Adult Deformity Surgery: Principles, Practice, and Advances and the Top Scoring Abstracts from QOD Spine CORe®

Moderator(s)

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  Praveen Mummaneni, MD, MBA

  Joan O'Reilly Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair of Neurosurgery
  Department of Neurological Surgery
  Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
  University of California San Francisco
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  John Chi, MD MPH

  Associate Professor
  Brigham and Women's Hospital
  Mass General Brigham/Harvard Medical School

This scientific session in conjunction with the Scoliosis Research Society will provide a comprehensive overview of contemporary principles and evolving practices in adult spinal deformity surgery. Expert faculty will highlight patient evaluation, surgical decision-making, and cutting-edge operative techniques. The session will also review current evidence on clinical and radiographic outcomes, fostering an understanding of how best to measure, achieve, and sustain optimal alignment and patient function. Participants will gain critical insights into maximizing value, enhancing patient outcomes, and navigating the challenges of adult spinal deformity care in the modern era.

Presentations:

• 4:00 PM - 4:02 PM CT

  Welcome and Introduction
  

  Speaker: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

  Speaker: John Chi, MD MPH – Brigham and Women's Hospital
• 4:03 PM - 4:10 PM CT

  So Many Radiographic Parameters: Which Are Essential?
  

  Speaker: Munish Gupta, MD, MBA – Washington University
• 4:11 PM - 4:18 PM CT

  Patient Selection and Shared Decision-making
  

  Speaker: Deb A. Bhowmick, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University Hospital
• 4:18 PM - 4:25 PM CT

  Principles for UIV/LIV Selection: Key Factors
  

  Speaker: Shay Bess, MD – Colorado Scoliosis and Spine Specialists
• 4:25 PM - 4:32 PM CT

  When Are 3-column Osteotomies Really Needed?
  

  Speaker: Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD, FACS, FAANS – Duke University Medical Center
• 4:32 PM - 4:39 PM CT

  Principles for Cages & Rod Materials and Sizes for Deformity Correction – How to Choose?
  

  Speaker: Cheerag Upadhyaya, MD, MBA – University of North Carolina
• 4:39 PM - 4:46 PM CT

  High Grade Spondylolisthesis Nuances – Reduction or in Situ Fixation?
  

  Speaker: Todd J. Albert, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery
• 4:46 PM - 4:53 PM CT

  Sacropelvic Fixation and Fusion: State of the Art
  

  Speaker: David W. Polly, Jr., MD – University of Minnesota
• 4:53 PM - 5:00 PM CT

  Discussion
• 5:01 PM - 5:05 PM CT

  Do Patients with Governmental Insurance Payors Experience Delayed Access to Surgical Care for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy? A QOD Spine CORe Study
  

  Presenting Author: Niall Buckley, MD – UCSF
• 5:06 PM - 5:10 PM CT

  Are Two-Year Minimum Clinically Important Differences for Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Valid at Five Years? A SpineCORe™ QOD Study
  

  Presenting Author: MALIYA DELAWAN, MBBS – University of Chicago
• 5:11 PM - 5:15 PM CT

  Does surgical treatment of Grade 2 spondylolisthesis have sustained improvement in postoperative outcomes regardless of age? A Quality Outcomes Database Spine CORe study
  

  Presenting Author: Anthony D. Robayo – Weill Cornell Medical College
• 5:16 PM - 5:20 PM CT

  Can Large Language Models Accurately Extract Data from Operative Notes on Grade II Spondylolisthesis? A QOD SpineCORe™ Study
  

  Presenting Author: Irina-Mihaela Matache, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Chicago, IL, USA
• 5:21 PM - 5:25 PM CT

  Utilizing a Supervised Machine Learning Strategy to Automate Detection of Bony Fusion Using X-Rays in Lumbar Fusion Surgery
  

  Presenting Author: Paul Park, MD – Semmes Murphey Clinic
• 5:26 PM - 5:30 PM CT

  Discussion with International Faculty
  

  Speaker: P. Sarat Chandra

  Speaker: Marc A. Prablek, MD – University of Texas Medical Branch