Level of spin in the abstracts of RCTs in spine surgery -an ORG-LOC tool based assessment

There has been a massive surge in published spine literature in the last few years. Even in highly credible research models like Randomised Control Trials (RCTs), many pitfalls do exist that a reader must be aware of. One common but less explored pitfall is the spin. Particularly in the abstracts, it is a potential source of deception. Grading of RCTs based on spin will help readers to interpret their results better. Hence we aim to grade the RCTs of spine surgery based on spin in their abstracts, analyze its prevalence, and highlight on the usefulness of spin grading for any RCT.