SPORT (Spine Patient Outcomes Research Treatment) Data to Be Released Today in JAMA; Controversial $13M+ NIH Study Spurs Discussions About Back Surgery
Posted on: Tuesday, 21 November 2006, 18:01 CST
DALLAS, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was released today by The Center for Spine Care.
WHAT: The highly debated SPORT Study is expected to be released today in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association). Researchers, surgeons and patients alike are eager to hear the results of the $13.5-million, NIH-funded study that some have touted as the largest study of its kind to date. The study was developed to review outcomes of various treatments common among patients suffering from back pain. WHO: Talk with Dallas-based Dr. John Peloza, a leading orthopedic surgeon who can discuss the findings, the benefits and the shortcomings of this study. John Peloza, M.D., P.A., of The Center for Spine Care (CSC), is an internationally recognized orthopedic surgeon specializing in spine care, with offices in Dallas and Frisco, TX. He is a pioneer of minimal-access spinal technology (MAST), and has performed more modern spinal fusions than perhaps any surgeon in the country. More at http://www.backmd.net/ WHEN: Interviews with Dr. Peloza may be scheduled as needed AVAILABLE VISUALS/INTERVIEWS: B-roll footage of Dr. Peloza discussing benefits/limitations of SPORT trial, medical animations of spinal surgery ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: About the SPORT trial http://spine.org/Forms/SPORT_pos_stmt.pdf MEDIA CONTACT: Denise Lyman, Paramount Communications, Inc.: (214) 346-3440
The Center for Spine Care
CONTACT: Denise Lyman of Paramount Communications, Inc.,+1-214-346-3440, for The Center for Spine Care
Web site: http://www.paramountcommunications.net/http://spine.org/Forms/SPORT_pos_stmt.pdfhttp://www.backmd.net/
Source: PRNewswire
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