First ever study on the "Research Practices and Needs Among Spine Surgeons Worldwide" Check it out at Global Spine Journal journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… AO Spine NASS AAOS Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush RushResearch ISSLS Spinal News ORS Spine Section Lumbar Spine Research Society Cervical Spine Research Society #spine #AI

Exciting new publication by our team Peter Udby, Jaro Karppinen, Leah and Mikkel, and Mike Modic - "A definition and clinical grading of Modic changes" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10… Journal of Orthopaedic Research® ORS Spine Section ISSLS #spine #backpain #MRI

Check out our new evidence-based study - "Are Changes in Sleep Quality/Quantity or Baseline Sleep Parameters Related to Changes in Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Non-specific Chronic Low #BackPain?" journals.lww.com/clinicalpain/A… ClinicalJrnlPain Arnold Wong #sleepy #Spine

Very timely and important article in the first 2022 issue of the Global Spine Journal journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… The BackLetter Global Spine Journal AO Spine World Spine Care Spinal News ISSLS BACPAC-REACH Orthopaedic Research Society #BackPain

Check out our new publication from our International #AI Spine Team - "#Artificial_Intelligence and spine imaging: limitations, regulatory issues and future direction" dlvr.it/SHwQ5h European Spine J @spinesurgerydoc Spinal News Orthopaedic Research Society OrthopedicsThisWeek

Attending the 2022 ORS Annual Meeting ? Check out our study: "Bullying, Harassment, And Discrimination Of Musculoskeletal Researchers And The Impact Of The #COVID19 Pandemic: an International Study" It's time for the community to be proactive & make change! ORS Spine Section

EXCITING stuff ! Check out our NEW study - "Oral Zoledronic acid bisphosphonate for the TREATMENT of chronic low #backpain with associated Modic changes: a pilot randomized controlled trial" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jo… Journal of Orthopaedic Research® ORS Spine Section Orthopaedic Research Society Jaro Karppinen #spine

Is this where big data is headed ? If so, we best prepare. Exciting stuff. AO Spine AO Spine North America AO Foundation ORS Spine Section NASS AAOS

Congratulations to 2 "LEGENDS" in the spine world - Robert Gunzburg and Marek Szpalski - the 2022 ISSLS Wiltse Lifetime Achievement Award recipients ! The epitome of friendship and collaboration in the field. journals.lww.com/spinejournal/A…

New concepts and evidence that calcification "within" the disc proper may be implicated with inflammation, endplate/Modic changes and PAIN. Considerations for novel targeted therapeutics for #lowbackpain. nature.com/articles/s4158… NatRevRheumatol ORS Spine Section ISSLS

Great work ⁦Lisbet Haglund⁩ ⁦Dino Samartzis⁩ and John Martin. Hope this becomes a starting point for meaningful changes link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Evidence that Bullying, Harassment, and Discrimination of Musculoskeletal Researchers is a real issue ! Ethical misconduct is a real issue. link.springer.com/article/10.100… AO Spine EUROSPINE European Spine J Orthopaedic Research Society AAOS Scoliosis Research Society NASS Dino Samartzis #bullying

Are #antibiotics a viable treatment option for patients with chronic low #backpain who have specific structural changes of the spine ? For a comprehensive evidence-based analyses, check out the study by Arnold Wong et al in Journal of Orthopaedic Research - Spine® onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/js…

Are we programmed? - Single and multi-level symptomatic lumbar Disc Herniations "Resorb" and "Heal " at the same rate ! Check out our prospective, 1-year, multi-imaging study by Al Hornung, Samuel Rudisill, AlexanderTkachev, Dino Samartzis et al journals.lww.com/spinejournal/a…

🔥🔥Discovery of blood biomarkers associated with potential “vertebrogenic” origins of back pain in patients by Khaled Aboushaala, Howard S. An, Dino Samartzis et al link.springer.com/article/10.100… European Spine J Dino Samartzis RUSH Orthopedic Research ORS Spine Section ISSLS

New “treatment” for “painful” lumbar disc herniations finds: ✅100% of discs resorbed & quick ✅100% of patients had no pain ✅100% no surgery By “preserving inflammation”, the disc can heal. Congrats to Dino Samartzis, Alexander Tkachev MD et al link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Congratulations to the amazing orthopaedic surgeon Khaled Aboushaala for successfully defending his PhD work focusing on the role of the Microbiome and Painful Spine Disorders - a NIAMS funded initiative. My honor to have served as his PhD advisor throughout his journey.

SAVE THE DATE ! - October 16, 2024 Join the Department’s Dr. Ana Chee as she hosts a webinar addressing “Trans Colleagues in Research”, sponsored by the Orthopaedic Research Society Orthopaedic Research Society, ORS Spine Section, ORS Tendon Section, ORS Meniscus, ORS ISFR

Is gut health related to the development of a painful spine condition? 🌟Our NIAMS funded study finds significant association of GUT MICROBIOME dysbiosis related to lumbar degenerative “Spondylolisthesis” in patients requiring surgery! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… Journal of Orthopaedic Research - Spine®

Can bacteria in your gut lead to back pain? Researchers at RUSH Orthopedic Research have discovered for the first time that an unhealthy gut #microbiome that promotes inflammatory bacteria may lead to painful spine conditions necessitating #surgery. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…