British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS) - Spinal Fractures

8.30am – 10am BST, 24 September 2026 ‐ 1 hour 30 mins

Room: Quanta

Specialist Society

The aim of this session is to cover basic clinical and radiological assessment of common spinal fractures and indicators for surgical stabilisation

Chair: Zeiad Alshameeri

08:30 - 90:00  Timothy Woodacre, Spinal consultant surgeon

Cervical and Thoraco-lumbar fractures

09:00 - 09:30  Timothy Woodacre, Spinal consultant surgeon

Common stable fractures

09:30 - 10:00  Balaji Purushothaman, Spinal consultant surgeon

Injuries that may appear minor, but are not innocent