Making a Traditional Spine Surgery Clinic Telemedicine-Ready in the "New Normal" of Coronavirus Disease 2019.

Study Design: An original article describing a comprehensive methodology for making a traditional spine surgery clinic telemedicineready in terms of logistical considerations and workflow.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to promote the use of telemedicine via videoconferencing to reduce human exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and reduce the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission at outpatient clinics.

Overview Of Literature: The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest healthcare crisis in the 21st century.

An overview of the tumors affecting the spine-inside to out.

Spine tumors may arise within or surrounding the spinal cord and/or vertebral column. Spinal tumors can be benign or malignant. Based on their epicenter, they may be classified as intradural-intramedullary, intradural-extramedullary, or extradural.

In the Extraordinary Times of Coronavirus Disease 2019: Clinical Strategies for Performing Spinal Surgery.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused pronounced strain on global healthcare systems, forcing the streamlining of clinical activities and conservation of health resources. There is a pressing need for institutions to present discipline-specific strategies for the management of COVID-19 patients. We present the comprehensive considerations at the National University Hospital, Singapore from the surgeon's and anesthetist's perspectives in the performance of spinal surgery in COVID-19 patients.

Osteoporotic hip fractures: 10-year review in a Singaporean hospital.

Purpose: To review records of 2702 patients with osteoporotic hip fractures in a Singaporean hospital.

Methods: Medical records of 1905 women and 797 men, aged 50 to 112 (median, 78) years, who were admitted to a Singaporean hospital with an osteoporotic hip fracture (ICD9 820) between January 2000 and December 2010 were reviewed.

Results: Female patients were significantly older than male patients (p<0.

Resistive straight leg raise test, resistive forward bend test and heel compression test: novel techniques in identifying secondary gain motives in low back pain cases.

Purpose: 'Low back pain' (LBP) is a prevalent condition with a majority showing no specific organic pathology. Distinguishing 'secondary gain motives (SGM)' from organic causes is imperative in clinical practice. We describe here, three new tests-resistive straight leg raise test (rSLRT), resistive forward bend test (rFBT) and heel compression test (HCT) to help differentiate patients with 'SGM' from those without.