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  • Friday, Feb 27th
    4:30 PM - 4:35 PM MST
    A Proposed Indocyanine Green–Based Algorithm for Duroplasty in Cervical Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Preliminary Results of a Single-Center Randomized Controlled Trial
    Location: Grand Saguaro North/South, Level 1
    Presenting Author: Cheng Yu Li, MD – Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
    Trauma
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    7:15 AM - 7:18 AM MST
    Temporal Dynamics of Inflammasome Biomarkers in CSF and Serum Following Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Pilot Data to Predict Organ Complications
    Location: Grand Canyon 11-12, Level 1
    Presenting Author: Adham M. Khalafallah, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami
    Trauma
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    7:27 AM - 7:30 AM MST
    Code Spine: A Novel Protocol Pioneering a Faster Path to Spinal Cord Injury Treatment
    Location: Grand Canyon 9-10, Level 1
    Presenting Author: Erin Miller, MD – Carolinas Medical Center
    Trauma
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    7:33 AM - 7:36 AM MST
    Vertebral Artery Injuries Associated with Ballistic Cervical Spine Trauma
    Location: Grand Canyon 11-12, Level 1
    Presenting Author: Douglas Weaver, MD – University of Chicago
    Trauma
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    7:51 AM - 7:54 AM MST
    Circumferential Decompression Provides Superior Neurological Recovery in ASIA A–C Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury with Positive MRI Intramedullary Lesion Length
    Location: Grand Canyon 11-12, Level 1
    Presenting Author: Yan-Po Kang, MD – Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
    Trauma
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    8:03 AM - 8:06 AM MST
    Intraoperative Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Reveals Hyperemia in Central Cord Syndrome and Perfusion Loss in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: Roshini Ramkumar, MD – University of Washington
    Trauma
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    8:09 AM - 8:12 AM MST
    Outcomes of Operative Spine Trauma in the United States: A National Trauma Data Bank Comparison of Level I and Level II Centers
    Location: Grand Canyon 11-12, Level 1
    Presenting Author: Mitchell K. Ng, MD – Rothman Orthopaedic Institute
    Trauma
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    8:12 AM - 8:15 AM MST
    Early hypertonic saline infusion is associated with mean arterial pressure augmentation and superior neurologic recovery following acute traumatic spinal cord injury
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: TJ Florence, MD PhD – UCLA Neurosurgery
    Trauma
  • Saturday, Feb 28th
    8:12 AM - 8:15 AM MST
    Impact of Readily Available No-Cost Spine Implants on Surgical Delays after Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Tanzania
    Location: Grand Canyon 9-10, Level 1
    Presenting Author: Chibuikem A. Ikwuegbuenyi, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
    Trauma
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    7:02 AM - 7:04 AM MST
    Can We Predict Short-Term Outcomes After Traumatic Cervical Spine Injury? Prognostication of Patients Using an Unsupervised Machine Learning Approach
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: Clayton R. Baker, BS – Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
    Trauma
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    7:04 AM - 7:06 AM MST
    Early Surgery Improves Neurological, Functional, and Quality of Life Outcomes in Acute Spinal Cord Injury: A Global Endpoint Study of 470 Patients from the Spine Trauma Study Group Prospective Cohort
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: Karlo Pedro, MD – University of Toronto
    Trauma
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    7:14 AM - 7:16 AM MST
    Evaluating Ankylosis Fractures of the Spine; The Experience of a Single Trauma Center
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: Moris Senegor, Chief, Division of Neurosurgery – San Joaquin General Hospital
    Trauma
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    7:16 AM - 7:18 AM MST
    Hematoma Extent Dictates Management Strategy in Spinal Subdural Hematomas with Neurological Deficits
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: Rahim Abo Kasem, MD – University of Louisville
    Trauma
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    7:18 AM - 7:20 AM MST
    Hospital Propensity of Early Decompressive Surgery for Spinal Cord Injury versus Traumatic Brain Injury and Associations with Outcomes
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: Vikas N. Vattipally, BS – Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Trauma
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    7:20 AM - 7:22 AM MST
    Every Breath Counts: Risk Factors for Pulmonary Complications After Traumatic Cervical Spine Surgery
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: Nickolas De Oliveira, BA – Vaderbilt University School of Medicine
    Trauma
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    7:22 AM - 7:24 AM MST
    Minimally Invasive Cross Connectors – Utility, Technique and Outcomes of a Minimally Invasive Method to Maintain Horizontal Stability in Pelvic Fractures Requiring Spinopelvic Instrumentation
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: Ashraf N. El Naga, MD – University of California, San Francisco
    Trauma
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    7:30 AM - 7:32 AM MST
    Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality After Cervical Spine Trauma
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: Nickolas De Oliveira, BA – Vaderbilt University School of Medicine
    Trauma
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    7:32 AM - 7:34 AM MST
    Quantitative Intraoperative Ultrasound Evaluation of Cord Swelling in Cervical Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Study from a Single-Center Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: Sheng-Han Huang, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan
    Trauma
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    7:34 AM - 7:36 AM MST
    Simultaneous Atlas and Axis Fractures: Patterns, Surgical Approaches, and Postoperative Outcomes
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Trauma
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    7:42 AM - 7:44 AM MST
    Validation of an Injury Severity Score in Pediatric Thoracolumbar Trauma: Does Skeletal Maturity Matter?
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: Lisa Bonsignore-Opp, MD – UCSF
    Trauma
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    8:00 AM - 8:02 AM MST
    The Outcome of Injured cervical Spinal Cord with Uncontrolled Swelling under Duraplasty from the ISCUD Trial, Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: Ying-Ching Li, Neurosurgical Board Certificate, Taiwan, R.O.C – Linkuo Chang Guan Memorial hospital
    Trauma
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    8:02 AM - 8:04 AM MST
    Ultrasound as Next-Generation Neurotrauma Mappers: Successfully Distinguishing Mechanical Environments and Severities
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: Max J. Kerensky, BSE – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Trauma
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    8:30 AM - 8:32 AM MST
    A One Year Report on the Current Burden of Spine Trauma at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Tanzania
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: Chibuikem A. Ikwuegbuenyi, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
    Trauma
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    8:34 AM - 8:36 AM MST
    Early Versus Delayed Surgical Decompression in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Impact on Neurological Recovery and Functional Outcomes
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: Hafiz Muhammad Irfan Razzaq, MBBS – Punjab Institute of Neurosciences, Lahore, Pakistan
    Trauma
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    8:36 AM - 8:38 AM MST
    Minimally Invasive Versus Open Thoracolumbar Interbody Fusion in Trauma: A Propensity Score–Matched Analysis of Surgical and Clinical Outcomes
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: John Souter, MD – University of Illinois - Chicago
    Trauma
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    8:44 AM - 8:46 AM MST
    Surgery within 24 hours of Admission for Patients with Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury is Associated with better Outcomes
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: Maor Shir, BA – New York Medical College
    Trauma
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    8:48 AM - 8:50 AM MST
    Timing and Stability: Ultra-Early Decompression and Shock Prevention in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: Hong Kai Wang, MD, Neurosurgery – Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou
    Trauma
  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    8:52 AM - 8:54 AM MST
    Utility of Intraoperative Ultrasound in the Surgical Treatment of Traumatic Spine Injuries
    Location: Desert Suite 3/5, Level 2
    Presenting Author: Ashraf N. El Naga, MD – University of California, San Francisco
    Trauma