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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 - July 22nd, 2025 8:26 AM
- MR-based evaluation of osseous cervical neural foraminal stenosis (OCNFS) using fast-field-echo resembling CT using restricted echo-spacing (FRACTURE)
- Risk factors for new vertebral fracture after percutaneous vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs): an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
- Risk factors for adjacent vertebral fracture after kyphoplasty or percutaneous vertebroplasty in osteoporotic vertebral systematic review and meta-analysis compression fractures
- Correction: Effects of visual input on contralateral foot touch and postural stability during one-leg standing in older adults with chronic low back pain
- Diagnostic accuracy of the compression overload test versus straight leg Raise test in detecting lumbar disc herniation: an MRI-Validated Cross-Sectional study
- Use and misuse of the sedimentation sign in lumbar spine stenosis
- The safety and accuracy of radiation-free spinal navigation using a short, scoliosis-specific BoneMRI-protocol, compared to CT
- Extent of fatty infiltration in lumbar paraspinal muscles in adults with degenerative scoliosis: segmental differences in muscle involvement
- Evaluating ChatGPT-4.0’s accuracy and potential in idiopathic scoliosis conservative treatment: a preliminary study on clarity, validity, and expert perceptions
- Does the posterior-only approach provide adequate treatment for cervical spine metastases with severe vertebral body compromise?
- A novel dura splitting technique for surgical resection of anterior spinal meningioma: a case series and systematic review of the literature
- Lumbar discal cysts: a systematic literature review of diagnostic features and treatment strategies
- Letter to the editor concerning “The association between postoperative physical therapy and opioid prescription after posterior lumbar interbody fusion: a retrospective cohort study of united States academic health centers” by Baumann AN, et al. (Eur spine J [2025]: doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-08824-x)
- Answer to the letter to the editor of K. Zhou et al. concerning “early functional training is not superior to routine rehabilitation in improving walking distance and multifidus atrophy after lumbar fusion: a randomized controlled trial with 6-month follow-up” by Lu H, et al. (Eur spine J [2025]: doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-08771-7)
- Answer to Letter to the Editor of L. Dai, et al. concerning “The association between postoperative physical therapy and opioid prescription after posterior lumbar interbody fusion: a retrospective cohort study of United States academic health centers” by Baumann AN, et al. (Eur Spine J [2025]: doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-08824-x)
- Dynamic Musculoskeletal Loading Can Make In-Vitro Porcine Lumbar Exhibit Biomechanical Performance Similar to Those In-Vivo
- Abdominal wall tension after spinal deformity correction compromises postoperative biomechanics and may contribute to proximal junctional kyphosis
- Deciphering the role of glial cell-specific metabolites as biomarkers in early cervical myelopathy—insights from in vivo MRS study
- Companion Spine LLC Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire the Business and Assets of Paradigm Spine GmbH and the Coflex® and CoFix® Spine Implants from Xtant™ Medical Holdings, Inc.
- Xtant Medical Announces Definitive Agreements for the Sale of its Coflex® and CoFix® Spinal Implants and All OUS Businesses to Companion Spine
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