Laureen D. Hachem YOU? Author Swipe

Pharmacological Therapies for Spinal Cord Injury Open

Clinical, Molecular and Genetic Features of Spinal Meningiomas Open

An Update of a Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Recommendations on the Role and Timing of Decompressive Surgery Open

Timing of Decompressive Surgery in Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Systematic Review Update Open

Canadian Spine SocietyCPSS-1. Abstract ID 108. Radiographic reporting in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Is there a discrepancy between radiologists’ reports and surgeons’ assessments?CPSS-2. Abstract ID 21. Pediatric posterior spinal deformity correction: 30-day postoperative infection rate and risk factorsCPSS-3. Abstract ID 17. “Ultra-low dose” computed tomography without sedation is feasible and should be considered as part of the preoperative optimization pathway in paediatric patients with neuromuscular scoliosisCPSS-4. Abstract ID 20. SeeSpine: a novel surface topography smartphone application for monitoring curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosisCPSS-5. Abstract ID 78. Pilot study: a machine learning algorithm for the detection of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis from images taken with modern smartphone technologyCPSS-6. Abstract ID 101. Preoperative parameters influencing vertebral body tethering outcomes: patient characteristics play an important role in determining the outcomes at 2 years after surgeryCPSS-7. Abstract ID 63. Preoperative bending radiographs are the best predictor of scoliosis correction on the first erect radiograph in vertebral body tethering: a single-centre retrospective studyCPSS-8. Abstract ID 18. Adverse events after zoledronate infusion in medically complex patients with neuromuscular scoliosisCPSS-9. Abstract ID 5. Sequential rod rolling for surgical correction of Lenke type 2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a 3D analysisCPSS-10. Abstract ID 123. A comparative study of protocols for spinal casting as a surgical delay strategy in severe early-onset scoliosisA-11. Abstract ID 50. Does the type of pelvic fixation affect pelvic incidence after adult spinal deformity surgery? A retrospective analysisA-12. Abstract ID 51. How does pelvic fixation affect the compensatory mechanisms after adult spinal deformity surgery? A retrospective analysisA-13. Abstract ID 44. Development of a biomechanical model to identify risk factors in sagittal alignment contributing to proximal junctional kyphosisA-14. Abstract ID 32. Biomechanical characterization of semirigid constructs and the potential effect on proximal junctional kyphosisA-15. Abstract ID 65. Early adjacent disc characteristics are not associated with reoperation in short-segment lumbar fusionsA-16. Abstract ID 39. Concurrent validation of a novel inertial measurement unit–based method to evaluate spinal motion in clinical settingsA-17. Abstract ID 68. Distal lordosis is associated with reoperation for adjacent segment disease in patients with degenerative lumbar fusionA-18. Abstract ID 69. Automatic extraction of spinopelvic parameters using artificial intelligence methods and a review on the effects of spine stiffness, spinal fusion and spinopelvic parameters on lower limb motion and total hip arthroplasty outcomesA-19. Abstract ID 38. Gender differences in fusion rates in the treatment of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: analysis from the CSORN prospective degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis studyA-20. Abstract ID 29. L3–4 hyperlordosis after a reduction in lower lumbar lordosis with L4–L5 fusion surgery is common in patients requiring L3–4 revision surgery for adjacent segment diseaseB-21. Abstract ID 40. Predictors of dynamic instability in the decision to fuse in degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: results from the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network prospective degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesisstudyB-22. Abstract ID 49. Impact of preoperative insomnia on poor postoperative pain control after elective spine surgery and the Modified Calgary Postoperative Pain After Spine Surgery scoreB-23. Abstract ID 115. Influence of high pelvic incidence on operative difficulty in patients treated surgically for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesisB-24. Abstract ID 45. Reoperation rates for adjacent segment disease in degenerative lumbar fusion surgery: a comparison between minimally invasive versus open surgical approachesB-25. Abstract ID 118. Assessment of changes in opioid utilization 1 year after elective spine surgery: a Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network studyB-26. Abstract ID 93. Preoperative neuroleptic and opioid use effects on postoperative pain and disability after spinal surgery for lumbar radiculopathyB-27. Abstract ID 52. The importance of lower extremity compensation mechanisms in lumbar degenerative pathology: a retrospective analysisB-28. Abstract ID 107. Persistent poor sleep is associated with worse pain and quality of life in patients with degenerative thoracolumbar conditions undergoing surgery: a retrospective cohort studyB-29. Abstract ID 126. Opioid use in low back pain is associated with increased utilization of health care services and likelihood of work absenteeismB-30. Abstract ID 53. Wait times for degenerative lumbar spine consultation and surgery: a repeated cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research NetworkC-31. Abstract ID 33. Pati Open

A digital bridge to reverse paralysis Open

Neuroplasticity and regeneration after spinal cord injury Open

Excitotoxic glutamate levels drive spinal cord ependymal stem cell proliferation and fate specification through CP-AMPAR signaling Open

A Practical Classification System for Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Based on a Three-Phased Modified Delphi Process From the AOSpine Spinal Cord Injury Knowledge Forum Open

A deep learning model to classify neoplastic state and tissue origin from transcriptomic data Open

Management of Diffuse Low-Grade Glioma: The Renaissance of Robust Evidence Open

Ethical issues in geriatric cranial neurosurgery Open

Canadian Spine SocietyPresentation CPSS1: Spinal insufficiency fracture in the geriatric pediatric spinePresentation CPSS2: The clinical significance of tether breakages in anterior vertebral body growth modulation: a 2-year postoperative analysisPresentation CPSS3: Anterior vertebral body growth modulation for idiopathic scoliosis: early, mid-term and late complicationsPresentation CPSS4: Ovine model of congenital chest wall and spine deformity with alterations of respiratory mechanics: follow-up from birth to 3 monthsPresentation CPSS5: Test–retest reliability and minimum detectable change of the English translation of the Italian Spine Youth Quality of Life questionnaire in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosisPresentation B1. Abstract 31: Incidence of delayed spinal cord injury in pediatric spine deformity surgery seems to be higher than previously assumedPresentation B2. Abstract 155: What is the optimal surgical method for achieving successful symptom relief in pediatric high-grade spondylolisthesis?Presentation B3. Abstract 47: Vertebral body tethering: Truly motion preserving or rather limiting?Presentation B4. Abstract 180: Fusion rates in pediatric patients after posterior cervical spine instrumentationPresentation B5. Abstract 102: Effects of 8 years of growth hormone treatment on the onset and progression of scoliosis in children with Prader–Willi syndromePresentation B6. Abstract 144: Klippel–Feil syndrome: clinical phenotypes associated with surgical treatmentPresentation B7. Abstract 123: Anterior release for idiopathic scoliosis: Is it necessary for curve correction?Presentation B8. Abstract 62: Severe scoliosis: Do we know a better way? A retrospective comparative studyPresentation B9. Abstract 21: Intraoperative skull femoral traction in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: the correlation of traction with side-bending radiographsPresentation B10. Abstract 147: What is the effect of intraoperative halo-femoral traction on correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?Presentation B11. Abstract 174: Extreme long-term outcome of surgically versus non-surgically treated patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosisPresentation B12. Abstract 172: The influence of multilevel spinal deformity surgery on the clinical outcome in the elderly: a prospective, observational, multicentre studyPresentation B13. Abstract 49: Demographics of a prospective evaluation of elderly deformity surgery: a prospective international observational multicentre studyPresentation B14. Abstract 119: Timing of conversion to cervical malalignment and proximal junctional kyphosis following surgical correction of adult spinal deformityPresentation B15. Abstract 44: Prioritization of realignment associated with superior clinical outcomes for surgical cervical deformity patientsPresentation B16. Abstract 50: Outcome of multilevel spinal deformity surgery in patients over 60 years of age: a multicentre international prospective studyPresentation B17. Abstract 122: A simpler, modified frailty index weighted by complication occurrence correlates to pain and disability for adult spinal deformity patientsPresentation B18. Abstract 75: Change in Oswestry Disability Index at 24 months following multilevel spinal deformity surgery in patients over 60 years of age: a multicentre international prospective studyPresentation C19. Abstract 19: A prospective cohort study evaluating trends in the surgical treatment of degenerative spondylolisthesis in Canada and the utility of a novel surgical decision aidPresentation C20. Abstract 154: Decompression compared with decompression and fusion for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network (CSORN) studyPresentation C21. Abstract ID 77: Lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis: factors impacting decision to fusePresentation C22. Abstract 27: Patient-reported outcomes following surgery for lumbar disc herniation: comparison of a universal and multitier health care systemPresentation C23. Abstract 151: Do patients with recurrent lumbar disc herniations fair worse with discectomy than primary operations? A retrospective analysis from the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research NetworkPresentation C24. Abstract 136: A province-wide assessment of the appropriateness of lumbar spine MRIPresentation D25. Abstract 32: Surgical site infection reduction — a 10-year quality improvement journeyPresentation D26. Abstract 34: The impact of frailty on patient-reported outcome measures following elective thoraco-lumbar spine surgeryPresentation D27. Abstract 8: Moving toward better health: exercise practice is associated with improved outcomes after spine surgeryPresentation D28. Abstract 33: Preoperative decolonization does not adversely affect the microbiologic spectrum of spine surgical site infectionPresentation D29. Abstract 61: Feedback: reducing after-hours spine cases using an encrypted messaging systemPresentation D30. Abstract 177: Complex spine surgery is safe and effe Open

The Cost-Effectiveness of 5-ALA in High-Grade Glioma Surgery: A Quality-Based Systematic Review Open

Assessment and treatment of childhood epilepsy in Haiti Open

Unlocking the paradoxical endogenous stem cell response after spinal cord injury Open

Predicting Outcomes After Surgical Decompression for Mild Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Moving Beyond the mJOA to Identify Surgical Candidates Open

Invasive Neuromodulation for the Treatment of Pediatric Epilepsy Open

The vagus afferent network: emerging role in translational connectomics Open

MGMT promoter methylation status testing to guide therapy for glioblastoma: refining the approach based on emerging evidence and current challenges Open

2018 Canadian Spine Society Abstracts Open

CMET-05. HEALTH-ECONOMIC ANALYSES OF RADIOTHERAPY FOR PATIENTS WITH BRAIN METASTASES: CAN ECONOMICS GUIDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PATIENT CARE PATHWAYS? Open

SURG-22. QUALITY BASED ASSESSMENT OF THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF 5-ALA IN HIGH GRADE GLIOMA SURGERY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW Open

Assessment and management of acute spinal cord injury: From point of injury to rehabilitation Open

Citation classics in neuro-oncology: assessment of historical trends and scientific progress Open

Postoperative surgical-site hemorrhage after kidney transplantation: incidence, risk factors, and outcomes Open

The role of 5‐aminolevulinic acid in enhancing surgery for high‐grade glioma, its current boundaries, and future perspectives: A systematic review Open

Experience with Canada’s First Policy on Concussion Education and Management in Schools Open

Effect of BDNF and Other Potential Survival Factors in Models of <i>In Vitro</i> Oxidative Stress on Adult Spinal Cord–Derived Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells Open