Award Winning Abstract Presentations: Session 2

Moderator(s)

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  Won Hyung Andrew Ryu, MD, MSc, MTM, FAANS

  Oregon Health & Science University
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  Jacob Greenberg, MD, MSCI

Presentations:

• 7:00 AM - 7:03 AM MST

  Welcome and Introduction
• 7:03 AM - 7:06 AM MST

  Patients receiving GLP-1 Agonists Have Reduced Odds of Pseudoarthrosis and Revision Following Lumbar Fusion Surgery
  

  Presenting Author: Abhinav K. Sharma, MD – University of California, Irvine
• 7:06 AM - 7:09 AM MST

  Effect on Patient Outcomes Following a Return to OR in Elective Cervical Spine Surgery: A Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC) Study
  

  Presenting Author: Anisse N. Chaker, MD – Henry Ford Hospital
• 7:12 AM - 7:15 AM MST

  ALIF Versus TLIF at L5-S1: A Propensity Score Matched Outcomes Analysis at a Single Institution
  

  Presenting Author: Trent VanHorn, MD – Carolinas Medical Center
• 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
  

  Presenting Author: Adham M. Khalafallah, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami
• 7:18 AM - 7:21 AM MST

  Safety and Neurovascular Outcome of Segmental Vessel Ligation in Anterior Approaches to Thoracolumbar Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review
  

  Presenting Author: Ansley Unterberger, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Health System
• 7:21 AM - 7:24 AM MST

  Intraoperative to Postoperative Changes in T4-L1-Hip Axis Angles Occur After Fusions for Adult Spinal Deformity
  

  Presenting Author: Alexander T. Yahanda, MD, MPHS – Washington University School of Medicine
• 7:24 AM - 7:27 AM MST

  Postoperative Ketorolac Does Not Increase the Rate of Pseudoarthrosis Following Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Matched Cohort Analysis of a Multicenter National Database
  

  Presenting Author: Trevor Luck, MD – St. Luke's University Hospital
• 7:30 AM - 7:33 AM MST

  Are We Achieving What The Computer Tells Us To? Analysis of Lumbar Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomies with Pre-Bent Rods
  

  Presenting Author: Rafael Garcia de Oliveira, MD – Yale University
• 7:33 AM - 7:36 AM MST

  Vertebral Artery Injuries Associated with Ballistic Cervical Spine Trauma
  

  Presenting Author: Douglas Weaver, MD – University of Chicago
• 7:36 AM - 7:39 AM MST

  Efficacy and Safety of ABM/P-15 in One- and Two-Level TLIF: A Propensity Score-Matched Comparison with rhBMP-2 or Local Autograft Bone
  

  Presenting Author: Mitsuhiro Nishizawa, MD – Norton Leatherman Spine Center
• 7:39 AM - 7:42 AM MST

  Expandable Cage versus Mesh Cage in the Treatment of Vertebral Osteomyelitis
  

  Presenting Author: Mitsuhiro Nishizawa, MD – Norton Leatherman Spine Center
• 7:42 AM - 7:45 AM MST

  AI Search Engines Generating CPT Codes in Spine Surgery: A Comparative Analysis of Four Large Language Models
  

  Presenting Author: Ruchir Nanavati, DO – Jefferson Health NJ
• 7:45 AM - 7:48 AM MST

  Upper Versus Lower Extremity Symptom Predominance in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy and Its Impact on Functional Recovery After Surgery: A QOD Spine CORe Study
  

  Presenting Author: Steve H. Monk, MD – Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates
• 7:48 AM - 7:51 AM MST

  Prevalence of and Risk Factors for T1–T2 Pseudoarthrosis After Posterior C2–T2 Fusion
  

  Presenting Author: Zachary Pennington, MD – Mayo Clinic
• 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
  

  Presenting Author: Yan-Po Kang, MD – Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
• 7:54 AM - 7:57 AM MST

  Rethinking Blood Loss Management in Metastatic Spine Tumor Surgery: Is Tranexamic Acid Safe?
  

  Presenting Author: Harsh Jain, MBBS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• 7:57 AM - 8:00 AM MST

  Are We Missing the Bigger Comorbidity Picture? Metabolic Syndrome is Associated with Poor Alignment and Rod Fractures Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
  

  Presenting Author: Advith Sarikonda, BA BS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• 8:00 AM - 8:03 AM MST

  Is Foraminal Stenosis “Asymptomatic”? Outcomes After 1-Level MIS Decompression
  

  Presenting Author: Tejas Subramanian, MD – University of Chicago
• 8:03 AM - 8:06 AM MST

  Social Media Use and Its Impact on Online Physician Reviews in Spine Surgery
  

  Presenting Author: Ruchir Nanavati, DO – Jefferson Health NJ
• 8:06 AM - 8:09 AM MST

  Evaluating the relationships of different metrics of osteoporosis and sarcopenia in adult spinal deformity surgery and associated complications
  

  Presenting Author: Jun Ho Chung, MD – Cedars Sinai Spine
• 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
  

  Presenting Author: Mitchell K. Ng, MD – Rothman Orthopaedic Institute
• 8:12 AM - 8:15 AM MST

  Intrawound Antibiotics and Risk of Surgical Site Infection in Instrumented Spine Surgery
  

  Presenting Author: Rafael Garcia de Oliveira, MD – Yale University
• 8:15 AM - 8:18 AM MST

  Patient Reported Outcomes Following LLIF vs open TLIF and MIS-TLIF, a Propensity Score Matched Study
  

  Presenting Author: Peter N. Drossopoulos, MD – Carolinas Medical Center
• 8:18 AM - 8:21 AM MST

  Impact of Operative Time on Postoperative Dysphagia after Cervical Spinal Surgery
  

  Presenting Author: Barrett E. Schwartz, MD – University Of Tennessee Health Science Center
• 8:21 AM - 8:24 AM MST

  Quantifying Patient and Surgeon Impact on Quality-of-Life Volatility Following Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
  

  Presenting Author: Daniel T. Lilly, MD – Cleveland Clinic
• 8:24 AM - 8:27 AM MST

  Surgical Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Cervical Foraminotomy for C8 Radiculopathy with Motor Deficits Using Dynamometer-Based Testing
  

  Presenting Author: Yasmeen Elsawaf, MD – OHSU - Department of Neurological Surgery
• 8:27 AM - 8:30 AM MST

  Elevated Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Does Not Increase Nonunion Rates Amongst Statin Users Who Undergo Single-Level Lumbar Fusion: A Propensity-Matched Analysis
  

  Presenting Author: Stephan Aynaszyan, MD – Temple University Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine