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ESTES recommendation on thoracolumbar spine fractures[10]

Published by:European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Last published:2023

Best practices guideline: spine injury[11]

Published by:American College of Surgeons

Last published:2022

Clinical guidance for the effective identification of vertebral fractures[17]

Published by:Royal Osteoporosis Society

Last published:2020

Guideline for thoracolumbar pedicle screw placement assisted by orthopaedic surgical robot[130]

Published by:National Key R&D Program of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing Natural Science Foundation, Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Program

Last published:2019

ACR appropriateness criteria: suspected spine trauma[13]

Published by:American College of Radiology

Last published:2018

Spinal motion restriction in the trauma patient - a joint position statement[47]

Published by:American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT), American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP)

Last published:2018

Guidelines on the evaluation and treatment of patients with thoracolumbar spine trauma[50]

Published by:American Association of Neurological Surgeons; Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Last published:2018

A clinical practice guideline for the management of patients with acute spinal cord injury: recommendations on the role of baseline magnetic resonance imaging in clinical decision making and outcome prediction​​[59]

Published by:Global Spine Journal

Last published:2017

A clinical practice guideline for the management of patients with acute spinal cord injury: recommendations on the use of methylprednisolone sodium succinate[139]

Published by:Global Spine Journal

Last published:2017

A clinical practice guideline for the management of patients with acute spinal cord injury and central cord syndrome: recommendations on the timing (≤24 hours vs. >24 hours) of decompressive surgery[115]

Published by:Global Spine Journal

Last published:2017

Spinal injury: assessment and initial management[46]

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Last published:2016

Spinal injury: assessment and initial management​[46]

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Last published:2016

Screening for thoracolumbar spinal injuries in blunt trauma[71]

Published by:Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

Last published:2012

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