SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM OF THE FOURTH INTRENATIONAL
CONFRENECE ON SPINE SURGERY
11-14 MAY 2023
RUSE, BULGARIA
11.05.2023 -THURSDAY
14:00 - 18:00 - Registration and Accommodation, Grand Hotel Riga Ruse
19:30 - Welcome Dinner, “Panorama” Restaurant, Grand Hotel Riga Ruse
12.05.2023 - FRIDAY
Mezzanin Hall, Grand Hotel Riga Ruse
09:00 – 10:30 -Registration
SCIENTIFIC SESSION №1
Chair Persons:
Prof. Dr. Stefan Stanchev, Prof. Dr. Vasil Karakostov
10:30 – 10:45 – Conference Official Opening
10:45 – 11:05
GRADUAL ANTERIOR COLUMN LENGTHENING AT THE LEVEL OF PVCR PROVIDES BOTH REGIONAL AND GLOBAL IDEAL SAGITTAL ALIGNMENT AND PREVENTS IATROGENIC NEUROLOGICAL DEFICIT
Prof. Dr. Azmi Hamzaoğlu
SCOLIOSIS AND SPINE CENTER – ISTANBUL
11:05 – 11:25
DOES THE DEGREE OF THORACIC KYPHOSIS CORRECTION HAS AN IMPACT ON THE RESTORATION OF CERVICAL AND GLOBAL SAGITTAL MALALIGNMENT IN AIS PATIENTS WITH DOUBLE MAJOR CURVES TREATED USING THE HYBRID TECHNIQUE
Prof. Dr. Azmi Hamzaoğlu
SCOLIOSIS AND SPINE CENTER - ISTANBUL
11:25 – 11:45
COMPARISON OF THE CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGIC OUTCOMES BETWEEN T9 VS T10 VERTEBRA IN THE MIDTHORACIC SPINE AS UPPER INSTRUMENTED VERTEBRA IN THE LONG FUSIONS DOWN TO SACRUM FOR ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY
Prof. Dr. Azmi Hamzaoğlu
SCOLIOSIS AND SPINE CENTER - ISTANBUL
11:45 – 12:05
THREE-COLUMN OSTEOTOMY FOR THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF DROPPED HEAD SYNDROME DUE TO THE CERVICOTHORACIC-UPPER THORACIC PROXIMAL JUNCTIONAL FAILURES FOLLOWING ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY SURGERY: RADIOLOGIC AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES
Prof. Dr. Azmi Hamzaoğlu
SCOLIOSIS AND SPINE CENTER – ISTANBUL
12:05 – 12:25
ADVANTAGES OF ROBOTIC SPINE SURGERY – ON LINE PRESENTATION
Prof. Dr.Nikolay Gabrovski
University Hospital "Pirogov", Sofia
12:25 – 12:40
VIDEO RASTER STEREOGRAPHY IN SPINAL SURGERY
Dr. Borislav Chongov
Specialized Orthopedic University Hospital “Prof. B. Boychev”`, Sofia
12:40 - 14:00 - Lunch, “Gardea”RestaurantGrand Hotel Riga Ruse
16:00 - 17:00 - Panoramic walk along DANUBE RIVER with “RUSCHUK” Ship
Meeting at the Hotel Lobby at 15:30. The trip with the ship start at 16:00
19:30 - Dinner at “PONTONA” Restaurant, River Coast Alley
13.05.2023 – SATURDAY
SCIЕNTIFIC SESSION № 2
Chair Person:
Prof. Dr. Vasil Karakostov
09:30 - 09:45
BETTER PAIN MANAGEMENT AFTER COMBINATION BETWEEN CRYOABLATION AND BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY IN OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES OF THE SPINE
Prof. Dr. Vladimir Stavrev
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria
09:45 - 10:00
INTRAOPERATIVE NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING – ,,GOLD STANDART’’ IN SPINAL DEFORMITY SURGERY
Dr. Biliana Kamenova
Acibadem City Clinic UMBAL Tokuda
10:00 - 10:15
METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE RESULT OF THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SCOLIOSIS
Dr. Evgeni Vlaev
Acibadem City Clinic UMBAL Tokuda, Sofia
10:15 - 10:30
VERTEBROPLASTY BY TRAUMATIC AND OSTEOPOROTIC VERTEBRAL FRACTURES
Prof. Dr. Luben Stokov
UMHAT “St. Anna“, Sofia
10:30 - 10:45
CERVICAL MYELOPATHY. RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS
Dr. Atanas Peshterliev
Orthopaedic Clinic St. Bernward Hospital, Hildesheim, Germany
10:45 - 11:00
PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY AS A METHOD OF REDUCING THE DEFORMITY IN THE SPINE AFTER OSTEOPOROTIC VERTEBRAL FRACTURES
Dr. Vladislav Andonov
Specialized Orthopedic Hospital “Prof. B. Boychev”, Sofia - Department of Spinal Surgery, Medical University – Sofia, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology
11:00 - 11:30 – Coffee Break, White Hall, Grand Hotel Riga Ruse
SCIЕNTIFIC SESSION № 2
Chair Person:
Prof. Dr. Vasil Yablanski
11:30 - 11:45
PEDICLE SCREWS’ MALPOSITION IN THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ADULT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS (AIS) WITH THE FREE-HAND TECHNIQUE
Dr. Adelin Ivanov
Acibadem City Clinic UMBAL Tokuda, Sofia
11:45 - 12:00
SPINAL CORD INJURY IN CHILDREN
Dr. Svetoslav Todorov
UMHAT Burgas
12:00 - 12:15
VERTEBRAL BODY TETHERING (VBT) - INITIAL EXPERIENCE IN NON-FUSION TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SCOLIOSIS
Prof. Dr. Vasil Yablanski
Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda Hospital, Sofia, Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic
12:15 - 12:30
CLINICAL APPROACH AND CHALLENGES IN TREATING CHILDREN WITH SEVERE FORMS OF IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS
Prof. Dr. Vasil Yablanski
Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda Hospital, Sofia, Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic
12:30 - 12:45
THROMBOPROPHYLAXIS IN SPINAL SURGERY
Prof. Dr. Stefan Stanchev
UMHAT „MEDICA RUSE“, University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev”
12:45 - 13:00
BIOACTIVE GLASS APPLICATION IN SPINAL SURGERY
Prof. Dr. Stefan Stanchev
UMHAT „MEDICA RUSE“, University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev”
13:00 - 14:00 – Lunch, “Gardea”Restaurant,Grand Hotel Riga Ruse
SCIЕNTIFIC SESSION № 4
Chair Person:
Ass. Prof. Dr. Slavomir Kondoff
14:00 - 14:15
POSSIBILITIES OF ANTERIOR VERTEBRAL SURGERY TO RESTORE THE SAGITTAL BALANCE IN THE THORACOLUMBAR REGION
Dr. S. Singh
MBAL. Sv. Pantalaemon Hospital, Pleven, Bulgaria
14:15 - 14:30
WHY DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE IN THE CERVICAL SPINE SHOULD BE OPERATED ON EARLY?
Ass. Prof. Dr. Slavomir Kondoff
UMHAT „MEDICA RUSE“, University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev”
14:30 - 14:45
PERIOPERATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS IN SPINE SURGERY
Dr. Elena Mihaylova
Medical University - Sofia; University Hospital of Orthopaedics “Prof. B. Boychev”-Sofia, Clinic of Anesthesia and Intensive care
14:45 - 15:00
ЕXPERIENCE WITH MAGNETIC EXPANSION GROWING CONTROL RODS
Dr. Stanislav Balev
Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda Hospital, Sofia
15:00 - 15:15
INTRAMEDULLARY TUMORS, BEHAVIOR AND SURGICAL TREATMENT
Prof. Dr. Vasil Karakostov
UMHAT “Sv. Ivan Riski”, Neurosurgery Clinic
15:15 - 15:30
DOES WATER BASED EXERCISES IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS AFTER LUMBAR DISCECTOMY?
Prof. J. Papathanasiou
Department of Kinesitherapy, Faculty of Public Health, Prof. Dr. Tsekomir Vodenicharov, Ph.D, Medical University of Sofia
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Dental Allergology and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv
15:30 - 16:00
HOLOMA - A PLATFORM FOR SURGERY COLLABORATION THROUGH
3D MODELS AND MIXED REALITY
Nikolay Kolev
HOLOMA
16:15 - 17:00
Meeting of the member Bulgarian Association of the Spine Surgeons
19:30 - GALA DINNER - Dunav Restaurant,Dunav Plaza Hotel
14.05.2023 - SUNDAY - Departure