Spine
Review: Vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral fracture – Three among four double-blind studies which used a sham procedure did not confirm the benefit suggested by previous studies.
13 May, 2022 | 10:44h | UTCVertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral fracture – RMD Open
M-A: Effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions for back care and the prevention of non-specific low back pain in children and adolescents.
12 May, 2022 | 08:02h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Research published in #BMCMusculoSkeletDisord reports that physical exercise, postural hygiene and physical activity are the most effective preventive physiotherapy interventions to improve back care and prevent low back pain in children and adolescents. https://t.co/YEb3xxDHVD
— BMC (@BioMedCentral) April 16, 2022
Review: Diagnosis and management of lumbar spinal stenosis.
4 May, 2022 | 10:45h | UTCDiagnosis and Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Audio Clinical Review: Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Review – JAMA
We Have Your Back: ED presentations, evaluation, and management of spinal cord injuries.
4 May, 2022 | 10:39h | UTCWe Have Your Back: ED Presentations, Evaluation, and Management of Spinal Cord Injuries – emDocs
M-A: Endoscopic spinal surgery vs. microscopic surgery in lumbar spinal stenosis.
3 May, 2022 | 10:28h | UTC
M-A: Adverse events relating to prolonged hard collar immobilization.
3 May, 2022 | 10:27h | UTC
Consensus practice guidelines on interventions for cervical spine (facet) joint pain from a multispecialty international working group.
26 Apr, 2022 | 07:28h | UTC
Guideline for the management of neurogenic bowel dysfunction in spinal cord injury/disease.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:50h | UTCGuideline for the management of neurogenic bowel dysfunction in spinal cord injury/disease – Spinal Cord (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
M-A: Psychological interventions for chronic, non-specific low back pain.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:20h | UTCNews Release: Study sheds light on psychological therapies for chronic low back pain – British Medical Journal
Guideline: Treatment of unspecific back pain in children and adolescents.
29 Mar, 2022 | 09:52h | UTC
RCT: Comparison of 3 different minimally invasive surgical techniques for lumbar spinal stenosis.
29 Mar, 2022 | 08:42h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
A pragmatic randomized clinical trial of patients treated surgically for lumbar spinal stenosis found no difference in the clinical results from three minimally invasive decompression techniques at 2 years follow up. https://t.co/6b5J5RzKpF
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 28, 2022
International consensus meeting on venous thromboembolism in orthopedic surgery.
28 Mar, 2022 | 09:45h | UTCHomepage: International Consensus Meeting on Venous Thromboembolism (free articles for a limited period)
Recommendations from the ICM-VTE: General
Recommendations from the ICM-VTE:: Foot & Ankle
Recommendations from the ICM-VTE: Hand & Wrist
Recommendations from the ICM-VTE: Hip & Knee
Recommendations from the ICM-VTE: Oncology
Recommendations from the ICM-VTE: Pediatric
Recommendations from the ICM-VTE: Shoulder & Elbow
Recommendations from the ICM-VTE: Sports
Recommendations from the ICM-VTE: Trauma
Recommendations from the ICM-VTE: Spine
Systematic Review: Management of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy.
28 Mar, 2022 | 08:30h | UTCManagement of Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy: A Systematic review – Global Spine Journal
M-A: Rheumatoid arthritis in spine surgery.
21 Mar, 2022 | 08:19h | UTCRheumatoid Arthritis in Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Global Spine Journal
Systematic Review: Coccydynia—the efficacy of available treatment options.
21 Mar, 2022 | 08:17h | UTCCoccydynia—The Efficacy of Available Treatment Options: A Systematic Review – Global Spine Journal
A validated score for evaluating spinal instability to assess surgical candidacy in active spinal tuberculosis—an evidence based approach and multinational expert consensus study.
21 Mar, 2022 | 08:21h | UTC
RCT: Observation vs. screening spinal MRI and pre-emptive treatment for spinal cord compression in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer and spinal metastases.
16 Mar, 2022 | 08:26h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In @LancetOncology : Brilliant question answered by this RCT👉Any role of screening for malignant spinal cord compression & pre-emptive Rx in asymptomatic mCRPC #prostatecancer ? Answer is "NO". Congrats to @DearnaleyProf & team Free access: https://t.co/8r4yJOYCLA @OncoAlert pic.twitter.com/8oLIwKKOx1
— Neeraj Agarwal, MD, FASCO (@neerajaiims) March 12, 2022
ACS Best Practice Guidelines: Spine injury.
9 Mar, 2022 | 10:00h | UTCSpine Injury – American College of Surgeons
News Release: New guidelines will help trauma centers treat spinal injury patients
RCT: Full endoscopic discectomy non-inferior to open discectomy in patients with sciatica.
22 Feb, 2022 | 10:11h | UTC
M-A: Timing of tracheostomy in acute traumatic spinal cord injury.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:44h | UTC
Systematic Review: Non-operative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication.
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:08h | UTC
Review: Management of acute traumatic spinal cord injury.
28 Jan, 2022 | 08:04h | UTCManagement of Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Review of the Literature – Frontiers of Surgery
An updated overview of low back pain management.
21 Jan, 2022 | 09:23h | UTCAn Updated Overview of Low Back Pain Management – Asian Spine Journal
Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials: Impact of intraoperative intravenous magnesium on spine surgery.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:19h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
A new study analysed effectiveness and safety of intraoperative intravenous #magnesium (IIM) on #spine surgery.
Read more here: https://t.co/BGWMrZAWHI pic.twitter.com/4AvLP9YQ75
— eClinicalMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science (@eClinicalMed) January 7, 2022
Pictorial Review: Spinal disorders mimicking infection.
5 Dec, 2021 | 23:10h | UTCSpinal disorders mimicking infection – Insights into Imaging


