INVITATION
It is our pleasure to invite you to the “Istanbul Spine Masters 2025” which will be held at the Uskudar University and NP Brain Hospital in Istanbul between April 24-27, 2025.
This scientific/educational event consist of the 8th Istanbul Spine Masters meeting, the International Academy of Spine (IAS) Cervical Disc Herniation Consensus Meeting, the Middle East Spine Society's Module 2 of Basic Spine Course and Hands on Workshop by Upsurgeon in operating theaters.
The meeting program is just “intense” and full of lectures, results of implementation of new procedures, case discussions, debate sessions, video demonstrations, courses and free papers. We believe that the topics covered in the meeting will be extremely relevant to daily practice of spine surgeons.
We look forward to seeing you in the magnificent city of Istanbul on April 24-27, 2025.
Mehmet ZİLELİ
Chairman
Cumhur KILINÇER
Vice Chairman
Onur YAMAN
Vice Chairman
Yahya GÜVENÇ
Vice Chairman
COMMITTEES
Middle East Spine Society President
Mohammed Zohair
International Academy of Spine Chairman
Oscar L. Alves
International Academy of Spine Chairman
Jutty Parthiban
Organizing Committee
Abd-El Hafiz Shebab Eldien 
Abolfazl Rahimizadeh 
Ender Ofluoğlu
Erkin Sönmez
Güçlühan Güçlü
Muharrem Yazıcı
Numan Karaaslan
Sait Naderi
Salim Şentürk
Sandeep Vaishya
Serdar Kahraman
Hasan Kamil Sucu
İsmail Bozkurt
İsmail İştemen
Joachim Oertel
Kemal Koç
Masoud Khadivi
Mohammed Mohi Eldin
Richard Assaker
Salman Sharif
Suat Canbay
Ülkün Ünlü Ünsal
Mehdi Darmoul
FACULTY
Faculty
Abd-El Hafiz Shebab Eldien
Abolfazl Rahimizadeh
Çağrı Canbolat
Cumhur Kılınçer
Emre Acaroğlu
Ender Ofluoğlu
Güçlühan Güçlü
Hamdi Nabawi Mostafa
Hossam Salah Taha
Ibet Marie Sih 
İsmail Bozkurt
İsmail İştemen
Joachim Oertel
June Ho Lee
Jutty Parthiban
Kemal Koç
Krešimir Rotim
Masoud Khadivi
Mehdi Darmoul
Mehmet Zileli
Michael J Faloon
Mohamed Mohi Eldin
Mohammed Zuhair
Muharrem Yazıcı
Nayef Dajim
Numan Karaaslan
Onur Yaman
Osama Arim
Oscar L. Alves
Richard Assaker
Rovshan Khalil-zadeh
Sait Naderi
Salim Şentürk
Salman Sharif
Sameh Abolfotouh
Sandeep Vaishya
Scott C. Robertson
Se-Hoon Kim
Serdar Çevik
Suat Canbay
Ülkün Ünlü Ünsal
Yahya Güvenç
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Abstract Submission
The Scientific Programme Committee invites authors to submit abstracts for consideration and inclusion in the programme. Authors must submit abstracts online. Please note that only electronic submissions will be accepted.
General Policies
- Only original scientific material, which has not been previously published.
- Authors may submit more than one paper.
- Abstracts must be submitted in English.
- Each author will be required to provide his or her login user ID and a password. The online abstract submission programme will allow the author to return at a later time to update or edit the abstract before final submission. However, the abstract cannot be edited after final submission.
- Upon submission, authors will receive a confirmation by e-mail. If you do not receive an e-mail confirmation after submitting your abstract, please contact the organization secretariat.
- Abstracts will be reviewed by an international panel of experts and are handled anonymously. An abstract may be selected for oral or poster presentation, or may be rejected.
- Abstract submission deadline is March 09, 2025. Notification letters will be sent to the presenting authors on March 17 2025. Details of the presentation format will be included at the notification letter.
- All accepted abstracts will be published in the program book.
- Presenting authors of the abstracts (either oral or poster) are required to register and pay for the registration fee. Failure to do so will result in exclusion from the final programme.
Abstract Format
- Word limit is 300 words.
- Title should be brief and clearly indicate the content of the abstract.
- Author and co-author names, institutions, cities and countries are to be typed in appropriate boxes. Include family name and initials of author(s). Do not include degrees or Professional titles (Dr, PhD, Prof, MD, etc.)
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
| 08.30-08.45 | Opening: Oscar L. Alves, Jutty Parthiban, Onur Yaman | |
| SESSION 1 Moderator: Oscar L. Alves |
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| 08.45-09.00 | Laminoplasty vs laminectomy and fusion for cervical OPLL | Se Hoon Kim |
| 09.00-09.15 | Surgeon directed erector spinae field blocks for lumbar post operation pain control | Scott C. Robertson |
| 09.15-09.30 | Cervical chordomas: Two of a kind | Oscar L. Alves |
| 09.30-09.45 | Complex atlanto axial stabilization: Techniques that makes it easier | Jutty Parthiban |
| 09.45-10.00 | Drop head surgical management | Richard Assaker |
| 10.00-10.15 | Discussion | |
| 10.15-10.45 | Refreshment break | |
| SESSION 2 Moderator: Jutty Parthiban |
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| 10.45-11.00 | Short lumbar fusion: TLIF vs OLIF combined with MIS screws | Richard Assaker |
| 11.00-11.15 | Does minimally invasive decompression alone is sufficient for adjacent segment disease? | Sandeep Vaishya |
| 11.15-11.30 | Minimal invasiveness scale: A novel system to measure and grade destructiveness of spinal operations | Cumhur Kılınçer |
| 11.30-11.45 | Learning curve for MIS techniques | Salman Sharif |
| 11.45-12.00 | TBA | Kresimir Rotim |
| 12.00-12.15 | How to avoid complications in long cervical fusions | Michael J Faloon |
| 12.15-12.30 | Discussion | |
| 12.30-14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00-17.00 | Consensus Meeting: Cervical Disc Herniation: IAS recommendations | |
| 14.00-14.20 | Clinical presentation, and natural history of cervical disc herniation | Scott Robertson |
| 14.20-14.40 | Diagnostic techniques (imaging and electrophysiology) for cervical disc herniation | Salman Sharif |
| 14.40-15.00 | Conservative treatment for cervical disc herniation | Ibet Marie Sih |
| 15:00-15:20 | Surgical indications for cervical disc herniation | Jutty Parthiban |
| 15:20-15:40 | Refreshment break | |
| 15:40-16:00 | Anterior surgical techniques for cervical disc herniation | Mehmet Zileli |
| 16:00-16:20 | Posterior surgical techniques for cervical disc herniation | Sameh Abolfotouh |
| 16:20-16:40 | Minimally invasive techniques for cervical disc herniation | June Ho Lee |
| 16:40-17:00 | Arthroplasty or fusion for cervical disc disease | Oscar L Alves |
| 17:00-17:20 | Outcomes and complications of surgery for cervical disc herniation | Se-Hoon Kim |
| Closing | ||
| 08.30-08.45 | Opening: Mohammed Zuhair, Onur Yaman, Mehmet Zileli | |
| SESSION 1 Endoscopy Moderator: Mehmet Zileli |
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| 08.45-09.00 | Lumbar endoscopic interlaminar approach: Technical nuances | Güçlühan Güçlü |
| 09.00-09.15 | Minimal invasive spine surgery: 25 years’ experience | Richard Assaker |
| 09.15-09.30 | Unilateral biportal endoscopy: Surgical technique, indications and results | Rafael Portela |
| 09.30-09.45 | Is there a consensus for endoscopic spine surgery? | Joachim Oertel |
| 09.45-10.00 | Full endoscopic interlaminar approach to lumbar disc herniation and other spinal pathologies | Salim Şentürk |
| 10.00-10.15 | Discussion | |
| 10.15-10.45 | Refreshment break | |
| SESSION 2 Deformity Moderator: Cumhur Kılınçer |
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| 10.45-11.00 | Adult spinal deformity: Classifications and update | Ülkün Ünlü Ünsal |
| 11.00-11.15 | Degenerative scoliosis: Factors affecting successful outcome | Mohammed Zuhair |
| 11.15-11.30 | Radiologic evaluation of sagittal balance | Çağrı Canbolat |
| 11.30-11.45 | Scheuermann's kyphosis | Numan Karaaslan |
| 11.45-12.00 | Parkinson disease and spinal deformity | Richard Assaker |
| 12.00-12.15 | Spinopelvic stabilization techniques | Nayef Dajim |
| 12.15-12.30 | Discussion | |
| 12.30-13.30 | Lunch | |
| SESSION 3 Adult Deformity Moderator: Onur Yaman |
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| 13.30-13.45 | Robotic-assisted spine surgery | Richard Assaker |
| 13.45-14.00 | Patient selection in degenerative deformity | Onur Yaman |
| 14.00-14.15 | How to avoid PJK in adult deformity surgery | Michael J Faloon |
| 14.15-14.30 | The use of MIS in adult spine deformity surgeries | Sameh Abolfotouh |
| 14.30-14.45 | Surgical planning for degenerative deformity | Emre Acaroğlu |
| 14.45-15.00 | Discussion | |
| 15.00-15.30 | Refreshment break | |
| SESSION 4 Surgical Techniques and Technology Moderator: Ender Ofluoğlu |
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| 15.30-15.45 | Post-traumatic T3 to T5 late kyphosis: Case series | Abolfazl Rahimizadeh |
| 15.45-16.00 | Lysis Repair surgical approaches | Mohamed Mohi Eldin |
| 16.00-16.15 | Pedicle subtraction osteotomy: Indications and surgical tips | Suat Canbay |
| 16.15-16.30 | Biomarkers in spinal trauma | Abd-El Hafiz Shehab Eldien |
| 16.30-16.45 | Role of intraoperative ultrasound in spinal neurosurgery | Ibet Marie Sih |
| 16.45-17.00 | Results of three different methods of local corticosteroid in sacro-iliac joint | Hamdi Nabawi Mostafa |
| 17.00-17.15 | Emerging role of artificial intelligence in spine surgery | İsmail Bozkurt |
| 17.15-17.30 | Discussion | |
| Closing | ||
| 8.30-10.10 | SESSION 5 FREE PAPERS (8 min talk, 2 min discussion) Moderator: Abd-El Hafiz Shehab Eldien |
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| 10.10-10.15 | Discussion | |
| 10.15-10.45 | Refreshment break | |
| SESSION 6 Cervical Moderator: Yahya Güvenç |
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| 10.45-11.00 | Understanding cervical sagittal balance | Sait Naderi |
| 11.00-11.15 | Level diagnosis for acute cervical myelopathy overlapped with degenerative spondylotic radiculopathy | June Ho Lee |
| 11.15-11.30 | En bloc cervical laminoplasty for CSM | Kemal Koç |
| 11.30-11.45 | Long cervical fusions and complications | Michael J Faloon |
| 11.45-12.00 | Cervical osteotomy classification | Yahya Güvenç |
| 12.00-12.15 | Artificial cervical disc: Personal experience over 1000 cases | Masoud Khadivi |
| 12.15-12.30 | Discussion | |
| 12.30-13.30 | Lunch | |
| SESSION 7 Deformity Moderator: Salman Sharif |
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| 13.30-13.45 | Spinal osteotomy classification | Onur Yaman |
| 13.45-14.00 | Surgery for kyphosis | Mehmet Zileli |
| 14.00-14.15 | Management of early onset scoliosis | Muharrem Yazıcı |
| 14.15-14.30 | Decision for upper and lower end vertebra in degenerative deformity instrumentation | Ender Ofluoğlu |
| 14.30-14.45 | Principles for management of congenital pediatric deformities | Muharrem Yazıcı |
| 14.45-15.00 | Discussion | |
| 15.00-15.30 | Refreshment break | |
| SESSION 8 Spinal Tumors and Various Subjects Moderator: Mohamed Mohi Eldin |
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| 15.30-15.45 | Metastatic spine tumors: WFNS recommendations | Salman Sharif |
| 15.45-16.00 | Laparoscopy-assisted sacral tumor surgery | Osama Arim |
| 16.00-16.15 | Brown tumor of the spine: Presentation of four cases | Mehdi Darmoul |
| 16.15-16.30 | En bloc vertebrectomy for spine tumors | Hossam Salah Taha |
| 16.30-16.45 | Far lateral tubular microdiscectomy | İsmail İştemen |
| 16.45-17.00 | Current concepts on management of spinal infections | Rovshan Khalil-zadeh |
| 17.00-17.15 | Management of dural laceration and CSF leakage | Serdar Çevik |
| 17.15-17.30 | Discussion | |
| Closing | ||
| MESS Module 2 of Basic Spine Course and Hands on Workshop by Upsurgeon | ||
| Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma Moderator: Mehmet Zileli |
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| 08.30-08.45 | Management of upper cervical fractures | Yahya Güvenç |
| 08.45-09.00 | Management of lower cervical fractures | Salman Sharif |
| 09.00-09.15 | Case discussion: Odontoid fracture | Abolfazl Rahimizadeh |
| 09.15-09.30 | Case discussion: Facet fracture /locking | Numan Karaaslan |
| 09.30-09.45 | Case with video: Anterior cervical fixation | Masoud Khadivi |
| 09.45-10.00 | Case with video: Posterior cervical fixation | Cumhur Kılınçer |
| 10.00-10.30 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:30-10:45 | Early management of spinal cord injury | Serdar Çevik |
| 10:45-11:00 | Intensive care and medical management of spinal cord injury | Ülkün Ünlü Ünsal |
| 11:00-11:15 | Management of thoracolumbar fractures | Mohammed Zuhair |
| 11.15-11.30 | Case with video: Thoracolumbar pedicle screw insertion | Mehdi Darmoul |
| 11.30-11.45 | Case with Video: Sacral and iliac screw insertion | Ender Ofluoğlu |
| 11.45-12.00 | Case with Video: Vertebral body cage or graft | Suat Canbay |
| 12:00-13:00 | Practice on spine models Screw insertion techniques |
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| 13:00-13:30 | Lunch | |
| Spine Deformity Moderator: Sait Naderi |
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| 13:30-13:45 | Principles of spinal deformity | Mehmet Zileli |
| 13:45-14:00 | Case with video: Deformity correction techniques | Onur Yaman |
| 14:00-14:15 | Case with video: Ponte and SPO osteotomy | Salim Şentürk |
| 14:15-14:30 | Case with video: PSO and VCR osteotomy | Kemal Koç |
| 14:30-14:45 | Preventing complications in deformity surgery | Sait Naderi |
| 14:45-15:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:00-16:00 | Practice on spine models Deformity Correction Techniques |
All |
| 16:00-16:10 | Case Discussion | İsmail Bozkurt |
| 16:10-16:20 | Case Discussion | Güçlühan Güçlü |
| 16:20-16:30 | Case Discussion | İsmail İştemen |
| 16:30-16:40 | Case Discussion | Rovshan Khalil-Zadeh |
| 16:40-16:50 | Case Discussion | Çağrı Canbolat |
| 16:50-17:00 | Case Discussion | Osama Arim |
| Closing | ||
CONTACT
Organization Secretariat
| Op. Cemil Topuzlu Cad. TIBAS Dalyan Konutları F Blok K.4 D.8 Fenerbahçe/Kadıköy 34726 Istanbul - Turkey | |
| +90 216 357 23 23 | |
| +90 216 357 23 33 | |
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