Pittsburgh, February 24, 2024 -- University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery faculty, residents and fellows participated in a wide range of presentations at the 2024 Spine Summit—a premier event for spine and peripheral nerve professionals from around the globe—held February 21-24 in Las Vegas. The theme of this year's meeting was "Navigating the Future: Embracing Technology and Innovation to Improve Patient Care."
Wednesday, February 21
PJF at T3, What Next
1:50 – 2:04 p.m.
Speaker: David Okonkwo
The Role of Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Patients with Spinal Metastases from Primary Prostate Cancer
(Poster: Oncology)
Presenting Author: Samuel Adida
Co-Author: Suchet Taori, Steven Burton, John Flickinger, Peter Gerszten, Roberta Sefcik, Pascal Zinn
Correlation of Clinical Outcomes to Intraoperative Transcranial Motor Evoked Potential during L4-L5 Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
(Poster: Minimally Invasive/Motion Preservation)
Presenting Author: Rohit Prem Kumar
Co-Authors: Andrew Legarreta, Joseph Hudson, Raj Swaroop Lavadi, Gregory Adams, Nitin Agarwal, D. Kojo Hamilton, David Okonkwo, Adam Kanter, Nima Alan
Urinary Control in Cervical Myelopathy: Does It Improve Post-Surgery? A Quality Outcomes Database (QOD) Study
(Poster: Degenerative)
Presenting Author: Raj Swaroop Lavadi
Co-Authors: Saman Shabani, Nitin Agarwal, Vivian Le, Andrew Chan, Michael Wang, Regis Haid, John Knightly, Oren Gottfried, Christopher Shaffrey, Mark Shaffrey, Paul Park, Kevin Foley, Domagoj Coric, Cheerag Upadhyaya, Eric Potts, Juan Uribe, Jay Turner, Luis Tumialan, Dean Chou, Kai-Ming Fu, Anthony Asher, Erica Bisson, Mohamad Bydon, Praveen Mummaneni
Coronal Imbalance in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients That Develop Proximal Junctional Failure
(Poster: Deformity)
Presenting Author: Samuel Adida
Co-Authors: Jhair Colan, Joseph Hudson, David J. McCarthy, Ricardo Fernandez-de Thomas, Regan Shanahan, Mohamed Ali Jawad-Makki, Nitin Agarwal, David Okonkwo, D. Kojo Hamilton, Thomas Buell
Incorporation of Frailty Based Realignment Target Goals for Cervical Deformity Surgery in Adults Can Mitigate Mechanical Complications and Improve Perioperative Course
(Poster: Deformity)
Presenting Author: Jamshaid Mir
Co-Authors: Nima Alan, Thomas Buell, Pooja Dave, Matthew Galetta, D. Kojo Hamilton, Burhan Janjua, Pawel Jankowski, David Kurland, Jordan Lebovic, Nathan Lorentz, Praveen Mummaneni, Stephane Owusu-Sarpong, Peter Passias, Andrew Schoenfeld, Daniel Sciubba, Justin Smith, Lee Tan, Peter Tretiakov
Revision Surgery for Proximal Junctional Failure: A Single-Center Analysis of 1180 Adult Spinal Deformity Patients with Long-Term Follow-Up
(Poster: Deformity)
Presenting Author: Samuel Adida
Co-Author: Joseph Hudson, Andrew Legarreta, Suchet Taori, Regan Shanahan, Mohamed Ali Jawad-Makki, Jhair Colan, Rida Mitha, Nitin Agarwal, David Okonkwo, D. Kojo Hamilton, Thomas Buell
Tubular Minimally Invasive Surgery for Cervical Laminectomy: Early Experience and Radiographic Outcomes
(Poster: Minimally Invasive/Motion Preservation)
Presenting Author: Thomas Buell
Co-Authors: Sharath Anand, Jeffrey Head, Andrew Legarreta, Lauren Puccio, Roberta Sefcik
What Factors Drive Delayed Deterioration of Oswestry Disability Index Following Minimally Invasive Surgery for Adult Spinal Deformity?
(Poster: Deformity)
Presenting Author: Timothy Yess
Co-Authors: Neel Anand, Shay Bess, Andrew Chan, Dean Chou, Robert Eastlack, Richard Fessler, Kai-Ming Fu, Adam Kanter, Vivian Le, Praveen Mummaneni, Gregory Mundis, Pierce Nunley, David Okonkwo, Paul Park, Peter Passias, Christopher Shaffrey, Juan Uribe, Michael Yang
Development of a Hierarchical Approach to SRS-Schwab Modifier Realignment in ASD Surgery
(Poster: Deformity)
Presenting Author: Peter Passias
Co-Authors: Christopher Ames, Shay Bess, Douglas Burton, Alan Daniels, Ankita Das, Robert Eastlack, Jeffrey Gum, D. Kojo Hamilton, Han Jo Kim, Eric Klineberg, Virginie Lafage, Jamshaid Mir, Pierce Nunley, Oluwatobi Onafowokan, Themi Protopsaltis, Frank Schwab, Justin Smith, Alex Soroceanu
Is ERAS Cost-Effective?: Assessing the Economic Benefit of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocols in Adult Cervical Deformity Patients
(Poster: Deformity)
Presenting Author: Peter Passias
Co-Authors: Nima Alan, Anikta Das, Pooja Dave, Matthew Galetta, D. Kojo Hamilton, Pawel Jankowski, Jordan Lebovic, Nathan Lorentz, Jamshaid Mir, Oluwatobi Onafowokan, Djani Robertson, Andrew Schoenfeld, Justin Smith, Peter S. Tretiakov
Multidisciplinary Surgical Approach Utilizing Augmented Reality Pre-Planning for Resection of Giant Thoracic Schwannoma with Robotic Assisted Thoracoscopic Mobilization
(Poster: Oncology)
Presenting Author: Adam Monek
Co-Authors: Rida Mitha, Edward Andrews, Inderpal Sarkaria, Nitin Agarwal, D. Kojo Hamilton
Navigational Assistance in Interbody Device Positioning Optimizes Peri- and Post-Operative Outcomes in Minimally-Invasive Spine Surgery
(Poster: Minimally Invasive/Motion Preservation)
Presenting Author: Peter Passias
Co-Authors: Nima Alan, Ankita Das, Pooja Dave, Matthew Galetta, D. Kojo Hamilton, Pawl Jankowski, Nathan Kim, Jordan Lebovic, Jamshaid Mir, Oluwatobi Onafowokan, Andrew Schoenfeld, Peter Tretiakov, Tyler Williamson
Trends in 5 Year Complications of a Prospective Consecutively Enrolled Single-Center Adult Spinal Deformity Series
(Poster: Deformity)
Presenting Author: Peter Passias
Co-Authors: Ankita Das, Matthew Galetta, D. Kojo Hamilton, Bailey Imbo, Pawel P. Jankowski, Nathan Kim, Virginie Lafage, Jordan Lebovic, Nathan Lorentz, Jamshaid Mir, Praveen Mummaneni, Oluwatobi Onafowokan, Djani Robertson, Andrew Schoenfeld, Justin Smith
Endoscopic Unilateral Laminectomy for Bilateral Decompression in Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
(Poster: Minimally Invasive/Motion Preservation)
Presenting Author: Rida Mitha
Co-Authors: Mark Mahan, Rujvee Patel, Jhair Colan, Jannik Leyendecker, Mark Zaki, Edward Harake, Varun Kathawate, Osama Kashlan, Sanjay Konakondla, Meng Huang, Galal Elsayed, Daniel Hafez, Brenton Pennicooke, Nitin Agarwal, Christoph Hofstetter, John Ogunlade
Prevalence of Impaired Traveling Ability and Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Grade I Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A Quality Outcomes Database Study
(Poster: Degenerative)
Presenting Author: Rida Mitha
Co-Authors: Nitin Agarwal, Andrew Chan, Erica Bisson, Steven Glassman, Kevin Foley, Christopher Shaffrey, Oren Gottfried, Luis Tumialan, Eric Potts, Mark Shaffrey, Domagoj Coric, John Knightly, Asimina Dominari, Paul Park, Michael Wang, Kai-Ming Fu, Jonathan Slotkin, Anthony Asher, Michael Virk, Jian Guan, Ragis Haid, Dean Chou, Mohamed Bydon, Praveen Mummaneni
Thursday, February 22
Sideline Emergency in Athletics: Management of SCI
(Scientific Session 1: Sports & Spine)
8:41 – 8:51 a.m.
Speaker: David Okonkwo
Friday, February 23
Atlas Fractures with and without Simultaneous Dens Fractures differ with respect to Clinical, Demographic, and Management Characteristics
(Award Winning Abstract Presentation: Session 1)
Kuntz Scholar Award
8:51 – 8:54 a.m.
Presenting Author: Michael Cloney
Saturday, February 24
Does LLIF Malalign Patients With Convex Coronal Malalignment? An Analysis of the Obeid Coronal Malalignment Classification
(Oral Presentation: Deformity)
7:36 – 7:38 a.m.
Presenting Author: Dean Chou
Co-Authors: Timothy Yee, Neel Anand, Andrew Chan, Kai-Ming Fu, Adam Kanter, Gregory Mundis, Pierce Nunley, David Okonkwo, Christopher Shaffrey, Jay Turner, Juan Uribe, Michael Wang
Major Complication and Reoperation Rates in Elderly vs. Younger Patients Undergoing Circumferential Minimally-Invasive Spinal Deformity Surgery: a Prospective, Multi-center Assessment
(Oral Presentation: Deformity)
7:44 – 7:46 a.m.
Presenting Author: Alexander Dru
Co-Authors: Neel Anand, Dean Chou, Kai-Ming Fu, Adam Kanter, Gregory Mundis, Pierce Nunley, David Okonkwo, Khoi Than, Juan Uribe, Michael Wang
What is the Prevalence and Prognosis of Coronal Malalignment Following LLIF for Adult Spinal Deformity With Qiu Type A Coronal Alignment?
(Oral Presentation: Deformity)
8:04 - 8:06 a.m.
Presenting Author: Timothy Yee
Co-Authors: Neel Anand, Andrew Chan, Dean Chou, Kai-Ming Fu, Adam Kanter, Gregoru Mundis, Pierce Nunley, David Okonkwo, Christopher Shaffrey, Jay Turner, Juan Uribe, Michael Wang
Gain of Living Independence following Surgical Intervention for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Quality Outcomes Database (QOD) Study
(Oral Presentation: Degenerative)
8:06 – 8:08 a.m.
Presenting Author: Raj Swaroop Lavadi
Co-Authors: Nitin Agarwal, Erica Bisson, Mohamad Bydon, Anthony Asher, Andrew Chan, Michael Wang, John Knightly, Oren Gottfried, Christopher Shaffrey, Michael Virk, Mark Shaffrey, Paul Park, Kevin Foley, Domagoj Coric, Cheerag Upadhyaya, Eric Potts, Juan Uribe, Jay Turner, Luis Tumialan, Kai-Ming Fu, Sarah Johnson, Dean Chou, Praveen Mummaneni
Associating T1-weighted and T2-weighted MRI Radiomic Signatures with Preoperative Symptom Severity in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
(Oral Presentation: Degenerative)
8:12 – 8:14 a.m.
Presenting Author: Raj Swaroop Lavadi
Co-Authors: Serafettin Zenkin, Andrew Legarreta, Joseph Hudson, Daryl Fields II, Nitin Agarwal, Priyadarshini Mamindla, Murat Ak, Vishal Peddagangireddy, Lauren Puccio, Thomas Buell, D. Kojo Hamilton, Adam Kanter, David Okonkwo, Pascal Zinn, Rivka Colen, Nima Alan
The Presentation, Management, and Outcomes of Simultaneous Fractures of the Atlas and Axis
(Oral Presentation: Trauma)
8:14 - 8:16 a.m.
Presenting Author: Michael Cloney
Co-Authors: Samuel Adida, David Okonkwo
The Risk Analysis Index Predicts 30-day Postoperative Complications After Balloon-Assisted Kyphoplasty in the Elderly
(Oral Presentation: Degenerative)
8:26 - 8:28 a.m.
Presenting Author: Samuel Adida
Co-Authors: Anthony Tang, Suchet Taori, Victoria Wong, Roberta Sefcik, Xiaoran Zhang, Peter Gerszten