10 December 2014

EUROSPINE: A pan-European success story

A review of the EUROSPINE annual general meeting, which took place in Lyon in October The flagship event in the...

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10 December 2014

Laura Counsell, BSRF – Advancing knowledge of scoliosis

SSN meet Laura Counsell, National Director at the British Scoliosis Research Foundation (BSRF) [caption id="attachment_9797" align="alignnone" width="256"] Laura_Counsell_BSRF[/caption] What is...

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10 December 2014

Surgical management of multilevel cervical spine stenosis and spinal cord injury

Zhao-Wan Xu and Deng-Xing Lun evaluate the safety and feasibility of using open-door expansive laminopathy in combination with transpedicular screw...

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22 September 2014

IDD Therapy: Evolving conservative spinal treatment modalities

John Wood, MCSP looks at the physiological effects of IDD Therapy spinal decompression on connective tissues As part of conservative...

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22 September 2014

Single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

Does anterior plating increase fusion rates? Abstract Introduction Anterior plating provides a rigid construct and improves fusion rates in cases...

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15 September 2014

Preview of EuroSpine – October 1–3, Lyon, France

Philip J. Sell, MSc, FRCS As President, it has been my delight and pleasure to see the growth of activities...

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6 March 2014

Screening of the spine in adolescents

Inter- and intra-rater reliability and measurement error of commonly used clinical tests Abstract Background Evidence on the reliability of clinical...

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6 March 2014

BMA launches engagement drive to get more women into leadership positions

Female doctors are likely to be in a majority within the next three years, and the BMA wants this reflected...

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