2027 WUBES
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WUBES 2027

Scientific Program

07:30-08:10 Registration with Breakfast
08:10-08:20 Opening Remarks Jeong-Yoon ParkWUBES President
Congratulatory Address Sung Uk KuhKSNS President
Kyung-Shik RyuKOMISS President
08:20-09:10 Podium to Portal: Best Free Paper Award (1)
Moderators:
Dong Chan LeeAnyang Wiltse Memorial Hosp., Korea
Hee Seok YangSeoul Barunsesang Hosp., Korea
09:10-10:10 UBE Fusion Frontiers: Reduction, Reconstruction & Complex Constructs
Moderators:
Choon Keun ParkThe Leon Wiltse Memorial Hosp., Korea
Dae-Chul ChoKyungpook National Univ., Korea
09:10-09:25 Strategies to Avoid Endplate Injury in UBE-TLIF Sang-Hyup LeeThe Leon Wiltse Memorial Hosp., Korea
09:25-09:40 Transforaminal UBE-TLIF with Large Cage Bang-Sang HahnThe Leon Wiltse Memorial Hosp., Korea
09:40-09:55 Small Portals, Large Cage: Advancing UBE Lumbar Fusion Yong Sang KimJinju Barun Hospital, Korea
09:55-10:10 Multilevel and Long-Construct Fusion by UBE: How Far Can We Push It? Ji Soo HaYonsei OK Hosp., Korea
10:10-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:30 Beyond Conventional UBE: New Indications and Technologies
Moderators:
Hyeun-Sung KimChungdam Harrison Hosp., Korea
Zenya ItoAichi Spine Institute, Japan
10:30-10:45 Endoscopic Oncology: Expanding Biportal Endoscopy to Spinal Metastases Yong San KoKyungpook National Univ., Korea
10:45-11:00 Navigation in complex UBE- Cervical, Dorsal spine & High grade listhesis Shailesh HadgaonkarSancheti Hosp., India
11:00-11:15 Two Portals, One Robot: Robotic Navigation Across the Whole Case Jacob OhTan Tock Seng Hosp., Singapore
11:15-11:30 Optimizing Multimodal Pain Strategies for Outpatient UBE Surgery Don ParkUCI, USA
11:30-11:50 Coffee Break
11:50-12:50 Honest Talk: Complications, Limits, and Learning Curves of UBE
Moderators:
Chi Heon KimSeoul National Univ., Korea
Don ParkUCI, USA
11:50-12:05 What Conventional Surgery Masters Really Think About UBE Geun-Su KimYonsei Univ., Korea
12:05-12:20 Stepwise Progression in UBE: A Practical Roadmap for Procedure-Specific Learning Curves Nam LeeYonsei Cheok Hosp., Korea
12:20-12:35 The darkside of UBE surgery - cautions and dangers John ChoiSpine Ortho Clinic, Australia
12:35-12:50 Dural Tear, Hematoma, and Neurological Deterioration: Case-Based Rescue Discussion Jae Won JangThe Leon Wiltse Memorial Hosp., Korea
12:50-13:40 Lunch & Photo Time
13:40-15:30 The UBE Symphony: As-Live Surgery: Full-Case Video Session
Moderators:
Chung Kee ChoughSaeng Saeng Hosp., Korea
John ChoiSpine Ortho Clinic, Australia
13:40-14:30 Thoracic ventral decompression by UBE Cheol Wung ParkDaejeon Woori Hosp., Korea
14:40-15:30 Two-Level Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy Using the Sliding Technique Kwan-Su SongSuncheon Himplus Hosp., Korea
15:30-15:45 Coffee Break
15:45-16:45 Next Horizon: The Global Future of UBE
Moderators:
Jeong-Yoon ParkYonsei Univ., Korea
Nan-Fu ChenKaohsiung Armed Forces General Hosp., Taiwan
15:45-16:00 UBE in Europe: Real-World Adoption, Training, and Challenges Ariel KaenHosp. Virgen Del Rocio, Spain
16:00-16:15 The View from the First Portal: A Pioneer's Vision for UBE Sang-Kyu SonGood Moonhwa Hosp., Korea
16:15-16:30 Uniportal, Biportal, and Beyond: Charting the Next Decade Jin-Sung KimSeoul St. Mary's Hosp., Korea
16:30-16:45 Next-Generation UBE Instruments Dong-Hwa HeoChungdam Harrison Hosp., Korea
16:45-17:05 Coffee Break
17:05-18:00 The Ultimate Butterfly Challenge in UBE
Moderators:
Cheol Wung ParkDaejeon Woori Hosp., Korea
Jacob OhTan Tock Seng Hosp., Singapore
18:00-18:05 Closing Remarks
18:40~ Gala Dinner