Abstract
Welcome to Global Spine Congress 2022 (GSC). This year, AO Spine’s annual event is heading to one of North America's most vibrant cities, Las Vegas, or simply known as Vegas. Receiving an average of 42 million visitors annually, Las Vegas is considered the brightest spot on earth and home to half of the 20 largest hotels in the world.
The GSC is one of the largest gatherings for thousands of spine surgeons from all over the world. The event provides an outstanding forum to exchange ideas, network with fellow spine professionals, and learn about the latest research, techniques, and technologies in spine surgery.
The Global Spine Congress is unique in its approach to sharing knowledge and developing new approaches to the treatment of spinal disorders to help advance spine care and improve patient care. The congress is open to all surgeons, spine practitioners, allied health care professionals, and researchers, and will offer a full schedule for four days.
The scientific program will include pre-courses, AO Spine Symposia, Society Symposia, and peer-reviewed abstracts, scheduled to be presented as oral or e-poster presentations.
Following the successful format of GSC 2021, GSC 2022 is a hybrid event, featuring an additional range of online presentations, demonstrations and activities alongside the onsite congress. Despite the pandemic, GSC 2021 saw a high number of participants both onsite and online, further indicating that GSC is marked on the agenda of spine surgeons worldwide.
The abstracts that were accepted to be presented at the GSC are published in this special online issue as a supplement to the Global Spine Journal.
This book contains 659 carefully selected abstracts in the following areas: 1. Arthroplasty – cervical 2. Arthroplasty – lumbar 3. Basic science 4. Biomechanics 5. Degenerative – cervical 6. Degenerative – lumbar 7. Deformity – thoracolumbar (Adult) 8. Deformity – thoracolumbar (Adolescent) 9. Deformity – cervical 10. Diagnostics 11. Disc degeneration 12. Epidemiology 13. Imaging 14. Infections 15. Medical economics 16. Minimally invasive spine surgery 17. Navigation 18. Nonoperative clinical treatments 19. Novel technologies 20. Spine biologics 21. Surgical complications 22. Trauma – cervical 23. Trauma – thoracolumbar 24. Trauma – others 25. Tumors
We also welcome the following international spine societies, who will be supporting the Global Spine Congress: The North American Spine Society (NASS), Brazilian Spine Society, China College of Orthopedic Surgeons (CCOS), EUROSPINE, Cervical Spine Research and Society (CSRS), LSRS (Lumbar Spine Research Society) and EANS.
We are convinced that the oral and e-poster presentations, along with the symposia, will encourage lively discussions among participants and generate new ideas to help advance spine care. We hope you find it a valuable and rewarding experience.