Wikipedia:Choosing Wisely/North American Spine Society

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article	traffic in January 2013*	sources cited	change summary
North American Spine Society	35
Low back pain	67099	1	add osteoporosis as a red flag Other sources already cover this well, and the only information I found lacking was that Osteoporosis is a red flag for testing. I added the references to the list of red flags and clarified some language here.
Epidural steroid injection	1349	2	Elective spinal injections should be performed with imaging guidance
Bone morphogenetic protein	7504	3	Bone morphogenetic protein (rhBMP) should not be routinely used in any type of anterior cervical spine fusion
Spinal fusion	19567	3	Bone morphogenetic protein (rhBMP) should not be routinely used in any type of anterior cervical spine fusion
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion	6978	3	Bone morphogenetic protein (rhBMP) should not be routinely used in any type of anterior cervical spine fusion
Nerve conduction study	18937	4	evidence has not shown EMG or NCS to be helpful in diagnosing causes of axial lumbar pain, thoracic pain, or Cervical spine disorder cervical spine pain
Electromyography	51269	4	evidence has not shown EMG or NCS to be helpful in diagnosing causes of axial lumbar pain, thoracic pain, or Cervical spine disorder cervical spine pain
Bed rest	4987	5	As a treatment for low back pain, bed rest should not be used for more than 48 hours

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References

North American Spine Society (February 2013), "Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question", Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, North American Spine Society, retrieved 25 March 2013, which cites

1. • Chou, R.; Qaseem, A.; Snow, V.; Casey, D.; Cross Jr, J. T.; Shekelle, P.; Owens, D. K.; Clinical Efficacy Assessment Subcommittee of the American College of Physicians; et al. (2007). "Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain: A joint clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society". Annals of Internal Medicine. 147 (7): 478–491. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-7-200710020-00006. PMID 17909209.
   • Forseen, S. E.; Corey, A. S. (2012). "Clinical decision support and acute low back pain: Evidence-based order sets". Journal of the American College of Radiology. 9 (10): 704–712.e4. doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2012.02.014. PMID 23025864.
2. • North American Spine Society (2011). "Diagnosis and treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis". Burr Ridge, Illinois: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: 104. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. • Schultz, Daniel G. (July 1, 2008). "Public Health Notifications (Medical Devices) - FDA Public Health Notification: Life-threatening Complications Associated with Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein in Cervical Spine Fusion". fda.gov. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
   • Woo, E. J. (2012). "Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2: Adverse events reported to the Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database". The Spine Journal. 12 (10): 894–9. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2012.09.052. PMID 23098616.
4. • Sandoval, A. E. (2010). "Electrodiagnostics for low back pain". Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. 21 (4): 767–76. doi:10.1016/j.pmr.2010.06.007. PMID 20977959.
   • North American Spine Society (2011). "Diagnosis and treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis". Burr Ridge, Illinois: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: 104. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
5. • Dahm, K. T.; Brurberg, K. G.; Jamtvedt, G.; Hagen, K. R. B. (2010). "Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute low-back pain and sciatica". The Cochrane Library (6): CD007612. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD007612.pub2. PMID 20556780.
   • North American Spine Society (2014). "Acute Low Back Pain". knowyourback.org. Retrieved 25 March 2014.

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