2020 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston

Saturday, April 25

7:45 am - 8:00 am

International Symposium - Opening Ceremonies

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

NEW

013 Learning Pediatric Deformity Skills: A Hands-on Course | PRACTICAL CLINIC

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

021 Neurosurgery around the World: Education and Other Opportunities | PRACTICAL CLINIC

Sunday, April 26

7:30 am - 10:20 am

International Symposium - Session IV: Spine

7:30 am - 11:30 am

NEW

030 Robotics vs. Navigation in Spine Surgery: Which is Better? | PRACTICAL CLINIC

7:30 am - 11:30 am

033 Spinal Alignment Cervical to Pelvis: What EVERY Surgeon Needs to Know; with Case Discussions | PRACTICAL CLINIC

7:30 am - 11:30 am

034 Cranio-cervical and C1C2 Stabilization Techniques and Surgical Approaches | PRACTICAL CLINIC

7:30 am - 11:30 am

035 Update on the Management of Spine and Spinal Cord Injury | PRACTICAL CLINIC

7:30 am - 4:30 pm

026 You Are Never Too Old for Surgery: Spine Management in an Aging Population | PRACTICAL CLINIC

7:30 am - 4:30 pm

027 Global Neurosurgical Practice | PRACTICAL CLINIC

12:30 pm - 4:30 pm

038 Spinal Cord Stimulation-Integrating Pain Management into Your Neurosurgical Practice | PRACTICAL CLINIC

12:30 pm - 4:30 pm

039 Fundamentals in Spinal Stabilization | PRACTICAL CLINIC

12:30 pm - 4:30 pm

040 Peripheral Nerve Injuries, Entrapments and Tumors: Examination and Evaluation | PRACTICAL CLINIC

12:30 pm - 4:30 pm

041 Case-based Controversies in MIS Surgery | PRACTICAL CLINIC

2:17 pm - 2:25 pm

110. Spinal Cord Injury in the United States Army Special Forces | Young Neurosurgeons Research Forum

2:26 pm - 2:34 pm

111. Early versus Late Decompression: Does it Affect Neurological Outcome, Complications and Survival in Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression? | Young Neurosurgeons Research Forum

Monday, April 27

7:00 am - 9:00 am

100 Contemporary Management of Spinal Fractures | BREAKFAST SEMINAR

7:00 am - 9:00 am

103 Return-to-play After Sports Injury I: Concussion | BREAKFAST SEMINAR

7:00 am - 9:00 am

107 Fast Tracking Patients in Neurosurgery: Protocols and Pathways for Enhanced Recovery | BREAKFAST SEMINAR

7:00 am - 9:00 am

108 Shoulder vs. Spine: Differentiating Shoulder and Cervical Spine Pathology | BREAKFAST SEMINAR

7:00 am - 9:00 am

114 Peripheral Nerve Entrapment Syndromes | BREAKFAST SEMINAR

7:00 am - 9:00 am

132 Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy | SUNRISE SESSION

1:10 pm - 2:00 pm

Neurosurgery in Press: Latest Results of Clinical Trials in Neurosurgery and Allied Fields

2:00 pm - 2:05 pm

216. Effect of Ultra-early (<12 hours) Surgery On Recovery After Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A TRACK-SCI Study | Scientific Session II: Spine

2:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Scientific Session II: Spine

2:06 pm - 2:11 pm

217. A Novel Target for Neuromodulation in Spinal Cord Injury: Dorsal Root Ganglion-Stimulation Can Evoke Weight-Bearing Motor Responses in Patients with Chronic Motor Complete Spinal Cord Injury | Scientific Session II: Spine

2:12 pm - 2:17 pm

218. The Change in Inpatient Opioid Use and Pain Scores After Elective Lumbar Fusion Surgery Following Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol | Scientific Session II: Spine

2:18 pm - 2:23 pm

219. Trends in Spine Surgery Training during Neurological and Orthopedic Surgery Residency: A Ten-Year Analysis of ACGME Case Log Data | Scientific Session II: Spine

2:29 pm - 2:34 pm

220. A Comparison Of Complications, Clinical and Radiologic Outcome Between The Mini-open Prepsoas And Mini-open Transpsoas Approach For Lumbar Interbody Fusion. | Scientific Session II: Spine

2:35 pm - 2:40 pm

221. Predicting Tumor Specific Survival In Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Which Scoring System Is Most Accurate? | Scientific Session II: Spine

2:41 pm - 2:46 pm

222. Decompression And Fusion Versus Decompression Alone For Grade I Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: 24-Month Results From The Prospective, Multicenter QOD Spondylolisthesis Study Group | Scientific Session II: Spine

3:04 pm - 3:09 pm

1827. Fusion Versus Decompression Alone: Impact On The 10 Sub-Items Of The Oswestry Disability Index | Scientific Session II: Spine

3:10 pm - 3:15 pm

226. Does Interbody Fusion Protect against Rod Fracture in the Lower Lumbar Spine after Long Fusions to the Sacrum: A Comparative Analysis of Adult Spinal Deformity Patients | Scientific Session II: Spine

3:16 pm - 3:21 pm

227. Outcomes and Complications with Age in Spondylolisthesis: An Evaluation of the Elderly from the Quality Outcomes Database | Scientific Session II: Spine

3:22 pm - 3:27 pm

Late Breaking: Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Adult Symptomatic Lumbar Scoliosis (ASLS) at 5-6 Year Follow-Up: Outcomes and Impact of Related Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) | Scientific Session II: Spine

4:31 pm - 4:36 pm

228. Pain Outcomes in Single-Dose versus Fractionated Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Spinal Metastases | Scientific Session II: Spine

4:37 pm - 4:42 pm

229. The Impact Of Smoking On Outcomes Following Surgery For Grade 1 Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. | Scientific Session II: Spine

4:43 pm - 4:48 pm

1755. Defining Clinically Meaningful Improvement Following Cervical Spine Surgery: Percent Reduction Vs. Minimum Clinically Important Difference | Scientific Session II: Spine

4:49 pm - 4:54 pm

231. Reducing Opioid Utilization For Pain Management In Postoperative Spine Surgeries With Long-acting Local Anesthetic Exparel | Scientific Session II: Spine

5:01 pm - 5:06 pm

232. Variation in Outcome Measures in Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Patient Registries and the Need for Harmonization | Scientific Session II: Spine

5:07 pm - 5:12 pm

233. Timing of Neurological Recovery in Patients with Acute Thoracic AIS A SCI Implanted with an Investigational Neuro-Spinal Scaffold™: Results of the INSPIRE Study | Scientific Session II: Spine

5:13 pm - 5:18 pm

234. Cerebral Structural Alterations and Functional Reorganization Associated with Cervical Spondylosis by Diffusion Weighted Imaging | Scientific Session II: Spine

5:25 pm - 5:30 pm

236. Improving Risk Management in Spine Surgery Patients through Cost Burden Prediction | Scientific Session II: Spine

Tuesday, April 28

7:00 am - 9:00 am

200 Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury | BREAKFAST SEMINAR

7:00 am - 9:00 am

206 Challenging Spinal Cases: Pearls and Pitfalls | BREAKFAST SEMINAR

7:00 am - 9:00 am

212 Management of Adult Scoliosis | BREAKFAST SEMINAR

7:00 am - 9:00 am

213 New and Evolving Technologies for Minimally Invasive Lumbar Disc Surgery | BREAKFAST SEMINAR

7:00 am - 9:00 am

233 Attaining a Solid Fusion: Evidence Review and Suggestions for Success | SUNRISE SESSION

10:50 am - 10:59 am

414. Prospective Randomized Trial Of Temporary Inferior Vena Cava Filter in Thrombophillic Patients That Had Cranial or Spinal Surgery | Plenary Session II

11:05 am - 11:14 am

415. Early Results From The Multi-Center Prospective, Randomized CSM-S Study: Overall Quality Of Life Improvement, Complications, And Heath Resource Utilization | Plenary Session II

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

276 Use of Cutting Edge Techniques and Technologies to Treat Spine Disease in the Elderly | DINNER SYMPOSIUM

Wednesday, April 29

7:00 am - 9:00 am

302 Return-to-play After Sports Injury II: Spine Injury | BREAKFAST SEMINAR

7:00 am - 9:00 am

305 Spinal Cord Tumors | BREAKFAST SEMINAR

7:00 am - 9:00 am

307 Lumbar Fusion and Non-fusion Intra-laminar Stabilization: Options, Indications and Considerations | BREAKFAST SEMINAR

1:20 pm - 1:23 pm

537. Multicenter Prospective Assessment of Outcomes and Complications Associated with Severe Adult Scoliosis Surgery in 146 Patients with Minimum 2-Year Follow-up | Rapid Fire Abstracts: Cerebrovascular; Tumor; Spine

1:28 pm - 1:31 pm

1789. Effect of a Protocol Discontinuing Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Surgical Closed Suction Drains after Posterior Instrumented Fusion for Traumatic Spine Injuries on Early Surgical Site Infection Rate | Rapid Fire Abstracts: Cerebrovascular; Tumor; Spine

1:32 pm - 1:35 pm

540. Influence of approach on Spinopelvic Correction with Lumbar interbody: A Multi-level Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review | Rapid Fire Abstracts: Cerebrovascular; Tumor; Spine

1:36 pm - 1:39 pm

541. Incidence and Risk Factors of Mechanical Complications Following Osteotomies for Correction of Moderate to Severe Cervical and Cervicothoracic Deformities: Series of 83 Patients with Minimum 1-Year Follow-up | Rapid Fire Abstracts: Cerebrovascular; Tumor; Spine

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves — Spine Section Session