Dr. Kern Singh speaks and present research at The Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) Annual Forum 2023

Posted on: October 4th, 2023 by Our Team

The Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) held their annual meeting in October 2023 in Las Vegas. The conference has been promoting emerging techniques and cutting-edge advancements in the dynamic field of minimally invasive spine surgery since the early 2000s. At this year’s forum, spine surgeons, researchers, and healthcare professionals from around the world attended and presented impressive novel studies and insights for improved patient outcomes.

As a member of the prestigious group of spine surgeons in attendance, Dr. Kern Singh was invited to present his extensive research comparing postoperative clinical outcomes in patients undergoing surgery in various surgical settings with differing symptom presentations, baseline mental and physical health, and insurance statuses. Dr. Kern Singh and his research team presented outcomes from studies of several surgical procedures such as lumbar decompression, lateral lumbar interbody fusion, transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, and cervical disc replacement.

Dr. Kern Singh and his research team were selected to present the following 24 poster presentations and 3 podium presentations:

1. Ambulatory versus Hospital Setting Effect on PROMIS and Legacy Outcomes in Lumbar Decompression
2. Correlative Study of the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire Compared with PROMIS Mental Health Outcomes in a Lumbar Decompression Cohort
3. Do Six Week Postoperative Patient-Reported Outcomes Predict Long-Term Clinical Outcomes Following Lumbar Decompression?
4. Does Obesity Influence Outcomes of Primary, Single-Level Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion?
5. Does Preoperative Back Pain Impact Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Isthmic Spondylolisthesis?
6. Effect of Baseline Veterans RAND-12 Mental Composite Score on Postoperative Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Cervical Disc Replacement
7. Effect of Preoperative Symptom Duration on Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes Following Cervical Disc Replacement
8. Impact of Body Mass Index on PROMIS Outcomes Following Lumbar Disc Herniation
9. Impact of Preoperative Back Pain Severity on PROMIS Outcomes Following Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression
10. Impact of Preoperative Disability on PROMIS Mental Health Outcomes: A Matched Cohort Study
11. Impact of Preoperative Veterans RAND-12 Mental Component Score on Clinical Outcomes for Lumbar Decompression
12. Impact of Prolonged Symptom Duration Prior to Cervical Disc Replacement in the Ambulatory Surgical Setting
13. Influence of Minimally-Invasive Transforaminal versus Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Techniques in the Setting of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis with Prolonged Preoperative Symptom Duration
14. Influence of Preoperative Pain on Clinical Trajectory in Patients undergoing Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Isthmic Spondylolisthesis
15. Influence of Preoperative Predominant Pain Location on PROMIS Outcomes in Patients undergoing Lumbar Decompression
16. Influence of Workers’ Compensation Status on Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Cervical Disc Replacement
17. Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion versus Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Clinical Outcomes at the L3-L4 Level
18. Perioperative Predictors of Minimum Clinically Important Difference Achievement in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
19. Preoperative Motor Weakness and the Impact on Patient Reported Outcomes in Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
20. Presenting Disability Predicts Meaningful Improvement in Workers’ Compensation Patients Undergoing MIS-TLIF
21. Risk Factors for Back Pain Following Microdiscectomy
22. The Influence of Age on Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Outcomes following Lumbar Decompression
23. Validation of PROMIS-PI in a Lumbar Decompression Cohort Through Correlation to Established Pain and Disability Metrics
24. Worse Preoperative Twelve-Item Veterans Rand Physical Component Scores Prognosticate Inferior Outcomes following Outpatient Lumbar Decompression
25. Clinical Outcomes Comparison between 1- versus 2-Level Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion versus Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (Podium presentation)
26. Effect of Acute Postoperative Opioid Consumption on Outcomes Following Cervical Disc Replacement (Podium presentation)
27. Effect of Preoperative Motor Weakness on Postoperative Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Cervical Disc Replacement (Podium presentation)

For additional information about SMISS and its future meetings, please refer to the official SMISS website: https://www.smissmeeting.org/.