Literature

ANNUAL REPORTS
Information on philosophy, genesis, and methodology of the Spine Tango documentation system and patient based assessment can be found under:


  • Deyo RA, Battie M, Beurskens AJHM, Bombardier C, Croft P, Koes B, Malmivaara A, Roland M, Von Korff M, Waddell G. Outcome Measures for Low Back Pain Research: A Proposal for Standardized Use. Spine. 1998;23(18):2003-2013.
  • Röder C, EL-Kerdi A, Grob D, Aebi M. A European Spine Register. Eur Spine J. 2002;11(4):303-307.
  • Röder C, EL-Kerdi A, Eggli S, Aebi M. A centralized total joint replacement registry using web-based technologies. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:2077-2079.
  • Aebi M, Grob D. SSE Spine Tango: a European Spine Registry promoted by the Spine Society of Europe (SSE). Eur Spine J. 2004;13(8):661-662.
  • Mannion AF, Elfering A, Staerkle R, Junge A, Grob D, Semmer NK, Jacobshagen N, Dvorak J, Boos N. Outcome assessment in low back pain: how low can you go? Eur Spine J. 2005;14(10):1014-1026.
  • Röder C, Chavanne A, Mannion AF, Grob D, Aebi M. SSE Spine Tango - content, workflow, set-up. www.eurospine.org - Spine Tango. Eur Spine J. 2005;14(10):920-924.
  • Röder C, Müller U, Aebi M. The rationale for a spine registry. Eur Spine J. 2006;15(Supp 1):S52-S56.
  • Ferrer M, Pellisé F, Escudero O, Alvarez L, Pont A, Alonso J, Deyo R. Validation of a minimum outcome core set in the evaluation of patients with back pain. Spine. 2006;31(12):1372-1379.
  • Sobottke R, Csécsei G, Kaulhausen T, Delank S, Franklin J, Aghayev E, Zweig T, Eysel P. [Spinal surgery in the elderly: does age have an influence on the complication rate?] Orthopade. 2008 Apr;37(4):367-73. Review. German.
  • Melloh M, Staub L, Aghayev E, Zweig T, Barz T, Theis JC, Chavanne A, Grob D, Aebi M, Roeder C. The international spine registry SPINE TANGO: status quo and first results. Eur Spine J. 2008 Sep;17(9):1201-9.
  • Röder C, Staub L, Dietrich D, Zweig T, Melloh M, Aebi M. Benchmarking with Spine Tango: potentials and pitfalls. Eur Spine J. 2009 Aug;18 Suppl 3:305-11.
  • Grob D, Mannion AF. The patient's perspective on complications after spine surgery. Eur Spine J. 2009 Aug;18 Suppl 3:380-5.
  • Kleinstück FS, Grob D, Lattig F, Bartanusz V, Porchet F, Jeszenszky D, O'Riordan D, Mannion AF. The influence of preoperative back pain on the outcome of lumbar decompression surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 May 15;34(11):1198-203.
  • Lattig F, Grob D, Kleinstueck FS, Porchet F, Jeszenszky D, Bartanusz V, O'Riordan D, Mannion AF. Ratings of global outcome at the first post-operative assessment after spinal surgery: how often do the surgeon and patient agree? Eur Spine J. 2009 Aug;18 Suppl 3:386-94. Epub 2009 May 22.
  • Porchet F, Bartanusz V, Kleinstueck FS, Lattig F, Jeszenszky D, Grob D, Mannion AF. Microdiscectomy compared with standard discectomy: an old problem revisited with new outcome measures within the framework of a spine surgical registry. Eur Spine J. 2009 Aug;18 Suppl 3:360-6. Epub 2009 Mar 3. Review.
  • Zweig T, Mannion AF, Grob D, Melloh M, Munting E, Tuschel A, Aebi M, Röder C. How to Tango: a manual for implementing Spine Tango. Eur Spine J. 2009 Aug;18 Suppl 3:312-20. Epub 2009 Jun 28. Review.
  • Grob D, Bartanusz V, Jeszenszky D, Kleinstück FS, Lattig F, O'Riordan D, Mannion AF. A prospective, cohort study comparing translaminar screw fixation with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and pedicle screw fixation for fusion of the degenerative lumbar spine. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2009 Oct;91(10):1347-53.
  • Grob D, Porchet F, Kleinstück FS, Lattig F, Jeszenszky D, Luca A, Mutter U, Mannion AF. A comparison of outcomes of cervical disc arthroplasty and fusion in everyday clinical practice: surgical and methodological aspects. Eur Spine J. 2010 Feb;19(2):297-306. Epub 2009 Oct 31.
  • Kessler JT, Melloh M, Zweig T, Aghayev E, Röder C.Development of a documentation instrument for the conservative treatment of spinal disorders in the International Spine Registry, Spine Tango. Eur Spine J. 2011 Mar;20(3):369-79. Epub 2010 Jun 9.
  • Grob D, Luca A, Mannion AF. An observational study of patient-rated outcome after atlantoaxial fusion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011 Mar;469(3):702-7.
  • Kleinstueck FS, Fekete T, Jeszenszky D, Mannion AF, Grob D, Lattig F, Mutter U, Porchet F. The outcome of decompression surgery for lumbar herniated disc is influenced by the level of concomitant preoperative low back pain. Eur Spine J. 2011 Jul;20(7):1166-73. Epub 2011 Jan 12.
  • Mannion AF, Boneschi M, Teli M, Luca A, Zaina F, Negrini S, Schulz PJ. Reliability and validity of the cross-culturally adapted Italian version of the Core Outcome Measures Index. Eur Spine J. 2011 Mar 17. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Genevay S, Cedraschi C, Marty M, Rozenberg S, De Goumoëns P, Faundez A, Balagué F, Porchet F, Mannion AF. Reliability and validity of the cross-culturally adapted French version of the Core Outcome Measures Index (COMI) in patients with low back pain. Eur Spine J. 2011 Sep 1. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Sobottke R, Aghayev E, Röder C, Eysel P, Delank SK, Zweig T. Predictors of surgical, general and follow-up complications in lumbar spinal stenosis relative to patient age as emerged from the Spine Tango Registry. Eur Spine J. 2011 Sep 14. [Epub ahead of print]
Spine Tango Report International 2010
Spine Tango Report International 2009
Spine Tango Jahresbericht Deutschland 2009
Spine Tango Report International 2006-2008
Spine Tango Jahresbericht Deutschland 2008
MANUALS AND BROCHURES
Spine Tango Brochure 2010
MOVIE
Spine Tango Movie 2010