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Program
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM AGENDA
Subject to change
Thursday, April 13, 2023
| 12:00 – 12:50 | Registration Open & Exhibit Viewing | |
| 13:00 – 13:10 | Welcome: Alexandre Fogaça Cristante, Karen Weissmann, André Andújar and Serena Hu | |
| 13:10 – 15:30 | Session 1: Early Onset Deformity (EOS) | |
| 13:10 | Definition, Associated conditions, Evaluation of the Patient and Classification |
| 13:20 | Growth of The Spine and Thorax - Influence of Spinal Deformity |
| 13:30 | Conservative Treatment: Indications and Limits |
| 13:40 | Discussion |
| 13:45 | The L-S Junction in the Neuromuscular Conditions: Extending Fusions to the Pelvis |
| 13:55 | Guided Growth Systems: Indications and techniques |
| 14:05 | State of the Art of Distraction-Based Systems |
| 14:15 | Halo-gravity traction: Indications, technique and complications |
| 14:25 | Discussion |
| 14:30 | Case discussion |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Refreshment Break | |
| 15:30 – 18:00 | Session 2: Congenital Syndromic Scoliosis (EOS), continued | |
| 15:30 | Definition, Associated conditions, Evaluation of the Patient and Classification |
| 15:40 | When Not to Perform Surgery in Congenital Deformities |
| 15:50 | Non-Resection/Salvage Techniques in Congenital Scoliosis |
| 16:00 | Discussion |
| 16:05 | Growing Systems in Congenital Scoliosis |
| 16:15 | Hemivertebra Resection: When and How Should it be Performed? |
| 16:25 | How to Prepare EOS Patients for Surgery |
| 16:35 | Discussion |
| 16:40 | Myelomeningocele – How to Deal with Scoliosis and Kyphosis |
| 16:50 | How to Avoid and Deal with Complications with EOS Patients |
| 17:00 | Case Discussion |
| 17:30 | Bring Your Own Case to Discuss with Faculty |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | Welcome Reception, Networking and Exhibit Viewing | |
Friday, April 14, 2023
| 8:00 – 10:00 | Session 3: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) | |
| 8:00 | Definition, Associated conditions, Evaluation of the Patient and Classification |
| 8:10 | Currents Methods for Evaluation of Skeletal Maturity |
| 8:20 | Conservative Treatments: State of Art Bracing |
| 8:30 | Is There Evidence for Physiotherapy? |
| 8:35 | Discussion |
| 8:45 | Choosing the UIV to Balancing the Shoulder in AIS. What Roles Does Choice of UIV Play? |
| 9:00 | LIV for Thoracic Curves |
| 9:10 | LIV for TL/L Curves |
| 9:20 | Discussion |
| 9:30 | Case Discussion |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Refreshment Break | |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Session 4: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) | |
| 10:30 | Selective Thoracic Fusion: Do’s and Don’ts |
| 10:40 | What Can we do With AIS of More than 90 Degrees of Cobb? |
| 10:50 | Discussion |
| 10:55 | Vertebral Body Derotation: Techniques and Results |
| 11:05 | Tethering: Where Are we Now? |
| 11:15 | How to Avoid Bleeding in Deformities Surgeries |
| 11:25 | Navigation and Robotic: What Can we Expect? |
| 11:35 | Case Discussion |
| 12:00 – 14:00 | Lunch and Workshops | |
| 14:10 – 16:00 | Session 5: Kyphosis | |
| 14:10 | Definition and Natural History |
| 14:20 | Treatment Goals |
| 14:30 | Conservative Treatment for Congenital Kyphosis: Indications and Limits |
| 14:40 | Surgical Treatment for Congenital Kyphosis |
| 14:50 | Discussion |
| 14:55 | Conservative Treatment for Scheuermann Kyphosis: Indications and Limits |
| 15:05 | Scheuermann Disease: Surgical Treatment |
| 15:15 | Post TB Kyphosis: Surgical Treatment |
| 15:25 | Discussion |
| 15:30 | Case Discussion |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Refreshment Break | |
| 16:30 – 18:25 | Session 6: Spondylolisthesis | |
| 16:30 | Definition and Classification |
| 16:40 | Conservative Treatment |
| 16:50 | Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion |
| 17:00 | Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion |
| 17:10 | Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion |
| 17:20 | Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion |
| 17:30 | Discussion |
| 17:35 | Reduction Techniques |
| 17:45 | What is the Role of Endoscopic Procedures? |
| 17:55 | Case Discussion |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Faculty Dinner – by invite only |
Saturday, April 15, 2023
| 8:00 – 10:00 | Session 7: Adult Spine Deformity | |
| 8:00 | Current Classifications Systems: Treatment Implications and Prognosis |
| 8:10 | What Are the Most Important Alignment Parameters and How to Obtain Them? |
| 8:20 | Pre-Operative Optimization |
| 8:30 | Discussion |
| 8:35 | Conservative Treatment – Including: Risks, Benefits and Complications for Each |
| 8:45 | New Trends in Risk Stratification - Including: Frailty and Surgical Genomics |
| 8:55 | Management of the Osteoporotic Spine |
| 9:05 | Which is the Best Interbody Fusion Technique? How to Choose Among Them? |
| 9:15 | Discussion |
| 9:30 | Case Discussion |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Refreshment Break | |
| 10:30 – 12:15 | Session 8: Adult Spine Deformity, continued | |
| 10:30 | Adult Spinal Deformity With Mobile Segments: Posterior Only vs. Anterolateral/Posterior Approaches |
| 10:40 | When Should You Perform a 3 Column Osteotomy and How to Avoid Failure? |
| 10:50 | When to Consider Limited Surgery for Adult Scoliosis |
| 11:00 | Discussion |
| 11:10 | Combined Surgery in Adult Deformity: Pros and Cons |
| 11:20 | Complications of Adult Spine Deformity Surgery: How to Avoid Them? |
| 11:30 | Case Discussion |
| 12:00 | Final Considerations |
| 12:15 | Course Adjournment |