9th INTERNATIONAL TURKISH SPINE CONGRESS

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1 April 27-30, 2011 Istanbul, Turkey 9. Uluslararas Türk Omurga Kongresi Nisan 2011 stanbul Polat Renaissance Istanbul Hotel PROGRAM BOOK

2 Congress Chairman Cüneyt fiar, M.D. Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 34390, Istanbul - TURKEY Tel : +90 (212) Fax : +90 (212) cuneytsar@hotmail.com Scientific Secretary Ufuk Talu, M.D. Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 34390, Istanbul - TURKEY Tel : +90 (212) Fax : +90 (212) ufuktalu@yahoo.com Congress Bureau fiehit Muhtar Cad. Özerk flhan No:17 Kat:2/3 Taksim 34437, Istanbul - TURKEY Tel : +90 (212) pbx Fax : +90 (212) spinecongress2011@visitur.com.tr

3 INDEX Scientific Committee 2 Organizing Committee Program Overview 3 Program 4 About Congress 19 Exhibition Plan 21 Sponsors 22

4 SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Emre ACARO LU Cem AÇIKBAfi Serdar AKALIN Behrooz A. AKBARNIA, United States of America Atilla AKBAY Ömer AKÇALI Ahmet ALANAY Emin ALICI Necdet ALTUN Ali ARSLANTAfi Richard ASSAKER, France Baflar ATALAY Özkan ATEfi Ayhan ATTAR Önder AYDINGÖZ Ufuk AYDINLI Teoman BENL Haluk BERK Murat BEZER Nafiz B LSEL Hakan CANER Murat COfiAR Erdal COfiKUN fiükrü ÇA LAR Sedat ÇA LI Süleyman ÇAYLI Sedat DALBAYRAK Derya D NÇER Ünsal DOMAN Ç Nuri EREL Mahir GÜLfiEN Azmi HAMZAO LU Murat HANCI Cihangir SLAM Charles E. JOHNSTON II, United States of America Serdar KAHRAMAN Erkan KAPTANO LU Ömer KARATOPRAK Norio KAWAHARA, Japan Mehmet Akif KAYGUSUZ Cumhur KILINÇER Esat KITER Kemal KOÇ John KOSTUIK, United States of America Can KOfiAY Kadir KOT L Sait NADER Hilali NOORDEEN, United Kingdom Özerk OKUTAN Fahir ÖZER Serdar ÖZGEN Harzem ÖZGER Ça atay ÖZTÜRK Selçuk PALAO LU Luca PAPAVERO, Germany Erhan SESL Yetkin SÖYÜNCÜ Ali fieh RL O LU Alparslan fienel Alpaslan fienköylü Serkan fi MfiEK Sait fi R N Cüneyt TEM Z Mehmet TEZER Selim YALÇIN Erol YALNIZ Tar k YAZAR Muharrem YAZICI ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Honorary President Ünsal DOMAN Ç, M.D. Congress Chairman Cüneyt fiar, M.D. Congress Organising Committee Ahmet Alanay, M.D. Önder Ayd ngöz, M.D. Murat Bezer, M.D. Serdar Kahraman, M.D. Fahir Özer, M.D. Serdar Özgen, M.D. Mehmet Tezer, M.D. Congress Scientific Secretary Ufuk TALU, M.D. Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Tel : Fax : ufuktalu@yahoo.com 2

5 PROGRAM OVERVIEW April 27, 2011, Wednesday 14:15-14:30 Opening Ceremony 14:30-16:00 Panel 1 : Cervical Spine Trauma 16:10-16:30 Coffee Break 16:30-17:30 Panel 2 : Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Trauma 17:30-19:30 Free Papers Session 1 : Spinal Trauma April 28, 2011, Thursday 08:00-08:30 Lecture 1 Early Onset Scoliosis-What we know, what we do not know & Delaying Tactics- Traction and Casting to Delay Surgery in Young Children 08:30-10:00 Panel 3 : Growing Spine 10:00-10:30 Free Papers Session 2 : Growing Spine 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:30 Panel 4 : Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis 12:30-14:00 AOSpine Lunch Symposium : Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery 12:30-14:00 Workshop - (Parallel Hall) Hall Akdeniz 1 Medikon Hall Akdeniz 2 Algoritma & Medtronic Hall Akdeniz 3 K2M 14:00-15:30 Panel 5 : Adult Deformity 15:30-16:00 Coffee Break 16:00-16:30 Lecture 2 Repair of Pseudoarthrosis in Adult Deformity 16:30-17:30 Interactive Case Discussion : Adult Deformity 17:30-19:00 Free Papers Session 3 : Deformity 19:30-22:00 Welcome Cocktail April 29, 2011, Friday 08:00-08:30 Lecture 3 Total En-bloc Spondylectomy for Spinal Tumors 08:30-10:00 Panel 6 : Spinal Tumors 10:00-10:30 Free Papers Session 4 : Spinal Tumors 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:30 Panel 7 : Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery 12:30-14:00 Lunch Symposium (Eczac bafl -Baxter) 14:00-15:30 Panel 8 : Degenerative Disorders of the Spine 15:30-16:00 Coffee Break 16:00-17:00 Panel 9 : Spondylolisthesis 17:00-17:30 Interactive Case Discussion : Spondylolisthesis 17:30-19:00 Free Papers Session 5 : Degenerative Disorders of the Spine April 30, 2011, Saturday 08:00-09:00 Panel 10 : Infections of the Spine 09:00-10:30 Free Papers Session 6 : Infections of the Spine & General 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:00 Panel 11 : Cervical Degenerative Disorders 12:00-12:30 Free Papers Session 7 : Cervical Degenerative Disorders 12:30-12:45 Closing Ceremony 3

6 PROGRAM April 27, 2011, Wednesday 08:00-14:00 Exhibit Set-up 10:00-18:00 Registration 14:15-14:30 Opening Ceremony Cüneyt fiar (Chairman) Mahir Gülflen (President of Turkish Spine Society) 14:30-16:00 Panel 1 : Cervical Spine Trauma Moderators: Erol Yaln z, Murat Hanc 14:30-14:45 Timing of Surgery in Spinal Cord Injury, Ayhan Attar 14:45-15:00 Treatment of Hangman Fractures, Sedat Dalbayrak 15:00-15:15 Treatment of Type II Odontoid Fractures, Serkan fiimflek 15:15-15:30 Management of Cervical Facet Dislocation, Kadir Kotil 15:30-15:45 Cervicothoracic Junction Injuries, Ali fiehirlio lu 15:45-16:00 Discussion 16:00-16:10 Spine Surgery in Turkey, Sait Naderi 16:10-16:30 Coffee Break 16:30-17:30 Panel 2 : Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Trauma Moderators: Erhan Sesli, Süleyman Çayl 16:30-16:40 Damage Control Surgery for Spine Trauma, Murat Bezer 16:40-16:50 Minimal Invasive Percutaneous Fixation, Erol Yaln z 16:50-17:00 Fixation in Osteoporotic Fractures, Necdet Altun 17:00-17:10 Anterior Surgery Indications, Ömer Akçal 17:10-17:20 Approach in Traumatic Dural Lesions and Nerve Root Injuries, Erkan Kaptano lu 17:20-17:30 Discussion 17:30-19:30 Free Papers Session 1: Spinal Trauma Moderators: Ali fiehirlio lu, Murat Coflar 17:30-17:35 OP 01 THE EFFECT OF HYPERBARIC OXYGEN TREATMENT FOR SECONDARY SPINAL CORD INJURY IN TERMS OF FREE RADICAL FORMATION, HISTOPATHOLOGIC FINDINGS AND CLINICAL PICTURE Onur YAMAN, Banu YAMAN, Ahmet VAR, Mustafa BARUTÇUO LU, Cüneyt TEM Z 17:35-17:40 OP 02 IS LOW ASIA SCORE A CONTRINDICATION FOR SURGICAL DECOMPRESSION OF MISSILE INJURIES OF SPINE?: AN ARTICLE AS A CASE REPORT TO EMPHASIZE INDICATIONS OF SURGERY A. Yener NCE, Emre ALTUNRENDE, Gökhan ACKA, Serdar KAHRAMAN 17:40-17:45 OP 03 LONG TERM RESULTS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR THORACOLUMBAR FRACTURES WITHOUT NEUROLOGIC INJURY Burak AKESEN, Osman YARAY, Ufuk AYDINLI 17:45-17:50 OP 04 THE USE OF INTERSPINOUS LIGAMENT LENGTH AS A REDUCTION PARAMETER TO DECREASE FLUOROSCOPY EXPOSURE TIME IN SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR VERTEBRAL FRACTURES Murat BEZER, smail Emre KETENC, Baransel SAYGI, Görkem KIYAK 17:50-17:55 OP 05 POSTERIOR FIXATION FOR LUMBAR BURST FRACTURES. COMPARISON OF SHORT AND LONG SEGMENT PEDICLE SCREW INSTRUMENTATION Serkan B LG Ç, Tolga EGE, Ömer ERfiEN, Kenan KOCA, Erbil O UZ, Ali fieh RL O LU 17:55-18:00 DISCUSSION 4

7 PROGRAM April 27, 2011, Wednesday 18:00-18:05 OP 06 CAN WE SAVE A LUMBAR SEGMENT IN TREATMENT FOR THORACOLUMBAR FRACTURES? Ali Ak n U RAfi, Ali Ak n U RAfi, Mustafa Fehmi AKYILDIZ, Murat YILMAZ, brahim SUNGUR, Ercan ÇET NUS 18:05-18:10 OP 07 SINGLE STAGE POSTERIOR CORPECTOMY AND EXPENDABLE CAGE APPLICATION FOR TREATMENT OF ACUTE THORACIC AND LUMBAR BURST FRACTURES Mehdi SASAN, Tunç ÖKTENO LU, Ali Fahir ÖZER 18:10-18:15 OP 08 MODIFIED POSTERIOR VERTEBRAL COLUMN RESECTION FOR THE TREATMENT OF OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES WITH NEUROLOGIC DEFICIT IN ELDERLY PATIENTS Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Meriç ENERCAN, Selhan KARADERELER, Kürflat GAN YUSUFO LU, Azmi HAMZAO LU 18:15-18:20 OP 09 POSTERIOR SUBTOTAL VERTEBRECTOMY OF THORACIC BURST FRACTURES WITH SPINAL CORD AND CHEST TRAUMA Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Meriç ENERCAN, Mürsel DEBRE, Selhan KARADERELER, Levent ULUSOY, Azmi HAMZAO LU 18:20-18:25 OP 10 OUR RESULTS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR THORACOLUMBAR BURST FRACTURES Gürkan GÜMÜfiSUYU, Mutlu GÜNGÖR, Mehmet Nurullah ERM fi, O uz DURAKBAfiA, Nazir Cihangir SLAM 18:25-18:30 DISCUSSION 18:30-18:35 OP 11 PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY AND KYPHOPLASTY FOR TREATMENT OF OSTEOPOROTIC VERTEBRAL FRACTURES Ali Ak n U RAfi, brahim SUNGUR, brahim KAYA, Bar fl YÜCEL, Ercan ÇET NUS 18:35-18:40 OP 12 BIOMECHANICAL EVALUATION OF PEDICLE SCREW ALTERNATIVES AND AUGMENTATION METHODS IN OSTEOPOROTIC SPINE Murat BEZER, Görkem KIYAK, smail Emre KETENC 18:40-18:45 OP 13 PROGRESSIVE LATE NEUROLOGIC DEFICIT IN VERTEBROPLASTY PATIENTS Mehmet Ozan AfiIK, Mehmet Ozan AfiIK, Mahir GÜLfiEN, Hasan Tahsin ÜTSÜKARCI, Ercan ONAÇ 18:45-18:50 OP 14 BIOMECHANICAL COMPARISON OF PEDICLE SCREWS AUGMENTED BY CALCIUM SULPHATE AND POLYMETHYLMETACRYLATE AS A SALVAGE PROCEDURE Ümit Özgür GÜLER, Alihan DER NCEK, Murat Ali HERSEKL, Metin ÖZALAY, Murat ÇINAR 18:50-18:55 OP 15 CEMENT AUGMENTED PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION IN OSTEOPENIC PATIENTS: MINIMUM TWO-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF 1454 PEDICLE SCREWS Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Meriç ENERCAN, Ömer KARATOPRAK, Sinan KARACA, Azmi HAMZAO LU 18:55-19:00 DISCUSSION 19:00-19:05 OP 16 LONG TERM RADIOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL RESULTS OF PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY IN COMPRESSION FRACTURES OF THE SPINE Ahmet ÖZD LMAÇ, Osman Nuri TÜRKMENO LU, Halit ÇAVUfiO LU, Yüksel fiah N, Yunus AYDIN 19:05-19:10 OP 17 COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF HEMOSTATIC AGENTS USED IN SPINAL SURGERY IN TERMS OF THEIR EFFECTS ON NEURAL TISSUES Gökhan MER Ç, Ömer AKÇALI, Serap CILAKER MICILI, Alper BA RIYANIK 19:10-19:15 OP 18 PERCUTANEOUS ILIOSACRAL SCREWS FOR SACRAL FRACTURES Ali Ak n U RAfi, Murat YILMAZ, Nurullah fiener, Musa KORKMAZ, Ercan ÇET NUS 19:15-19:20 OP 19 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN C1 LATERAL MASS AND INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY: A PRELIMINARY MORPHOMETRIC CT-ANGIOGRAPHIC STUDY Mehmet fi MfiEK, Özden US, Soner fiah N, Tarkan ÇALIfiANELLER, lker GÜLEÇ, Recai GÖKCAN, Sait NADER 19:20-19:25 OP 20 SURGERY FOR TRAUMATIC SPINOPELVIC INSTABILITY Sedat DALBAYRAK, Mesut YILMAZ, Murat AYTEN, Mahmut GÖKDA 19:25-19:30 DISCUSSION 19:30 Adjourn 5

8 PROGRAM April 28, 2011, Thursday 08:00-08:30 Lecture 1 Early Onset Scoliosis-What we know, what we do not know & Delaying Tactics-Traction and Casting to Delay Surgery in Young Children Charles E. Johnston II 08:30-10:00 Panel 3 : Growing Spine Moderators: Muharrem Yaz c, Cüneyt Temiz 08:30-08:45 Spinal Dysraphism, Serdar Özgen 08:45-09:00 Hemivertebra Excision or Convex Hemiepiphysiodesis in Congenital Scoliosis, Muharrem Yaz c 09:00-09:15 The Use of a Magnetically Lengthened Growth Rod in the Management of Early Onset Scoliosis, Hilali Nordeen 09:15-09:30 Complications of Growing Rod and VEPTR in Young Children, Behrooz A. Akbarnia 09:30-09:45 Cervical Deformity in Young Children, Charles E. Johnston II 09:45-10:00 Discussion 10:00-10:30 Free Papers Session 2: Growing Spine Moderator: Selim Yalç n, Cem Aç kbafl 10:00-10:05 OP 21 THE EFFECT OF PEDICLE SCREW INSERTION IN YOUNG CHILDREN ON FUTURE PEDICLE AND CANAL DEVELOPMENT Z. Deniz OLGUN, Gökhan DEM RKIRAN, Mehmet AYVAZ, Emre KARADEN Z, Muharrem YAZICI 10:05-10:10 OP 22 DOES PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION UNDER AGE FIVE DISRUPT VERTEBRAL GROWTH? A COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY STUDY Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Mercan SARIER, Selhan KARADERELER, Mehmet TEZER, Azmi HAMZAO LU 10:10-10:15 OP 23 A NEW SURGICAL STRATEGY FOR THE TREATMENT OF EARLY-ONSET IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Meriç ENERCAN, Murat fi R KÇ, Levent ULUSOY, Azmi HAMZAO LU 10:15-10:20 OP 24 EFFICACY OF GROWING ROD ON EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS TREATMENT Turgut AKGÜL, Fatih D K C, Ufuk TALU, Cüneyt fiar, Ünsal DOMAN Ç 10:20-10:25 OP 25 COMPARISON OF SINGLE AND DUAL GROWING ROD TECHNIQUES IN TERMS OF SHOULDER BALANCE IN THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF EARLY-ONSET SCOLIOSIS Onat ÜZÜMCÜG L, Yunus ATICI, Yusuf ÖZTÜRKMEN, Merter YALÇINKAYA, Mustafa CAN KL O LU 10:25-10:30 DISCUSSION 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 6 11:00-12:30 Panel 4 : Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Moderators: Azmi Hamzao lu, fiükrü Ça lar 11:00-11:15 A Clinical Algorithm for the Management of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Hilali Nordeen 11:15-11:30 Selective Thoracic Fusion in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Ahmet Alanay :45 How to Analyze and Prevent Shoulder Asymmetry in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery, Can Koflay 11:45-12:00 When and How to Save Distal Lumbar Motion Segment, Azmi Hamzao lu 12:00-12:15 Decompensation after Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery-Reasons and Solutions, Emre Acaro lu 12:15-12:30 Discussion

9 PROGRAM April 28, 2011, Thursday 12:30-14:00 AOSpine Lunch Symposium : Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery 12:30-12:40 Introduction, Erol Yaln z 12:40-12:55 The Translaminar Approach to Cranial Extruded Disc Herniations Impinging the Exiting Root, Luca Papavero 12:55-13:10 The Transmuscular Paraspinal Approach to Extraforaminal Disc Herniations, Luca Papavero 13:10-13:25 Unilateral Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Serdar Kahraman 13:25-13:40 Mini Open ALIF for L5-S1 Degenerative Disc Disease, Erol Yaln z 13:40-14:00 Discussion 12:30-14:00 Workshop - (Parallel Hall) Hall Akdeniz 1 Medikon: The Use of a Magnetically Lengthened Growth Rod in the Management of Early Onset Scoliosis, Hilali Nordeen Hall Akdeniz 2 Hall Akdeniz 3 Algoritma & Medtronic: MAST Quadrant TLIF, Richard Assaker Minimal Invasive Screw Placement, Ça atay Öztürk K2M: Lowest Profile Approaches to Spinal Deformity, John Kostuik 14:00-15:30 Panel 5 : Adult Deformity Moderators: Emre Acaro lu, Sedat Ça l 14:00-14:15 Indications for Deformity Surgery in Adults, Haluk Berk 14:15-14:35 MISS Approach in Adult Deformity, Behrooz A. Akbarnia 14:35-14:55 Decision Making Relative to Extension to the Sacrum and Pelvis, John Kostuik 14:55-15:15 Corrective Osteotomy for Angular Deformity of the Spine, Norio Kawahara 15:15-15:30 Discussion 15:30-16:00 Coffee Break 16:00-16:30 Lecture 2 Repair of Pseudoarthrosis in Adult Deformity, John Kostuik 16:30-17:30 Interactive Case Discussion : Adult Deformity Moderator: Mahir Gülflen John Kostuik, Azmi Hamzao lu, Ünsal Domaniç, Norio Kawahara, Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Sedat Ça l 17:30-19:00 Free Papers Session 3: Deformity Moderators: Esat K ter, Ali Arslantafl 17:30-17:35 OP 26 BIPEDALITY AND OSTEOPENIEA ARE PRIMARY FACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCOLIOSIS: A NON-PINEALECTOMIZED BIPEDAL RAT MODEL Özgür DEDE, brahim AKEL, Gökhan DEM RKIRAN, Nadir YALÇIN, Ralph MARCUCIO, Emre ACARO LU 17:35-17:40 OP 27 POSTOPERATIVE LEFT SHOULDER ELEVATION (LSE) IN PATIENTS WITH NON-STRUCTURAL PROXIMAL THORACIC CURVES (PT): CAN IT BE PREVENTED? Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Meriç ENERCAN, brahim ÖRNEK, Mirza B SCEV C, Azmi HAMZAO LU 17:40-17:45 OP 28 POSTERIOR SELECTIVE THORACIC FUSION IN LENKE TYPE 1 ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS Yunus ATICI, Onat ÜZÜMCÜG L, Özgür ÇET NKAYA, Merter YALÇINKAYA, Kaddafi DUYMUfi, Hilmi KARADEN Z, Murat MERT, Mustafa CAN KL O LU 7

10 PROGRAM April 28, 2011, Thursday 17:45-17:50 OP 29 QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WHO HAD POSTERIOR FUSION FOR ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS Serkan B LG Ç, Ömer ERfiEN, Ali fieh RL O LU, Bahtiyar DEM RALP, Erbil O UZ, Burak B LEKL 17:50-17:55 OP 30 THE RESULTS OF POSTERIOR INSTRUMENTATION ONLY FOR RIGID SCOLIOTIC SPINE DEFORMITY WITH COBB ANGLES MORE THAN 80 DEGREES Özcan KAYA, Fatih YILDIZ, Turgut AKGÜL, Fatih D K C, Ünsal DOMAN Ç 17:55-18:00 DISCUSSION 18:00-18:05 OP 31 A NEW TECHNIQUE TO PREVENT PROXIMAL JUNCTIONAL KYPHOSIS IN THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SCHEUERMANN DISEASE Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Meriç ENERCAN, Mercan SARIER, Mursel DEBRE, Azmi HAMZAO LU 18:05-18:10 OP 32 POSTERIOR PEDICLE SCREW INSTRUMENTATION FOR SCHEUERMANN'S KYPHOSIS Serkan B LG Ç, Ömer ERfiEN, Tolga EGE, Erbil O UZ, Ali fieh RL O LU 18:10-18:15 OP 33 THE RESULTS OF POSTERIOR ONLY SURGERY WITH SEGMENTAL PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF SCHEUERMANN'S KYPHOSIS Caner GÜNERBÜYÜK, Fatih D K C, Kerim SARIYILMAZ, Ufuk TALU, Ünsal DOMAN Ç, Cüneyt fiar 18:15-18:20 OP 34 POSTERIOR VERTEBRAL COLUMN RESECTION IN SEVERE SPINAL DEFORMITIES: A TOTAL OF 102 CASES Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Meriç ENERCAN, Selhan KARADERELER, Ömer KARATOPRAK, Azmi HAMZAO LU 18:20-18:25 OP 35 RESULTS OF POSTERIOR HEMIVERTEBRECTOMY IN PATIENTS OLDER THAN 10 YEARS OF AGE Hac Mustafa ÖZDEM R, Mehmet Ali ACAR, Burkay Kutluhan KAÇIRA, Ali GÜLEÇ 18:25-18:30 DISCUSSION 18:30-18:35 OP 36 MULTIPLE CHEVRON OSTEOTOMIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF RIGID CONGENITAL KYPHOSCOLIOSIS Mehmet AYVAZ, Deniz OLGUN, Gökhan DEM RKIRAN, Ahmet ALANAY, Muharrem YAZICI 18:35-18:40 OP 37 OSTEOTOMY IN PATIENTS WITH IATROGENIC FLAT-BACK SYNDROME Mehmet Ozan AfiIK, Mahir GÜLfiEN, Hasan Tahsin ÜTSÜKARCI, Ercan ONAÇ 18:40-18:45 OP 38 POSTERIOR OSTEOTOMY IN RIGID SPINAL DEFORMITIES M. Bülent BAL O LU, M. Akif KAYGUSUZ 18:45-18:50 OP 39 RESULTS OF WEDGE OSTEOTOMY FOR SEVERE THORACOLUMBAR KYPHOSIS IN ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS PATIENTS Fatih YILDIZ, Cüneyt fiar, Ufuk TALU, Turgut AKGÜL, Kerim SARIYILMAZ, Ünsal DOMAN Ç 18:50-18:55 OP 40 RESULTS OF LUMBAR OPEN WEDGE OSTEOTOMY IN ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS PATIENTS WITH THORACOLUMBAR KYPHOTIC DEFORMITY Mehmet Nurullah ERM fi, O uz DURAKBASA, Mutlu GÜNGÖR, Gürkan GÜMÜfiSUYU, Nazir Cihangir SLAM 18:55-19:00 DISCUSSION 19:30-22:00 Welcome Cocktail 8

11 PROGRAM April 29, 2011, Friday 08:00-08:30 Lecture 3 Total En-bloc Spondylectomy for Spinal Tumors, Norio Kawahara 08:30-10:00 Panel 6 : Spinal Tumors Moderators: Ufuk Ayd nl, Selçuk Palao lu 08:30-08:45 Oncologic Approach in Sacral Tumors, Harzem Özger 08:45-09:00 Approach to Direct Spinal Involvement with Lung Cancer, Ufuk Ayd nl 09:00-09:15 Surgical Strategy for Spinal Metastases, Norio Kawahara 09:15-09:30 Spinal Cord Tumors, Selçuk Palao lu 09:30-09:45 Craniocervical Junction Tumors, Baflar Atalay 09:45-10:00 Discussion 10:00-10:30 Free Papers Session 4: Spinal Tumors Moderators: Mehmet Akif Kaygusuz, Özerk Okutan 10:00-10:05 OP 41 SURGICAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES OF INTRADURAL SPINAL TUMORS Amer AL-SHURNAJI, Amer AL-SHURNAJI, Anas DYAB, Ra d AL-JUBOUR, Mohammad FAWZI, Mousa ABADI 10:05-10:10 OP 42 SACRECTOMY FOR TREATMENT OF PRIMARY SACRAL TUMOR Harzem ÖZGER, Turgut AKGÜL, Yavuz SA LAM, Kayhan KARAYTU, Levent ERALP 10:10-10:15 OP 43 EN BLOC PARTIAL VERTEBRECTOMY FOR LUNG CANCER INVADING THE SPINE Turgut AKGÜL, Turgut AKGÜL, Cüneyt fiar, Fatih D K C, Özcan KAYA, Alper TOKER, fiükrü D LEGE 10:15-10:20 OP 44 LUMBOPELVIC RECONSTRUCTION AFTER PELVIC TUMORS RESECTIONS Fatih D K C, Fatih D K C, Turgut AKGÜL, Harzem ÖZGER, Cüneyt fiar, Ufuk TALU, Levent ERALP 10:20-10:25 OP 45 MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPROACHES FOR SPINAL TUMORS Sedat DALBAYRAK, Reflit ÖNEN, Mesut YILMAZ, Sait NADER, Fahir ÖZER 10:25-10:30 DISCUSSION 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:30 Panel 7 : Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery Moderators: Tar k Yazar, Alparslan fienel 11:00-11:15 The Transmuscular (tubular retractor) Approach for Cervical Dorsolateral Foraminotomy, Luca Papavero 11:15-11:30 Thoracic Disc Herniation: Video Assisted Approaches, Richard Assaker 11:30-11:45 Microdiscectomy Versus Endoscopic Discectomy, Alparslan fienel 11:45-12:00 Kyphoplasty & Vertebroplasty, Ali Arslantafl 12:00-12:15 Percutaneaus Transsacral Interbody Fusion (axia-lif): Current Evidence and Update, Kemal Koç 12:15-12:30 Discussion 12:30-14:00 Lunch Symposium (Eczac bafl -Baxter) Hemostasis in Spinal Surgery, Floseal 9

12 PROGRAM April 29, 2011, Friday 14:00-15:30 Panel 8 : Degenerative Disorders of the Spine Moderators: Alpaslan fienköylü, Atilla Akbay 14:00-14:15 Dynamic Fixation, Fahir Özer 14:15-14:30 Lumbar Total Disc Replacement: Current Evidence and Up-date, Mehmet Tezer 14: Cervical Total Disc Replacement: Current Evidence and Up-date, Özkan Atefl 14:45-15:00 MAST: State of the Art, Rationale and Clinical Applications, Richard Assaker 15:00-15:15 Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (X-lif) in Lumbar Degenerative Disorders, Ça atay Öztürk 15:15-15:30 Discussion 15:30-16:00 Coffee Break 16:00-17:00 Panel 9 : Spondylolisthesis Moderators: Önder Ayd ngöz, Erkan Kaptano lu 16:00-16:20 Pars Repair for Painful Lysis, Listhesis, Hilali Nordeen 16:20-16:40 In-situ Fusion With or Without Instrumentation in Low-Grade Spondylolisthesis, Charles E. Johnston II 16:40-17:00 High Grade Spondylolisthesis, Richard Assaker 17:00-17:30 Interactive Case Discussion : Spondylolisthesis Moderator: Önder Ayd ngöz Hilali Nordeen, Charles E. Johnston II, Richard Assaker, Ufuk Ayd nl, Hakan Caner 17:30-19:00 Free Papers Session 5: Degenerative Disorders of the Spine Moderators: Nuri Erel, Kemal Koç 17:30-17:35 OP 46 IMPLANTATION OF DEVICE FOR INTERVERTEBRAL ASSISTED MOTION (DIAM) FOR LUMBAR SPINE DISEASE: A SERIES OF 200 CASES Marcelo GALARZA 17:35-17:40 OP 47 DEGENERATIVE LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS WITH NEUROGENIC INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION: TREATMENT WITH APERIUS PERCLID SYSTEM Marcelo GALARZA, Roberto GAZZERI, Juan F. MARTINEZ LAGE 17:40-17:45 OP 48 LONGTERM OUTCOME AFTER UNILATERAL APPROACH FOR BILATERAL DECOMPRESSION OF LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS: 9-YEAR PROSPECTIVE STUDY Yunus AYDIN, Halit ÇAVUfiO LU, Ahmet Murat MÜSLÜMAN, Adem YILMAZ, Okan KAHYAO LU, Osman Nuri TÜRKMENO LU, Yüksel fiah N 17:45-17:50 OP 49 UNILATERAL APPROACH FOR BILATERAL DECOMPRESSION IN LUMBAR STENOSIS: 10-YEAR EXPERIENCE Sedat DALBAYRAK 17:50-17:55 OP 50 MINIMALLY INVASIVE MICROSURGICAL DECOMPRESSION AND INTERSPINOUS DEVICE INSERTION FOR LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS; TWO YEARS EXPERIENCE AT KING HUSSEIN MEDICAL CENTER Amer AL-SHURBAJI, Anas DYAB, Raid AL-JUBOUR 17:55-18:00 DISCUSSION 10

13 PROGRAM April 29, 2011, Friday 18:00-18:05 OP 51 TANDEM SPINAL STENOSIS: DILEMMA IN DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Selhan KARADERELER, Mercan SARIER, Meriç ENERCAN, Azmi HAMZAO LU 18:05-18:10 OP 52 EARLY SURGICAL TREATMENT IN CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME CAUSED BY LUMBAR DISC HERNIATIONS Ali DALGIÇ, Ali DALGIÇ, Özhan UÇKUN, Fatih ALAGÖZ, Övünç ÇORAPCI, Murat KORKMAZ, Ergun DA LIO LU, Ça atay ÖZDÖL, Osman NACAR, Ali YILDIRIM, Deniz BELEN 18:10-18:15 OP 53 COMPARISON OF POSTERIOR TRANSPEDICULAR DYNAMIC STABILIZATION AND DISC PROSTHESIS IN THE SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR LUMBAR DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE Ali Fahir ÖZER, Ali Fahir ÖZER, Tunç ÖKTENO LU, Tuncay KANER, Mehdi SASAN, Bilgehan SOLMAZ 18:15-18:20 OP 54 BILATERAL LAMINOTOMY VERSUS STANDART WIDE DECOMPRESSION FOR TREATMENT OF SPINAL STENOSIS Fatih D K C, Turgut AKGÜL, Fatih YILDIZ, Fatih YILDIZ, Okan ÖZKUNT, Yasemin SONUK UÇKAN, Ünsal DOMAN Ç 18:20-18:25 OP 55 RESULTS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR LUMBAR STENOSIS: MINIMUM ONE YEAR FOLLOW-UP Ferdi GÖKSEL, Burak AKESEN, Burak AKESEN, Ufuk AYDINLI 18:25-18:30 DISCUSSION 18:30-18:35 OP 56 PROPRIOCEPTION IMPAIRMENT OF SPINE IN PATIENTS WITH LOW BACK PAIN AFTER SURGERY: DESCRIPTION OF A NEW TECHNIQUE Murat G RG N, Can KOfiAY Can KOfiAY 18:35-18:40 OP 57 SACRAL SCREW INSTRUMENTATION IN DEGENERATIVE SPINE: MID AND LONGTERM FOLLOW-UP Okan ÖZKUNT, Okan ÖZKUNT, Özcan KAYA, Fatih D K C, Turgut AKGÜL, Cüneyt fiar, Ufuk TALU 18:40-18:45 OP 58 DO PREOPERATIVE PLANNED PROCEDURES CORRELATE WITH THE PROCEDURES PERFORMED DURING SURGERY IN LUMBAR DEGENERATIVE DISEASE AND SPINAL STENOSIS? Serdar ALF DAN, Can KOfiAY Can KOfiAY 18:45-18:50 OP 59 THE EFFICIENCY OF EPIDUROSCOPIC ADHESIOLYSIS AND STEROID INJECTION IN CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN AND FAILED BACK SYNDROME Özerk OKUTAN, Sedar IfiIK, Salim fientürk, smail fitemen, Bar fl SAYGILI, hsan SOLARO LU, Ethem BEfiKONAKLI 18:50-18:55 OP 60 PROPHYLACTIC VERTEBROPLASTY PROXIMAL TO FUSION AND INSTRUMENTATION TO PREVENT PROXIMAL JUNCTIONAL PROBLEMS IN OSTEOPOROTIC SPINE Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Meriç ENERCAN, Mercan SARIER, Mehmet TEZER, Azmi HAMZAO LU 18:55-19:00 DISCUSSION 19:00 Adjourn 11

14 PROGRAM April 30, 2011, Saturday 08:00-09:00 Panel 10 : Infections of the Spine Moderators: Cihangir slam, Sait Naderi 08:00-08:15 Tuberculous Infection of the Spine, Teoman Benli 08:15-08:30 Hydatid Disease of the Spine, Süleyman Çayl 08:30-08:45 Postoperative Spondylodisciitis, Murat Hanc 08:45-09:00 Discussion 09:00-10:30 Free Papers Session 6: Infections of the Spine & General Moderators: Cumhur K l nçer, Yetkin Söyüncü 09:00-09:05 OP 61 THE TREATMENT OF THORACIC OSTEOMYELITIS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS BY MODIFIED POSTERIOR VERTEBRAL COLUMN RESECTION Emre KARADEN Z, Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Meriç ENERCAN, Fatih KORKMAZ, Azmi HAMZAO LU 09:05-09:10 OP 62 RESULTS OF HYPERBARIC OXYGEN TREATMENT IN IATROGENIC SPINAL INFECTIONS Evren YUVRUK, Soner SAH N, Tarkan ÇALIfiANELLER, lker GÜLEÇ, Ayça KURT, Sebahat TORUN, Sait NADER 09:10-09:15 OP 63 SPONTANEOUS SPINAL EPIDURAL ABSCESS Tunç ÖKTENO LU, Mehdi SASAN, Birsen ÇET N, Ömür ERÇELEN, Metin VURAL, Ali Fahir ÖZER 09:15-09:20 OP 64 WILD POSTOPERATIVE INFECTIONS Sedat DALBAYRAK, Mesut YILMAZ, Fahir ÖZER 09:20-09:25 OP 65 INTRALAMINAR SCREWS CAN BE USED AS AN ADJUNCT TO PEDICLE SCREWS IN THE THORACIC AND LUMBAR SPINE IN DEFORMITY SURGERY Kamil Ça r KÖSE, Mustafa Erkan NANMAZ, Mustafa USLU, Cengiz IfiIK, Emre BAL, Volkan ERGAN 09:25-09:30 DISCUSSION 09:30-09:35 OP 66 A NEW CAGE-BIOCAM FOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION: BIOMECHANICAL STUDY ON FINITE ELEMENT MODEL Alpaslan fienköylü, Celal BOZKURT, Necdet ALTUN, Muharrem T MUÇ N 09:35-09:40 OP 67 CAN INSTRUMENTED SPINAL FUSION ACHIEVE PRIMARY BONE HEALING? A HISTOMORPHOLOGICAL AND 3-D MICRO CT STUDY IN RATS Mehmet ERO LU, Mehmet AYVAZ, Gökhan DEM RKIRAN, Rümeysa HEK MO LU, Petek KORKUSUZ, Benedikt HALGRIMMSON, Emre ACARO LU 09:40-09:45 OP 68 THE EFFECT OF ALENDRONATE TIMING ON SPINAL FUSION IN RATS WITH OVERECTOMY Hüseyin BALKARLI, Özgür Bar fl DÖNMEZ, Özlem ÖZBEY, Nuray ACAR, Yetkin SÖYÜNCÜ, smail ÜSTÜNEL 09:45-09:50 OP 69 THE EFFECT OF ENDOGENOUS ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY ON FORMATION OF EPIDURAL FIBROSIS FOLLOWING LUMBAR LAMINECTOMY IN RATS: HISTOLOGIC EVALUATION Esra ÇIRCI, Metin ÖZALAY, Berrin ÇAYLAK, Didem BACANLI, Alihan DER NCEK, I. Cengiz TUNCAY 09:50-09:55 OP 70 IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL DEMONSTRATION OF NERVE ENDINGS IN ILIOLUMBAR LIGAMENT Esat KITER, Teyfik KARABOYUN, A. Çevik TUFAN, Kemalettin ACAR 09:55-10:00 DISCUSSION 12

15 PROGRAM April 30, 2011, Saturday 10:00-10:05 OP 71 DIRECT REPAIR OF LUMBAR SPONDYLOLYSIS BY SEGMENTAL PEDICLE SCREW-INFRALAMINAR HOOK CONSTRUCT Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Emre KARADEN Z, Ahmet ALANAY, Sinan KARACA, Mürsel DEBRE, Azmi HAMZAO LU 10:05-10:10 OP 72 THE EFFECT OF USING BICORTICAL PEDICLE SCREWS ON DIRECT VERTEBRAL ROTATIONAL FORCE: BIOMECHANICAL STUDY ON CALF SPINE Murat BEZER, smail Emre KETENC, Baransel SAYGI, Görkem KIYAK 10:10-10:15 OP 73 HOW DOES SPINECORE DYNAMIC BRACE AFFECT QUALITY OF LIFE IN ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS PATIENTS? Serkan B LG Ç, Ömer ERfiEN, Burak B LEKL, Erbil O UZ, Ali fieh RL O LU 10:15-10:20 OP 74 SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR NEUROMUSCULAR SCOLIOSIS Turgut AKGÜL, Fatih D K C, Murat KORKMAZ, Cüneyt fiar, Ünsal DOMAN Ç, Ufuk TALU 10:20-10:25 OP 75 NEW STRATEGY AND DECISION MAKING OF WHETHER THE FUSION SHOULD STOP AT L5 OR EXTEND TO SACRUM IN THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF NEUROMUSCULAR SCOLIOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH PELVIC TILT Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Meriç ENERCAN, Levent ULUSOY, Ömer KARATOPRAK, Azmi HAMZAO LU 10:25-10:30 DISCUSSION 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:00 Panel 11 : Cervical Degenerative Disorders Moderators: Serdar Akal n, Serdar Kahraman 11:00-11:15 Corpectomy, Ömer Karatoprak 11:15-11:30 Laminoplasty, Sait fiirin 11:30-11:45 Transuncal Cervical Approach, Cumhur K l nçer 11:45-12:00 Discussion 12:00-12:30 Free Papers Session 7: Cervical Degenerative Disorders Moderators: Serdar Akal n, Serdar Kahraman 12:00-12:05 OP 76 COMPARISON OF AUTOLOGOUS BONE GRAFT AND TITANIUM CAGE FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISC SPACE FOLLOWING ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY Onur YAMAN, Güven GÜRSOY, Ülkün Ünlü ÜNSAL, Hasan AVCU, Mustafa BARUTÇUO LU, Cüneyt TEM Z 12:05-12:10 OP 77 EVALUATION OF CLINICAL FINDINGS AND LORDOSIS ANGLES IN THE EARLY PERIOD AFTER ANTERIOR DISCECTOMY AND CAGE APPLICATION FOR CERVICAL DISC DISORDERS Ozan GAN ÜSMEN, Engin Ç FTÇ, Nail ÖZDEM R, Erdinç ALTINCIK, Füsun DEM RÇ V ÖZER, Hilmi ÖNDER OKAY 12:10-12:15 OP 78 HYBRID SURGICAL TECHNIQUE COMBINING FUSION AND DISC ARTHROPLASTY FOR THE TREATMENT OF MULTILEVEL CERVICAL DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Selhan KARADERELER, Mercan SARIER, brahim ÖRNEK, Azmi HAMZAO LU 12:15-12:20 OP 79 NEW CRITERIA FOR MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION OF CERVICAL SPINE CANAL Sedat DALBAYRAK, Sedat DALBAYRAK, Murat AYTEN, Burak Ekin DALBAYRAK, Mesut YILMAZ, Sait NADER 12:20-12:25 OP 80 POSTERIOR-ANTERIOR-POSTERIOR SURGERY FOR CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE KYPHOSIS Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Mehmet TEZER, Mürsel DEBRE, Fatih KORKMAZ, Azmi HAMZAO LU 12:25-12:30 DISCUSSION 12:30-12:45 Closing Ceremony 13

16 POSTERS 14 P 01 P 02 P 03 P 04 P 05 P 06 P 07 P 08 P 09 P 10 P 11 P 12 P 13 P 14 P 15 P 16 P 17 P 18 TENS FOR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN AFTER SPINAL SURGERY Levent ED Z, Mehmet Fethi CEYLAN, Murat TOPRAK, Metehan ESEO LU A NEW SPINOPELVIC FIXATION TECHNIQUE USING TRANSILIAC BAR AND 4 RODS: BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS IN A CALF SPINE MODEL Mustafa ÖZDEM R, smail DEM RKALE, Arslan ARSLAN, Tevfik DEM R, Ayhan CÖMERT DETAILED RADIOLOGIC ANALYSIS OF PEDICULAR ANATOMY DURING APPLICATION OF LUMBAR PEDICLE SCREWS Erdinç C VELEK, Tufan CANSEVER, Tufan CANSEVER, Serdar KABATAfi, Cem YILMAZ, Hakan CANER, Nur ALTINÖRS POSTERIOR FIXATION OF THORACOLUMBAR BURST FRACTURES: IS IT POSSIBLE TO PROTECT ONE SEGMENT IN LUMBAR REGION? Levent KARAPINAR, Mert KUMBARACI, Mustafa NCESU, Ahmet KAYA, Ahmet SAVRAN, Tamer URSAVAfi, Gökhan LYAS POST-TRAUMATIC SYRINGOMYELIA DEVELOPING SECONDARY TO THORACAL INTRADURAL BONE FRAGMENT Nail ÖZDEM R, smail Ertan SEV N, Ozan GAN ÜSMEN, Füsun Demirçivi ÖZER ACUTE PYOGENIC SACROILEITIS Ali Ak n U RAfi, Servet ALAN, Murat YILMAZ, Musa KORKMAZ, Ercan ÇET NUS PARAPLEGIA DUE TO EXTRADURAL SPINAL HYDATIDOSIS, SYRINGOMYELIA AFTER SURGICAL INTERVENTION: A CASE REPORT Levent ED Z, Mehmet Fethi CEYLAN, brahim TEKEO LU, Metehan ESEO LU, Serhat AVCU LAMINECTOMY AND INSTRUMENTATION FOR SPONDYLOLISTHESIS DUE TO NEGLECTED POTT'S DISEASE Recep Gani GÖNCÜ, Yunus GÜZEL, Hasan MET NEREN, Burkay Kutluhan KAÇIRA, Mustafa YEL BILATERAL PELVIC OSTEOTOMIES FOR FIXED PELVIC OBLIQUITY Turgut AKGÜL, Cüneyt fiar, Fatih D K C, Fatih YILDIZ, Okan ÖZKUNT, Özcan KAYA LONG TERM RESULTS OF POSTERIOR INSTRUMENTATION FOR ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS Turgut Nedim KARA SMA LO LU, Azat ATAMAN DIRECT REPAIR OF PARS INTERARTICULARIS DEFECTS IN LUMBAR SPONDYLOLYSIS USING PEDICLE SCREW HOOK FIXATION SYSTEM: A CASE REPORT OF FOUR ATHLETES Fatih YILDIZ, Cüneyt fiar, Fatih D K C, Turgut AKGÜL, Özcan KAYA PRIMARY SPINAL MALIGN MELANOMA Ozan GAN ÜSMEN, Nail ÖZDEM R, Erdinç ALTINCIK, Hilmi Önder OKAY, Füsun Demirçivi ÖZER, Demet ET T A SPINAL GANGLIONEUROMA MIMICKING INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA: CASE REPORT Ayhan TEK NER, Mehmet Akif BAYAR, Reyhan MEHMETO LU, Yavuz ERDEM, Mete KARATAY, Yavuz Selim ERKOÇ, Muzaffer ÇAYDERE, Celal KILIÇ EN BLOC RESECTION IN COSTOVERTEBRAL ANGLE TUMORS: A REPORT OF TWO CASES Turgut AKGÜL, Cüneyt fiar, Fatih D K C, Özcan KAYA, Alper TOKER, fiükrü D LEGE CERVICAL CHORDOMA PRESENTING AS RETROPHARYNGEAL MASS AND DYSPHAGIA: CASE REPORT Osman NACAR, Ali DALGIÇ, Özhan UÇKUN, Murat KORKMAZ, Mert fiah NO LU, Ergun DA LIO LU, Ça atay ÖZDÖL, Ali YILDIRIM, Yahya GÜVENÇ, Deniz BELEN CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME WITH INTRATUMORAL HEMORRHAGE OF SPINAL SCHWANNOMA: CASE REPORT Ali YILDIRIM, Osman NACAR, Ali DALGIÇ, Denizhan D VANLIO LU, Özhan UÇKUN, Ergun DA LIO LU, Ça atay ÖZDÖL, Deniz BELEN IS INTRALESIONAL SURGERY ADEQUATE FOR BENIGN-AGRESSIVE SACRAL TUMORS? Harzem ÖZGER, Turgut AKGÜL, Yavuz SA LAM, Yavuz SA LAM, Kayhan KARAYTU, Levent ERALP TOTAL EN BLOC SPONDYLECTOMY (TES) OF THORACAL SPINE: REPORT OF TWO CASES Fatih D K C, Turgut AKGÜL, Okan ÖZKUNT, Özcan KAYA, Fatih YILDIZ, Kerim SARIYILMAZ Kerim SARIYILMAZ

17 POSTERS P 19 P 20 P 21 P 22 P 23 P 24 P 25 P 26 P 27 P 28 P 29 P 30 P 31 P 32 P 33 P 34 P 35 RISK OF NEW FRACTURE AFTER KYPHOPLASTY FOR VERTEBRAL FRACTURES: RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF 171 PATIENTS Serdar KABATAfi, Erdinç C VELEK, Tufan CANSEVER, Salih GÜLfiEN, Cem YILMAZ, Hakan CANER, Nur ALTINÖRS EXTREME LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION (XLIF): A REPORT OF SIX CASES Okan ÖZKUNT, Özcan KAYA, Turgut AKGÜL, Kerim SARIYILMAZ, Fatih D K C, Cüneyt fiar EXTRUDED DISC HERNIATION: A NUCLEOPLASTY COMPLICATION Hasan Emre AYDIN, Emre DELEN, Ali ARSLANTAfi Ali ARSLANTAfi THE GREATER OMENTUM AND REVERSE TURNOVER LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP FOR THE TREATMENT OF CEREBROSPINAL FISTULA Yetkin SÖYÜNCÜ, Ömer ÖZKAN, Zekiye B GAT, Mahmut AKYÜZ, lkay SÖYÜNCÜ, Özlenen ÖZKAN COMPARISON OF THE EFFICACIES OF TWO DIFFERENT PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENT PROGRAMS IN PATIENTS WITH DEGENERATIVE LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS Levent ED Z, Mehmet Fethi CEYLAN, Murat TOPRAK, Özcan HIZ, brahim TEKEO LU EFFECT OF TENS AND ULTRASOUND THERAPY ON PAIN RELIEF IN PATIENTS WITH DEGENERATIVE LUMBAR SPINE DISC DISEASE Levent ED Z, Mehmet Fethi CEYLAN, Murat TOPRAK FRACTURE ABOVE FUSION AFTER OSTEOTOMY AND FUSION IN A PATIENT WITH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS: CASE REPORT Yunus GÜZEL, Recep Gani GÖNCÜ, Hasan MET NEREN, Burkay Kutluhan KAÇIRA, Mustafa YEL EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY OF HYBRID POSTERIOR INSTRUMENTATION FOR IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS Utku DEM R, Gündüz TEZEREN, Gündüz TEZEREN, Okay BULUT, Hayati ÖZTÜRK, Zekeriya ÖZTEMUR RESULTS OF POSTERIOR HYBRID INSTRUMENTATION AND FUSION FOR SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS Murat TONBUL, Alper GÖKÇE, lker KER fi, Müjdat ADAfi, Nevzat Selim GÖKAY, Mehmet Reflat YILMAZ KYPHECTOMY FOR CONGENITAL KYPHOSIS DUE TO MENINGOMYELOCELE : A CASE TREATED WITH A MODIFIED APPROACH TO SKIN HEALING Kamil Ça r KÖSE, Mustafa Erkan NANMAZ, Mustafa USLU, Emre BAL, Cengiz IfiIK, slam ÇALIfiKAN MONOZYGOTIC TWINS WITH ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS M. Bülent BAL O LU, Deniz KARGIN, M. Akif KAYGUSUZ, ASSESMENT OF PAIN IN SCOLIOSIS Tu ba KURU, pek YELDAN, Fatih D K C THE EFFECT OF PHYSIO-LOGIC EXERCISES ON FLEXIBILITY AND VERTEBRAL ROTATION IN SCOLIOSIS Tu ba KURU, pek YELDAN, Fatih D K C CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT RESULTS OF 39 PATIENTS WITH ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS Hürriyet YILMAZ, Tu ba KURU Tu ba KURU THORACIC LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENT WITH CONGENITAL SPINAL DEFORMITY M. Bülent BAL O LU, A. lhan BAYHAN, M. Akif KAYGUSUZ SEXUALITY IN PATIENTS WITH CERVICAL DISC HERNIATION Evren YUVRUK, Soner fiah N, Fuat TORUN, Sebahat TORUN, Tarkan ÇALIfiANELLER, lker GÜLEÇ, Fatma ÖZKAN, Sait NADER ESCOBAR SYNDROME (MULTIPLE PTERYGIUM SYNDROME) AND THORACIC KYPHOSCOLIOSIS M. Bülent BAL O LU, Ayflegül BURSALI, M. Akif KAYGUSUZ 15

18 POSTERS 16 P 36 P 37 P 38 P 39 P 40 P 41 P 42 P 43 P 44 P 45 P 46 P 47 P 48 P 49 P 50 P 51 P 52 CAUDAL REGRESSION SYNDROME M. Bülent BAL O LU, Ayflegül BURSALI, M. Akif KAYGUSUZ VEPTR INSTRUMENTATION FOR SEVERE CHEST WALL DEFORMITY M. Bülent BAL O LU, M. Akif KAYGUSUZ DEVELOPMENT OF SCOLIOSIS AND KYPHOSIS SECONDARY TO STERNOTOMY IN PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL CARDIAC ABNORMALITY Mehmet Nurullah ERM fi, Yahya COfiAR, Mutlu GÜNGÖR, Gürkan GÜMÜfiSUYU, Nazir Cihangir SLAM STAGE 4 COMPRESSION-EXTENSION INJURY IN CERVICAL SPINE Mert Ç FTDEM R, Cem ÇOPURO LU, Mert ÖZCAN, Erol YALNIZ TREATMENT OF NON-FUSION TECHNIQUES FOR SCOLIOSIS DUE TO PRIMARY BONE TUMORS (OSTEOID OSTEOMA AND OSTEOBLASTOMA) M. Bülent BAL O LU, Devrim ÖZER, M. Akif KAYGUSUZ IMPORTANCE OF NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION IN SPINE SURGERY: CASE REPORT Hasan Emre AYDIN, Ça r KÖKO LU, Sezer ZEH R, O uzhan D NÇ, Ali ARSLANTAfi Ali ARSLANTAfi COMPARISON OF EFFICIENCIES OF METHYLPREDNISOLONE AND BETAMETHAZONE PROTOCOLES FOR FACET JOINT INJECTION Salim fientürk, smail fitemen, Mehmet Özerk OKUTAN, hsan SOLARO LU, Serdar IfiIK, Ethem BEfiKONAKLI PIGMENTED VILLONODULAR SYNOVITIS OF THE SPINE Mehmet Ozan AfiIK, Mahir GÜLfiEN, Hasan Tahsin ÜTSÜKARCI PULMONARY CEMENT EMBOLISM AFTER MULTILEVEL PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Meriç ENERCAN, Ömer KARATOPRAK, Mehmet TEZER, Sinan KARACA, Azmi HAMZAO LU EFFECT OF MECHANICAL ASPIRATION OF THE VERTEBRAL BODY ON PULMONARY ARTERIAL PRESSURE BEFORE CEMENT INJECTION IN VERTEBROPLASTY PROCEDURE Emine ÖKLÜ, Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Meriç ENERCAN, Sinan KARACA, Azmi HAMZAO LU EFFECT OF CEMENTING ON PULMONARY ARTERIAL PRESSURE IN VERTEBROPLASTY (VP): A COMPARISON OF TWO TECHNIQUES Emine ÖKLÜ, Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Sinan KARACA, Murat fi R KÇ, Ahmet ALANAY, Azmi HAMZAO LU SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION Evren YUVRUK, Soner fiah N, Fuat TORUN, Fatma ÖZKAN, Tarkan ÇALIfiANELLER, lker GÜLEÇ, Sebahat TORUN, Sait NADER EFFICACY OF PROPHYLACTIC PLACEMENT OF INFERIOR VENA CAVA FILTER IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING SPINAL SURGERY Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Kürflat GAN YUSUFO LU, Levent ONAT, Sinan KARACA, Azmi HAMZAO LU IS ANKLE CLONUS TEST RELIABLE TO EVALUATE THE INTEGRITY OF NEURAL STRUCTURES? EFFECT OF VARIOUS ANESTHETIC PROTOCOLES TO THE CLONUS UPON WAKE-UP TEST Esat KITER, Hakan ERBAY, Yetkin SÖYÜNCÜ, Zekiye B GAT, Semih AKKAYA TRANSFORAMINAL MICRODISCECTOMY (TFMD) FOR INTRACANAL LUMBAR DISC HERNIATIONS Sedat DALBAYRAK, Mesut YILMAZ, Mahmut GÖKDA, Kadir ÖZTÜRK, Murat AYTEN CORRECTION WITH DEROTATION TECHNIQUE IN THE TREATMENT OF ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS Fatih D K C, Kerim SARIYILMAZ, Kerim SARIYILMAZ, Okan ÖZKUNT, Turgut AKGÜL, Fatih YILDIZ, Ünsal DOMAN Ç FLEXIBILITY OF SCOLIOTIC CURVE CAN BE DETERMINED BY MODIFIED ADAM'S FORWARD BENDING TEST Alpaslan fienköylü, Ahmet YILDIRIM, An l TAfiKESEN, Necdet ALTUN

19 POSTERS P 53 P 54 P 55 P 56 P 57 P 58 P 59 P 60 P 61 P 62 P 63 P 64 P 65 P 66 P 67 P 68 P 69 THREE ROD (TWO CONCAVE ROD) TECHNIQUE FOR TREATMENT OF SEVERE SCOLIOSIS Yunus ATICI, Murat MERT, Onat ÜZÜMCÜG L, Sinan ERDO AN, Bar fl POLAT, Mustafa CAN KL O LU, COMPARISON OF TRACTION RADIOGRAPHS TAKEN UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA WITH CONVENTIONAL FLEXIBILITY GRAPHIES IN AIS PATIENTS: WHICH IS BETTER? Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Meriç ENERCAN, Halil D LEK, Ünal SAKALLIO LU, Azmi HAMZAO LU RELATION OF SACRAL TILT WITH IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS AND ITS POSTOPERATIVE CLINICAL IMPORTANCE Haluk BERK, Azmi HAMZAO LU, Ahmet ALANAY, Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Meriç ENERCAN, Murat fi R KÇ KYPHOSIS RESTORATION OR MAINTANENCE IN PATIENTS WITH LENKE TYPE I SCOLIOSIS TREATED BY PEDICLE SCREW CONSTRUCT: IS IT REALLY IMPOSSIBLE BY USING 5.5 MM TITANIUM Ahmet ALANAY, Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Mehmet BAL O LU, Meriç ENERCAN, Mehmet TEZER, Azmi HAMZAO LU SYNDROMIC SPINAL DEFORMITIES AND RELATED ANOMALIES M. Bülent BAL O LU, Ayflegül BURSALI, M. Akif KAYGUSUZ RESULTS AFTER POSTERIOR SURGERY FOR SCHEUERMANN KYPHOSIS Mehmet Nurullah ERM fi, Gürkan GÜMÜfiSUYU, Mutlu GÜNGÖR, O uz DURAKBAfiA, Nazir Cihangir SLAM RECONSTRUCTION WITH PSO FOR SAGITTAL IMBALANCE DEVELOPED AFTER SURGERY FOR DEGENERATIVE LUMBAR SPINE Sedat DALBAYRAK, Mesut YILMAZ, Kadir ÖZTÜRK, Murat AYTEN, Erhan ÇEL KO LU DOES OVERCORRECTION OF LENKE TYPE 1 AIS CURVES RESULT IN CORONAL IMBALANCE (DECOMPENSATION)? Yunus ATICI, Sinan ERDO AN, Murat MERT, Onat ÜZÜMCÜG L, A. Yener NCE, Bar fl POLAT, Mustafa CAN KL O LU CORONAL VE SAGITTAL BALANCE IN THE TREATMENT OF LENKE TYPE 3 ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS WITH POSTERIOR FUSION Kaddafi DUYMUfi, Merter YALÇINKAYA, Onat ÜZÜMCÜG L, Yunus ATICI, Özgür ÇET NKAYA, Hilmi KARADEN Z, Mustafa CAN KL O LU ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS WITH SPONDYLOLYSIS AND SPONDYLOLISTHESIS M. Bülent BAL O LU, Osman Ç MEN, M. Akif KAYGUSUZ SPINAL PATHOLOGIES WITH SCOLIOSIS M. Bülent BAL O LU, Osman Ç MEN, M. Akif KAYGUSUZ SCOLIOSIS WITH CERVICAL SPINE PATHOLOGIES M. Bülent BAL O LU, M. F rat YA MURLU, M. Akif KAYGUSUZ EFFICIENCY OF POSTERIOR PEDICLE SCREWS FOR TREATMENT OF SEVERE (>70 DEGREES) SCOLIOSIS Serkan B LG Ç, Tolga EGE, Tolga EGE, Ömer ERfiEN, Yüksel YURTTAfi, Erbil O UZ, Ali fieh RL O LU BENEFIT OF PERIOPERATIVE CELL SALVAGE SYSTEM FOR POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION IN ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS Serkan B LG Ç, Ömer ERfiEN, Kenan KOCA, Erbil O UZ, Ali fieh RL O LU AN EFFECTIVE EVALUATION AND FOLLOW-UP FORM FOR AIS PATIENTS M. Bülent BAL O LU, Osman LAPÇ N, M. Akif KAYGUSUZ POSTERIOR TOTAL WEDGE RESECTION OSTEOTOMY FOR SURGICAL CORRECTION OF RIGID SPINAL DEFORMITIES Fatih D K C, Turgut AKGÜL, Özcan KAYA, Cüneyt fiar, Ufuk TALU, Azmi HAMZAO LU, Ünsal DOMAN Ç SURGICAL EXPERIENCE IN CONGENITAL DEFORMITIES: 42 CASES Sedat DALBAYRAK, Mesut YILMAZ, Erhan ÇELIKO LU, Mahmut GÖKDA, Kadir ÖZTÜRK P 70 CORRECTION WITH TRANSLATION TECHNIQUE IN THE TREATMENT OF ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS: MINIMUM TWO YEARS FOLLOW-UP Cüneyt fiar, Fatih D K C, Kerim SARIYILMAZ, Özcan KAYA, Fatih YILDIZ, Okan ÖZKUNT 17

20 POSTERS 18 P 71 P 72 P 73 P 74 P 75 P 76 P 77 P 78 P 79 P 80 P 81 P 82 P 83 P 84 P 85 P 86 EFFICIENCY OF NEUROMONITORIZATION IN ADOLESCENT SPINAL DEFORMITY SURGERY Serkan B LG Ç, Ömer ERfiEN, Burak B LEKL, Burak B LEKL, Erbil O UZ, Ali fieh RL O LU OUR RESULTS AFTER SURGERY FOR ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS Mutlu GÜNGÖR, Gürkan GÜMÜfiSUYU, Mehmet Nurullah ERM fi, O uz DURAKBAfiA, Nazir Cihangir SLAM POSTERIOR VERTEBRAL COLUMN RESECTION IN CONGENITAL THORACIC LORDOSCOLIOSIS Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Meriç ENERCAN, Ahmet ALANAY, Selhan KARADERELER, Mercan SARIER, Azmi HAMZAO LU TYPE 3 HEMIVERTEBRA RESECTION VIA POSTERIOR APPROACH IN YOUNG CHILDREN Ahmet ALANAY, Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Meriç ENERCAN, Mehmet TEZER, Ömer ARSLAN, Azmi HAMZAO LU SEQUENTIAL-SIMULTANEOUS POSTERIOR-ANTERIOR-POSTERIOR VERSUS POSTERIOR ONLY SURGERY FOR THE TREATMENT OF POSTTRAUMATIC KYPHOSIS Fatih KORKMAZ, Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Meriç ENERCAN, Mürsel DEBRE, Azmi HAMZAO LU POSTERIOR VERTEBRAL COLUMN RESECTION IN SEVERE CONGENITAL KYPHOSIS, SCOLIOSIS AND KYPHOSCOLIOSIS Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Meriç ENERCAN, Selhan KARADERELER, Levent ULUSOY, Azmi HAMZAO LU THE COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT RADIOLOGICAL METHODS FOR THE EVALUATION OF FLEXIBILITY OF KYPHOSIS IN SCHEUERMANN DISEASE Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Meriç ENERCAN, Mehmet TEZER, Selhan KARADERELER, Azmi HAMZAO LU WHICH FACTORS INFLUENCE SPONTANEOUS LUMBAR CURVE CORRECTION AFTER SELECTIVE THORACIC FUSION IN LENKE TYPE IB AND C CURVES? Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Emre KARADEN Z, Mehmet BAL O LU, Meriç ENERCAN, Azmi HAMZAO LU RESULTS OF SIMULTANEOUS CERVICAL SURGERY AND PERIPHERAL NERVE RELEASE IN PATIENTS WITH DOUBLE CRUSH SYNDROME Serdar TUNCER, brahim ÖRNEK, Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ömer ARSLAN, Halil D LEK, Azmi HAMZAO LU MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF FREQUENTLY USED RADIOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS FOR ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS Mehmet Akif KAYGUSUZ, Osman Ç MEN, Mehmet Bülent BAL O LU, Temel TACAL, Ali ÖNER SURGICAL TREATMENT OF CERVICAL DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE WITH MYELORADICULOPATHY: TWO-LEVEL ANTERIOR DISCECTOMY VERSUS ONE LEVEL ANTERIOR CORPECTOMY Selhan KARADERELER, Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Ahmet ALANAY, Mercan SARIER, Ömer KARATOPRAK, Azmi HAMZAO LU INTERRADICULAR BONE-DISC-BONE OSTEOTOMY (BDBO): AN ALTERNATIVE TO OTHER OSTEOTOMY TYPES FOR THE CORRECTION OF THORACOLUMBAR AND LUMBAR SPINE DEFORMITIES Ahmet ALANAY, Ça atay ÖZTÜRK, Meriç ENERCAN, Fatih KORKMAZ, Selhan KARADERELER, Azmi HAMZAO LU VERTEBRAL COLUMN RESECTION IN PEDIATRIC THORACOLUMBAR CONGENITAL KYPHOSIS: ANTERIOR-POSTERIOR (APVCR) VS. POSTERIOR-ONLY (PVCR) Emre KARADEN Z, Z. Deniz OLGUN, Mehmet AYVAZ, Gökhan DEM RKIRAN, Muharrem YAZICI CLINICAL AND RADIOGRAPHIC RESULTS AFTER POSTERIOR ONLY SURGERY USING PEDICLE SCREWS FOR CORRECTION OF SCHEUERMANN KYPHOSIS. Ayder GÜLTEN, Yetkin SÖYÜNCÜ, F. Feyyaz AKYILDIZ, Hakan ÖZDEM R, Mustafa ÜRGÜDEN, Merter ÖZENC, A. Turan AYDIN RELIABILITY OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY FOR EVALUATION OF RISSER SIGN Gürkan TORLAK, Esat KITER, Murat OTO, Alp AKMAN RECONSTRUCTION AFTER TOTAL L4, L5 SPONDYLECTOMY AND SACRECTOMY FOR EWING SARCOMA Turgut AKGÜL, Fatih D K C, Okan ÖZKUNT, Murat KORKMAZ, Kerim SARIYILMAZ, Harzem ÖZGER, Ufuk TALU

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