Basic and clinical research within AOSpine aims to exploit the synergies between science and surgery in the creation of unique knowledge.
We offer networks of research teams that are pioneering projects specific to and across regions. The AOSpine Research Commission (AOSRC) manages the global basic and clinical research efforts within AOSpine. This includes overseeing the AOSpine Research Network (AOSRN), an affiliation of research institutes that conduct collaborative research towards a common goal: understanding the pathogenesis of disc degeneration and its potential treatment.
In 2006 an open call to support the AOSRN resulted in 38 high-quality pre-applications from the USA, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
Funding for seven research centers around the globe for the next 3-5 years continues AOSpine’s efforts to understand and fight the severe clinical problem of disc degeneration.
You as an AOSpine member can gain special access to our knowledge base that will further your appreciation and use of research information.
Click here to download the Hansjörg Wyss Research Award application form.
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| | AOSpine Research Commission | | Responsible to run global research initiatives, share expertise, and leverage resources across regions. This body defines, integrates, and implements coherent policies for the good of the whole organisation. | | More information | |
| Chairperson | Keita Ito |  |  | | | | | Past Chairperson | Kenneth Cheung |  | | Commission member | Jamal Almulla |  | | Commission member | Paul Arnold |  | | Commission member | Mamoru Kawakami |  | | Commission member | Teija Lund |  | | Commission member | Emiliano Vialle |  |
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| | AOSpine Clinical Research Committee | | Evaluates the end efficacy and safety results of particular health care practices and interventions. | | More information | |
| Committee member | Michael Fehlings |  | | | | | | Committee member | Shashank Kale |  | | Committee member | Branko Kopjar | | | Committee member | Teija Lund | | | | | |
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| | AOSpine Research Network | | Established in 2002 as a loose network of research institutes willing to collaborate and share information in the field of the Intervertebral Disc. This year 7 research grants were awarded to centers across the globe. | | More information | |
| Chairperson | Mauro Alini |  | | | | | | Research network member | Norbert Boos | | | Research network member | Ari Borthakur | | | Research network member | Danny Chan | | | Research network member | Stephen Ferguson | | | Research network member | Kam W Leong | | | Research network member | Daisuke Sakai | | | Research network member | Thomas Steffen | | | Commission member | Emiliano Vialle | |
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| | AOSpine Classification Group | | Newly formed this year with highly motivated members selected for worldwide representation, to develop and validate a universally accepted comprehensive injury classification system of the spine. | | More information | |
| Chairperson | Cumhur Oner | | | | | | | Medical coordinator | Max Reinhold | | | Scientific coordinator | Laurent Audigé | | | Classification group member | Carlo Bellabarba | | | Classification group member | Klaus Schnake |  | | Past Chairperson | Bartolomé Marré |  | | | | |
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