European Spine Journal

AO spine classification system for thoracolumbar fractures

Max Aebi

Vertebral artery injury and severely displaced odontoid fracture: the case for early reduction

Matthew P. Sullivan, John D. McCormick, Vincent Arlet

Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Vertebral artery injury and severely displaced odontoid fracture: the case for early reduction” (by M.P. Sullivan, J.D. McCormick, V. Arlet)

F. Kandziora, A. Langheinrich

A methodological systematic review of early versus late stabilization of thoracolumbar spine fractures

Dan Xing, Yang Chen, Jian-Xiong Ma, Dong-Hui Song, Jie Wang, Yang Yang, Rui Feng, Jun Lu, Xin-Long Ma

Trauma of the upper cervical spine: focus on vertical atlantoaxial dislocation

M. L. Pissonnier, J. Y. Lazennec, J. Renoux, M. A. Rousseau

Anterior versus posterior approach for treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures: a meta-analysis

Gui Jun Xu, Zhi Jun Li, Jian Xiong Ma, Tao Zhang, Xin Fu, Xin Long Ma

AO spine injury classification system: a revision proposal for the thoracic and lumbar spine

Maximilian Reinhold, Laurent Audigé, Klaus John Schnake, Carlo Bellabarba, Li-Yang Dai, F. Cumhur Oner

Association of clinical parameters of operatively treated thoracolumbar fractures with quality of life parameters

Ulrich Thormann, Hans-Josef Erli, Marc Brügmann, Gabor Szalay, Gudrun Schlewitz, Hans-Christoph Pape, Reinhard Schnettler, Volker Alt

Thoracoscopically assisted corpectomy and percutaneous transpedicular instrumentation in management of burst thoracic and thoracolumbar fractures

Ahmed Shawky, Al-Moataz Abdel Razek Zohny Al-Sabrout, Mohamed El-Meshtawy, Khaled Mohamed Hasan, Heinrich Boehm

Hidden discoligamentous instability in cervical spine injuries: can quantitative motion analysis improve detection?

M. Mayer, J. Zenner, A. Auffarth, M. Blocher, M. Figl, H. Resch, H. Koller

Clinical relationship between cervical spinal canal stenosis and traumatic cervical spinal cord injury without major fracture or dislocation

Tsuneaki Takao, Yuichiro Morishita, Seiji Okada, Takeshi Maeda, Fumihiko Katoh, Takayoshi Ueta, Eiji Mori, Itaru Yugue, Osamu Kawano, Keiichiro Shiba

Unstable atlas fracture treatment by anterior plate C1-ring osteosynthesis using a transoral approach

Weihu Ma, Nanjian Xu, Yong Hu, Guoqing Li, Liujun Zhao, Shaohua Sun, Weiyu Jiang, Guanyi Liu, Yongjie Gu, Jiayong Liu

Reviewer’s comment concerning “Unstable atlas fracture treatment by anterior plate C1-ring osteosynthesis using a transoral approach” (10.1007/s00586-013-2870-x by Weihu Ma, Nanjian Xu, Yong Hu, Guoqing Li, Liujun Zhao, Shaohua Sun, Weiyu Jiang, Guanyi Liu, Yongjie Gu, Jiayong Liu and Liang Yu)

Tim J. D. Pigott

Cement volume is the most important modifiable predictor for pain relief in BKP: results from SWISSspine, a nationwide registry

Christoph Röder, Bronek Boszczyk, Gosia Perler, Emin Aghayev, Fabrice Külling, Gianluca Maestretti

Biomechanical characteristics of cement/gelatin mixture for prevention of cement leakage in vertebral augmentation

Bin Meng, Ming Qian, Shao-Xiang Xia, Hui-Lin Yang, Zong-Ping Luo

Internal fixation with percutaneous kyphoplasty compared with simple percutaneous kyphoplasty for thoracolumbar burst fractures in elderly patients: a prospective randomized controlled trial

Dengwei He, Lijun Wu, Xiaoyong Sheng, Qinqin Xiao, Ye Zhu, Weiyang Yu, Feijun Liu, Kejun Zhu

Subsidence of SB Charité total disc replacement and the role of undersizing

Ilona Punt, Marc van Rijsbergen, Bert van Rietbergen, Keita Ito, Lodewijk van Rhijn, André van Ooij, Paul Willems

Parameters influencing the outcome after total disc replacement at the lumbosacral junction. Part 1: misalignment of the vertebrae adjacent to a total disc replacement affects the facet joint and facet capsule forces in a probabilistic finite element analysis

A. Rohlmann, S. Lauterborn, M. Dreischarf, H. Schmidt, M. Putzier, P. Strube, T. Zander

Parameters influencing the outcome after total disc replacement at the lumbosacral junction. Part 2: distraction and posterior translation lead to clinical failure after a mean follow-up of 5 years

Patrick Strube, Eike K. Hoff, Hendrik Schmidt, Marcel Dreischarf, Antonius Rohlmann, Michael Putzier

Five-year follow-up of total disc replacement compared to fusion: a randomized controlled trial

Caroline Sköld, Hans Tropp, Svante Berg

Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation after implantation of a titanium cervical disc prosthesis: a comparison of 1.5 and 3 Tesla magnet strength

Jarle Sundseth, Eva A. Jacobsen, Frode Kolstad, Oystein P. Nygaard, John A. Zwart, Per K. Hol

Cervical arthroplasty with Discover prosthesis: clinical outcomes and analysis of factors that may influence postoperative range of motion

Jun Li, Lei Liang, Xiao-fei Ye, Min Qi, Hua-jiang Chen, Wen Yuan

Treatment of the sacroiliac joint in patients with leg pain: a randomized-controlled trial

L. H. Visser, N. P. Woudenberg, J. de Bont, F. van Eijs, K. Verwer, H. Jenniskens, B. L. Den Oudsten

Documentation of outcomes for sacroiliac joint fusion: does prior spinal fusion influence the outcome?

Nate Slinkard, Julie Agel, Marc F. Swiontkowski

The percutaneous stabilisation of the sacroiliac joint with hollow modular anchorage screws: a prospective outcome study

Lyndon W. Mason, Iqroop Chopra, Khitish Mohanty

Reviewer’s comment concerning “the percutaneous stabilization of the sacroiliac joint with hollow modular anchorage screws: a prospective outcome study” (ESJO-D-12-01011R1 by Lyndon W. Mason, Iqroop Chopra and Khitish Mohanty, doi:10.1007/s00586-013-2825-2)

Paul F. Heini

“Letter to the Editor” concerning the article: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treated with posteromedial translation: radiologic evaluation with a 3D low-dose system. Ilharreborde B, Sebag G, Skalli W, Mazda K (2013) Eur Spine J. Apr 12. 10.1007/s00586-013-2910-6

Isabelle Berg, Thomas Schouman

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of I. Berg et al. concerning “Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treated with posteromedial translation: radiologic evaluation with a 3D low-dose system” by B. Ilharreborde, G. Sebag, W. Skalli and K. Mazda; Eur Spine J (2013) Apr 12 [doi:10.1007/s00586-013-2902-6]

B. Ilharreborde

Letter to the Editor concerning “Vertebral rotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis calculated by radiograph and back surface analysis-based methods: correlation between the Raimondi method and rasterstereography”

Johnny Padulo, Luca Paolo Ardigò

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of J. Padulo concerning: “Vertebral rotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis calculated by radiograph and back surface analysis-based methods: correlation between the Raimondi method and rasterstereography” by Mangone M, Raimondi P, Paoloni M, Pellanera S, Di Michele A, Di Renzo S, Vanadia M, Dimaggio M, Murgia M, Santilli V (2013) Eur Spine J 22:367–371

M. Mangone, M. Paoloni

Letter to the editor concerning “hepatic myelopathy with spastic paraparesis: report of two cases and review of the literature” by S. Ben Amor et al. (Eur Spine J. 2013, Jun 1)

Raffaele Nardone, Stefan Golaszewski, Yvonne Höller, Francesco Brigo, Eugen Trinka

Answer to the letter to the editor of R. Nardone et al. concerning “Hepatic myelopathy with spastic paraparesis: report of two cases and review of the literature” (by Sana Ben Amor et al. (2013), Eur Spine J; DOI 10.1007/s00586-013-2828-z)

S. Ben Amor, M. Z. Saied, M. S. Harzallah, S. Benammou

Letter regarding “Denosumab: a potential new and innovative treatment option for aneurysmal bone cysts”

Hamid Namazi

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of H. Namazi concerning “Denosumab: a potential new and innovative treatment option for aneurysmal bone cysts” by Lange T, Stehling C, Fröhlich B, Klingenhöfer M, Kunkel P, Schneppenheim R, Escherich G, Gosheger G, Hardes J, Jürgens H, Schulte TL (2013), Eur Spine J;22(6):1417–1422

T. Lange, T. L. Schulte

Letter to the editor concerning: “Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral bone edema (Modic type 1 changes): a double-blind randomized controlled trial of efficacy” by Albert HB et al. Eur Spine J (2013) 22:697–707

Zafar Ahmad, Am Rai, Simon Donell, Robert Crawford

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Zafar Ahmad et al. concerning “Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral bone edema (Modic type 1 changes): a double-blind randomized controlled trial of efficacy” by Albert HB et al., Eur Spine J (2013) 22:697–707

Peter Lambert, Hanne B. Albert

Backache and infection

Khichar Shubhakaran, Rekha Jakhar Khichar

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of K. Shubhakaran et al. entitled “Backache and infection” concerning “Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral bone edema (Modic type 1 changes): a double-blind randomized controlled trial of efficacy” by Albert H.B. et al., Eur Spine J (2013) 22:697–707

Hanne B. Albert

Erratum to: PMMA embolization to the left dorsal foot artery during percutaneous vertebroplasty for spinal metastases

Iliopoulos Panagiotis, Korovessis Panagiotis, Vitsas Vasilios

Announcements for issue 22-9-2013