Program/Time Table

Keynote lecture

April 13 (Thu.) 13:45-14:15 Room1 Sapporo Convention Center1F Conference Hall

Chairperson Taneichi Hiroshi(Dokkyo Medical University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

Break of dawn in Japanese spinal surgery

Nohara Yutaka (Dokkyo Medical University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)

Congress Presidential lecture

April 13 (Thu.) 14:15-14:45 Room1 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Conference Hall

Chairperson Nakamura Masaya (Keio University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

Grasp the essence of the spine surgery and take steps forward!

Taneichi Hiroshi (Dokkyo Medical University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)

Cultural lecture

April 14 (Fri.) 14:30-15:15 Room1 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Conference Hall

Chairperson Taneichi Hiroshi (Dokkyo Medical University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

the power to listen to the voice of the heart

Yamane Motoyo (Motoyo Yamane Office Co. Ltd.)

Special lecture

April 13 (Thu.) 14:50-15:20 Room1 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Conference Hall

Chairperson Taneichi Hiroshi (Dokkyo Medical University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

Current Status and Prospects of Industrial Robots - Some Hints for Medical Robots

Inaba Yoshiharu (FANUC CORPORATION Representative Director, Chairman)

Invited lecture

Invited lecture1

April 13 (Thu.) 17:05-18:05 Room2 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Mid-sized Hall

Chairperson Moridaira Hiroshi (Dokkyo Medical University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

Medical research management based on "Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Biological Research Involving Human Subjects"

Uesugi Nana (Dokkyo Medical University Research Ethics Support Office, Center for Research Collaboration and Support, Comprehensive Research Facilities for Advanced Medical Science)

Invited lecture2

April 14 (Fri.) 11:00-12:00 Room1 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Conference Hall

Chairperson Yamazaki Masashi (University of Tsukuba Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

Cybernics Medical Innovation for Healthy Future Society- [Cybernics] x [Regenerative Medicine/Pharmaceuticals], IoH/IoT, C-Cloud -

Sankai Yoshiyuki (University of Tsukuba, CYBERDYNE Inc. Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems / Center for Cybernics Research / R&D Center for Frontiers of MIRAI in Policy and Technology)

Invited lecture3

April 14 (Fri.) 16:30 17:30 Room2 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Mid-sized Hall

Chairperson Matsuyama Yukihiro (Hamamatsu University school of Medicine Departmnet of Orthopaedics Surgery)
Speaker

The future of medical safety -Creating a medical compensation system-

Oiso Giichiro (Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Department of law)

Invited lecture4

April 15 (Sat.) 9:10-10:10 Room1 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Conference Hall

Chairperson Taneichi Hiroshi (Dokkyo Medical University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

How shall physicians and surgeons work sustainably beyond COVID-19?

Yokote Kotaro (Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Endocrinology, Hematology and Gerontology)

Kakuchi-Nisshin seminar

Kakuchi-Nisshin seminar1

April 13 (Thu.) 9:20-10:20 Room2 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Mid-sized Hall

Chairperson Ito Manabu (NHO Hokkaido Medical Center Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

The choice of surgical approaches and techniques for the multilevel cervical myelopathy

Bingsheng Yu (Dept. of Spine Surg., Pekin Univ. Shenzhen Hosp., Shenzhen, China)
  Benjamin M. Davies

Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Time for surgeons to look beyond the operating theatre

Benjamin M. Davies (Univ. of Cambridge/Cambridge Univ. Hosp./ Myelopathy.org, Cambridge, UK)

Kakuchi-Nisshin seminar2

April 13 (Thu.) 10:30-11:30 Room2 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Mid-sized Hall

Chairperson Kanemura Tokumi (Konan Kosei Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery / Spine Cente)
Speaker Juan Uribe

The Lateral MIS Anterior Column Release Procedure (ACR)

Juan Uribe (Dept. of Neurological Surg., Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix AZ)
Chairperson Nakamura Naoyuki (Kanagawa Children's Medical Center Department of Orthopedic Surgery)
Speaker Yann Philippe	Charles

Variation of global sagittal alignment parameters according to gender, pelvic incidence and age

Yann Philippe Charles(Dept. of spine surg., Univ. of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France)

Kakuchi-Nisshin seminar3

April 13 (Thu.) 11:40-12:40 Room2 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Mid-sized Hall

Chairperson Watanabe Kota (Keio University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

The Growing Spine with Scoliosis: The Journey from Early Onset to Graduation

Suken Shah (Nemours Children’s Health, Wilmington, DE, USA)

Kakuchi-Nisshin seminar3

April 13 (Thu.) 11:40-12:40 Room2 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Mid-sized Hall

Chairperson Hosogane Naobumi (Kyorin University Department of Orthopedic Surgery)
Speaker

The role of Enabling Technology in Complex Spine Surgery; Utilization of intra-operative CT scanning and navigation to improve accuracy, safety, and speed.

Jason E. Lowenstein(Morristown Medical Center/NYU Langone Health, Morristown, NJ, USA)

Kakuchi-Nisshin seminar4

April 14 (Fri.) 11:00-12:00 Room2 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Mid-sized Hall

Chairperson Kanemura Tokumi (Konan Kosei Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Spine Center)
Speaker

PTP (prone Transpsoas) the new lateral procedure

Luiz Pimenta (Instituto de Patologia da Coluna, São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
 

Robotic Spine Surgery: The Future is Now.

Ronald Lehman (Columbia Univ./New York Presbyterian, New York, NY , USA)

Kakuchi-Nisshin seminar5

April 15 (Sat.) 9:10-10:10 Room2 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Mid-sized Hall

Chairperson Matsumura Akira (Osaka City General Hospital Scoliosis Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

Traditional Growing Rod vs. Magnetically Controlled Growing Rod for Treatment of Early Onset Scoliosis

Jason Pui Yin Cheung (Dept. of Orthop. and Traumatology, The Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
 

Surgical results of resection and reconstruction for recurrent chordoma in cervical spine

Dezsoe Jeszenszky (Schulthess Klinik Zürich, Switzerland)

Overseas invited lecture

Overseas invited lecture1

April 13 (Thu.) 8:10-9:10 Room2 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Mid-sized Hall

Chairperson Nakamura Masaya (Keio University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

Association sagittal imbalance and frailty in osteoporotic vertebral fracture

Yong Soo Choi (Kwangju Christian Hosp., Gwangju, Korea)
 

Outcomes of stand-alone anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) technique.

Chang-Hoon Jeon (Dept. of Orthop. Surg., Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon, Korea)

Overseas invited lecture2

April 13 (Thu.) 18:15-19:15 Room2 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Mid-sized Hall

Chairperson Matsuyama Yukihiro (Hamamatsu Uiversity School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics)
Speaker

Direct reduction of high-grade lumbosacral spondylolisthesis with anterior cantilever technique - surgical technique note and preliminary results

Cheng-Hung Lee (Taichung Veterans General Hosp., Taiwan)
 

Modic changes: Have we misunderstood them all along? Insights from multimodal imaging

Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran (Dept. of Orth., Trauma & Spine Surg., Ganga Hosp., Coimbatore, India)

Overseas invited lecture3

April 14 (Fri.) 9:10-10:40 Room2 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Mid-sized Hall

Chairperson Sakai daisuke (Tokai University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

Surgery For Deformities In Pediatric Spinal Tuberculosis - Single Centre Review Of 51 Cases

Saumyajit Basu (Dept. of Spine Surg., Kothari Medical Centre, Kolkata, India)
 

Safety of the Pedicle Screw Implementation in Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery: The Myths and the Truths

Mun Keong Kwan (Dept. of Orthop. Surg., Univ. of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
 

Type C coronal imbalance in degenerative scoliosis: how to restore its coronal balance?

Yong QIU(Nanjing Drum Tower Hosp., Nanjing, China)

Overseas invited lecture4

April 14 (Fri.) 15:25-16:25 Room2 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Mid-sized Hall

Chairperson Takahata Masahiko (Hokkaido University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

Current trends on cervical deformity management

Gabriel Liu (National Univ. Hosp., Singapore)
 

Spine Surgery Practice in Vietnam-Natural Anatomical Pathway with Prone/Lateral Position for Pedicle Screw Insertion without C-Arm check - its Application

Vo Van Thanh (Former Head-Spinal Surg. Dept. A, Hosp. For Trauma-Orthop., HCM City, Vietnam)

Kakuchi-Nisshin symposium

Kakuchi-Nisshin symposium1「Challenging Spinal Deformity: Get to the point of the Treatnemt」

April 13 (Thu.) 9:50-11:20 Room1 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Conference Hall

Chairperson Imagama Shiro (Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
  Watanabe Kota (Keio University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

Time, place and occasion for EOS treatment - Cast & brace- growth friendly surgery -final fusion-

Tsuji Taichi (Toyota Kosei Hospital Department of Orthopaedic & Spine Surgery)
 

Current status of growth friendly surgeries in treatment of early-onset scoliosis: what we have learned after a decade of experience.

Suzuki Teppei (National Hospital Organization Kobe Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Investigation and advance of the surgical treatment for neuromuscular scoliosis

Miyagi Masayuki (Kitasato University,School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

The status of treatment for congenital scoliosis with rib anomaly

Watanabe Kota (Keio University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Surgical treatment for neurofibromatosis and Marfan syndrome

Inami Satoshi (Dokkyo Medical University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)

Kakuchi-Nisshin symposium2「Metastatic Spine Tumor: How and What can we treat?」

April 13 (Thu.) 15:25-16:55 Room1 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Conference Hall

Chairperson Murakami Hideki (Nagoya City University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
  Uei Hiroshi (Nihon University Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

The usefulness of multidisciplinary treatment (liaison treatment) from the viewpoint of the actual condition of spinal metastasis

Nakanishi Kazuo (Kawasaki Medical School Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Multidisciplinary Treatment for Metastatic Spinal Tumors

Katagiri Hirohisa (Shizuoka Cancer Center Division of Orthopedic Oncology)
 

Stereotactic body radiotherapy -goals of new approach

Ito Kei (Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center Komagome Hospital Department of Radiation Oncology)
 

Surgical outcome of palliative surgery for spinal metastases

Kakutani Kenichiro (Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Surgical Metastasectomy in the Spine: Its Significance and Indications

Kato Satoshi (Kanazawa University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)

Kakuchi-Nisshin symposium3「Basic research to find the essential pathology」

April 14 (Fri.) 9:10-10:40 Room1 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Conference Hall

Chairperson Nakamura Masaya (Keio University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
  Nishida Kotaro (University of the Ryukyus Department of Orthopedic Surgery)
Speaker

Basic research for lumbar spinal canal stenosis

Fujita Nobuyuki (Fujita Health University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Causal relationship between OPLL and visceral obesity

Takahata Masahiko (Hokkaido University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Clinical basic research to elucidate the pathophysiology of spinal cord injury

Kobayakawa Kazu (Kyushu University Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Basic research on osteoporosis and sarcopenia

Miyakoshi Naohisa (Akita University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Orthopedic Surgery)
 

Genetic Epidemiology Analysis Enabling Clarifying Pathophysiology and Predicting Development and Progression of Spinal Diseases

Terao Chikashi (RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences Laboratory for Statistical and Translational Genetics)

Kakuchi-Nisshin symposium4「Education in Spine Surgery: Step beyond the on-the-job Training」

April 14 (Fri.) 15:25-16:55 Room1 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Conference Hall

Chairperson Yamazaki Masashi (University of Tsukuba Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
  Kanemura Tokumi (Konan Kosei Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

Usefulness of Cadaver Surgical Training (CST)

Furuya Takeo (Chiba University Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Training in the spine surgery with high-fidelity 3D model

Ueda Haruki (Dokkyo Medical University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Surgical training of spine surgeons by using animals

Nakashima Hiroaki (Nagoya University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Prospects and Problems of Virtual Reality or Augmented Reality System in Spine Surgery

Sugamoto Kazuomi (Osaka University Graduate School of Engineering)
 

Current status and future of spinal endoscopic surgery: spine endoscopic technical certification system

Minamide Akihito (Dokkyo Medical University Nikko Medical Center Spine Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)

Symposium

Symposium1「Adult Spinal Deformity: Assessment and Treatment for the better」

April 13 (Thu.) 8:10-9:40 Room1 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Conference Hall

Chairperson Yamada Hiroshi (Wakayama Medical University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
  Hosogane Naobumi (Kyorin University Department of Orthopedic Surgery)
Speaker

Concept of Sagittal Spinal Alignment Based on Resident Examination Results: Obuse Study

Uehara Masashi (Shinshu University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Predicting Implant-Related Complications of Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery A Comparison of Machine Learning and Risk Stratification Models

Yagi Mitsuru (Keio University School of Medicine Department of Orthopedic Surgery)
 

Effects of physical therapy for chronic low back pain associated with adult spinal deformity: Excercise is medicine

Watanabe Kei (Niigata University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Considering the Problems of Pre- and Postoperative ADL Assessment for Adult Spinal Deformity

Yamato Yu (Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Division of Geriatric Musculoskeletal Health)
 

The key to success and future prospects of short segment fusion for adult spinal deformity

Moridaira Hiroshi (Dokkyo Medical University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Advantages and Problems of Percutaneous Correction with LIF and All PPS for Adult Spinal Deformity

Harada Tomohisa (Rakuwakai Marutamachi Hospital Spine Center)

Symposium2「Innovation in the Spine Surgery」

April 15 (Sat.) 10:20-11:50 Room1 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Conference Hall

Chairperson Neo Masashi (Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Department of Orthopedic Surgery)
  Ohtori Seiji (Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

Diagnosis and prognostication of spinal pathologies using artificial intelligence

Maki Satoshi (Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

The efficacy of Microscope AR Navigation for spine and spinal cord surgery

Fujiwara Yasushi (Hiroshima City North Medical Center Asa Citizens Hospital Orthopedics and microscopic Spine and Spinal Cord Surgery Center)
 

Bio mechanical approach for Adult Spinal Deformity surgery using Finite Element Analysis

Abe Yuichiro (Sapporo medical research)
 

Patient specific template guide system for pedicle screw placement

Otani Kazuyuki (Kudanzaka Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Installation and update of Robot-assisted Spinal Surgery

Ito Kenyu (Konan Kosei Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)

Kakuchi-Nisshin debate

Kakuchi-Nisshin debate1「Approach the Essence of the Treatment - Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture BKPvsMIST」

April 13 (Thu.) 9:20-10:20 Room3 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Meeting Rooms: 107+108

Chairperson Togawa Daisuke (Kindai University Nara Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

How far can BKP go in osteoporotic vertebral fractures?

Takahashi Shinji (Osaka Metropolitan University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Lateral access corpectomy for osteoporotic vertebral collapse
-Correct choice of surgical method, procedure, and technique-

Ishihara Masayuki (Kansai Medical University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)

Kakuchi-Nisshin debate2「Approach the Essence of the Treatment - Foraminal Stenosis MED vs PETLIF」

April 13 (Thu.) 17:25-18:25 Room3 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Meeting Rooms: 107+108

Chairperson Sairyo Koichi (Tokushima University Department of Orthopedics)
Speaker

Our strategies for Microendoscopic decompression surgery for lumbar foraminal stenosis

Murata Shizumasa (Wakayama Medical University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Indications for PETLIF (Full-endoscopic Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion) for the treatment of intervertebral foraminal stenosis

Nagahama Ken (Sapporo Endoscoplc Spine Surgery Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)

Kakuchi-Nisshin debate3「Approach the Essence of the Treatment - Cervical Disc Hernia ASF vs TDR」

April 14 (Fri.) 17:05-18:05 Room1 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Conference Hall

Chairperson Ishii Ken (International University of Health and Welfare (IUHW) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

Clinical results of anterior decompression and fusion surgery for cervical disc herniation

Aiba Atsuomi (Numazu City Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Total disc replacement advantage over anterior cervical fusion

Yoshii Toshitaka (Tokyo Medical and Dental University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)

Kakuchi-Nisshin debate4「Approach the Essence of the Treatment - Lumbar Disc Hernia Chemonucleolysis vs FED」

April 14 (Fri.) 15:25-16:25 Room3 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Meeting Rooms: 107+108

Chairperson Chiba Kazuhiro (National Defense Medical College Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

Getting to the essence of the treatment for intervertebral herniation in the lumbar spine. Intra-discal injection of condoliase

Hirai Takashi (Tokyo Medical and Dental University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Trans-foraminal full endoscopic discectomy for lumbar disc herniation

Yamashita Kazuta (Tokushima University Department of Orthopedics)

Researches Initiated by JSSR2023

Researches Initiated by JSSR2023 - 1

April 13 (Thu.) 17:05-17:35 Room1 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Conference Hall

Chairperson Haro Hirotaka (University of Yamanashi Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
  Hida Kazutoshi (Sapporo Azabu Neurosurgical Hospital Department of Neurosurgery)
Speaker

Current Status and Future Prospects of the Spine and Spinal Cord Surgery Specialty Program

Nakamura Masaya (Keio University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

The past, the present and the future of Japanese spine surgery specialty board: From the standpoint of neurosurgery

Takami Toshihiro (Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Department of Neurosurgery)

Researches Initiated by JSSR2023 - 2

April 13 (Thu.) 17:45-19:20 Room1 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Conference Hall

Chairperson Hashizume Hiroshi (Wakayama Medical University School of Health and Nursing Science)
  Kanemura Tokumi (Konan Kosei Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery /Spine Center)
Speaker

Big Data Opens Up the Future of the Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research

Haro Hirotaka (University of Yamanashi Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

The Current Status and Prospects of JSSR-DB

Arima Hideyuki (Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Department of Orthopedic Surgery/Next Generation Creative Education Center for Medicine, Engineering, and Informatics)
 

Nationwide perioperative complication survey for spine surgery: Case registry data report of the JSSR

Machino Masaaki (Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Orthopedic Surgery)
 

Investigation of the complications of cervical total disc replacement -An analysis of JSSR nationwide registry

Yoshii Toshitaka (Tokyo Medical and Dental University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Comparison of the cost-effectiveness of pharmacological treatments for patients with cervicobrachial symptoms.

Wakao Norimitsu (National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

JSSR Research Project: Construction of the evidence about exercise therapy for kyphotic spine in elderly patients (Interim Report)

Terai Hidetomi (Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Introduction of New Projects of the Clinical Outcomes Committee

Takahashi Jun (Shinshu University, School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)

Researches Initiated by JSSR2023 - 3

April 15 (Sat.) 10:20-11:20 Room2 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Mid-sized Hall

Chairperson Kaito Takashi (Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
  Orita Sumihisa (Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba Univsersity Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

Questionnaire survey on prevention of prion disease infection: Society-led research by the medical safety promotion committee of JSSR

Machino Masaaki (Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Orthopedic Surgery)
 

For Spine Week Japan 2025

Furuya Takeo (Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

History and Future Strategy of SSRR, the Official International Journal of the Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research

Chiba Kazuhiro (National Defense Medical College Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
  Orita Sumihisa (Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University / Graduate school of Medicine, Chiba University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
 

Strategy for establishment of remuneration in spine surgery Plan proposal from the Review board for the Japanese Social Insurance

Hirai Takashi (Tokyo Medical and Dental University Department of Orthopedic Surgery)

Supervisory Doctor’s Evening Seminar

April 14 (Fri.) 18:35-19:35 Room1 Sapporo Convention Center 1F Conference Hall

Chairperson Tanaka Nobuhiro (JR Hiroshima Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery)
Speaker

Big Data in Medical Safety and Quality of Health Care

Kanemura Tokumi (Konan Kosei Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Spine Center)
 

Patient safety in spine and spinal cord surgeries

Imagama Shiro (Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery / Rheumatology)