The Global Spine Care Initiative: World Spine Care executive summary on reducing spine-related disability in low- and middle-income communities.
Scott HaldemanMargareta C NordinRoger ChouPierre CôtéEric L HurwitzMargareta NordinKristi RandhawaBart N GreenDeborah Kopansky-GilesEmre R AcarogluArthur AmeisChristine CedraschiEllen AartunAfua Adjei-KwayisiSelim AyhanAmer AzizTeresa BasFiona BlythDavid BorensteinO'Dane BradyPeter BrooksConnie CamilleriJuan M CastelloteMichael B ClayFereydoun DavatchiJean DudlerRobert N DunnStefan EberspaecherJuan EmmerichJean Pierre FarcyNorman Fisher-JeffesChristine GoertzMichael GrevittErin A GriffithNajia Hajjaj-HassouniJan HartvigsenMaria A HondrasEdward J KaneJulie LaplanteNadège LemeunierJohn MayerSilvano MiorTiro MmopelwaMichael ModicJean MossRajani MullerpatanElijah MutetiLillian MwanikiMadeleine Ngandeu-SingweGeoff OuterbridgeShanmuganathan RajasekaranHeather ShearerMatthew SmuckErkin SonmezPatricia TavaresAnne Taylor-VaiseyCarlos TorresPaola TorresAlexander van der HorstLeslie VervilleEmiliano Neves VialleGomatam Vijay KumarAdriaan VlokWilliam WattersChung Chek WongJessica J WongHainan YuSelcen YükselPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2018)
The GSCI proposes an evidence-based model that is consistent with recent calls for action to reduce the global burden of spinal disorders. The model requires testing to determine feasibility. If it proves to be implementable, this model holds great promise to reduce the tremendous global burden of spinal disorders. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.