OrthoQB

Evidence library

The trials, meta-analyses and guidelines that shape orthopaedic diagnosis and management, each summarised in one screen: what it asked, what it found, and how it changed practice. Every citation is checked against PubMed.

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SINSSpine 2010
A novel classification system for spinal instability in neoplastic disease: an evidence-based approach and expert consensus from the Spine Oncology Study Group.
Combines six clinical and radiological components into a weighted score that classes lesions as stable, potentially unstable or unstable, with the higher categories prompting a spinal surgical opinion.
OtherDiagnosisTumours
Hazards of biopsy revisitedThe Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 1996
The hazards of the biopsy, revisited. Members of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society.
Biopsy problems (diagnostic errors, complications, altered treatment and unnecessary amputation) were significantly more frequent when biopsy was done at a referring institution than at a treating centre.
Cohort studyDiagnosisTumours