range of Motion and Dynamic Cervical Sagittal Vertical Axis on Distal Junctional Kyphosis Following Adult Cervical Deformity Surgery Tej Azad, MD; Ahmed Sulieman, MD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Jeffrey Gum, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Richard Hostin, MD; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Darryl Lau, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; Peter G. Passias, MD; Paul Park, MD; Frank Schwab, MD; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Christopher P. Ames, MD; Shay Bess, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; Sang Hun Lee, MD, PhD; International Spine Study Group |
| 10:34 - 10:38 | Paper #175: How Reliable is Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring for Detecting Postoperative Deficits During Cervical Spine Surgery? Vidyadhar Upasani, MD; Jacob Okulewicz, BS; Justin L. Reyes, MS; James YonHan. Chen, BA; Thomas Hunt, BA; Demetrius Bryson, BS; Shonik Ganjoo, BS; Hamzah Abbas, BS; Kenji Kaproth, BS; Joseph M. Lombardi, MD; Ronald Lehman Jr, MD; Daniel Riew, MD; Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD |
| 10:38 - 10:42 | Paper #176: Does Preoperative Myelopathy Portend Worse Outcomes After Cervical Deformity Surgery? Scott Zuckerman, MD; Advith Sarikonda, BS, BA; Byron F. Stephens, MD; Thomas Buell, MD; Nima Alan, MD; Sang Hun Lee, MD, PhD; David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD; Stephen J. Lewis, MD, FRCS(C); Jeffrey Mullin, MD; Peter G. Passias, MD; Darryl Lau, MD; Anthony L. Mikula, MD; Jay D. Turner, MD, PhD; Joshua Bunch, MD; Brandon B. Carlson, MD; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Renaud Lafage, MS; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; Daniel Riew, MD; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; Paul Park, MD; Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Jeffrey Gum, MD; Alan H. Daniels, MD; Bassel G. Diebo, MD; Richard Hostin, MD; Justin K. Scheer, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Frank Schwab, MD; Christopher P. Ames, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Shay Bess, MD; International Spine Study Group |
| 10:42 - 10:51 | Discussion |
| 10:51 - 10:55 | Paper #177: Pelvic Tilt Modifies the Effect of Cervicothoracic Kyphosis Correction on T1 Slope After Cervical Deformity Surgery Tej Azad, MD; Ahmed Sulieman, MD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Jeffrey Gum, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD, MBA; Richard Hostin, MD; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Darryl Lau, MD; Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD; Peter G. Passias, MD; Paul Park, MD; Frank Schwab, MD; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Scott Zuckerman, MD; Shay Bess, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Christopher P. Ames, MD; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; Sang Hun Lee, MD, PhD; International Spine Study Group |
| 10:55 - 10:59 | Paper #178: Is the Addition of Anterior Cervical Corpectomy Superior to Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Only for the Correction of Cervical Focal Kyphosis? Thomas Hunt, BA; Justin L. Reyes, MS; James YonHan. Chen, BA; Jacob Okulewicz, BS; Demetrius Bryson, BS; Shonik Ganjoo, BS; Hamzah Abbas, BS; Kenji Kaproth, BS; Joseph M. Lombardi, MD; Ronald Lehman Jr, MD; Daniel Riew, MD; Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD |
| 10:59 - 11:03 | Paper #179: Cervical Pedicle Screws are not the Safest Lateral Mass Screws are Not the Best Fixation. What about Cervical Pedicle Inlet? Mahmoud AbuAlkebash, MD; Jeffrey Gum, MD; Steven D. Glassman, MD; Haseeb Tariq, BS |
| 11:03 - 11:12 | Discussion |
| 11:12 - 11:16 | Paper #180: The Influence of Halo-Gravity and Halo-Pelvic Traction on Osteotomy Grades in Severe Spinal Deformities: A Retrospective Study Based on Predictive Modeling Zifang Huang, MD, PhD; Junlin Yang, MD, PhD; Lei He, MD, PhD; Pan Zhou, PhD |
| 11:16 - 11:20 | Paper #181: Safety and Efficacy of One-Staged Spine-Shortening by Using Posterior Vertebral Column Resection for Severe Spinal Deformity Associated with Multiple Spinal Cord Malformation Junlin Yang, MD, PhD; Zifang Huang, MD, PhD; Pan Zhou, PhD; Lei He, MD, PhD |
| 11:20 - 11:24 | Paper #182: Beyond Cord Compression: Instability is a major driver for neurological deficit in Active Thoracic Spinal Tuberculosis Ajoy Prasad Shetty Tonse, MS; Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, MD, PhD, FRCSA, MCh; Harikrishna Ramasamy Raghuraj, MS |
| 11:24 - 11:33 | Discussion |
| 11:33 - 11:37 | Paper #183: Does Surgical Approach Affect Reoperation Rate in Surgical Treatment of L4-5 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis? Pooria Salari, MD; Richard N. Chang, PhD; Jessica E. Harris, MS; Kathryn E. Royse, PhD; Harsimran S. Brara, MD; Elizabeth P. Norheim, MD; Akasha I. Barreto Vega, MS; Jacob H. Fennessy, MD |
| 11:37 - 11:41 | Paper #184: Sagittal Spinal Shape Remodeling and Inflection Point Migration After Anterior Versus Posterior Short-Segment Lumbar Fusion Erh Ti Ernest Lin, MD; Yi Hsun Huang, MD; Jyun Hong Kuan, MD; Ben Long Shi, MD; Yi Chin Fong, MD, PhD; Yong Qiu, PhD; Yuan Shun Lo, MD, PhD |
| 11:41 - 11:45 | Paper #185: Prevalence of Severe Sagittal Malalignment in Patients Undergoing Short-Segment Lumbar Fusion Michael Farias, BS; Joseph E. Nassar, BS; Manjot Singh, BS; Alex Hernandez, BS; Zvipo Chisango, BS; Gabriel Gonzalez, BS; Catherine Becker Hurley, MS; John Czerwein, MD; Bassel G. Diebo, MD; Eren Kuris, MD; Alan H. Daniels, MD |
| 11:45 - 11:54 | Discussion |
| 11:54 - 11:58 | Paper #186: Surgeon Achievement of Computer-Assisted Planning Targets in Lumbar Fusion Surgery: A Learning Curve Analysis Catherine Becker Hurley, MS; Michael Farias, BS; Feyza Achilova; Gabriel Gonzalez, BS; Nicolas Carayannopoulos, BS; John Czerwein, MD; Dina Kaplan, BS; Joseph E. Nassar, BS; Bassel G. Diebo, MD; Eren Kuris, MD; Alan H. Daniels, MD |
| 11:58 - 12:02 | Paper #187: Patient-Reported Outcomes in Pediatric Spondylolysis Samantha Snyder, BS; Vivien Chan, MD, MS; Sonja Kleven; James Caruso, MD; Kenneth D. Illingworth, MD; David L. Skaggs, MD, MMM |
| 12:02 - 12:06 | Paper #188: Back in the Game: High Return-to-Sport Following Direct Pars Repair in Young Patients Sydney Thai, BS; Krystell E Ceballos Alvarez, BS; Emmanuel N. Menga, MD; Paul D. Sponseller, MD; Amit Jain, MD, MBA |
| 12:06 - 12:15 | Discussion |
| Thursday, October 8 | 07:00-08:00 | Thursday, October 8 | 12:30-14:00 | ||
| Room | Company | Room | Company |
| Room C2.1 | VB Spine | Room C2.1 | DePuy Synthes |
| Room C2.2 | SI-BONE | Room C2.2 | Orthofix |
| Room C2.3 | Highridge Medical | Room C2.3 | Medtronic |
| Room C2.4 | Arthrex | Room C2.4 | Globus Medical |
| Room C2.5 | Australian Pacific Medical | Room C2.5 | Carlsmed |
| Room C2.6 | CoNova Medical HK | Room C2.6 | ATEC Spine |