Held by the speakers:
Jeremy Fogelson, MD, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, USA
Prof. Arthur L. Jenkins, III MD FACS FAANS, Depts. of Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
Prof. Mika Nevalainen, MD, PhD, Dept. of Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
Prof. Dr. Tobias Schulte, Katholisches Klinikum Bochum, St. Josef-Hospital, Orthopädische Universitätsklinik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, (Bochum)
Prof. Michael Steinmetz, MD, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Director of Center for Spine Health, Cleveland, USA

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Saturday, 22nd March 2025

04:00 p.m. - Introduction
Prof. Dr. med. Tobias L. Schulte, M.D.

Dept. of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Ruhr University Bochum, St. Josef-Hospital, Bochum, Germany

04:05 p.m. - Biomechanics of Bertolotti-Syndrome
Prof. Michael P. Steinmetz, MD

Dept. of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Director of Center for Spine Health, Cleveland, USA

04:35 p.m. - Radiological evalution of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae
Prof. Mika Nevalainen, M.D.
Dept. of Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland

04:55 p.m. - Clinical diagnostic work-up of Bertolotti-Syndrome
Prof. Dr. med. Tobias L. Schulte, M.D.
Dept. of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Ruhr University Bochum, St. Josef-Hospital, Bochum, Germany

05:15 p.m. - Fusion vs. resection in Bertolotti-Syndrome
Jeremy L. Fogelson, M.D.
Dept. of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, USA

05:45 p.m. - The future of Bertolotti-Syndrome
Prof. Dr. Arthur L. Jenkins, III MD FACS FAANS
Depts. of Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA

06:15 p.m. Final Discussion

Bertolotti-Syndrome – Underrated problem, but worth to focus on it