Does Everyone with Adult Scoliosis Need T10 to the Pelvis? Update on Modern Adult Scoliosis Management

Moderator(s)

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  Victor Chang, MD

  Neurosurgeon
  Henry Ford Health
  Henry Ford Health
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  Dean Chou, MD

  Chief of the Spine Division, Professor, and Vice Chair of Neurosurgery
  Columbia University
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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
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  Taemin Oh, MD

  Assistant Professor
  Columbia Univeresity

This session provides an in-depth update on the latest strategies for managing adult scoliosis, focusing on surgical decision-making and treatment options. Expert faculty will explore key considerations in spinal fusion levels, the role of minimally invasive techniques and when short-segment fusion may be appropriate. The session will conclude with insights from top abstracts in the field, offering a comprehensive review of modern adult scoliosis management.

Presentations:

• 3:30 PM – 3:32 PM EDT

  Welcome and Introduction
  

  Speaker: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
• 3:33 PM – 3:41 PM EDT

  When I Only Do a Short Segment Fusion, Not the Entire Scoliosis
  

  Speaker: Kai-Ming Fu, MD, PhD, FAANS
• 3:42 PM – 3:50 PM EDT

  Can You Ever Just Decompress Only in Adult Scoliosis?
  

  Speaker: Roger Hartl, MD – Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine
• 3:51 PM – 3:59 PM EDT

  Minimally Invasive Only Through the Concavity of the Curve Works Great
  

  Speaker: Juan S. Uribe, MD, FAANS – Barrow Neurological Institute
• 4:00 PM – 4:08 PM EDT

  How to Choose UIV and LIV in Degenerative Scoliosis
  

  Speaker: Patrick C. Hsieh, MD, MBA, MS – USC Keck School of Medicine
• 4:09 PM – 4:17 PM EDT

  T10 or T3 to the Pelvis: When Do I Think it’s the Only Option?
  

  Speaker: David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• 4:18 PM – 4:26 PM EDT

  Discussion and Cases
• 4:27 PM – 4:28 PM EDT

  Top Abstracts Introduction
  

  Speaker: Victor Chang, MD – Henry Ford Health

  Speaker: Taemin Oh, MD – Columbia Univeresity
• 4:29 PM – 4:34 PM EDT

  Analysis of patient satisfaction 24-months after surgery for grade 2 spondylolisthesis: A QOD Study
  

  Presenting Author: Nima Alan, MD – UCSF
• 4:35 PM – 4:40 PM EDT

  Prior Shoulder Surgery Predicts Prolonged Length of Stay After Surgery for Cervical Myelopathy
  

  Presenting Author: Harrison Howell, BS – Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
• 4:41 PM – 4:46 PM EDT

  Does preoperative embolization help to lower surgical blood loss in nonvascular metastatic spine tumor surgery?
  

  Presenting Author: Vardhaan S. Ambati, M.S. – UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery
• 4:47 PM – 4:52 PM EDT

  Are Patients with Severe Pain Ideal Candidates for Minimally Invasive Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis? A QOD Analysis
  

  Presenting Author: Eunice Yang, BS – Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York
• 4:53 PM – 4:58 PM EDT

  Five years follow up after MIS TLIF vs MIS decompression for Grade 1 Spondylolisthesis: Is there any difference in outcomes?
  

  Presenting Author: Vardhaan S. Ambati, M.S. – UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery
• 4:59 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

  Questions