Mazarakis Nektarios K, Koutsarnakis Christos, Komaitis Spyridon, Drosos Evangelos, Demetriades Andreas K
Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland and Department of Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Department of Neurosurgery, Evaggelismos Hospital, Ipsilantou 45-47, Athens, Greece.
Brain Spine. 2022 Aug 14;2:100930. doi: 10.1016/j.bas.2022.100930. eCollection 2022.
•Both patients and surgeons seem to show significant satisfaction with virtual spinal clinics.•Virtual spinal clinics may be an important adjunct to traditional face-to-face clinics.•Limitations in physical examination constitute main concern.•Patient selection is an important factor in deciding who is a suitable candidate for a virtual spinal clinic.•Medicolegal concerns need to be adequately addressed if spinal virtual clinics are to be routinely used.
•患者和外科医生似乎都对虚拟脊柱诊所表现出高度满意。
•虚拟脊柱诊所可能是传统面对面诊所的重要补充。
•体格检查的局限性是主要关注点。
•患者选择是决定谁是虚拟脊柱诊所合适人选的重要因素。
•如果要常规使用脊柱虚拟诊所,就需要充分解决法医学方面的问题。