European Spine Journal

Posterior listhesis of a lumbar vertebra in spinal tuberculosis

Matthew Anthony Kirkman, Krishnamurthy Sridhar

Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Posterior listhesis of a lumbar vertebra in spinal tuberculosis” (by Matthew A. Kirkman and Krishnamurthy Sridhar)

Philip Sell

How is recovery from low back pain measured? A systematic review of the literature

Steven J. Kamper, Tasha R. Stanton, Christopher M. Williams, Christopher G. Maher, Julia M. Hush

A systematic review on the effectiveness of physical and rehabilitation interventions for chronic non-specific low back pain

Marienke van Middelkoop, Sidney M. Rubinstein, Ton Kuijpers, Arianne P. Verhagen, Raymond Ostelo, Bart W. Koes, Maurits W. van Tulder

A systematic review on the effectiveness of pharmacological interventions for chronic non-specific low-back pain

T. Kuijpers, M. van Middelkoop, S. M. Rubinstein, R. Ostelo, A. Verhagen, B. W. Koes, M. W. van Tulder

Does minimally invasive lumbar disc surgery result in less muscle injury than conventional surgery? A randomized controlled trial

Mark Arts, Ronald Brand, Bas van der Kallen, Geert Lycklama à Nijeholt, Wilco Peul

Dural tears in percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy

Yong Ahn, Ho Yeon Lee, Sang-Ho Lee, June Ho Lee

Brown-Sequard syndrome revealing intradural thoracic disc herniation

S. Diabira, P.-L. Henaux, L. Riffaud, A. Hamlat, G. Brassier, X. Morandi

The relationship between degree of facet tropism and amount of dynamic disc bulge in lumbar spine of patients symptomatic for low back pain

Duc H. Do, Cyrus E. Taghavi, Winston Fong, Min Ho Kong, Yuichiro Morishita, Jeffrey C. Wang

The patient-specific functional scale is more responsive than the Roland Morris disability questionnaire when activity limitation is low

Amanda M. Hall, Chris G. Maher, Jane Latimer, Manuela L. Ferreira, Leonardo O. P. Costa

Maximal aerobic power in patients with chronic low back pain: a comparison with healthy subjects

Ivan Duque, José-Hernán Parra, Alain Duvallet

Low back pain in childhood and adolescence: assessment of sports activities

Tsuyoshi Sato, Takui Ito, Toru Hirano, Osamu Morita, Ren Kikuchi, Naoto Endo, Naohito Tanabe

Orthotic insoles do not prevent physical stress-induced low back pain

Ville M. Mattila, Petri Sillanpää, Tuula Salo, Heikki-Jussi Laine, Heikki Mäenpää, Harri Pihlajamäki

Coronal deformity correction in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients using the fulcrum-bending radiograph: a prospective comparative analysis of the proximal thoracic, main thoracic, and thoracolumbar/lumbar curves

Jingfeng Li, Mark L. Dumonski, Dino Samartzis, Joseph Hong, Shisheng He, Xiaodong Zhu, Chuanfeng Wang, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Todd J. Albert, Ming Li

Time series spinal radiographs as prognostic factors for scoliosis and progression of spinal deformities

Hongfa Wu, Janet L. Ronsky, Farida Cheriet, James Harder, Jessica C. Küpper, Ronald F. Zernicke

Temporary use of shape memory spinal rod in the treatment of scoliosis

Yan Wang, Guoquan Zheng, Xuesong Zhang, Yonggang Zhang, Songhua Xiao, Zheng Wang

Horizontal body and trunk center of mass offset and standing balance in scoliotic girls

G. Dalleau, M. Damavandi, P. Leroyer, C. Verkindt, C. H. Rivard, P. Allard

Changes of concave and convex rib–vertebral angle, angle difference and angle ratio in patients with right thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Federico Canavese, Katia Turcot, Jerôme Holveck, Agnés Dahl Farhoumand, André Kaelin

Breakthrough in three-dimensional scoliosis diagnosis: significance of horizontal plane view and vertebra vectors

Tamás Illés, Miklós Tunyogi-Csapó, Szabolcs Somoskeöy

The “X-Factor” Index: a new parameter for the assessment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction

Yu Qing Sun, Dino Samartzis, Kenneth M. C. Cheung, Yat Wa Wong, Keith D. K. Luk

Reviewer’s comment on “The ‘X-Factor’ Index: a new parameter for the assessment of the adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction” by Yuqing Sun et al. (ESJO-D-09-00493 R1)

Martin Krismer

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