Spine diseases

Spine Diseases are common and have a significant and measurable burden on affected patients and on the healthcare economy.

Spinal pathologies represent a significant public health problem and could derive from different etiologies; degenerative conditions represent the most common cause due to progressive aging of the population 1)

The spine is the commonest site for bone metastases, and the incidence of spinal metastases is increasing 2).

Spine injury

Spinal tumor

Degenerative spine disease

Degenerative disc disease

Intervertebral disc herniation

Spinal subdural hematoma

Spinal epidural hematoma

Spinal epidural lipomatosis

Atlanto-axial subluxation

Low back pain

Radiculopathy

Coccydynia

Rheumatoid arthritis

Syringomyelia

Within the spectrum of spine disorders, there is considerable overlap in the distribution of symptoms.

1)
Maddern G. The Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S) assesses new surgeries. Aust Health Rev. 2004;28(1):143-4. doi: 10.1071/ah040143. PMID: 15525265.
2)
Hatrick NC, Lucas JD, Timothy AR, Smith MA. The surgical treatment of metastatic disease of the spine. Radiother Oncol. 2000 Sep;56(3):335-9. PubMed PMID: 10974383.