Spinal FrontiersPowered by NSpineLiterature WatchNew spine papers from PubMed each month: the editors' ten to read first, then every paper sorted by topic, each with a short summary and a link to the paper.Open Literature Watch →Patent WatchNew spine patents granted or published in the US and Europe, with the patent's own drawing, who owns it and what it claims in plain words.Open Patent Watch →BooksSpine books published this year, sorted by topic, including titles in languages other than English.Open Books →Guideline LibraryCurrent spine guidelines from NICE, AWMF, NASS, AO Spine and other bodies, sorted by topic, with what is new or changed each month.Open Guideline Library →Case of the MonthOne real case and one question each month, with the submitting surgeon's answer in the next issue.Open Case of the Month →Guest EditorOur clinical guest editor introduces each issue, picks what matters across the site and shares Five Minutes of Wisdom; a research guest editor chooses the papers to read first.Open Guest Editor →Rare DiseasesOne search across Orphanet, OMIM, GeneReviews and other databases for rare conditions that affect the spine.Open Rare Diseases →Report a Device ProblemWhere and how to report a faulty implant or instrument, country by country.Open Report a Device Problem →Secure MessagingApproved ways to share patient cases, images and messages with colleagues, country by country, with the safeguards each provider states.Open Secure Messaging →Viewing Scans (DICOM)Software to view X-ray, CT and MRI images on Mac, Windows or in the browser, with where your images go and whether each viewer may be used for diagnosis.Open Viewing Scans (DICOM) →Measurement AppsApps and software for measuring Cobb angles, sagittal balance and trunk rotation, with whether each is cleared by a regulator and validated in a published study.Open Measurement Apps →Coding & ReimbursementOfficial coding and reimbursement sources by country, and what changes when: OPS and DRG in Germany, CPT and CMS in the US, the UK tariff and SwissDRG.Open Coding & Reimbursement →Veterinary SpineVeterinary spine surgery, comparative anatomy and trainingOpen Veterinary Spine →Spine PodcastsProfessional spine podcasts and their latest episodesOpen Spine Podcasts →Get InvolvedGlobal spine care, missions and teachingOpen Get Involved →
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