Road to Rio—AO Spine Europe and Southern Africa Traveling Grants 2025

May 8, 2025
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Every year 5 abstract submitters are selected for the AO Spine Europe and Southern Africa Traveling Grants to support their participation at the Global Spine Congress (GSC). 

The selected abstracts were reviewed by the AO Spine ESA Board members and the winners will have the opportunity to present their papers to the AO Spine ESA Board Members in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in addition to the official congress abstract sessions.

Congratulations to the winners

The following five winning abstracts from the ESA region will be presented at the Global Spine Congress as outlined above.

Buse Sarigul
​How Imaging Speaks: The Role of Supine Versus Standing Radiology in Adult Degenerative Deformity Surgery

Wilhelm Hansen
Is Time Really Spine? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Early Versus Delayed Intervention in Spinal Cord Injury

Giacomo Cammarata
Augmented Reality-Assisted Resection of Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tumor: A Single-Center Experience

Gonzalo Moros-Daza
 Safety and accuracy of fully percutaneous cervical pedicle screw instrumentation

Vahid Buyukayten

 

Don't miss the online webinar

Ahead of the Global Spine Congress in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, AO Spine ESA invites you to join us at an online webinar. The online session will include the award ceremony for the 2025 Traveling Grants, and the winners will give presentations outlining their work.

Topic: Road to Global Spine Congress 2025 – Online Presentation
Date: Tuesday, 12 May
Time: 19:00 CEST 
Duration: 1 hour
Moderator: Marcin T. Czyż, AO Spine Europe and Southern Africa (ESA)—Regional Research Officer

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