AO Spine Focus Issues
Collections of treatment recommendations, hot topics, and current controversies in spine care produced by AO Spine
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JANUARY 2026—Vol 23 (1)
Neurospine
Evolving Paradigms in Lumbar Disc Herniation: From Prediction to Precision Surgery—from AO Spine Knowledge Forum Degen
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JANUARY 2026—VOL. 16 (1S)
Global Spine Journal
Motion Preserving Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy—Focus Issue from AO Spine NA and the AO Spine Knowledge Forum SCI
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JULY 2025—VOL. 15 (3S)
Global Spine Journal
Adult Spinal Deformity—Focus Issue from the AO Spine Knowledge Forum Deformity
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JANUARY 2025—VOL. 15 (1S)
Global Spine Journal
Precision Medicine in Spinal Oncology—Focus Issue from the AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor
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MARCH 2024-VOL. 14 (3S)
Global Spine Journal
AO Spine & Praxis Spinal Cord Institute Guidelines for the Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury
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FEBRUARY 2024-VOL. 14 (2S)
Global Spine Journal
AO Spine Guideline for the Use of Osteobiologics (AOGO) in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Spinal Degenerative Cases
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JANUARY 2024-VOL. 14 (1S)
Global Spine Journal
What Motivates Treatment Decisions in Neurologically Intact Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures?
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APRIL 2023-VOL. 13 (1S)
Global Spine Journal
Spine Surgery in Geriatric Patients: Recommendations of the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma (DGOU)
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MAY 2019–VOL. 9(1S)
Global Spine Journal
AO Spine Knowledge Forums: Driving Research, Discovery, and Innovation in Spine
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DECEMBER 2018–VOL. 8(4S)
Global Spine Journal
Spinal Infections—From Prevention to Cure. Evidence based review of spinal infections, how to improve practices, and provide better care for our patients.
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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017–Vol. 7(3S)
Global Spine Journal
Clinical Practice Guidelines—Management of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy and Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury.
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APRIL 19, 2017–Vol. 7(1S)
Global Spine Journal
Special Issue: Rare Complications of Cervical Spine Surgery.
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September, 2017–Vol. 31(4S)
JOT
Current controversies in injury assessment and surgical techniques in spine trauma.
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October 15, 2016–Vol. 41(20S)
Spine
Focus Issue II in Spine Oncology: Evidence-based Medicine Recommendations for Spine Oncology.
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October 1, 2015–Vol. 77(1S.)
Neurosurgery
The Aging of the Global Population: The Changing Epidemiology of Disease and Spinal Disorders.
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October 15, 2014–Vol. 39(22S)
Spine
Introduction to Value Based Spine Care
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October 15, 2013–Vol. 38(22S)
Spine
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Current State of the Art and Future Directions.
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October 15, 2012–Vol. 37(22S)
Spine
Adjacent Segment Pathology: Symptomatic or imaging-based findings that occur at a segment adjacent to a previously operated spinal motion segment.
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April 20, 2010–Vol. 35(9S)
Spine
Spine Focus Issue on Complications—Do No Harm: The Balance of “Beneficence” and “Non-Maleficence”.
“We wanted to provide a framework of best evidence for current best practices; to give the reader the possibility to sit down with one source in their hand and find answers.”
Alex Vaccaro, Knowledge Forum Trauma and Infection Advisory Board
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