Day 3 - Saturday, 20th January

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  • Day 3 - Saturday, 20th January
TIME / HALL 8:30 – 12:30
SESSION / HALL INCHARGE		 12:45 – 14:00
SESSION / HALL INCHARGE		 14:00 – 18:00
SESSION / HALL INCHARGE
GRAND BALL ROOM HALL A PLENARY SESSION 1
Dr. Amit Sharma
Dr. Satyen Mehta 		  Lateral Approaches
Osteoporosis - A2Z
Spinal Metastatic Disease
Dr. Ayush Sharma
Dr. Abhijit Pawar
Dr. Nandan Marathe
GRAND BALL ROOM HALL B     TL Trauma
MISS - Tubular Problems Salvage
MISS - Endoscopy Problems Salvage
Dr. Priyank Patel
Dr. Tanay Prabhoo
Dr. Kushal Ramesh Gohil
POWAI BALL ROOM A
(GABAPIN NT HALL)		   Workshop 6
MISS Tubular Techniques
Dr. Devesh Dholakia
Dr. Ayush Sharma
Dr. Sameer Ruparel 		 
POWAI BALL ROOM B
(TROIKKA HALL)		   Workshop 7
MISS - Endoscopic Techniques - Special Case Scenarios
Dr. Sambhav Shah
Dr. Pradeep Singh
Dr. Pramod Lokhande 		 
LOTUS HALL
(IPCA HALL)		   Workshop 8
Scoliosis
Dr. Kshitij Chaudhary
Dr. Akhil Tawari
Dr. Dhiraj Sonawane 		 
JASMINE HALL
(TORRENT HALL)		   Workshop 9
CVJ Instrumentation
Dr. Arjun Dhawale
Dr. Manish Kothari
Dr. Saijyot Raut 		 
MEETING ROOM 1
(DEPUY HALL))		  
MEETING ROOM 2 PREVIEW ROOM (Dr. Neeraj Bijlani, Mr. Peter Anand, Dr. Bharat Chaubey, Dr. Vishal Popat)
MEETING ROOM 3 E-POSTER ROOM - Best E-poster Session - 3 (11-40) 13:30 – 14:30 3 mins each
Dr. Saijyot Raut, Dr. Nandan Marathe, Dr. Zaheer Abbas, Dr. Rahul Prakash, Dr. Kushal Ramesh Gohil
MEETING ROOM 4
(ALKEM - GEMTIDE HALL)		 ASSI SURGICAL SUITE - VIDEO TECHQNIQUES - 3
(Dr. Ashok Shyam, Dr. Kshitij Chaudhary, Dr. Saijyot Raut)
MEETING ROOM 5
(SUN- BONISTA HALL)		 ASSI GLOBAL OUTREACH SESSIONS - 3
(Dr. Ashok Shyam, Dr. Neeraj Bijlani, Dr. Satyen Mehta)
BUSINESS CENTER ASSI EC Room Workshop 10
Finance Workshop – Smart Investment Strategy for Surgeons
Dr. Ranjith Unni
Dr. Satyen Mehta
Dr. Shomayou D. 		BSS + Ketan Khurjekar Award
Free Papers Session
Dr. Tanay Prabhoo
Dr. Amandeep Gujral
Dr. Shailesh Hadgaonkar
Time Topic
08:15 - 13.15 ASSI PLENARY SESSIONS II
08.15 - 09.15 SESSION 1: MEDICOLEGAL ASPECTS IN SPINE SURGERY - CASE BASED REAL STORIES TO LEARN FROM!
  • Panellists: Dr. Gopinath Shenoy (Medicolegal Advisor and Senior Medico legal Lawyer), Dr. Ram Chaddha (Past President, ASSI; President, IOA), Dr. Sudheer Naik (Head, Medicolegal & Grievance Cell, AMC; Ex-President, AMC), Dr. Dilip Sen Gupta (Medical Expert for Law-suits)
  • Real Life Scenarios: Dr. Mihir Bapat, Dr. Chirayu Pamecha, Dr. Gururaj Sangondimath, Dr. Vishal Kundnani
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    09.15 - 10.45 SESSION 2: ASSI FOCUS I - TUBULAR MISS
    (ASSI - SMISS COLLABORATIVE SESSION)
  • Moderators: Dr. Arvind Kulkarni, Dr. Vishal Peshattiwar
  • SMISS Team: Dr. Praveen Mummaneni , Dr. Neel Anand, Dr. C. Upadhyaya, Dr. Timothy Chryssikos
    		•
    09.15 – 09.17 Welcome Address: Dr. Praveen Mummaneni
    09.20 - 09.40 Degenerative Scoliosis with Stenosis
    09.20 - 09.25 My indications and technique for limited decompression: Dr. Amit Jhala
    09.25 - 09.30 My indications and technique for limited fusion: Dr. Praveen Mummaneni
    09.30 - 09.35 My indications and technique for long fusion: Dr. Neel Anand
    09.35 - 09.40 Q&A
    09.40 - 10.00 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis with Stenosis
    09.40 - 09.45 My indications and technique for decompression alone: Dr. Arvind Kulkarni
    09.45 - 09.50 My indications and technique for MIS-TLIF: Dr. Cheerag Upadhyaya
    09.50 - 09.55 My indications and technique for Lateral Approaches: Dr. Neel Anand
    09.55 - 10.00 Q&A
    10.00 - 10.15 Posterolateral L4-5 Disc Herniation
    10.00 - 10.05 Inter-laminar Endoscopy: Dr. Mahesha K.
    10.05 - 10.10 Tubular Discectomy: Dr. Cheerag Upadhyaya
    10.10 - 10.15 Q&A
    10.15 - 10.30 Extra-foraminal L5-S1 disc-osteophyte complex causing severe L5 Radiculopathy
    10.15 - 10.20 Transforaminal Endoscopy is challenging but doable: Dr. Girish Datar
    10.20 - 10.25 MIS-TLIF is easier and simpler for patient + surgeon: Dr. Timothy Chryssikos
    10.25 - 10.30 Q&A
    10.30 - 10.55 Overcoming Operation Theatre Oppenheimer Onslaught
    10.30 - 10.35 C-arm is Gold-standard, radiation-Hazard is an overplay: Dr. Vikas Gupte
    10.35 - 10.40 Navigation should be the standard of care: Dr. Neel Anand
    10.40 - 10.45 Robotics is the rising star: Dr. Praveen Mummaneni
    10.45 - 10.50 Augmented reality is the future reality: Dr. Timothy Chryssikos
    10.50 - 10.55 Q&A
    10.55 – 10.57 Vote of Thanks: Dr. Arvind Kulkarni
    11.00 - 12.30 SESSION 3: ASSI FOCUS I: ENDOSCOPY MISS
    (ASSI-KOMISS COLLABORATIVE SESSION)
  • Moderators: Dr. Pramod Lokhande, Dr. Arun Bhanot
  • KOMISS Faculty: Dr. Hur Junseok Wung, Dr. Park Cheol Wung, Dr. Jeong-Yoon
    		•
    11.00 – 11.02 Welcome Address: Dr. Park Cheol Wung
    11.05 - 11.45 Full Endoscopic Surgery
    11.05 - 11.12 Lumbar Transforaminal Approach: Dr. Hur Junseok Wung, Korea
    11.13 - 11.20 Lumbar and Cervical Interlaminar Approach: Dr. Hur Junseok Wung, Korea
    11.21 - 11.28 Cervical Endoscopy - Complication avoidance: Dr. Pramod Lokhande
    11.29 - 11.36 My Most challenging cases: Dr. Arun Bhanot
    11.37 - 11.45 Discussion
    11.45 - 12.25 UBE
  • Moderators: Dr. Ketan Deshpande, Dr. Malcolm Pestonji
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    11.45 - 11.50 UBE - New paradigm with benefits: Dr. Ketan Deshpande
    11.50 - 11.57 Clinical experience of TLIF with UBE: Dr. Park Cheol Wung, Korea
    11.58 - 12.05 Complication avoidance in UBE: Dr. Park, Jeong-Yoon, Korea
    12.06 - 12.13 UBE solutions for severe thoracic myelopathy: Dr. Park Cheol Wung, Korea
    12.14 - 12.23 Future of endoscopic spine surgery: Dr. Park, Jeong-Yoon, Korea
    12.23 - 12.29 Case Discussion: Dr. Malcolm Pestonji
    12.29 – 12.30 Vote of Thanks: Dr. Pramod lokhande
    12.30 - 13.15 SESSION 4: ASSICON 2024 - PRESIDENTIAL INVITED LECTURE
  • Kargil - The untold version from Warzone: Colonel Lalit Rai
  • Introduction: Dr. Gautam Zaveri
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    Time Topic
    14.20 - 15.40 CME
    14.20 - 14.30 Welcome address & Program Overview: Dr. Abhijit Pawar, Dr. Ayush Sharma (Hall Coordinators)

    Time Topic
    14.30 - 15.40 LATERAL APPROACHES IN SPINE - OLIF / XLIF / ALIF
      Chairpersons: Dr. Amit Jhala, Dr. Sudheer Dubey, Dr. Ayush Sharma, Dr. Subir Jhaveri, Dr. Mayur Kardile
    14.30 - 15.05 Research Papers
    14.30 - 14.34 ERAS for Dorso-lumbar spine surgeries - A Propensity Score matched cohort study: Dr. Aduri Tharun Teja
    14.34 - 14.38 Is Distal Lumbar Lordosis Associated with Re-operation for Adjacent Segment Disease after Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Conditions:
    Dr. Aditya Raj
    14.38 - 14.42 Superior Facet Joint Violations in Single Level Minimally Invasive and Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion - A Comparative Study:
    Dr. Sunil Shamjibhai Chodavadiya
    14.42 - 14.46 Prospective study to compare the outcomes of minimally invasive TLIF vs OLIF in treatment of degenerative lumbar pathology:
    Dr. Yogin Upenakumar Patel
    14.46 - 14.50 Efficacy, safety, and reliability of surgery on the lumbar spine under general versus spinal anesthesia - An analysis of 64 cases:
    Dr. Sharif Ahmed Jonayed
    14.50 - 14.54 A minimum 2-year MRI evaluation of postoperative spinal canal and foramen expansion in OLIF patients: Dr. Sharvin K. Sheth
    14.54 - 15.04 Q&A / Discussions
    15.05 - 15.40 Invited Talks
    15.05 - 15.11 Planning OLIF Surgery - Planning to execution: Dr. Umesh Srikantha
    15.12 - 15.18 OLIF Complications - Learning from mistakes!: Dr. Jacob Oh, Singapore
    15.19 - 15.25 ALIF - Modern scenario, when, why, how: Dr. Ravi Bains, USA
    15.26 - 15.32 TDR - Why fuse Lumbar segment when you can preserve mobility?: Dr. Anand Naik
    15.32 - 15.40 Discussion / Q&A

    Time Topic
    15.45 - 16.50 OSTEOPOROSIS - WHY THIS KOLAVERI G!
      Chairpersons: Dr. Karunakaran, Dr. M. L. Bansal, Dr. Phani Kiran Surapuraju, Dr. Balamurali S., Dr. Fazlul Haque
    15.45 - 16.15 Research Papers
    15.45 - 15.49 Proposal of quantitative - CT as a gold-standard investigation to evaluate the efficacy of anti-osteoporotic treatment in patients with spinal osteoporosis - A clinical study-based recommendation: Dr. Sunil Shamjibhai Chodavadiya
    15.49 - 15.54 Balloon kyphoplasty versus percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral body compression fractures - Clinical and radiological outcomes: Dr. Shrey Sharad Binyala
    15.54 - 15.58 Comparison of cemented and uncemented pedicle screw instrumentation in the management of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: Dr. Sagar Dipakbhai Dave
    15.58 - 16.02 Operated OVCF failure the surgeon’s graveyard - Is teriparatide a rescue?: Dr. Tausif Ahmed Aslam Shikalgar
    16.02 - 16.06 Is vertebroplasty a sham procedure? - Revisiting vertebroplasty - Navigating the past and present for future insights: Dr. Manish R.
    16.06 - 16.10 Vertebral body augmentation with percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty and vertebral body stenting for thoracolumbar osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures under o-arm guidance: Dr. Bhushan Balvantrao Patil
    16.10 - 16.20 Q&A / Discussions
    16.20 - 16.50 Invited Talks
    16.20 - 16.26 Controversies of Teriparatide / Denusumab - Mono vs Combined Therapy?: Dr. Amitava Biswas
    16.27 - 16.33 Instrumentation principles in Osteoporotic Spine - What's different!!: Dr. Kartik Kailash
    16.34 - 16.40 Spine Surgery in the elderly - Reasons to refuse - When and why?: Dr. Samir Dalvie
    16.40 - 16.50 Q&A / Discussions

    Time Topic
    16.50 - 18.00 TUMORS: METASTATIC SPINE DISEASE
      Chairpersons: Dr. Shankar Acharya, Dr. Ashish Jain, Dr. Jitendra Raut, Dr. Bharat Choubey, Dr. Chandan Mohanty
    16.50 - 17.20 Invited Talks
    16.50 - 16.59 Survival analysis in Metastatic Disease -What has changed!: Dr. Vashisth Maniar
    16.59 - 17.06 SINS scoring (Validation) - Is it extending indications of surgery?: Dr. Sajesh Menon
    17.07 - 17.13 Separation Surgery - Principles, Rationale & Results: Dr. Pankaj Kandwal
    17.14 - 17.20 Reconstruction surgery in Spinal Metastasis - How much is optimal?: Dr. Gautam Zaveri
    17.21 - 17.30 Discussion / Q&A
    17.30 - 18.05 Research Papers - Miscellaneous
    17.30 - 17.34 Enhanced Recovery After Spine Surgery - Our experience of 100 cases: Dr. Bhushan Balvantrao Patil
    17.34 - 17.38 Differentiating tuberculous and Pyogenic spondylodiscitis - Role of anterior meningocerebral ligament in the presence of anterior epidural abscess: Dr. Nirdesh H. J.
    17.38 - 17.42 Role of percutaneous vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty for the treatment of symptomatic schmorl’s nodes - A systematic review and meta-analysis: Dr. Nigil Sadanandan Palliyil
    17.42 - 17.46 Efficacy, Safety, and Reliability of the Single Anterior Approach for Subaxial Cervical Spine Dislocation: Dr. Sharif Ahmed Jonayed
    17.46 - 17.50 Correlation of Spino-Pelvic Harmony with Functional Outcome in Conservatively versus Surgically Managed Lumbar Spinal Tuberculosis:
    Dr. Siddharth S. Sethy
    17.54 - 18.00 Q&A / Discussions
    Time Topic
    08:15 - 13.15 ASSI PLENARY SESSIONS II
    08.15 - 09.15 SESSION 1: MEDICOLEGAL ASPECTS IN SPINE SURGERY - CASE BASED REAL STORIES TO LEARN FROM!
  • Panellists: Dr. Gopinath Shenoy (Medicolegal Advisor and Senior Medico legal Lawyer), Dr. Ram Chaddha (Past President, ASSI; President, IOA), Dr. Sudheer Naik (Head, Medicolegal & Grievance Cell, AMC; Ex-President, AMC), Dr. Dilip Sen Gupta (Medical Expert for Law-suits)
  • Real Life Scenarios: Dr. Mihir Bapat, Dr. Chirayu Pamecha, Dr. Gururaj Sangondimath, Dr. Vishal Kundnani
    		•
    09.15 - 10.45 SESSION 2: ASSI FOCUS I - TUBULAR MISS
    (ASSI - SMISS COLLABORATIVE SESSION)
  • Moderators: Dr. Arvind Kulkarni, Dr. Vishal Peshattiwar
  • SMISS Team: Dr. Praveen Mummaneni , Dr. Neel Anand, Dr. C. Upadhyaya, Dr. Timothy Chryssikos
    		•
    09.15 – 09.17 Welcome Address: Dr. Praveen Mummaneni
    09.20 - 09.40 Degenerative Scoliosis with Stenosis
    09.20 - 09.25 My indications and technique for limited decompression: Dr. Amit Jhala
    09.25 - 09.30 My indications and technique for limited fusion: Dr. Praveen Mummaneni
    09.30 - 09.35 My indications and technique for long fusion: Dr. Neel Anand
    09.35 - 09.40 Q&A
    09.40 - 10.00 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis with Stenosis
    09.40 - 09.45 My indications and technique for decompression alone: Dr. Arvind Kulkarni
    09.45 - 09.50 My indications and technique for MIS-TLIF: Dr. Cheerag Upadhyaya
    09.50 - 09.55 My indications and technique for Lateral Approaches: Dr. Neel Anand
    09.55 - 10.00 Q&A
    10.00 - 10.15 Posterolateral L4-5 Disc Herniation
    10.00 - 10.05 Inter-laminar Endoscopy: Dr. Mahesha K.
    10.05 - 10.10 Tubular Discectomy: Dr. Cheerag Upadhyaya
    10.10 - 10.15 Q&A
    10.15 - 10.30 Extra-foraminal L5-S1 disc-osteophyte complex causing severe L5 Radiculopathy
    10.15 - 10.20 Transforaminal Endoscopy is challenging but doable: Dr. Girish Datar
    10.20 - 10.25 MIS-TLIF is easier and simpler for patient + surgeon: Dr. Timothy Chryssikos
    10.25 - 10.30 Q&A
    10.30 - 10.55 Overcoming Operation Theatre Oppenheimer Onslaught
    10.30 - 10.35 C-arm is Gold-standard, radiation-Hazard is an overplay: Dr. Vikas Gupte
    10.35 - 10.40 Navigation should be the standard of care: Dr. Neel Anand
    10.40 - 10.45 Robotics is the rising star: Dr. Praveen Mummaneni
    10.45 - 10.50 Augmented reality is the future reality: Dr. Timothy Chryssikos
    10.50 - 10.55 Q&A
    10.55 – 10.57 Vote of Thanks: Dr. Arvind Kulkarni
    11.00 - 12.30 SESSION 3: ASSI FOCUS I: ENDOSCOPY MISS
    (ASSI-KOMISS COLLABORATIVE SESSION)
  • Moderators: Dr. Pramod Lokhande, Dr. Arun Bhanot
  • KOMISS Faculty: Dr. Hur Junseok Wung, Dr. Park Cheol Wung, Dr. Jeong-Yoon
    		•
    11.00 – 11.02 Welcome Address: Dr. Park Cheol Wung
    11.05 - 11.45 Full Endoscopic Surgery
    11.05 - 11.12 Lumbar Transforaminal Approach: Dr. Hur Junseok Wung, Korea
    11.13 - 11.20 Lumbar and Cervical Interlaminar Approach: Dr. Hur Junseok Wung, Korea
    11.21 - 11.28 Cervical Endoscopy - Complication avoidance: Dr. Pramod Lokhande
    11.29 - 11.36 My Most challenging cases: Dr. Arun Bhanot
    11.37 - 11.45 Discussion
    11.45 - 12.25 UBE
  • Moderators: Dr. Ketan Deshpande, Dr. Malcolm Pestonji
    		•
    11.45 - 11.50 UBE - New paradigm with benefits: Dr. Ketan Deshpande
    11.50 - 11.57 Clinical experience of TLIF with UBE: Dr. Park Cheol Wung, Korea
    11.58 - 12.05 Complication avoidance in UBE: Dr. Park, Jeong-Yoon, Korea
    12.06 - 12.13 UBE solutions for severe thoracic myelopathy: Dr. Park Cheol Wung, Korea
    12.14 - 12.23 Future of endoscopic spine surgery: Dr. Park, Jeong-Yoon, Korea
    12.23 - 12.29 Case Discussion: Dr. Malcolm Pestonji
    12.29 – 12.30 Vote of Thanks: Dr. Pramod lokhande
    12.30 - 13.15 SESSION 4: ASSICON 2024 - PRESIDENTIAL INVITED LECTURE
  • Kargil - The untold version from Warzone: Colonel Lalit Rai
  • Introduction: Dr. Gautam Zaveri
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    Time Topic
    14.20 - 15.40 CME
    14.20 - 14.30 Welcome address & Program Overview: Dr. Priyank Patel, Dr. Tanay Prabhoo (Hall Coordinators)

    Time Topic
    14.30 - 15.30 SPINAL TRAUMA: THORACOLUMBAR SPINE
      Chairpersons: Dr. V. J. Laheri, Dr. Ram Chaddha, Dr. Vishal Kumar, Dr. Prashant Kekre, Dr. Vijay Lhoya
    14.30 - 15.00 Research Papers
    14.30 - 14.34 Incidence and risk factors for 90-day unplanned re-admission after spinal trauma: Dr. Gnana Prakash Gurusamy
    14.34 - 14.38 Does short-segment posterior fixation with index level screws improve outcome as compared to a long-segment posterior fixation for thoracolumbar fractures of the spine? A study of clinical outcomes: Dr. Laksh Abhay Agrawal
    14.38 - 14.42 Preliminary results of indirect versus direct decompression in surgically treated thoracolumbar burst fractures - Our experiences:
    Dr. Abdullah Al Mamun Choudhury
    14.42 - 14.46 Percutaneous posterior fixation with endoscopic decompression in patients with thoracolumbar fractures with incomplete neurologic deficit - Our Initial Experience: Dr. Chetan Chaudhary
    14.46 - 14.50 Spinal Injuries due to Falls from Height - Are they different?: Dr. Gnana Prakash Gurusamy
    14. 50 - 14.54 Mechanism of weight transmission & mobility of spine - Correlation to pathology and implant development. Dr. V. K. Sinha
    14.54 - 15.00 Q&A / Discussions

    Time Topic
    15.05 - 15.30 CASE BASED PANEL DISCUSSION: THORACOLUMBAR TRAUMA - LET’S GET THE BASICS STRAIGHT!
      Moderators: Dr. Gautam Zaveri, Dr. Tushar Rathod
  • Panellists: Dr. Kartik Kailash, Dr. Vijay Kumar, Dr. Sarvdeep Dhatt, Dr. Walliullah Shah, Dr. Tarun Suri
  • Talk - Biomechanics of optimal TL fixation: Dr. Kartik Kailash

    • Time Topic
    15.35 - 16.35 MISS TUBULAR SPINE SURGERY
      Chairperson: Dr. V. K. Sinha, Dr. Vikas Gupte, Dr. Abhay Kumar, Dr. Varun Agarwal, Dr. Prabhat Agarwal
    15.35 - 16.10 Research Papers
    15.35 - 15.39 Clinical outcomes and complications of three or more Levels of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and fixations in various Spinal Pathologies - A retrospective analysis of 129 patients: Dr. Mohana Rao Patibandla
    15.39 - 15.43 Short-term clinical results of Interlaminar Endoscopic Discectomy versus quadrant tubular retractor system for Lumbar disc herniations:
    Dr. Nishant Jajee
    15.47 - 15.51 Initial experience with Unilateral Less Invasive O-arm navigated Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion - ULIO TLIF: Dr. Nishad Vipul Situt
    15.51 - 15.55 Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy (UBE) in patients with lumbar canal stenosis - Early results of a prospective study of 31 patients: Dr. Ashwin Khandge
    15.55 - 15.59 Comparative analysis of Percutaneous Full Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PELIF) and Minimally Invasive Surgery -Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MIS-TLIF) in fusion surgery - A comprehensive study: Dr. Mohana Rao Patibandla
    15.59 - 16.08 Q&A / Discussions
    16.10 - 16.40 Invited Talks
    16.10 - 16.16 SFV and PPF problems in MIS TLIF - How to avoid?: Dr. Niraj Vasavada
    16.17 - 16.23 Problems & challenges of MISS in deformity surgery: Dr. Praveen Mummaneni, USA
    16.24 - 16.30 Reducing Costs in MISS surgery amidst the growing conundrum of technology: Dr. Neel Anand, USA
    16.30 - 16.36 Dural / Neural Problems in Tubular MISS: Dr. Vijay Kumar
    16.36 - 16.45 Q&A / Discussions

    Time Topic
    16.45 - 18.10 MISS ENDOSCOPIC SPINE SURGERY
      Chairperson: Dr. Manoj Sharma, Dr. Girish Datar, Dr. Shailesh Hadgaonkar, Dr. Park, Jeong-Yoon, Dr. Park Cheol Wung
    16.45 - 17.20 Invited Talks
    16.45 - 16.51 How to choose the right patient for successful results!: Dr. Pramod Lokhande
    16.52 - 16.58 Dural leak in Lumbar Endoscopy surgery - Do’s & Don’ts: Dr. Girish Datar
    16.59 - 17.05 Bleeding in Lumbar Endoscopy Surgery - How to handle?: Dr. Malcolm Pestonji
    17.06 - 17.11 How to reduce the steep learning curve of endoscopy:? Dr. Sukumar Sura
    17.12 - 17.18 When not to do endoscopic Spine Surgery?: Dr. Ajay Krishnan
    17.18 - 17.24 Q&A / Discussions
    17.30 - 18.10 Research Papers
    17.30 - 17.34 Clinical comparison of unilateral biportal endoscopic technique versus micro-discectomy for single-level lumbar discectomy - A retrospective analysis: Dr. Dhaval Jayantibhai Prajapati
    17.34 - 17.38 Right sided approach by a right handed surgeon to a right sided pathology by Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy (UBE): Dr. Ashwin Khandge
    17.38 - 17.42 Successful utilization of the PL-TOSP entry point in transforaminal endoscopic lumbar decompression: Dr. Sagar Kishor Kokate
    17.42 - 17.46 Multilevel endoscopic decompression for herniation and stenosis based on fapdis algorithm: Dr. Pushkar Borole
    17.46 - 17.50 Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy (UBE) in patients with lumbar prolapsed intervertebral disc - Early results of a prospective study of 29 patients:
    Dr. Archit Gupta
    17.50 - 17.54 Infective spondylodiscitis after full endoscopic lumbar discectomy over 8 years - Incidence, characteristics and results:
    Dr. Phani Kiran Surapuraju Surapuraju
    17.54 - 17.58 Comparison of functional outcome of unilateral bi-portal endoscopy discectomy vs micro lumbar discectomy for single lumbar level pathology: Dr. Sagar Gurnani
    17.58 - 18.10 Q&A / Discussions

    (HANDS-ON SAWBONE LUNCH WORKSHOPS)

    Time Topic
    13.15 - 14.15 MISS MICRO ENDOSCOPIC TUBULAR SURGERY TECHNIQUES WORKSHOP (12 TABLES)
    Welcome Message & Program Overview: Dr. Ayush Sharma, Dr. Sameer Ruparel (Hall Coordinator)
  • Moderators: Dr. Varun Agarwal, Dr. Ayush Sharma
  • Talk 1 - Basic Armamentorium of Tubular Techniques: Dr. Rakshith
  • Talk 2 - Tube Docking and Tubular Decompression: Dr. Vishal Peshattiwar
  • Table Faculty: Dr. Sudheer Dubey, Dr. Varun Agarwal, Dr. Vishal Peshattiwar, Dr. Rakshith, Dr. G. Balamurali, Dr. Vikas Gupte,
    Dr. Sameer Ruparel, Dr. Niraj Vasavada, Dr. Umesh Srikantha, Dr. Puneet Girdhar, Dr. Jayesh Sardhara
  • Industry Team: Gesco (1 Station), Pitkar (4 Stations), Jayon (1 Station), Depuy (2 Stations), Medtronics (1 Station), Globus (1 Station)
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    (HANDS-ON SAWBONE LUNCH WORKSHOPS)

    Time Topic
    13.15 - 14.15 ENDOSCOPIC TECHNIQUES WORKSHOP (8 TABLES)
    Welcome Message & Program Overview: Dr. Amit Sharma, Dr. Sambhav Shah, Dr. Pradeep Singh (Hall Coordinator)
  • Moderators: Dr. Sambhav Shah, Dr. Pradeep Singh, Dr. Pramod Lokhande
  • Talk 1 - Basic Armamentarium of Endoscopic Instruments: Dr. Ketan Deshpande (5 mins)
  • Talk 2 - Transforaminal Endoscopy: Dr. Manoj Sharma (5 mins)
  • Talk 3 - UBE: Dr. Ashwin Khandge (5 mins)
  • Talk 4 - Interlaminar Full Endoscopy: Dr. Phani Kiran Surapuraju (5 mins)
  • Talk 5 - Arthrospine / Destandeu: Dr. Mohinder Kaushal (5 mins)
  • Table Faculty: Dr. Sambhav Shah, Dr. Pradyumna Pai Raiturkar, Dr. Ashwin Khandge, Dr. Ghazwan Abdulla Hasan, Dr. Manoj Sharma, Dr. Sukumar Sura, Dr. P. C. Dey, Dr. Mohinder Kaushal
  • Industry Team: RIWO Spine (3 Stations), UBE BONSS (3 Stations), GESCO (3 Stations)
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    (HANDS-ON SAWBONE LUNCH WORKSHOPS)

    Time Topic
    13.15 - 14.15 SCOLIOSIS WORKSHOP (50 SEATS) (10 TABLES)
    Welcome Message & Program Overview: Dr. Kshitij Chaudhary, Dr. Akhil Tawari (Hall Coordinator)
  • Moderators: Dr. Parthasarathy, Dr. Dhiraj Sonawane, Dr. Kshitij Chaudhary
  • Talk 1 - Classifications - Lenke - How to find the Correct UIV / LIV: Dr. Raghav Dutt Mulukutla (6 mins)
  • Talk 2 - Reduction Manouvers - Technique and sequence: Dr. Naresh Babu (6 mins)
  • Practical Workshops: Dr. Abhay Nene, Dr. Ajoy Shetty, Dr. Abhishek Shrivastava, Dr. Parthasarathy, Dr. Niraj Vasavada, Dr. Akhil Tawari, Dr. Rishi Kanna, Dr. Ranjith Unnikrishnan, Dr. Amol Rege, Dr. Aditya Kashikar, Dr. Aju Bosco
  • Industry Team: MJ (6 stations), DEPUY (2 stations), Medtronic (1 station), AO SYS (1 station)
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    (HANDS-ON SAWBONE LUNCH WORKSHOPS)

    Time Topic
    13.15 - 14.15 CRANIOVERTEBRAL JUNCTION INSTRUMENTATION WORKSHOP (10 TABLES)
    Welcome Message & Program Overview: Dr. Arjun Dhawale, Dr. Manish Kothari, Dr. Saijyot Raut (Hall Coordinator)
  • Moderators: Dr. Pankaj Kandwal, Dr. Arjun Dhawale, Dr. Manish Kothari
  • Talk 1: C1-C2 Segmental Fixation -Technical tips: Dr. Vijay Kumar (6 mins)
  • Talk 2: OC fixation - Tips & Tricks: Dr. S. K. Srivastava (6 mins)
  • Table Faculty: Dr. Tarun Suri, Dr. Vijay Kumar, Dr. Arjun Dhawale, Dr. Manish Kothari, Dr. Sachin Borkar, Dr. Pankaj Kandwal, Dr. Tarun Dusad,
    Dr. Himanshu Kulkarni, Dr. Nandan Marathe, Dr. Mahendra Tak, Dr. Sachin Patil
  • Industry Team: Gesco, Pitkar, Jayon, Techno Shine, Bonetech, Cure, Medtronics, Globus, MJ, Depuy
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    Time Topic
    14.30 - 15.30 BEST E-POSTER SESSION (2 + 1 MINS EACH)
    Chairpersons / Judges: Dr. Prof. Shah Alam, Dr. S. K. Srivastava, Dr. Ketan Badani, Dr. Bimal Pandey
  • Osteoblastoma-like Osteosarcoma of the rib in a 22-year old woman - An unreported case: Dr. Dileepan Chakrawarthi
  • Unusual case of Post Traumatic Kyphosis - Case report: Dr. Aditya Thakur
  • To assess role of 3D printed model in pre-operation planning and outcome of Kyphectomy: Dr. Muthu Aravinth
  • Exploring adjacent segment pain in patients with Chronic Lumbar Spondylolysis - A comprehensive clinical investigation: Dr. Sagar Kishor Kokate
  • Less invasive O-arm navigation-guided excision of Thoracic Extraosseous Intraforaminal Osteoblastoma: Dr. Siddharth Manik Katkade
  • Triple disease of spine - A rare case: Dr. Tausifahmed Aslam Shikalgar
  • The curious case of a black disc - A case report: Dr. Sankalp Lal
  • Delayed complications in operated cases of Spinal Multiple myeloma – Recurrence and delayed kyphotic deformity – Case report:
    Dr. Nishad Vipul Situt
  • Isolated unstable burst fracture of L5 vertebra with cauda equina syndrome - Posterior instrumentation with decompression of canal and transpedicular bone grafting with Posterolateral Fusion (PLF): Dr. Prabodh Kantiwal
  • Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis Mimicking Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy - A dilemma in clinical diagnosis: Dr. Tausifahmed Aslam Shikalgar
  • Transforaminal endoscopic lavage and biopsy for spondylodiscitis: Dr. Pushkar Borole
  • Precision Enhancement in Thoracic Scoliosis - A novel 5-Point technique for Pedicle Screw Insertion and tEMG Threshold Analysis at Concavity and Convexity in Apex Segments: Dr. Kushal Ramesh Gohil
  • Fungal Spondylodiscitis due to aspergillus terreus following a lumbar spine surgery - A rare case report: Dr. T. V. Krishna Narayan
  • Wide Open Laminectomy, Posterior Decompression and Discectomy in Lumbar Spine with Preservation of Posterior Ligamentous Complex in Cauda Equina Syndrome: Dr. Harsh Balkrishna Kotech
  • An aggressive vertebral hemangioma in pregnancy - A case report: Dr. Pranav Prasadrao Rajendra
  • Worsening Pott’s Spine under anti tubercular treatment presented with cord compression and intracranial tuberculomas - A rare case: Dr. Divya Tomer
  • Unveiling the Unexpected - The Intriguing Tale of an L45 Discal Cyst Camouflaged as IVDP: Dr. Siyad Ahammad P. P.
  • PSO for TL Kyphosis in Ankylosing Spondylitis with time require reoperation?: Dr. Harsh Balkrishna Kotech
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    ASSI SPINE SURGICAL SUITE (RECORDED VIDEO SURGERY)
    ADVANCED SPINE SURGERY

    Time Topic
    09:00 - 12:00 CVJ SURGERIES
    1. DCER: Dr. P. Sarat Chandra
  • 2. Occipitocervical fixation with keel plates: Dr. Kshitij Chaudhary
  • 3. Occipital fixation using plate rod construct: Dr. Sudhir Srivastava
  • 4. Anterior odontoid screw: Dr. Ajoy Shetty
  • 5. Anterior release and posterior fixation: Dr. Kshitij Chaudhary, Dr. Arjun Dhawale
  • 6. C1-C2 Fixation: Dr. Satish Rudrappa
  • 7. Transarticular screw: Dr. Vishal Kundnani
  • 8. Foramen Magnum Decompression: Dr. Sachin Borkar
  • 9. C2 laminar screw fixation: Dr. Vijay Kamath
  • 10. Hybrid C1-C2 fixation and TAS fixation: Dr. Ashok Rathod
    		•
    11:45 - 12:00 AMA (Ask Me Anything) CVJ Session
    12:00 - 15:00 DEFORMITY
    1. Hemivertebra: Dr. Ajoy Shetty
  • 2. PSO for Fixed Kyphotic deformity: Dr. Surya Prakash Rao
  • 3. Bolhman’s procedure for High grade Spondylolisthesis: Dr. Kshitij Chaudhary
  • 4. Ank spond deformity correction using FBI technique: Dr. Bhavuk Garg
  • 5. High Grade spondy - single stage reduction technique: Dr. Appaji Krishnan, Dr. Sajan Hegde
  • 6. Cervico-dorsal kyohosis-C7 pedicle subtraction osteotomy: Dr. Appaji Krishnan, Dr. Sajan Hegde
  • 7. Severe scoliosis-deformity correction: Dr. Dhiraj Sonawane
  • 8. Dual Differential rod contouring for scoliosis: Dr. Anant Tambe
  • 9. High Grade spondyl with neuromonitoring of nerve roots: Dr. Saumyajit Basu
    		•
    14:45 - 15:00 AMA (Ask Me Anything) Deformity Session
    15:00 - 18:00 TUMOR
    1. En bloc resection thoracic GCT: Dr. Kshitij Chaudhary
  • 2. Cervical dumbell tumour: Dr. Umesh Srikantha
  • 3. Intradural tumor excision: Dr. Samir Dalvie
  • 4. Sacral chordoma En bloc: Dr. Naresh Babu
  • 5. Navigated excision of osteoid osteoma: Dr. Arvind Kulkarni
    		•
    17:45 - 18:00 AMA (Ask me anything) Tumor Session
    Time Topic
    08:30 - 10:30 ASSI-JSSR SESSION: CERVICAL MYELOPATHY
    Chairpersons / Moderators: Dr. Niraj Vasavada, Dr. Ayush Sharma
  • Welcome address & Introductions: ASSI / JSSR President (3 mins)
  • Controversies in Management of Cervical Myelopathy: Dr. Kshitij Chaudhary (8 mins)
  • Evidence Based - Anterior Vs Post approaches for Cervical Myelopathy: Dr. Sumit Sinha (8 mins)
  • Evidence Based - Laminoplasty Vs Laminectomy Vs Laminectomy with instrumented fusion: Dr. Umesh Srikantha (8 mins)
  • QnA (5 mins)
  • Multidisciplinary approaches following surgery for cervical myelopathy: Dr. Koji Tamai M.D., Ph.D (10 mins)
  • Treatment strategies for myelopathy due to retroodontoid pseudotumor in the elderly: Dr. Masahiko Takahata M.D (10 mins)
  • Muscle preservation potentially demystify dilemmas in posterior decompression surgeries for cervical myelopathy - Anatomical and clinical perspectives: Dr. Kazuya Kitamura M.D., Ph.D (10 mins)
  • Correction surgery for cervical myelopathy - Focus on dysphagia after correction: Dr. Shinji Takahashi, M.D. (10 mins)
  • QnA (5 mins)
  • Case Based Panel Discussion: Dr. Umesh Srikantha, Dr. Masahiko Takahata, Dr. Koji Tamai, Dr. Kazuya Kitamura, Dr. Shinji Takahashi, Dr. Sumit Sinha, Dr. Kshitij Chaudhary (20 mins)
  • Case Based Panel Discussion: Dr. Sumit Sinha, Dr. Masahiko Takahata, Dr. Koji Tamai, Dr. Kazuya Kitamura, Dr. Shinji Takahashi, Dr. Umesh Srikantha, Dr. Kshitij Chaudhary (20 mins)
  • Vote of thanks: Org Secretary of ASSICON 2024 (2 mins)
    		•
    10:30 - 12:30 ASSI-BASS SESSION: JUNCTIONAL SPINE FIXATION CHALLENGES
    Junctional Instrumentation / Fixation challenges
  • BASS President: Dr. Aprajay Golash
  • Moderators: Dr. Rajat Verma, Dr. G. Balamurali, Dr. Abhay Nene
  • ASSI president: Dr. Saumyajit Basu
  • Organising Chairman: Dr. Ketan Badani
  • Organising Secretary: Dr. Vishal Kundnani
  • Welcome address
  • Speaker: ASSI president / Org Chairman BASS president
  • Cranio - Cervical instrumentation challenges
  • Speaker: Dr. Lennel Lutchman, Dr. Girish Swamy, UK
  • C1-C2 fixations and problems
  • Speaker: Dr. Vinay Jasani, UK
  • Challenges of Cervico - Thoracic Junction Fixation
  • Speaker: Dr. Kaushik Ghosh, UK
  • Challenges and biomechanics of Thoracolumbar Junctional fixation
  • Speaker: Dr. Gautam Zaveri, INDIA
  • Lumbo Pelvic Fixation and associated problems
  • Speaker: Prof. Dr. Sashin Ahuja, UK
  • Case Discussion Junctional problems - ASD/PJK/DJK
  • Moderator: Dr. G. Balamurali (ASSI), Dr. Rajat Verma (BASS), Dr. Abhay Nene (BSS)
  • Vote of Thanks
  • Speaker: Dr. G. Balamurali
    		•
    12:30 - 14:30 ASSI-WFSE SESSION: ENDOSCOPY - UBE / TFE
    Chairperson: Dr. Sameh Hassan Elmorsy
  • Moderators: Dr. Malcolm Pestonji, Dr. Sukumar Sura
  • Welcome address By Dr. Sameh Hassan Elmorsy WFSE, Egypt (2 Mins)
  • Technical tips of Unilateral endoscopic, posterolateral, transformainal lumbar interbody fusion: Dr. Hyeun Seung Kim, South Korea (12 Mins)
  • Alternative approaches for uniportal endoscopic in foraminal and extraforaminal pathology: Dr. Pornpavit Sriphirom, Thailand (12 Mins)
  • Discussion Session (7 Mins)
  • Current state of Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Dr. Eum Jin Hwa, Dubai (12 Mins)
  • Complications and preventions in unilateral biportal endoscopic spine surgery: Dr. Hayati Agyun, Turkey (12 Mins)
  • Endfusion: My experience of fusion: Dr. Maxim Challeli, France (12 Mins)
  • Discussion Session (7 Mins)
  • New anatomical landmarks in Dr. Malcolm's extra flaval UBE TLIF Technique for Lysthesis: Dr. Malcolm Pestonji, India (12 Mins)
  • Philosophy of Lumbar Foraminoscopy and Advances: Dr. Anand Kavi, India (12 Mins)
  • Discussion Session (6 Mins)
  • Vote of Thanks: Dr. Vishal Kundnani (2 Mins)
    		•
    14:30 - 16:30 ASSI-NSI SESSION: CERVICAL TRAUMA
    Moderators: Dr. Sachin Borkar, Dr. Kshitij Chaudhary, Dr. Kanwaljeet Garg
  • Chairpersons: NSI: Dr. S. S. Kale (Treasurer, NSI); ASSI: Dr. Bharat Dave; BSS: Dr. Amit Sharma
  • Odontoid fracture: Technical tips and Complication avoidance: Dr. S. S. Kale
  • How to reduce unilateral and bilateral facet dislocations: Dr. Shankar Acharya
  • Timing of surgery for acute cervical spinal trauma: Dr. N. Muthukumar
  • Cervicothroracic junction fracture - Decision making and nuances of surgery: Dr. J. K. B. C. Parthiban
  • 15 mins each talk + 5 min discussion: All faculty
  • Interactive case discussions (3 cases in 40 min)
  • Presenters: Dr. Kshitij Chaudhary, Dr. Kanwaljeet Garg, Dr. Raghav Singla
  • Vote of thanks: Dr. Sachin Borkar
    		•
    16:30 - 18:30 ASSI-AAI: ANAESTHESIA CONSIDERATIONS IN SPINE SURGERY
    1. What do we expect prior to surgery, during surgery and after surgery
    • Surgeons perspective
    • Anaesthetic perspective
  • 2. Anaesthesia considerations during spine surgery - Positioning perspectives for better perioperative outcome.
  • 3. Anaesthesia considerations during geriatric spine surgery - optimisation and risk mitigation.
  • 4. Anaesthesia for scoliosis / kyphosis surgery with/without neuromonitoring - Pros and cons.
  • 5. Hypotensive anaesthesia - Myths and facts - what's the reality?
  • 6. Awake spine surgery - When, why & how?
  • 7. Pain management post op - How much is safe how much is enough.
  • 8. Case discussions (to be presented by young surgeons and to be discussed by panel of surgeon / anaesthetist)
    • Bleeding during surgery
    • Blindness post-surgery
    • Post op pain management
    		•

    (HANDS-ON SAWBONE LUNCH WORKSHOPS)

    Time Topic
    13.15 - 14.15 FINANCE WORKSHOP
    Moderators: Dr. Ranjith Unnikrishnan, Mr. Inderbir Jolly, Dr. Satyen Mehta
  • 1. Mr. Amit Gupta
  • Senior Fund Manager, Advisory Panel NSE, India’s Best Analyst: 2012-2014, Expertise: Equity, Currency, Commodities - ICICI securities
  • 2. Mr. Gaurav Awasthi
  • Senior Wealth Management Consultant
  • PGDM - Strategy & Finance - IIM Lucknow
  • Head, Family Wealth Management UHNI Team, ICICI Securities
  • 3. Dr. Shomayou Dutta
  • Spine Surgeon, Bitcoin Expert
  • Award winning Author - Bestseller Books - Crypto Currency and Healthy Economics
  • 4. Ms. Khyati Mashru Vasani
  • Financial Coach & Senior Wealth Management Consultant
  • Co-founder, Vama PlantRich LLP, Award Winning Financial Planner for doctors
  • 5. Dr. Bhavuk Garg
  • Spine Surgeon, AIIMS; enthusiastic Equity Expert and Analyst
    		•
    14.30 - 16.00 KETAN KHURJEKAR FREE PAPER SESSION (4 MINS EACH)
    Moderators: Dr. Shailesh Hadgaonkar, Dr. Ajay Kothari
  • Chairpersons / Judges: Dr. Shankar Acharya, Dr. Surya Prakash Rao, Dr. Rajesh Parasnis, Dr. Fazlul Haque, Dr. Bimal Pandey
  • Intraoperative ultrasound in spine surgeries: Dr. Sohet Gogia
  • Titles, money or academics - What gives the spine surgeon in India - Tracing the happiness and productivity of Indian spine surgeons: Dr. Saijyot Raut
  • Surgical outcomes of single stage surgery for tandem spinal stenosis in elderly and younger patients - A comparative study: Dr. Jenil Bela Patel
  • Comparative study of accuracy of thoraco-lumbar-sacral pedicle screw insertion based on routine use of intra-operative imaging and 3D navigation between spine consultant and spine fellow: Dr. Rahul Chavan
  • The biomechanical changes with Kyphotic Correction on the adjacent segments after Double-Level ACDF with stand-alone cage - An experience of a decade: Dr. Md. Anowarul Islam
  • Does early teriparatide (TTPD) treatment help in preventing need for surgical intervention for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures in comparison to bisphosphonate (BP) treatment alone? A 2-year retrospective analysis: Dr. Vishnu Vikraman Nair
  • Cranio-cervical and Atlanto-axial instrumentation in resources constrained countries like Nepal - Challenges and opportunities: Dr. Deepak Shrestha
  • Discussion & Q/A (10 mins)
  • Single Centre Experience of TcMEP in 261 Consecutive Spine Surgeries: Dr. Lakshmi B. K.
  • Clinico-radiological correlation in degenerative cervical myelopathy - Prognostic factors and & short term results of surgical treatment: Dr. Shrinath Viswanath
  • How a patient selects a doctor for spine surgery? - A questionnaire based analysis in 100 patients: Dr. Hitesh Modi
  • Vertebral artery injury in cervical spine fracture dislocation - Our observation in Indian spinal injuries center: Dr. Md. Ziaul Hasan
  • Surgical, clinical, and radiological outcomes of occipitocervical fusion using the plate-screw-rod system with allograft in craniocervical instability: Dr. Jenil Bela Patel
  • Traditional Safe triangle approach Vs Kambins Approach for TFESI (Epidural spinal injection ) for Lumbar disc herniation: Dr. Manoj Kumar
  • Discussion & Q&A (10 mins)
  • Efficacy, safety & reliability of single posterior approach for unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures treated with anterior reconstruction and posterior stabilization: Dr. Sharif Ahmed Jonayed
  • Can x-rays justify going under the knife? A study of functional outcomes of conservatively managed lumbar spine tuberculosis in a tertiary care centre: Dr. Arjit Vashishtha
  • Clinical and functional outcome of single-level TLIF by Wiltse approach for lumbar degenerative disc disease in Indian population: Dr. Sankalp Lal
  • Restoration of segmental lordosis and lumbar lordosis after oblique lumbar interbody fusion: Dr. Akash Natvarlal Vasavda
  • Evaluation of functional outcome of isolated cervical laminectomy without instrumentation in degenerative cervical spondylotic myelopathy - A retrospective analysis of 38 cases: Dr. Sangamesh V. Hawaldar
  • Straight spine Initiative - Working for the betterment of society - Impact on spine care for needy: Dr. Ravi Bains, USA
  • Discussion / Q&A (10 mins)
  • Transpedicular Decompression in grade 4 Potts paraplegia with flexor spasms - Our experience: Dr. Shubham Kumar M.
  • Discussion / Q&A (10 mins)
  • Clinical and functional outcome (oswerity disability index and visual analogue score) of minimally invasive spine - Thoracolumbar interbody fusion in single segment lumbar spinal disease - Observational study: Dr. C. S. Shreyas
  • Clinicoradiological Outcome of Surgical Treatment of Cervicothoracic Junction Tuberculosis - A 10-year retrospective study: Dr. Aayush Aryal
  • O-arm navigation without Apnea in thoracolumbar and lumbar spine surgery - Outcomes and considerations in a prospective study: Dr. Divya Tomer
  • Functional outcome of decompressive fusion with or without interbody cage in thoracolumbar tuberculosis: Dr. Shamim Ahmad Bhat
  • Correlation between clinical scoring systems and quantitative MRI parameters in degenerative lumbar canal stenosis: Dr. Siddharth Jain
  • Clinical and functional outcome of single-level percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy: Dr. Subodh Nimbria
  • Outcome of Zero-profile Implant in the treatment of single-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy in Indian scenario: Dr. Sourav Ghosh
  • Roadblocks to early surgery for patients with Spinal Cord Injury in a tertiary care setting - A pilot, prospective observational study: Dr. Parth Bansal
  • Discussion / Q&A (10 mins)
  • Alteratons in biomechanics by finite element model analysis after lumbar spine fixation surgeries: Dr. Mohammed Faizan
  • Outcome of interlaminar endoscopic discectomy compared with microlumbar discectomy for lumbar disc herniations: Dr. Dershic Valantine
  • Retrospective comparative study in primary lumbar decompression using ultrasonic bone scalpel to conventional technique: Dr. Naresh Chaudhary
  • Erector spinae plane block in lumbar spine fusion surgery - Is it effective?: Dr. Vyankatesh Shridhar Deshpande
  • Outcomes of robotic revision spine surgery in failed back syndromes: Dr. Akshya Raj
  • Effect of modular cage on radiological and its clinical implications after trans foraminal lumbar inter body fusion for degenerative disc disease - A randomized control observational study: Dr. Sharan Achar
  • Lesson learned with cervical spine injury patients as a result of earthquake 2015 in Nepal: Dr. Deepak Shreshta
  • Analysis of short-term functional outcome of conservative management of osteoporotic vertebral fractures: Dr. Archak Roy
  • Epidemiological screening of chronic backache in young population (early two decades) in tertiary care centre and it's correlation with osteoporosis: Dr. Sanjay Meena
  • Discussion / Q&A (10 mins)
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