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Where Cervical Spine Science is Challenged and Advanced

CSRS funds and supports research that is rigorous, unbiased, and data-driven. New techniques, technologies, and innovative studies are carefully evaluated and held to the highest standard that prioritizes patient outcomes over novelty.

CSRS: Mission

Research Grants

The mission of the Cervical Spine Research Society is to promote research and the exchange of knowledge related to the cervical spine. Supporting high-impact research projects is central to that mission. Since 1990, CSRS has awarded more than $5 million in research funding to advance the understanding and treatment of cervical spine conditions.


Rigorous Challenge

Members are not afraid to challenge each other—not to criticize, but to strengthen the work and advance the field.

CSRS: Mission

Measuring What Matters: The CSRS Registry

When a patient has cervical spine surgery, the most important question is not whether the procedure went as planned. It is whether that patient got better. The CSRS Registry was designed around that question and built to generate the kind of real-world evidence that changes how surgeons counsel and care for patients.

  • 1,300+ complete surgical cases with full outcome data
  • 16 contributing research institutions across the U.S.
  • Patient-reported outcomes collected directly, independent of the treating surgeon
  • Expanding to 25 sites, with a goal of representing diverse patient populations nationally

Research Grants

Annual grant funding for member-led research that advances the standard of cervical spine care.

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Research Paper Award Info

The Society offers awards for outstanding, unpublished research papers.

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Registry

A diagnosis-based observational registry designed to build a comprehensive clinical database of patients with cervical radiculopathy and cervical myelopathy.

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Journal

Clinical Spine Surgery, the official journal of the Cervical Spine Research Society.

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Member Surveys

Surveys are an effective mechanism for obtaining data on topics that are central to the Society and that provide value to members.

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