The October 2023 Spine Roundup360 looks at: Cutting through surgical smoke: the science of cleaner air in spinal operations; Unlocking success: key factors in thoracic spine decompression and fusion for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament; Deep learning algorithm for identifying cervical cord compression due to degenerative canal stenosis on radiography; Surgeon experience influences robotics learning curve for minimally invasive lumbar fusion; Decision-making algorithm for the surgical treatment of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis of L4/L5; Response to preoperative steroid injections predicts surgical outcomes in patients undergoing fusion for isthmic spondylolisthesis.
The February 2025 Spine Roundup360 looks at: The effect of thoraco-lumbo-sacral orthosis wear time and clinical risk factors on curve progression for individuals with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Does operative level impact dysphagia severity after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion? A multicentre prospective analysis; Who gets better after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy? A responder analysis from the multicentre Canadian spine outcomes and research network; Do obese patients have worse outcomes in adult spinal deformity surgeries?; An update to the management of spinal cord injury; Classifying thoracolumbar injuries; High- versus moderate-density constructs in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis are equivalent at two years; Romosozumab for protecting against proximal junctional kyphosis in deformity surgery.
The June 2015 Spine Roundup360 looks at: Less is more in pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis; Paracetamol out of favour in spinal pain but effective for osteoarthritis; Local wound irrigation to reduce infection?; Lumbar facet joint effusion: a reliable prognostic sign?; SPORT for the octogenarian; Neurological deterioration following traumatic spinal cord injury; PROMS in spinal surgery