Spine Surgery Presentations
MBBS, BSc(hons), FRCS (Tr&Orth), FRACS
Dr Farhaan Altaf
Spine Surgery Presentations
Dr Farhaan Altaf has presented spine surgery research in Australia and internationally in:
- Canada
- UK
- Turkey
- USA
- Denmark
- Austria
- India
- Ireland
A complete list of his presentations is below.
Presentations
Spine Surgery Presentations
1. Utility of adjunct MRI scanning in cervical spine clearance in obtunded trauma patients: a retrospective analysis. J Trimboli, P Woodland, D Dillon, E Baddour, S Seresti, S Davies, S Song, F Altaf. Spine Society Australia. Darwin, Australia, May 27-29, 2022.
3. Incomplete pars interarticularis fractures in sportsmen/women repaired with a percutaneous compression screw. F Altaf, P Tyler, L Wilson. International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). Toronto, Canada, Apr 11-13, 2018.
5. The effect of norepinephrine and dopamine on cerebrospinal fluid pressure after acute spinal cord injury. F Altaf, L Belanger, J Ronco, N Dea, S Paquette, M Boyd, M Dvorak, J Street, CG Fisher, B Kwon. Nottingham, United Kingdom. Apr 6-8, 2016.
7. Incomplete pars interarticularis fractures treated by percutaneous screw fixation. LF Wilson, F Altaf, PA Tyler. Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK. Spine Society of Australia 26th Annual Scientific Meeting. Canberra, Australia. Apr 10-12, 2015.
9. The effect of norepinephrine and dopamine on cerebrospinal fluid pressure after acute spinal cord injury. F Altaf, L Belanger, J Ronco, N Dea, S Paquette, M Boyd, M Dvorak, J Street, CG Fisher, B Kwon. University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital. Combined Spine Conference of the Canadian Spine Society, the New Zealand Orthopaedic Spine Society, and the Spine Society of Australia, Alberta, Canada. Feb 25–Mar 1, 2014.
11. Surgical results of Magnet driven Growth Rods (MdGR) in Early onset scoliosis (EOS). F Altaf, NS Harsha, FS Sedra, H Elsebaiae, H Noordeen. Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. SRS (Scoliosis Research Society) Meeting. Chicago, USA. Sep, 2012.
13. Pars interarticluaris repair with percutaneous screw fixation. LF Wilson, F Altaf, PA Tyler. Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. IMAST (International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques) Copenhagen, Denmark. 2011.
15. Spondylolysis repair: smiley face technique. F Altaf, NO Akato, E Garrido, M Al-Mukhtar, C Natali, A Sivaraman, H Noordeen. IOSUK 12th Annual Conference, Gillingham (Kent).
17. Management of Caudal Regression Syndrome Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore. F Altaf, Hakel W, Sivaraman A, Noordeen H. Chennai, India. Jan 23-25, 2009.
19. Single level cervical radicular pathology: Comparative study of four techniques. R Kakkar, A Sivaraman, P Sirigiri, AK Bhadra, F Altaf, AS Rai, AT Casey, RJ Crawford. Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. Scoliosis Research Society Meeting. New Delhi, India. Oct 2-4, 2008.
21. U-rod technique for spondylolysis repair: a prospective study. F Altaf, AS Raman, HH Noordeen. Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and Royal London Hospital. Belfast. Apr 30-May, 2008.
23. Thromboprophylaxis on admission to a surgical assessment unit. Remembering to prescribe it. S Arora, F Altaf. Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) Conference. Belfast, Ireland. Mar 31-1 Apr, 2007.
2. Spondylolisthesis classification based on prognostic and treatment principles. F Altaf, A Sebaaly, P Roussouly. Scoliosis Research Society. Bologna, Italy, Oct 10-13, 2018.
4. School screening for scoliosis. A review of the world literature and the place of the national self-detection program for scoliosis (NSDP). F Altaf, J Drinkwater, K Phan, TK Taylor, AK Cree. Spine Society of Australia 27th Annual Scientific Meeting. Melbourne, Australia. Apr 8-10, 2016.
6. A synthesis of best available evidence and expert opinion for surgical management of metastatic spine tumours. F Altaf, R Rampersaud, CG Fisher. Toronto Western Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital. Spine Society of Australia 26th Annual Scientific Meeting. Canberra, Australia. Apr 10-12,2015.
8. Blood pressure management in acute spinal cord injury pre-and post- decompression surgery. F Altaf, L Belanger, J Ronco, N Dea, S Paquette, M Boyd, J Street, CG Fisher, MF Dvorak, BK Kwon. University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital NASS (North American Spine Society) 2014 Annual Meeting. San Francisco, USA. Nov 12-15, 2014.
10. Clinically orientated classification for the surgical treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. F Altaf, Z Dannawi, H.B Elsebaie, H Noordeen. Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. IMAST (International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques) Istanbul, Turkey. Jul, 2012.
12. Prospective study of posterior lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative spondylolisthesis. A Sivaraman, F Altaf, R Crawford. Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Royal London Hospital. NASS (North American Spine Society) 2011 Annual Meeting. Chicago, USA. Nov, 2011.
14. Repair of spondylolysis using compression with a modular link and screws F Altaf, N Osei, C Natali, A Sivaraman, H Noordeen. Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Royal London Hospital. IMAST (International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques) Copenhagen, Denmark. 2011.
16. Skip laminectomy vs Laminoplasty for cervical myelopathy. AK Bhadra, F Altaf, A Singh, AS Rai, A Sivaraman, AT Casey, RJ Crawford. Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. BASS and BCSS Meeting. Sheffield. Feb 26-27, 2009.
18. Return of function after intradural repair of lumbar nerve roots. F Altaf, A Sivaraman, H Noordeen, T Carlstedt. Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, London. ASSICON. Chennai, India. Jan 23-25, 2009.
20. Subfascial single rod distraction technique. Results and complications of 88 patients with minimum 2 year follow-up. F Altaf, E Garrido, N Farooq, J Dartnell, SK Tucker, H Noordeen. British Scoliosis Society Annual Meeting. Institute of Child Health, London. Sep 25, 2008.
22. Severe brachial plexus injuries in rugby: mechanisms and management. F Altaf, K Mannan, M Sinisi, R Birch. Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, London. British Trauma Society Annual Clinical Meeting. Nottingham. Oct 4-5, 2007.
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