European Spine Journal

The genetic epidemiology of idiopathic scoliosis

Kristen Fay Gorman, Cédric Julien, Alain Moreau

Increase in spinal longitudinal length by correction surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Kota Watanabe, Naobumi Hosogane, Noriaki Kawakami, Taichi Tsuji, Yoshiaki Toyama, Kazuhiro Chiba, Morio Matsumoto

Could clinical ultrasound improve the fitting of spinal orthosis for the patients with AIS?

M. Li, J. Cheng, M. Ying, B. Ng, Y. P. Zheng, T. P. Lam, W. Y. Wong, M. S. Wong

Loading rate patterns in scoliotic children during gait: the impact of the schoolbag carriage and the importance of its position

I. D. Gelalis, S. Ristanis, A. Nikolopoulos, A. Politis, C. Rigas, T. Xenakis

Reversing the concept: correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using the convex rod de-rotation maneuver

Yoram Anekstein, Yigal Mirovsky, Vitaly Arnabitsky, Yael Gelfer, Ira Zaltz, Yossi Smorgick

Sagittal balance correction of idiopathic scoliosis using the in situ contouring technique

Yann Philippe Charles, Julia Bouchaïb, Axel Walter, Sébastien Schuller, Erik André Sauleau, Jean-Paul Steib

Good brace compliance reduced curve progression and surgical rates in patients with idiopathic scoliosis

Jens Ivar Brox, Johan Emil Lange, Ragnhild Beate Gunderson, Harald Steen

Reciprocal sagittal alignment changes after posterior fusion in the setting of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

B. Blondel, V. Lafage, F. Schwab, J. P. Farcy, G. Bollini, J. L. Jouve

Internet use by parents of children attending a dedicated scoliosis outpatient clinic

Joseph F. Baker, Brian M. Devitt, Sam Lynch, Connor J. Green, Damien P. Byrne, Patrick J. Kiely

Does anterior shoulder balance in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correlate with posterior shoulder balance clinically and radiographically?

Scott Yang, Eric Feuchtbaum, Brian C. Werner, Woojin Cho, Vasantha Reddi, Vincent Arlet

Management of metastatic sacral tumours

Nasir A. Quraishi, Kyriakos E. Giannoulis, Kimberley L. Edwards, Bronek M. Boszczyk

Aggressive vertebral hemangioma of the thoracic spine without typical radiological appearance

Lei Dang, Chen Liu, Shao Min Yang, Liang Jiang, Zhong Jun Liu, Xiao Guang Liu, Hui Shu Yuan, Feng Wei, Miao Yu

Expert’s Comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Aggressive vertebral hemangioma of the thoracic spine without typical radiological appearance” (Lei Dang, Chen Liu, Shao Min Yang, Liang Jiang, Zhong Jun Liu, Xiao Guang Liu, Hui Shu Yuan, Feng Wei, Miao Yu)

Daryl R. Fourney

Staging and treatment of osteoblastoma in the mobile spine: a review of 51 cases

Stefano Boriani, L. Amendola, S. Bandiera, C. E. Simoes, M. Alberghini, M. Di Fiore, A. Gasbarrini

Neurological recovery in patients of old healed tubercular rigid kyphosis with myelopathy treated with transpedicular decancellation osteotomy

Saumyajit Basu, Sreeramalingam Rathinavelu

Primary spinal cord tumors: review of 678 surgically treated patients in Japan. A multicenter study

Kenichi Hirano, Shiro Imagama, Koji Sato, Fumihiko Kato, Yasutsugu Yukawa, Hisatake Yoshihara, Mitshuhiro Kamiya, Masao Deguchi, Tokumi Kanemura, Yuji Matsubara, Hidefumi Inoh, Noriaki Kawakami, Tetsuro Takatsu, Zenya Ito, Norimitsu Wakao, Kei Ando, Ryoji Tauchi, Akio Muramoto, Yukihiro Matsuyama, Naoki Ishiguro

The use of antibiotic-impregnated fibrin sealant for the prevention of surgical site infection associated with spinal instrumentation

Katsuhiro Tofuku, Hiroaki Koga, Mitsuhiro Yanase, Setsuro Komiya

Retrospective analysis of treatment of thoracolumbar burst fracture using mono-segment pedicle instrumentation compared with short-segment pedicle instrumentation

Xilei Li, Yiqun Ma, Jian Dong, Xiao-gang Zhou, Juan Li

Comparison of the aorta impingement risks between thoracolumbar/lumbar curves with different convexities in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a computed tomography study

Jun Qiao, Feng Zhu, Leilei Xu, Zezhang Zhu, Bangping Qian, Zhen Liu, Yong Qiu

Pelvic tilt and trunk inclination: new predictive factors in curve progression during the Milwaukee bracing for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Jing Guo, Zhen Liu, Feng Lv, Zezhang Zhu, Bangping Qian, Xing Zhang, Xiaolong Lin, Xu Sun, Yong Qiu

The 100 most cited spine articles

Michael R. Murray, Tianyi Wang, Gregory D. Schroeder, Wellington K. Hsu

Antidepressants and the risk of abnormal bleeding during spinal surgery: a case–control study

Amirali Sayadipour, Rajnish Mago, Christopher K. Kepler, R. Bryan Chambliss, Kenneth M. Certa, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Todd J. Albert, D. Greg Anderson

Efficacy of epidural administration of anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody onto spinal nerve for treatment of sciatica

Seiji Ohtori, Masayuki Miyagi, Yawara Eguchi, Gen Inoue, Sumihisa Orita, Nobuyasu Ochiai, Shunji Kishida, Kazuki Kuniyoshi, Junichi Nakamura, Yasuchika Aoki, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Gen Arai, Hiroto Kamoda, Miyako Suzuki, Masashi Takaso, Takeo Furuya, Gou Kubota, Yoshihiro Sakuma, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Tomoaki Toyone, Kazuhisa Takahashi

Interobserver agreement in fusion status assessment after instrumental desis of the lower lumbar spine using 64-slice multidetector computed tomography: impact of observer experience

Borislav Laoutliev, Inger Havsteen, Birthe Højlund Bech, Eva Narvestad, Hanne Christensen, Anders Christensen

Intracranial hemorrhage following lumbar spine surgery

Mahmoud Reza Khalatbari, Iraj Khalatbari, Yashar Moharamzad

Magnetic resonance imaging findings in the painful adult coccyx

Jean-Yves Maigne, Isabelle Pigeau, Bernard Roger

Publication rate of abstracts presented at the Annual Congress of the Spine Society of Europe (years 2000–2003)

Tobias L. Schulte, Katharina Huck, Nani Osada, Matthias Trost, Tobias Lange, Carolin Schmidt, Georg Gosheger, Viola Bullmann

Announcements for Vol. 21 - issue 10, 2012