title: Hospital for joint diseases participates in international spine registry Spine Tango after successful pilot study.
abstract: Spine Tango is currently the only international spine registry in existence. It was developed under the auspices of  Eurospine, the Spine Society of Europe, and is hosted at  the University of Bern, Switzerland. The HJD Spine Center  successfully tested Spine Tango during a 3-month pilot study  and has since expanded documentation activities to more  surgeons. Workflow integration and dedicated research staff  are key factors for such an endeavor. Participation enables  benchmarking against national and international peers and  outcome research and quality assurance of surgical and  non-surgical treatments.
authors.affiliation: Occupationaland Industrial Orthopaedic Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Röder
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Errico
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Spivak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Protopsaltis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lis
authors.forename: Margareta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nordin
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bendo
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003625:Data Collection; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004282:Documentation; D005060:Europe; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases; D009518:New York; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000592:standards; D010865:Pilot Projects; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012042:Registries; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013131:Spine / Q000601:surgery*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D057188:Workflow