| 08:45-09:00 |
Welcome address
Enrico Tessitore, Geneva | Gregory Jost, Biel |
| 09:00-10:15 |
Session I: Role of AI in spinal surgery
Chairs: Gregory Jost, Biel | Dominique Rothenfluh, Lausanne |
| 09:00-09:20 |
Opening keynote lecture:
AI for patient selection, risk stratification and prediction of mechanical complications
Ferran Pellisé, Barcelona, ES |
| 09:20-09:40 |
Innovations in machine learning-assisted operative imaging and visualization in spine surgery
Victor Staartjies, Zurich |
| 09:40-10:00 |
AI for spine surgery: how we finally get the results we plan
Erik Van de Kelft, Sint-Niklaas, BE |
| 10:00-10:15 |
Questions & Answers |
| 10:15-10:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:45-12:00 |
Session II: Contemporary surgical techniques at the lumbar spine
Chairs: Claudius Thomé, Innsbruck, AT | Nader Hejrati, St. Gallen |
| 10:45-11:05 |
Endoscopic spine surgery: beyond disc herniation surgery
Jean-Yves Fournier, Sion |
| 11:05-11:25 |
Osteotomies for deformity correction
Claudius Thomé, Innsbruck, AT
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| 11:25-11:45 |
Single position surgery for degen conditions: how to reduce surgical time
Dennis E. Dominguez, Geneva
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| 11:45-12:00 |
Questions & Answers |
| 12:00-13:00 |
Lunch |
| 13:00-14:15 |
Session III: Joint NeuroSpine-EANS Session 2025
Spine Section - MIS options: is the end for open surgery?
Chairs: Florian Ringel, Mainz, DE | Enrico Tessitore, Geneva |
| 13:00-13:20 |
MIS TLIF: lesson learned after 15 years
Roger Hartl, New York, US (Livestream) |
| 13:20-13:40 |
Complications and Risk Factor of Open (non-MIS) TLIF Surgery
Martin Stienen, St. Gallen
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| 13:40-14:00 |
Open Vs MIS: how do I choose?
Claudius Thomé, Innsbruck, AT |
| 14:00-14:15 |
Questions & Answers |
| 14:15-15:15 |
Session IV: Joint NeuroSpine-AO Spine Session 2025 – How to prevent and handle adjacent segment disease
Chairs: Ralph Schär, Bern; Christoph Albers, Bern
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| 14:15-14:30 |
Can adjacent segment disease be prevented by the choice of included segments and surgical techniques?
Oliver Gautschi, St. Anna, Lucerne
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| 14:30-14:45 |
Does Sagittal Alignment in the operated degenerative lumbar spine impact adjacent segment disease?
Virginie Lafage, New York, US (Livestream) |
| 14:45-15:00 |
Management of adjacent segment disease in adult spinal deformity
Ferran Pellisé, Barcelona, ES |
| 15:00-15:15 |
Questions & Answers |
| 15:15-15:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:45-16:45 |
Roundtable: Degenerative spondylolisthesis: when to fuse?………..
Moderator: Martin Baur, Lucerne |
| 15:45-16:30 |
Panel of experts:
- Case presenter: Granit Molliqaj, Geneva
Debate animated by the moderator
- Expert opinion: Florian Ringel, Mainz, DE
Erik van de Kelft, Sint-Niklaas, BE
- Case solution: Granit Molliqaj, Geneva
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| 16:30-16:45 |
Questions & Answers |
| 16:45 |
Closing Remarks
Enrico Tessitore, Geneva | Gregory Jost, Biel
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