Building a global spine atlas: Pioneering collaborative data calls to advance spine care.
Spine Atlas 2026 Data Call 2026 (DCM)
Case collection: 1 February – 31 May 2026 I Data submission: 1 – 30 June 2026
For the first time, spine treatment strategies are being systematically mapped across countries using a harmonised international dataset.
Coordinated by EUROSPINE, the Spine Atlas Initiative (SAI) provides a structured framework that enables hospitals, registries, and spine specialists to contribute comparable data, reveal surgical and non-surgical practice variation, support benchmarking, and strengthen global spine research.
The 2026 Spine Atlas data call focuses on treatment strategies and practice variation in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM), including surgical and non-surgical care.
Contributors provide structured case-level data collected during a defined observation period.
Phase 1 – Case Collection
1 February – 31 May 2026
Collect all eligible DCM cases treated during this period.
Phase 2 – Data Submission
1 – 30 June 2026
Upload your dataset and complete the contributor survey.
Be part of a EUROSPINE-coordinated international research initiative.
Compare your treatment strategies with pooled international data.
Eligible contributors receive group authorship in key publications.
Only 9 mandatory + 7 optional parameters are required.
The Spine Atlas Initiative is coordinated and funded by EUROSPINE, the Spine Society of Europe, and supported by leading international organisations and experts in spine research and registries.
Coordinating Organisation
EUROSPINE, the Spine Society of Europe
Supporting Organisations
Scientific Leadership
The initiative is led by an international steering committee of clinicians, epidemiologists and registry experts.
Principal Investigator
Christian Herrmann, PhD MSc
Explore the full Steering Committee and Country Lead Investigators
More than 1,600 surgeries from 30 countries have already demonstrated measurable variation in treatment strategies.
Spine Atlas provides structured international evidence where previously only national data existed.
Proceed with your registration here.
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