Mapping healthcare services and practice variations in spinal care across countries: The Spine Atlas Initiative
The SAI offers a collaborative, low-barrier approach to data collection, providing a platform for international research and comparison. The initiative will enhance understanding of treatment variability and outcomes, foster evidence-based improvements in clinical practice, and guide healthcare policy. Future data calls will expand to cover other spinal pathologies and non-surgical treatments, contributing to a global research network and improving spine care worldwide.
Authors
- Jouko Halme
- Sabrina Donzelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6637-7797)
- Pierre Côté (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6986-6676)
- Tore K. Solberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8991-8867)
- E. Aghayev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0679-3008)
- Sashin Ahuja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8676-6100)
- Christian Herrmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4190-2361)
- Florian Ringel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3132-7543)
Institutions
- University Hospital of North Norway (NO)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- University Hospital of Wales (GB)
- Finnish Cancer Registry (FI)
- Swiss Paediatric Oncology Group (CH)
- Stiftung Lindenhof Bern (CH)
- Lysosomal and Rare Disorders Research and Treatment Center (US)
- NORCE Research AS (NO)
- EuroSpine (CH)
- British Society for Rheumatology (GB)
- Centre for Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (CA)
- German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (DE)
- Association of European Renewable Energy Research Centres (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain and Spine
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bas.2025.105622
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47