The Spine Atlas 2027 Data Call introduces two complementary participation routes under one shared study protocol: the Focus Cohort and the Atlas Cohort. The Focus Cohort combines comprehensive data collection with follow-up for up to two years, enabling longitudinal outcome analyses. The Atlas Cohort offers centres the opportunity to contribute valuable baseline data and strengthen the international representation of the study.
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Building a global spine atlas: Pioneering collaborative data calls to advance spine care.
Spine Atlas 2027 Data Call (TLIBF)
Registration: 6 October 2026 – 28 February 2027
Case collection: 1 March – 31 August 2027 I Data submission: 1 – 3 September 2027
Mapping Spine treatment Strategies Worldwide
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.
Why Spine Atlas Matters
- Spine treatment strategies vary across healthcare systems, training traditions, reimbursement environments, and regulatory frameworks. Yet internationally harmonised data describing these variations have historically been limited.
- The Spine Atlas Initiative addresses this gap by creating a structured international dataset that enables transparent comparison of treatment strategies across countries.
- By participating, hospitals and registries contribute to a global evidence base that supports research, benchmarking, and policy discussions in spine care.
Active Data Call – 2027
Thoracolumbar incomplete Burst Fractures A3
Thoracolumbar incomplete Burst Fractures A3
The 2027 Spine Atlas data call focused on treatment strategies and practice variation on Thoracolumbar incomplete Burst Fractures A3, including surgical and non-surgical care.
Contributors provide structured case-level data collected during a defined observation period.
Timeline
Phase 1 – Case Collection
1 March – 31 August 2027
Contributors record eligible cases.*
*Retrospective data collection allowed, subject to local ethics regulations and/or approval.
Phase 2 – Data Submission
1 – 30 September 2027
Contributors upload their dataset and complete the contributors survey.
Phase 3 – Follow-up
1–2 year follow-up
1 March 2028 – 31 August 2029
Contributors upload their dataset or send it to research@eurospine.org.
Why Participate?
International Visibility
Be part of a EUROSPINE-coordinated international research initiative.
Benchmarking
Compare your treatment strategies with pooled international data.
Scientific Recognition
Eligible contributors receive group authorship in key publications.
Low Participation Burden
Only 9 mandatory + 7 optional parameters are required.
Governance and Scientific Collaboration
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
- European Spine Societies Advisory Board (EUSSAB)
- International Spine Registries Working Group
- European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
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, Country Lead Investigators and Contributors
First Results – Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis (2025)
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.
Second Results – Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (2026)
More than 1,601 surgeries from 21 countries have already demonstrated measurable variation in treatment strategies.
Spine Atlas provides structured international evidence where previously only national data existed
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