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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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- Acute thoracolumbar burst fractures (AO types A3/A4) with and without concomitant posterior ligamentous complex injury: treatment outcomes in surgically and nonsurgically managed patients. A multi-center prospective study
- Cocktail injection with ropivacaine and compound betamethasone for preoperative thoracolumbar fascia injury effectively reduces postoperative pain and the risk of short-term postoperative residual pain during vertebral augmentation in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral fractures: a retrospective controlled study
- Cervical spine fracture patterns associated with blunt cerebrovascular injuries: A literature review and meta-analysis
- Is there a difference in early postoperative adjacent segment angles following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion compared to cervical disc replacement?
- Comparing unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy versus percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy for single-level lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Medtronic and Merit Medical Systems enter into agreement to offer new, FDA-cleared ViaVerte™ system, a basivertebral nerve ablation treatment for chronic vertebrogenic lower-back pain
- Can curve characteristics predict severe progression in night-time bracing in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?
- Scoliosis, the Clock, and the Quality-of-Life Curve
- Effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and core stabilization on physical and functional parameters in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: a randomized controlled trial
- Prophylactic use of topical vancomycin reduces the incidence of postoperative wound infection in surgery for spinal metastases
- Lateral parallel insertion of large footprint cages in PLIF promotes early fusion and fewer endplate cysts
- Effect of radiation on patients with grade 2 intramedullary spine ependymoma
- Radiological analysis of congenital spinal deformities in patients associated with anorectal malformations: a cross-sectional study of 86 patients
- Spinal aneurysmal bone cysts in children – institutional chart review and recommendation for treatment
- C2 direct pedicle screw insertion technique in craniovertebral junction anomaly: safety and efficacy in high-riding vertebral artery cases
- Meeting growing demand for children’s activity-based rehabilitation
- Multi-criteria evaluation of clinical decision-making performance in spinal neurosurgery and physical therapy scenarios: A comparative analysis of artificial intelligence models
- U.S. Physical Therapy Announces Strategic Alliance with NYU Langone Health
- The Regulatory Trap: FDA and MDR Are Milestones. They Are Not a Business Model
- SINTX Technologies Provides Corporate Business Update Highlighting First Human Implant, Strategic Transformation, and Commercial Execution
- Orthopedic Medical Technology Company Celebrates Grand Opening of U.S. Headquarters With Business, Government and Healthcare Leaders
