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Applications are now welcome for the BASS/BSS Presidents' Travelling Fellowship 2025 - visit britscoliosis.org.uk/News/13430504 for more details and how to apply!

4 weeks are left to apply for the Innovation in Musculoskeletal Health programme. With @NIHRcommunity Invention for Innovation (i4i), we're seeking to co-fund research applications aiming to transform MSK health outcomes through emerging technologies. oruk.org/innovation-in-…

Applications for BOA Travelling Fellowships are NOW OPEN! Travelling Fellowships are funding bursaries to provide assistance for those undertaking periods of additional specialist learning at sites outside their normal working/training location. boa.ac.uk/travelling-fel…

Could you be an Associate PI? The scheme is a 6 month training opportunity, providing practical experience for health and care professionals starting their research career, with the PI acting as a mentor. Find out more ⬇️ nihr.ac.uk/health-and-car…

June is Scoliosis awareness month. So, fantastic to randomise the 300th participant to the BASIS study, which compares full time vs. night time brace for adolescent scoliosis. BASISstudy.org @NIHRresearch @CTRU_Sheffield @BritScoliosis @ScoliosisUK

The BASIS Study has reached 300 participants! @CTRU_Sheffield @SCHARRSheffield

Dr. Bunnell saw over-referral and excessive x-ray exposure in scoliosis screening. So, he invented the scoliometer, inspired by an inclinometer in a boat shop. #SpineTalk #SRS #Scoliometer #HistoricalSpinalSurgery Check out the SRS Historical Timeline: srs.org/About-SRS/SRS-…

Incisional Wound Irrigation for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis ⁦@JAMASurgery⁩ jamanetwork.com/journals/jamas…

Do not miss this important free webinar on the new AO Spine & Praxis Guidelines for the Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury. With Brian Kwon and Michael Fehlings, moderated by Mario Ganau. 🗓 May 6, 2024 📍17:00-18:00 CEST (UTC +02:00) Register now 🔗 brnw.ch/21wJesS

Leonardo da Vinci's (1452–1519) drawing of the human spine.

Save the date! Second Surgeon Education Webinar is coming soon! Click on the link below to register TODAY! Register Here: settingscoliosisstraight.org/event/leaps-in…

We’re pleased to announce applications are open for our spine research fellowship with @BASSspine & @BritScoliosis. The fully funded fellowship is worth up to £70,000. Apply by 3 May 2024 via: bit.ly/orukjpf #MSKmatters #InvestingInOurFutureMovement

Available on #OrthoCorps: "A Most Unusual Population Study: The Back Story" Paul D. Sponseller, MD, interviews Bruce E. Fredrickson, MD, about Dr. Fredrickson's landmark paper, "The Natural History of Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis." tinyurl.com/mtcaxu6y

BASS Trainee Members can attend #BASS2024 for free! Visit SpineSurgeons.ac.uk/Trainee-Area (member login required) to reveal your discount code! ⚠️Discount ends 7th Feb 2024⚠️ If you are a surgical trainee and wish to join BASS, visit: spinesurgeons.ac.uk/Become-a-BASS-…

Practice changing! @BenRoyeMD presented #research at #ICEOS2023 this week. Night-time bracing of #EarlyOnsetScoliosis in 15-24deg #scoliosis is >3x more likely to improve the Cobb angle than observation & often prevents later full time bracing. #conservativetreatment #spine

The NHS collapse - it has taken just 13 years - take a look at this from Channel 4 News

Join Kenny Kwan, Michael Selby and Reuben Soh for the next popular AO Spine in-League Advanced Webinar on Degenerative spondylolisthesis & Adult spine deformity! 🗓 Nov. 24, 16:00-17:00 HKT (UTC+8) Free for members! Register now 👉 brnw.ch/21wE0tt

Surgery was initially recommended for a 12yo girl with 75deg of #Kyphosis. During a second opinion, I offered hyperextension #stretching for just 60 seconds each day. Months later her spine was straighter & surgery was avoided. #conservativetreatment

*FREE WEBINAR | REGISTER NOW* Our next #SRSWebinar tomorrow will provide a global perspective on perioperative management of adult patients who undergo thoracolumbar spinal fusion for degenerative conditions, based on a survey conducted by @AOSpine. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

This week’s most cited article: Benefits, Limits, and Risks of GPT-4 as an AI Chatbot for Medicine nej.md/3ZljC3h #ArtificialIntelligence