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A seat at the table: an invitation to the SRS podium via the study group

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Abstract

Purpose

The SRS annual meeting (SRS-AM) represents the pinnacle of research in the field of spinal deformity. Spine surgery research was historically based on single-surgeon experience, but an increasing number of abstracts presented at SRS-AM are conducted by multicenter study groups, which may have improved the quality of literature available to surgeons. We sought to determine the proportion of SRS-AM podium presentations (PP) resulting from study groups over a 15-year period.

Methods

1874 PP from the 2005–2019 SRS-AM were reviewed to determine if they resulted from a study group or multicenter collaboration. Abstracts were also classified as pediatric- or adult-focused. Pearson correlations were calculated to analyze changes in the proportion of study group or multicenter PP.

Results

The number of SRS PP increased from 102 to 171 from 2005 to 2019. 381 (20.3%) PP were identified as a study group product, while 536 (28.6%) resulted from multicenter collaboration. The proportion of study group PP increased by 0.9% annually from 8.8 to 26.9% (r2 = 0.44, p = 0.007), while multicenter PP increased by 1.2% annually from 11.8 to 40.9% (r2 = 0.51, p = 0.003). A greater proportion of study group PP were level of evidence I or II studies compared to those not resulting from the work of study groups (53.8 vs 19.3%, p < 0.001).

Conclusion

SRS-AM PP resulting from research study groups and multicenter collaborations increased over threefold from 2005 to 2019. Spine surgeons are taking a more proactive approach to produce more generalizable research with higher level of evidence through multicenter study groups, allowing them to make more informed decisions to ultimately improve surgical outcomes for patients.

Level of evidence

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    Joshua T. Bram, Heidi R. Nocka, Patrick J. Cahill, John M. Flynn & Jason B. Anari

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JTB: primary and secondary drafting of manuscript, data acquisition and analysis, critical revision, and final approval. HRN: primary drafting of manuscript, data acquisition and analysis, critical revision, and final approval. PJC: interpretation of data, secondary drafting of manuscript, critical revision, and final approval. JMF: interpretation of data, secondary drafting of manuscript, critical revision, and final approval. JBA: development of initial research question, data acquisition, critical revision, study guidance, and final approval.

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Bram, J.T., Nocka, H.R., Cahill, P.J. et al. A seat at the table: an invitation to the SRS podium via the study group. Spine Deform 9, 905–911 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43390-021-00290-x

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