European Spine Journal

The ugly face of medical negligence: where has justice gone?

Adrian T. H. Casey

Funnel plots and spine surgery: unit level and surgeon level outcome data

Ian W. Nelson

Spinal surgery for low back pain: a way forward

John O’Dowd, Anna Hlavsova

Introduction to travelling president’s fellowship

A. S. Rai

Shared decision-making in back pain consultations: an illusion or reality?

L. E. Jones, L. C. Roberts, P. S. Little, M. A. Mullee, J. A. Cleland, C. Cooper

Is NICE guidance for identifying lumbar nerve root compression misguided?

Tim Germon, William Singleton, Jeremy Hobart

Reviewer’s comment concerning “Is NICE guidance for identifying lumbar nerve root compression misguided?” (doi:10.1007/s00586-014-3233-y by T. Germon et al.)

Sashin Ahuja

The lumbar spine has an intrinsic shape specific to each individual that remains a characteristic throughout flexion and extension

Anastasia V. Pavlova, Judith R. Meakin, Kay Cooper, Rebecca J. Barr, Richard M. Aspden

The role of needle tip position on the accuracy of diagnostic selective nerve root blocks in spinal deformity

A. Irwin, A. L. Khan, D. Fender, P. L. Sanderson, M. J. Gibson

Experience of a fellowship in spinal surgery: a quantitative analysis

Wojciech Konczalik, Sherief Elsayed, Bronek Boszczyk

Complications in spinal deformity surgery in the United Kingdom: 5-year results of the annual British Scoliosis Society National Audit of Morbidity and Mortality

Hiren M. Divecha, Irfan Siddique, Lee M. Breakwell, Peter A. Millner

Early experience of MAGEC magnetic growing rods in the treatment of early onset scoliosis

B. A. Hickey, C. Towriss, G. Baxter, S. Yasso, S. James, A. Jones, J. Howes, P. Davies, S. Ahuja

The influence of comorbidity on the risks and benefits of spine surgery for degenerative lumbar disorders

A. F. Mannion, T. F. Fekete, F. Porchet, D. Haschtmann, D. Jeszenszky, F. S. Kleinstück

Surgical correction of scoliosis in Rett syndrome: cord monitoring and complications

T. Hammett, A. Harris, B. Boreham, S. M. H. Mehdian

Calcified giant thoracic disc herniations: considerations and treatment strategies

N. A. Quraishi, A. Khurana, M. M. Tsegaye, B. M. Boszczyk, S. M. H. Mehdian

Reviewer’s comment concerning “Calcified Giant Thoracic Disc Herniations—Considerations and Treatment Strategies” (DOI 10.1007/s00586-014-3210-5 by N.A. Quraishi et al.)

Tim Germon

Access-related complications in anterior lumbar surgery in patients over 60 years of age

Dominique A. Rothenfluh, Matthias Koenig, Oliver M. Stokes, Eyal Behrbalk, Bronek M. Boszczyk

Britspine 2014