TIME HALL A HALL B
8:00 am – 9:25 am Symposia - Spinal Osteotomies for Kyphosis (85 mins)
Moderators: Dr. Kshitij Chaudhary, Dr. Mihir Bapat

1. Indications for spinal osteotomy in severe pediatric deformities: Dr. Siddharth Iyer (8 mins)
2. Risk stratification and preoperative optimization of patients with severe deformity: Dr. Appaji Krishnan (8 mins)
3. How 3D printed models help in surgery for severe deformity?: Dr. Kshitij Chaudhary (8 mins)
4. Use of Halo gravity traction as a preoperative tool for osteotomy patients: Dr. Ajoy Shetty (8 mins)
5. PVCR surgery - Pearls and Pitfalls I have learnt in my career: Dr. Joseph Perra (8 Mins)
6. Responding to IONM alerts during three-column osteotomy surgeries: Dr. Ranjith Unnikrishnan (8 mins)

Case (3 mins)
Discussion (30 mins)
Symposia - Safe Spine Surgery (85 mins)
Moderators: Dr. Nikhil Arbatti, Dr. Arvind Kulkarni

Introduction: Dr. Nikhil Arbatti (2 mins)
1. What makes spine surgery special in terms of ‘Safety’?: Dr. Michael Vitale (7 mins)
2. Making Sense of ‘Consent’: Structure and Constituents: Dr. Chirayu Pamecha (7 mins)
3. Checklist: A pathway to Safety!: Dr. Arvind Kulkarni
(7 mins)

4. Positioning and Theatre Set-up: Dr. Jwalant Mehta
(7 mins)

5. Neuromonitoring - When to use and how to interpret: Dr. Vishal Kundnani (7 mins)
6. Minimizing Infections: Steps to ward off the Bug:
Dr. Devesh Dholakia (7 mins)

7. The Role of Potentially Modifiable Factors in a Standard Work Protocol to Minimize Complications is Spine Surgery: Dr. Rajiv Sethi (7 mins)
Does technology enhance safety in spine surgery?:
Dr. Shailesh Hadgaonkar (7 mins)


Debate (5 mins each)
1. Dedicated attachment to a single hospital minimizes complications and litigations: Dr. Samir Dalvie
2. Multiple hospital attachments do not attract more complications and litigations: Dr. Ram Chaddha
Q & A (10 mins)
9:30 am – 10:25 am High-Grade Spondylolisthesis (55 mins)
Moderators: Dr. Vishal Peshattiwar, Dr. Satyen Mehta

Case discussion: Dr. Akhil Tawari (10 mins)
1. Biomechanical and Radiological parameters in decision making: Dr. Niraj Vasavada (5 mins)
Case discussion (5 mins)
2. Decision making in High-grade listhesis:
Dr. Alexander Gibson

Case discussion (10 mins)
3. Non-reduction technique: Dr. Sanjay Dhar (5 mins)
Case discussion (5 mins)
4. MIS TLIF in High-Grade Listhesis: Dr. Vishal Peshattiwar
Conclusion: Dr. Satyen Mehta

Panellists: Dr. Niraj Vasavada, Dr. Ashok Rathod,
Dr. Sanjay Dhar, Dr. Alexander Gibson,
Dr. Mahesh Bijjawara
Osteoporosis and Spine Surgery (55 mins)
Moderators: Dr. Gautam Zhaveri, Dr. Harshad Argekar

Introduction: Dr. Harshad Argekar (2 mins)
1. Acute painful osteoporotic vertebral fracture - Teriparatide or vertebroplasty?: Dr. Abhay Nene (6 mins)
2. Rx strategy for AO type A4 osteoporotic vertebral fracture- non-op/ cement augmentation/ surgical stabilization?: Dr. Arvind Kulkarni (6 mins)
3. Spinal implant options to optimize fixation in osteoporotic bone: Dr. Gautam Zaveri (6 mins)

Q & A (7 mins)
1. Preventing PJK/ PJF after long fusions in osteoporotic bone: Dr. Ajoy Shetty (6 mins)
2. When should you hold off spine fusion because of osteoporosis? Bone optimization strategies:
Dr. Ram Chaddha (6 mins)

3. Sequential Therapy in Osteoporosis: Dr. Agnivesh Tikoo (6 mins)

Q & A (7 mins)
Concluding Remarks (3 mins)
10:30 am – 10:45 am Tea
10:45 am – 11:15 am Presidential Invited talk
Neuromonitoring Alerts - Sequence of events before and after: Dr. Vishal Sarwahi
11:15 am – 12:15 pm BSSCON22 - Gold Medal Paper Session
1. Scoliosis in Spinal Muscular Atrophy - Single-centre review of 24 cases: Dr. Kushal Gohil
2. Efficacy of Less Invasive Modified O-arm navigated Delta fixation in osteoporotic high-grade spondylolisthesis: “A LIMO Delta technique”: Dr. Siddharth M. Katkade
3. Two-Year Outcomes and Complications of Various Techniques of Lumbar Discectomy: A Multi-Centric Prospective Study: Dr. Yogesh M. Adbalwad
4. Finite Element Analysis comparing the Biomechanical parameters in Multi-level Posterior Cervical Instrumentation model (without laminectomy) involving Lateral Mass Screw v/s Transpedicular Screw Fixation at C7 vertebral level:
Dr. Priyambada Kumar

5. Management and Outcome of Single Stage Triple Region Spinal Decompression Surgery for Triple region Spinal Stenosis: Dr. Aaditya D. Kashikar
6. Influence of Multilevel Trans Foraminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion on Spino-Pelvic Parameters and Clinical Outcome in Degenerative Lumbar Disc Diseases: Dr. Sharan Achar T.
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm BSS Oration: Dr. Gautam Zaveri
Metastatic Spine Tumours - Current trends in Management
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm LUNCH - Lunch Symposia - Spine Infections
Moderator: Dr. Priyank Patel
Panellists: Dr. Amit Jain, Dr. Amit Sharma,
Dr. Kapil Mohan, Dr. Devesh Dholakia,
Dr. Arvind Goregaonkar, Dr. Mahesh Bijjawara
LUNCH - Depuy Synthes Symposia - MISS and Vertebroplasty
Moderator: Dr. Amandeep Gujral
Panellists: Dr. Mihir Bapat, Dr. Nikhil Arbatti,
Dr. Abhijeet Pawar, Dr. Kunal Shah, Dr. Harshal Bamb, Dr. Nikhil Joshi
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Free Papers (4+2 = 6) - 10 papers (60 mins)

1. Use of Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel in Spinal Deformity - A New Tool in Armamentarium of Spine Surgeon:
Dr. TausifAhmed A. Shikalgar

2. A Prospective Study of the Accidental Durotomies in Microendoscopic Lumbar Spine Decompression Surgeries. Incidence, Surgical Outcomes, Postoperative Patient Mobilization Protocol: Dr. Abhijith Shetty
3. Treatment of acute neurological deficit in patients with spinal metastasis with unknown primary - A 12-year retrospective review: Dr. Rohan Parihar
4. Role of PET CT in determining disease activity in patients of Spinal Tuberculosis:
Dr. Bhushan Sunil Hadole

5. Sublaminar Mersilene Tape Augmented Pedicle Screws Fixation for the Thoracolumbar Spinal Tuberculosis: Dr. Ghanshyam Kakadiya
6. Surgical strategy and clinical outcomes of en bloc laminectomy with dural excision in thoracic ossification of ligamentum flavum with dural ossification:
Dr. Sidheshwar Shrikrushna Thosar

7. Mini-Open Trans-foraminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion 2 years outcome study: Dr. Amit Kumar Sharma
8. Awake Spinal Fusion - A retrospective analysis of Minimal Invasive Single-Level Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MIS-TLIF) done under spinal anaesthesia in 150 cases: Dr. Mani Kant Anand
9. Prevalence of Kyphosis and its effect on Long term surgical outcome after Cervical Laminectomy:
Dr. Harshit Dave

10. Functional and radiological outcomes of single door suture anchor laminoplasty in patients of cervical myelopathy secondary to OPLL: Dr. Vaibhav Sinha
Best Poster Session (60 mins)
2:45 pm – 3:40 pm Congenital Craniovertebral Anomalies (55 mins)
Moderators: Dr. Vishal Kundanani, Dr. Uday Pawar

1. Congenital AAD - Biomechanical and radiological parameters: Dr. Umesh Srikantha (8 mins)
2. "Controversies"- Review of management of Congenital AAD: Dr. G. Balamurali (8 mins)
3. Operative management: Dr. Uday Pawar (8 mins)
4. Case: Dr. Saijyot Raut (3 mins)
5. Case Discussion: Dr. Vishal Kundanani (30 mins)

Panellists: Dr. Umesh Srikantha, Dr. Balamurali,
Dr. S. K. Srivastava, Dr. Chandan Mohanty,
Dr. Turel Mazda
Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma - Revisited (55 mins)
Moderators: Dr. Agnivesh Tikoo, Dr. Abhijeet Pawar

Thoracolumbar Spine trauma - does classification simplify the treatment?: Dr. K. Venkatesh (10 mins)
Case Discussion (45 mins)

Panellists: Dr. K. Venkatesh, Dr. Harshad Argekar,
Dr. Gautam Zaveri, Dr. Devesh Dholakia,
Dr. Shital Mohite
3:45 pm – 4:40 pm Endoscopic Spine Surgery - Surmounting Limits
(55 mins)

Moderators: Dr. Sandeep Sonone, Dr. Pradeep Singh

1. Challenging scenarios in Endoscopic Spine Surgery:
Dr. Pramod Lokhande (10 mins)

2. Endoscopic Lumbar fusion - Planning and Technique:Dr. Sukumar Sura (10 mins)
Case discussion (35 mins)

Panellists: Dr. Pramod Lokhande, Dr. Sukumara,
Dr. Vikas Gupte, Dr. Malcom Pestonji, Dr. Abhijeet Pawar
Resistant TB Spine - Eluding Mistakes (55 mins)
Moderators: Dr. Tushar Rathod, Dr. Priyank Patel

Case: Dr. Amandeep Gujral
Case Discussion
1. Know the Mistakes made by surgeons Is Radiology in resistant tuberculosis any different
2. Everything a surgeon should know regarding Medical management of MDR tb
3. What is new to help early diagnosis of MDR TB

Panellists: Dr. Amita Nene, Dr. Arvind Goregaonkar,
Dr. Amit Jhala, Dr. Premik Nagad, Dr. Shekhar Bhojraj, Dr. Gita Natrajan, Dr. Aditya Dafftary
4:45 pm – 5:40 pm Adult Spine Deformity (55 mins)
Moderators: Dr. Samir Dalvie, Dr. Dhiraj Sonavane

1. Radiological parameters and Preop planning (8 mins):
Dr. Gururaj

2. Controversies in Surgical Management:
Dr. Gabriel Liu (8 mins)

3. Role of OLIF in Surgical Management:
Dr. Amit Jhala (6 mins)

Case: Dr. Ankit Patel (3 mins)
Case Discussion (30 mins)

Panellists: Dr. Gururaj Sangondimath,
Dr. Kedar Deogaonkar, Dr. Amit Jhala,
Dr. Appaji Krishnan, Dr. Ashok Rathod
Cervical Myelopathy - Management Dilemma (55 mins)
Moderators: Dr. Sambhav Shah, Dr. Manish Kothari

1. Approach to Patient with Myelopathy Symptoms:
Dr. Abhilash Dhruv

2. Surgical Options in CSM: Dr. Umesh Shrikantha

Case Discussion
1. Early Myelopathy with Cord Signal Changes:
Dr. Aditya Kashikar

2. CSM with Kyphosis: Dr. Abhilash Dhruv
3. Mutilevel CSM: Dr. Nandan Marathe

Panellists: Dr. Tushar Rathod, Dr. Bhavin Shail,
Dr. Umesh Srikantha, Dr. V. T. Ingalhalikar,
Dr. Uday Pawar
5:45 pm – 6:40 pm Early Onset Scoliosis (55 mins)
Moderators: Dr. Arjun Dhawale, Dr. Abhay Nene

1. Understanding EOS and the role of casting:
Dr. Suken Shah (12 mins)

2. Surgeries for EOS - When, what and how?:
Dr. Karen Weissmann (12 mins)

Case Discussion: Dr. Arjun Dhawale, Dr. Abhay Nene
(30 mins)


Panellists: Dr. Ranjith Unnikrishnan,
Dr. Kshitij Chaudhary, Dr. Dhiraj Sonavane,
Dr. Jwalant Mehta
Failed Spine Surgery - Looking Back, Moving Forward
Moderators: Dr. Raghu Verma, Dr. Amit Sharma

1. Persistent leg pain after discectomy
2. Implant failure with Dorsolumbar kyphosis - what went wrong!
3. TLIF - Is it so easy?
4. Pedicle screw cutouts - salvage options.
5. Cage backouts - what next!!

Panellists: Dr. Chirayu Pamecha, Dr. Rakesh Luhana,
Dr. Vishal Peshattiwar, Dr. Mihir Bapat,
Dr. Gururaj Sangondimath
6:45 pm – 7:00 pm Awards and Valedictory