| Thursday kicked off with a Values and Outcomes in Spine Surgery session, with Michael Wang and Alex Vacarro at the helm. The NSQIP database showed the utility of large datasets in the first presentation; it was used to determine costs as well as outcomes. The more data you collect, the more it can be sliced into fascinating findings. |
| A brief break on the Exhibit Floor (thank you, exhibitors!) was followed by the Adult Deformity Spine Section, moderated by Hee Kit Wong and Izzy Lieberman. Neel Anand took the stage to discuss segmental lordosis, and found that different operative levels change the degree of lordosis, even using the same lordotic cages. Dr. Hey of Singapore reports that sitting and standing kyphosis imaging can provide crucial guidance to surgeons. Barthelemey Liabaud provided some tips to prevent rod breakage (examining the influence of rod material, diameter, and fusion). |
| Mid-morning we had the Presidential Address; Hee Kit Wong provided an overview of the international nature of the Society, highlighting global contributors to program and Journal. He then introduced Robin Young, whose State of Spine speech returned to ISASS this year by popular demand! |
| After a thorough overview of the state of the industry and some due attention given to hot new technologies, we began the Lumbar Session, moderated by Jack Zigler & Sajan Hegde. |
| After the adult spine symposium (which Alex Vacarro headed up) came the pediatric session, moderated by Gunnar Andersson & Luiz Pimenta. Morphometric analyses and trauma were the order of the day! |
| At the awards ceremony, Hee Kit Wong, Gunnar Andersson, Dom Coric, Lisa Ferrara, and Leonard Voronov presented the awards for best overall paper, best basic science paper, and best clinical paper. Massimo Balsano presented the award for best poster and the Kostiuk Innovation Award: |
| Sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Hansen Yuan Best overall Paper, The ISASS Leon Wiltse Award #366: The Positive Effect of Continued Motion of a Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement on Radiographic Adjacent Level Degeneration at Long Term Follow-Up Presenting Author: Jeffrey Spivak Best Clinical Paper, The Charles D. Ray Award Best Basic Science Paper Best Poster Sponsored by Tom Errico, MD |
| We kicked off the second Cervical panel, moderated by Matthew Scott-Young, with Lianna Chotikul taking the stage to explain ACDF survivorship using an interesting technique: a combined integrated plate, PEEK interbody spacer, and integral screws. |
| Finally, the night ended—as all good nights should!—with a glass of wine and several Spine Talks from luminaries like Ali Araghi and Matthew Scott-Young. Another beautiful and educational day down, but we’re not done yet. Tomorrow’s another day of becoming a better spine surgeon! |
ISASS16 – Day 3 |
| The ISASS16 Scientific Program concludes tomorrow. The third day includes multiple general sessions, symposia, an optional Special Session: The Role of Endoscopic Spine Surgery in Spinal Care: The State of the Art, Cadaver Lab lecture and the closing of ISASS16. |
| 5K Fun Run to Benefit IASP 6:30 am – 7:30 am Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to raise funds for IASP during ISASS16! If you have not already registered for the 5K Fun Run, Register Now to Participate → |
| General Session: Innovative Technologies 8:00 am – 9:00 am The first session of the scientific program for Thursday is General Session: Value and Outcomes in Spine Surgery moderated by Ulrich Berlemann, MD and Jeffrey Goldstein, MD. Ten presentations are scheduled. |
| Symposium: New Technologies – Hype or Incremental Value 9:00 am – 10:00 am The first symposium on Friday is Symposium: New Technologies – Hype or Incremental Value moderated by Neel Anand, MD. Four topics will be examined. |
| Break on Exhibit Floor 10:00 am – 10:30 am |
| General Session: Biomechanics 10:30 am – 12:00 pm The next session of the scientific program is General Session: Biomechanics moderated by Lisa Ferrara, PhD; Leonard Voronov, MD, PhD. Twelve presentations are scheduled. |
| Lunch on Own 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |
| General Session: MIS-4 1:00 pm – 2:25 pm The afternoon continues with General Session: MIS-4 moderated by Yu-Po Lee, MD; Michael Wang, MD. Twelve presentations are scheduled. |
| General Session: Adult Spinal Deformity-2 2:25 pm – 3:30 pm Next up is General Session: Adult Spinal Deformity-2 moderated by Seok-Woo Kim, MD; Isador Lieberman, MD, MBA, FRCSC. Ten presentations are scheduled. |
| Next, attendees have a choice of a Symposium, Special Session course or Cadaver Lab Lecture. Attendees participating in the Cadaver Lab are required to attend the lecture. |
| Symposium: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Reimbursement in a Value-Based World: A Forum for Surgeons and Industry 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Moderated/Hosted by ISASS Research Committee Chair, Dr. Lisa Ferrara and ISASS Coding & Reimbursement Task Force Chair, Dr. Morgan Lorio. Four presentations and an Open Forum are scheduled. |
| Special Session: The Role of Endoscopic Spine Surgery in Spinal Care: The State of the Art 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Session Director: Anthony T. Yeung, MD. Note: An additional fee of $25 is required to attend this Special Session. Eight presentations are scheduled. |
| Cadaver Lab Lecture 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Attendance is mandatory for participants in the ISASS16 Cadaver Lab. |
| Closing of ISASS16 4:40 pm – 4:50 pm Closing of ISASS16. |
| Thank you,
ISASS |