Spine News

Results published in JAMA Surgery showed use of cervical spine imaging for pediatric patients with blunt trauma has increased despite wide variability in clinical evaluation, which could lead to the potential for overdiagnosis of injuries.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has issued formal comments urging CMS to reform the proposed payment policy changes in the Medicare program for 2024, according to a press release.

ChatGPT correctly answered 54.3% of questions on the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination, a grade that corresponds with those from a postgraduate year-1 orthopedic resident, according to published results.

THOROFARE, N.J. — We are deeply saddened by the devastating and deadly impact of the wildfires that swept through the island of Maui in Hawaii a month ago.

Published results showed a convolutional neural network method successfully detected vertebrae and measured Cobb angles on X-ray imaging of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

A new consensus definition for early axial spondyloarthritis indicates disease that has manifested symptoms for less than 2 years, according to a recommendation published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

According to results published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, conventional ventilation and laminar airflow were effective for keeping methylmethacrylate fumes below harmful levels during closed bone cement mixing under vacuum.

Published results showed a smartphone app-based validated deep learning model was able to diagnose and monitor adolescent idiopathic scoliosis at minimal cost with no additional radiation.

Published results showed the validated fracture risk assessment tool, known as FRAX, may underestimate the risk of some vertebral fractures and subsequent clinical fractures, such as major osteoporotic fractures and hip fractures.

Published results showed virtual reality exercise therapy may be a safe and viable treatment delivery method for patients with low back pain and/or neck pain.