49th Annual Scientific Meeting
Omaha Marriott Hotel (Downtown at the Capitol District)
 Omaha, Nebraska
March 9-10, 2026  

Due to the long standing relationship with the United States Section of the International College of Surgeons (ICSUS)  the American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons (the Academy) has once again designated the ICSUS Annual Surgical Update as the Academy Annual Scientific Meeting. Working closely with members of the Academy’s Scientific Organizing Committee to determine professional practice gaps and educational need, ICSUS planners  are developing two days of programming that is planned to provide at least 8 hours of category 1 credit specifically related to our major surgical specialties. A total of approximately 20 credits will be available for the entire meeting (runs through April 11).

Registration for the 2026 meeting is now available. Visit www.ficsonline.org/reg26  for more information. Please join us!

 

 

 

 

 

Planned scientific program highlights…

Use of intra-operative antiseptic irrigation reduces surgical site infection rate in spine surgery
Hazem Eltahawy, MD, Birmingham, MI

What does AI think of the ABCNS
Mohan Y.S., MD, Rochester Hills, MI

Cauda Equina Syndrome- “All that you need to Know”
Mohan Y.S., MD, Rochester Hills, MI

Raising the Standard: Breakthroughs in Adult Thoracolumbar Spinal Deformity Management
Manaf Younis, MD, MPH, Plano, TX

Posterior Fusion Techniques: Interspinous Fusion Devices vs Posterior Pedicle Screws — Indications, Outcomes, and Adjacent Segment Disease
Lucia Zamorano, MD, Birmingham, MI

Traumatic Rhabdomyolysis, Crush Syndrome; Missed Compartment Syndrome and the Non-Traumatic Found Down Patient
Saptarshi Biswas, MD, Myrtle Beach, SC

The Gen-Z Learner: Now what?
Robert Van Demark, Jr, MD, Sioux Falls, SD

Calcific Tendonitis of the Forearm: A Diagnostic Challenge
Tate Blankespoor, MD, Sioux Falls, SD

Wide Awake Hand Surgery in the Office: Does it work?
Tate Blankespoor, MD, Sioux Falls, SD

Linburg-Comstock Variant: A Case Report and Subject Review
Brant Hannahs, BS, Sioux Falls, SD

Merkel Cell Tumor of the Hand: An update
Brooklyn Vanderwolde, BS, Sioux Falls, SD

Reconstruction of an Open Calcaneus Fracture with Polyurethane Foam Matrix and a Bi-Pedicled Plantar Midfoot Flap following a Pediatric Lawnmower Injury
Zachary Lawrence, MD, Sioux Falls, SD