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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 - November 30th, 2025 10:16 AM
- Answer to the Letter to the Editor of H. Wang, et al. concerning “Randomized controlled trial of orthosis after kyphoplasty: activity, pain and posture” by J. Hmida, et al. (Eur Spine J [2025]: doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-09433-4)
- Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Q. Chen, et al. concerning"A novel score system for imminent new vertebral fracture risk after vertebral augmentation: the predictive value of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration" by L. Chen, et al. (Eur Spine J [2025]: doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-09422-7)
- Development of risk scoring system for adjacent vertebral fractures after percutaneous vertebroplasty
- EXALTA Group Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for New Anterior Cervical Plating System
- MRI-based pedicle bone quality score: a superior predictor over vertebral bone quality score for pedicle screw loosening following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion
- Diaphragmatic paralysis due to cervical spondylotic radiculopathy: a case report and literature review
- Navigation-guided en bloc resection of an atypical osteoblastoma leading to a kyphoscoliosis deformity in the upper dorsal spine of a 9-year-old boy: a case report
- Quantification of chest deformity correction in anterior and posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
- Vertebral Body Tethering for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Quality of Evidence and Recommendations From a Systematic Overview of Systematic Reviews in Literature
- Improved outcomes of cyberknife stereotactic radiosurgery for spinal metastases: a retrospective study of sixty-one cases in one single center
- Diagnostic errors in spinal metastases: a systematic review of contributing clinical and systemic factors
- ACDF vs. Myelomalacia: The Comeback Story No One Expected
- C2 direct pedicle screw insertion technique in craniovertebral junction anomaly: safety and efficacy in high-riding vertebral artery cases
- The “Idiopathic Scoliosis Graphical Representation of Worsening Trend of Natural History” (IS-GROWTH) communication tool provides a reliable prediction useful to manage long-term treatment during growth. 2025 SOSORT award winner
- Split cord malformations in adults
- Answer to the Letter to the Editor of H. Wang, et al. concerning “Randomized controlled trial of orthosis after kyphoplasty: activity, pain and posture” by J. Hmida, et al. (Eur Spine J [2025]: doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-09433-4)
- Prehabilitation Reimagined as Policy: A Multidimensional Framework to Reduce Pain, Opioid Use, and Surgical Risk
- Letter to the Editor concerning “Randomized controlled trial of orthosis after kyphoplasty: activity, pain and posture” by J. Hmida, et al. (Eur Spine J [2025]: doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-09433-4)
- Identifying biomechanical and neurophysiological risk factors for postoperative neurologic deterioration in OPLL surgery: A study using ROC curve and path analysis
- Effects of Romosozumab on Bone Strength Around a Pedicle Screw as Evaluated by Biomechanical Computed Tomography-Based Virtual Stress Tests in Postmenopausal Women
- Biomechanical effects of incremental resection of the ligamentum flavum and lumbar facet joint using a contralateral endoscopic approach
