RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Canadian Spine Society abstracts1.1.01 Sleep quality and disability in spine patients1.1.02 Agreement between back and/or leg pain dominance as reported by patients compared with the surgeon-reported primary indication for surgery: a preliminary study from the CSS surgical registry1.1.03 Outcomes based on straight leg raise findings1.2.04 Wait-time effects on spinal patients1.2.05 Understanding primary care physicians’ challenges, barriers and priorities in caring for patients with low back pain1.2.06 Can a qualified nonphysician expert predict the usefulness of MRI scans in patients with back-related complaints?1.2.07 A pilot project to study the effects of conservative treatment for low back pain patients on a neurosurgical spine waitlist1.3.08 Variations in patients and surgical management between 2 Canadian spine centres: a preliminary study from the Canadian Spine Society surgical registry1.3.09 Assessment of the incremental cost–utility of surgery compared with failed medical management for the treatment of hip, knee and spine osteoarthritis1.3.10 Cost-effectiveness analysis of a reduction in diagnostic imaging for the assessment of degenerative spinal disorders1.4.11 Timing of surgery and radiotherapy in the management of metastatic spine disease: expert opinion1.4.12 Application of a novel bipolar cooled radiofrequency probe in a porcine model, a treatment for metastatic vertebrae1.4.13 One year results of the first randomized trial comparing balloon kyphoplasty to nonsurgical management among cancer patients with vertebral compression fractures1.4.14 Traditional open versus minimally invasive decompression and fusion of the lumbar spine: a retrospective analysis2.1.15 Building a health progression model to evaluate long-term outcomes for people with a spinal cord injury2.1.16 Building a discrete event simulation model to assess and investigate the system of care in British Columbia for SCI patients2.1.17 The incidence and prevalence of traumatic spinal cord injury in Canada2.2.18 Bladder dysfunction in patients with thoracolumbar spinal cord injuries: a long-term follow-up study2.2.19 Best evidence in patient outcomes and clinician expectations regarding cervical spine trauma: What should we be telling patients?2.2.20 The impact of patient expectations on outcome following treatment for spinal trauma. Part 2: What is the functional prognosis of thoracolumbar injuries?2.2.21 Long-term health-related quality of life outcomes following thoracic fractures2.3.22 A population-based study of spine injuries on Saskatchewan farms2.3.23 Qualitative and quantitative assessment of soft tissue damage in the cervical spine following a unilateral facet injury2.3.24 Incidence and impact of adverse events in patients with traumatic SCI during acute care2.4.25 Spinal cord injury induced neuropathic pain can be prevented in a murine model by early treatment with pregabalin2.4.27 Role of intraoperative betadine irrigation in decreasing postoperative wound infections in lumbar and lum-bosacral instrumented fusions: a retrospective review2.4.28 The effect of surgery on health related quality of life and functional outcome in patients with metastatic epidural spinal cord compression- initial results of the AOSpine North America Prospective Multicentre Study3.1.29 Electrical stimulation in spine fusion: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials3.1.30 A prospective randomized clinical trial of posterolateral lumbosacral spinal fusion with BMP-2 and titanium pedicle screw instrumentation versus BMP-2 alone: 2-year follow-up3.1.31 First human experience with a synthetic BMP-2 fragment: the preliminary results of a randomized, blinded controlled Canadian study3.2.32 Comparison of preoperative qualitative and quantitative radiographic factors as predictors for outcome in lumbar discectomy3.2.33 Does the degree of foraminal stenosis affect the outcome of decompressive surgery in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis?3.2.34 Relation between preoperative expectations and postoperative satisfaction and functional outcomes in lumbar and cervical spine patients: a multicentre study3.2.35 Anterior versus posterior surgical approaches to treat cervical spondylotic myelopathy: outcomes of the prospective multicentre AOSpine North America Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Study3.3.36 Role of the osteopontin biological pathway in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis pathogenesis: How could these findings be useful for spine surgeons?3.3.37 Toward a comprehensive understanding of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) genetics: Why function matters to solve the AIS puzzle!3.3.38 The use of a decision tree based on the literature can efficiently output the levels of fusion alternatives in the surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis3.4.39 Web Survey of Physical Activity and Nutrition: adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients (Web-SPAN AdISP)3.4.40 Detecting clinically significant progression in adolescent idopathic scoliosis using surface topography indices3.4.41 Larger curve magnitude is associated with increased perioperative health care resource utilization: a multi-centre analysis of 422 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis curves3.4.42 Does statistical significance of SRS-22 correlate with clinical significance? A multicentre longitudinal study evaluating the minimal clinically important difference of the SRS-221.5.01 Early results of spinal decompression and reconstruction for spinal metastatic disease1.5.02 Safety and efficacy of methyl methacrylate as a vertebral body replacement after metastatic spine tumour resection: results of a systematic review1.5.03 Lost to follow-up. Are postoperative recheck no-shows all doing well? A preliminary study from the CSS surgical registry1.5.04 Can referral triage scores predict surgical cases?1.5.05 The provision of emergent spinal care from a health care delivery perspective: results of a demonstration and evaluation project in the integration of care delivery. The UT-SpineLINK experience1.5.06 Obesity and early reoperation rates after elective lumbar spine surgery: a population based study1.5.07 Do flexion–extension radiographs affect presurgical planning in patients suffering from lumbar compressive pathologies?1.5.08 Decompression alone for low-grade degenerative spondylolisthesis: analysis of revision rate and radiographic risk factors for failure2.5.09 Does intraoperative electromyography improve pedicle screw position on CT scan?2.5.10 Recovery after incomplete spinal cord injury is associated with synaptic plasticity: insights revealed by functional MRI of the human spinal cord using unique SEEP imaging2.5.11 Intraoperative neuromonitoring during spinal implant device lengthening surgeries2.5.12 Evaluation of polyetheretherketone cages in anterior cervical discectomy with fusion using locally harvested bone2.5.13 International variations in the clinical presentation and management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy: 1-year outcomes of the AOSpine Multi-Center Prospective Study2.5.14 Is surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy cost-effective? Results of a prospective study with health utilities assessments2.5.15 Anterior versus posterior fixation for an isolated posterior facet complex injury in the subaxial cervical spine2.5.16 Comparison of the swimmer’s and shoulder pull-down views for lateral cervical spine radiographs3.5.17 Sagittal spinopelvic parameters of children with early onset scoliosis3.5.18 Variability in the measurement of sagittal spinopelvic parameters in children with early onset scoliosis3.5.19 Use of the S-hook as pelvic foundation as part of the vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR) construct: a review of 44 patients3.5.20 Prediction of brace treatment outcomes3.5.21 An updated (2010) systematic review of acute low back pain3.5.22 Surgical site infection and complications with the use of autograft versus allograft bone for spinal fusion3.5.23 Radiologic assessment of lumbar spine fusion: Is it (con)fused?3.5.24 Radiologic assessment of lumbar spine fusion: a Canadian perspective JF Canadian Journal of Surgery JO CAN J SURG FD Canadian Medical Association SP S1 OP S27 VO 54 IS 3 A1 M. 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