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Annual Forum Presentations 2025

Annual Forum Presentations 2025

Business of spine surgery: leveragin… Aquiring new masteries Motion preservation Surgey-adjacent: regenerative medici… Presidential address, keynote and aw… Endoscopic spine surgery Surgeon preservation Free papers Lateral surgery: complications and p…

Business of spine surgery: leveraging your value beyond the or

Private Equity and You (Taking a Big Bite Out of the Big Apple)

Leaving Academia for Independent Practice

Be Your Own Boss: Starting an Ambulatory Surgery Center

Technology Updates: A New Treatment Option for the Aging Spine

NOPAIN: Improved Management of Post-surgical Pain While Minimizing Financial Barriers

Mitigating Risk: What Spine Surgeons Should Know About Malpractice Risks

Spine Surgeon By Day, Innovator By Night

Surgeon as Administrator: Power Move or Selling Out?

Efforts to Repeal the Ban on Physician Owned Hospitals

Administrative Harm

Back to School: Does an MBA Make Sense for You?

Aquiring new masteries

Turning the World Upside Down: Prone Lateral

Taking the Endoscopic Plunge

Reinventing the Wheel: MIS Deformity

Suspension of Belief: Navigating Cages

Avoiding the Elephant in the Room: OLIF

Surrendering to the Machines: Robotics and Spine

When Reality Just Isn't Enough: Augmented Reality

Total Navigation: It's a Game Changer

Motion preservation

More Motion, More Problems: Fusion Is the Clear Answer

Pass the Poly Please: The Spine is Meant to Move

F is for Fusion, No Snake Oil for Me

I Refuse to Fuse: Disc Replacement Preserves the Other Discs AND Produces Better Clinical Outcomes

Implant Decision Making and How to Avoid Problems

Push It to the Limit: Cervical Disc Replacement in Spondylotic Patients

Failed Cervical Arthroplasty

Decision Making Strategies for Revision of Lumbar Disc Replacement

Augmented Reality and Navigation in Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty: What Are the Possibilities?

Surgey-adjacent: regenerative medicine

Stem Cells in Spine: Basic Science and Clinical Applications

Doc, I Want PRP: A Primer on Regenerative Medicine for the Spine Surgeon

SPECT-CT in the Diagnostic Workup of Axial Spine Pain

Metabolic Bone Considerations for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Anterior Lumbar Exposures in the ASC: Should We Do It?

Awake Spine Surgery: What I Have Learned

Recent Advances in Neuromonitoring, Navigation, Position and Approach in Lateral

Presidential address, keynote and awards

Introduction of SMISS President: Michael Y. Wang, M.D., M.B.A.

The Citizen Surgeon: Courage & Innovation During Turbulent Times (SMISS 2025 Presidential Address)

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Past, Present and Future

Long Term Results of Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes After Prone Transpsoas Lateral Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Disease: A Prospective Multicenter Study

Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Conventional and Interlaminar Full-Endoscopic Decompressive Laminectomy to Treat Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (ENDO-F Trial): A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Trial

Patient Access to Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Trends in the Relationship Between Race, Ethnicity and Time to Treatment for Lumbar Decompression Surgery

SMISS Traveling Fellowship

Endoscopic spine surgery

Starting Up an Endoscopic Program: A $10 Million Dollar Proposal

Never Too Late to Learn Endoscopy: Perspectives from a DeformitySurgeon

Pushing the Limits of Endoscopy

Future of Endoscopy and Where It Is Headed

Clearing the Cellular Fog: The Vital Role of Tissue Bank Quality & Real-World Evidence

The Economics of Endoscopy:Endoscopy Provides Real Value

If I’m Having an Endoscopic Decompression, Don’t You Dare Put a Second Portal in My Back!

Uniportal vs Biportal Debate:Two Portals are Better than One (Duh)

Things I’ve Learned Through Cervical Endoscopy

Endoscopy Isn’t Cost Effective and Shouldn’t Be Widely Adopted

Surgeon preservation

Failure Isn’t Final: Stories of Failing the Oral Boards and Moving on

I Left My First Job

Your Body, Your Health: Ergonomics

Radiation Safety in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Juggling Academia, Clinical Care, Research, Leadership, and Family Life

Staying Sane

Case Complication: A Patient Was Harmed

I Was Sued and Lived to Tell the Tale

Free papers

Natural Language Processing–Driven Automation of the Revised Risk Analysis Index: A Pilot Feasibility Study

Changes in Vertebropelvic Angles Between Standing and Sitting Positions: Influence of Pelvic Incidence, Age, BMI, and Gender

The Foot Bone’s Connected to the Spine Bone:Association Between Foot Deformities and Recovery After Spinal Deformity Surgery

Breaking Down Instability: A Comparative Analysis of Muscle Health, Facet Joint Morphology, Spinopelvic Alignment, and Other Imaging Markers in Stable Versus Unstable Lumbar Spondylolisthesis

Safety Profile and Predictors of Long-Term Reoperation Following Three- and Four-Level Cervical Disc Replacement

Quantifying Ergonomic Risk in Spine Surgery: A Case Series of Surgeon Posture During Single-Level Microdiscectomy

COMPASS Registry: Planned versus Achieved Distal Lumbar Lordosis, Patient-Reported Outcome and Revisions after Short Fusions to S1 with Personalized Interbody Devices

Public Perceptions of Endoscopic versus Tubular Microdiscectomy

Lower Extremity Pain is a Positive Predictor While Back Pain is a Negative Predictor for Early Improvement Following 1- and 2-Level Lumbar Laminectomy Using a Novel Definition of Improvement

Novel Surgical Treatment of Failed Cervical Disc Arthroplasty with Minimally Invasive Cervical Facet Implants

Longitudinal PROMs Analysis Reveals Comparable Recovery in Obese and Non-Obese Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Spine Surgery: A Linear Mixed Effects Analysis

Safety Assessment of Performing Same-Day Outpatient Three- and Four-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

Postoperative NSAID Prophylaxis Is Associated with Decreased Rates of Heterotopic Ossification Following Cervical Disc Arthroplasty

Economic Value of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Performed in an Outpatient Setting: Retrospective Review of 100 Patients Seeking a “Second Opinion”

Lumbopelvic Instrumentation with Cement Augmentation Is Associated with Improved Pain and Function in Patients with Unstable Pathologic Sacral Fractures

Update on Fluid and Thermal Dynamics During Endoscopic Spine Surgery

Use of an Electrical Conductivity Device Improves K-Wire Placement Accuracy as Compared to Freehand Method in Cadaveric SI Joints: A One-to-One Comparative Study

Expectation vs. Reality: Exploring Decisional Regret in Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spine Surgery

Developing an Artificial Intelligence–Based Representation Model of the Spine Using Health System–Scale Data

Length of Stay in MIS and Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression: Impact of Surgical Technique and Perioperative Complications

Medicare Utilization and Reimbursement Trends in Spine Tumor Laminectomies: A 10-Year Retrospective Analysis

Non-Tobacco Nicotine Dependence Increases Complications Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery

Comparative Risk of Complications Following ALIF vs TLIF/PLIF in Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A Stratified Cohort Analysis

Evaluation of Surgical Complications Associated with Minimally Invasive Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion at L5/S1 (OLIF51): A 10-Year Experience

Full Endoscopic Thoracic OLF Removal for Compressive Myelopathy in Professional Athletes; Case Series

SPECT-CT Versus CT In Postoperative Spinal Evaluation: Assessing Metabolic Activity for Hardware Stability and Early Adjacent Segment Changes

Hollow Screw Design Increases Resistance to Anterior Shear in Single-Level Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Biomechanical Study

Efficacy of Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy With Annulus Fibrosus Suturing: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Defining Incidental Durotomy Rates in Open and Minimally Invasive TLIF

Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty for Grade I Spondylolisthesis: Safety and Efficacy as an Outpatient Procedure

Symptomatic Epidural Hematoma Following One vs. Multi-Level Unilateral Laminotomy for Bilateral Decompression: A Retrospective Analysis

Safety and Feasability of Robotically Placed Posterior Cervical Pedicle Screws

Personalized Spine Surgery in Adult Deformity: Reoperation Rates and Mechanical Complications Following Customized Planning and Personalized Interbody Implant Use

Enhanced Recovery Following Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression Compared to Open Techniques: A Multi-Center Study of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Dual CNN for Determining Fusion Status After Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Safety and Fusion Success: Biologic Choices in TLIF and LLIF

SIJ Stabilization in Long Fusion to the Pelvis: A Randomized Controlled Trial (The SILVIA Study)

Small MIS Fusion or Large Open Correction: Is There a Difference in Outcomes in Adult Spinal Deformity

Comparison of Transforaminal Endoscopic Surgery and Traditional Posterior Spinal Surgery in the Treatment of Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Infections Spondylitis

Defining the Severity and Time Course for Dysphagia After Anterior Cervical Surgery

Single and Two-Level Anterior and Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Percutaneous Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Direct Decompression: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study

Surgical Speed Over Precision? Re-Evaluating the "20-Minute Rule" in LLIF With a Propensity-Matched Analysis

Association of GLP-1 Use and Pseudoarthrosis in Posterior Cervical Fusion Surgery

Navigated Robotic Spine Surgery: A One-Year Prospective Multicenter Analysis of Complications and Revision Rates in 657 Thoracolumbar Fusions

The Comparative Efficacy of Biportal Endoscopic Microtubular and Open Lumbar Laminectomy for Lumbar Stenosis Using an ERAS Protocol

Lumbar Decompression - A Prospective Comparison Between Endoscopic and Tubular Techniques on Outcomes for Patients With Central Canal or Foraminal Stenosis

Improving TLIF Graft Delivery: Evaluation of a Novel Bone Graft Delivery System

Understanding Femoral Nerve Injuries During LLIF Using Transabdominal Muscle Action Potential (TMAP) and an Event-Based Protocol

Obesity May Have Minimal Impact on Operative Time or Early Ambulation Following One to Two Level Robotic Spine Surgery

Development and Validation of the Forgotten Spine Surgery Score – Cervical (FS³-C): An Adapted Outcome Measure in Cervical Spine Surgery

Effect of Body Mass Index on Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Scores in Patients Undergoing Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression

How do Rheumatological Conditions Impact CDR Patient Outcomes?

Instrument Tracking Dramatically Decreases Retractor Time and Radiation Exposure in the Prone Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PL-LIF) Procedure

Cannabis Use and Revision Surgery After Lumbar Fusion: A Meta-Analysis

Development of a Modified Surgical Invasiveness Index for Minimally-Invasive Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery

Is There a Better Alternative to Three Column Osteotomies?Analysis of Prone Lateral Anterior Column Realignment and Their Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Socioeconomic Factors Impact the Use of Bone Morphogenetic Protein in Elective Lumbar Fusion Surgery

Structural and Interface Characterization of Biodegradable Lattices for Spinal Fusion Applications:A Pilot Study on Bone Surrogates

The Lordosis Illusion: More Lordotic Cages Don’t Guarantee Greater Correction in TLIF

Psoas Morphology Predicts Neurovascular Complications in L4–L5 Oblique and Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Presence of Preoperative Vacuum Disc Phenomenon is Not Associated with Adverse Outcomes After Laminectomy

Temporal Trends of Recovery and Return to Activity in Single- and Multi-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Comparing Patients with Radiculopathy-Only Versus Myelopathy/Myeloradiculopathy

Can Endoscopic Decompression Lead to Greater Postoperative Pain Reduction Compared to Minimally Invasive Tubular Approaches?

Quantitative Assessment of the Biomechanical Advantage of Expandable Implants in Mitigating Subsidence

Randomized Controlled Trials on Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture Management Are Statistically Fragile: A Systematic Review

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

Preauthorization Delays Care in Elective Orthopaedic Spine Surgery

Preoperative Activity Decline Predicts Functional Recovery After Spine Surgery: A Smartphone-Based Analysis

Comparative Analysis of ProDisc-C and Mobi-C Cervical Disc Arthroplasty: Long-Term Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes

Evaluating ChatGPT’s Diagnostic and Treatment Accuracy in Lumbar Spine Pathology

Two-Level CDR Patients Return to Work Sooner than Two-Level ACDF Patients: A Matched-Cohort Analysis

Ultra MIS Surgical Treatment of Pars Fractures with Percutaneous Headless Compression Screw

Failure to Achieve Ideal L1PA is Associated with Worse Patient Reported Outcomes in L4–S1 Fusions

Lumbar Disc Replacement Provides Indirect Decompression as Effectively as Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Lateral surgery: complications and pitfalls

Approach Side Choice: How to Choose a Side and Managing Complications Pseudohernia, Thigh Pain, Hematoma

Multilevel Lateral for Deformity: Where Are We Today?

Addressing the Focal Problem versus Correcting the Larger Deformity

Luiz Pimenta, MD Lateral Spine Surgery Innovation Award

Complications Happen: Quad Palsy, Vascular Injuries, Bowel Injured

Neuromonitoring in Anterolateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion-How Should We React to Signal Changes?

MISDEF2 - Past, Present, Future of MIS Deformity

Lateral Corpectomy: Thoracolumbar Junction and Beyond

Expandables and Surface Tech in Lateral Interbody Fusion

Revision TLIF and Prone Lateral

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