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Our mission is to be the most comprehensive online community devoted to the collection and dissemination of high quality, evidence based research findings, and unbiased study reviews related to spine care, while fostering transparent, open scholarly discussion amongst spine care professionals to improve treatment and outcomes. Spineopedia is a resource intended to enhance decision making by both spine providers and consumers.
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This is a retrospective review of reported outcomes of 158 patients, with a minimum of 25 years followup after microsurgical discectomy of a lumbar herniated disc. The Authors conclude that microsurgical discectomy surgery is an effective technique with high patient satisfaction. This is an important retrospective long term view on microdiscectomy, and certainly is consistent […]
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Latest Spine News - January 16th, 2022 11:54 AM
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- High viscosity bone cement vertebroplasty versus low viscosity bone cement vertebroplasty in the treatment of mid-high thoracic vertebral compression fractures
- Enrolment completed for Up-LIFT pivotal trial of ARC Therapy for spinal cord injury
- Association between back and neck pain and workplace absenteeism in the USA: the role played by walking, standing, and sitting difficulties
- Effects of delayed postoperative void and preoperative urologic symptoms on delay in time of discharge for elective lumbar decompression surgery
- Inspan interspinous plate fixation device granted FDA clearance for fusion and spinal stenosis from T1-S1
- A 2-year longitudinal study of skeletal muscle mass in women over 40 years of age with degenerative lumbar scoliosis
- Validity of the Roussouly classification system for assessing distal junctional problems after long instrumented spinal fusion in degenerative scoliosis
- Difference between radiographically suspected and intraoperatively confirmed tether breakages after vertebral body tethering for idiopathic scoliosis
- Predictors of Nonelective Surgery for Spinal Metastases: Insights from a National Database
- Utility of expanded anterior column resection versus decompression-alone for local control in the management of carcinomatous vertebral column metastases undergoing adjuvant stereotactic radiotherapy
- Body composition predictors of mortality on CT in patients with spinal metastases undergoing surgical treatment
- The Christ Hospital Health Network Partners with IncludeHealth to Bring Physical Therapy into Patients’ Homes
- A Comparison of Treatment Signatures of High and Low Performing Physical Therapists for Patients with Lower Back Pain: Analysis of Spine Care from a Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry
- Understanding “Kyphosis” and “Lordosis” for Sagittal Balancing in Two Common Standing Postures
- Biomechanical Investigation of Lumbar Interbody Fusion Supplemented with Topping-off Instrumentation Using Different Dynamic Stabilization Devices
- In vivo 3-Dimensional Kinematics Study of the Healthy Cervical Spine Based on CBCT Combined with 3D-3D Registration Technology
- Letter to the Editor concerning “Novel augmentation technique of percutaneous pedicle screw fixation using hydroxyapatite granules in the osteoporotic lumbar spine: a cadaveric biomechanical analysis” by H. Kanno et al. (Eur Spine J [2021]; doi: 10.1007/s00586-020-06451-2)
