European Spine Journal

Can spinal surgery in England be saved from litigation: a review of 978 clinical negligence claims against the NHS

John T. Machin, John Hardman, William Harrison, Timothy W. R. Briggs, Mike Hutton

Cervical and postural strategies for maintaining horizontal gaze in asymptomatic adults

Nour Khalil, Aren Joe Bizdikian, Ziad Bakouny, Michel Salameh, Naji Bou Zeid, Fares Yared, Joeffroy Otayek, Khalil Kharrat, Gaby Kreichati, Ismat Ghanem, Renaud Lafage, Virginie Lafage, Ibrahim Obeid, Ayman Assi

Clinical course and prognostic models for the conservative management of cervical radiculopathy: a prospective cohort study

Marije L. S. Sleijser-Koehorst, Michel W. Coppieters, Martijn W. Heymans, Servan Rooker, Arianne P. Verhagen, Gwendolijne G. M. Scholten-Peeters

Importance of the preoperative cross-sectional area of the semispinalis cervicis as a risk factor for loss of lordosis after laminoplasty in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Byung-Jou Lee, Jin Hoon Park, Sang-Ryong Jeon, Seung-Chul Rhim, Sung Woo Roh

Cervical pedicle screw instrumentation is more reliable with O-arm-based 3D navigation: analysis of cervical pedicle screw placement accuracy with O-arm-based 3D navigation

Sourabh Chachan, Hamid Rahmatullah Bin Abd Razak, Wee Lim Loo, John Carson Allen, Dinesh Shree Kumar

Comment on “Cervical pedicle screw instrumentation is reliable with O-arm-based 3D navigation: analysis of cervical pedicle screw placement accuracy with O-arm-based 3D navigation” by S. Chachan et al. (Eur Spine J; 2018: doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5585-1)

R. Cecchinato, C. Lamartina

Proposal for a new trajectory for subaxial cervical lateral mass screws

Samer Amhaz-Escanlar, Alberto Jorge-Mora, Teresa Jorge-Mora, Manuel Febrero-Bande, Maximo-Alberto Diez-Ulloa

Multi- versus single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: comparing sagittal alignment, early adjacent segment degeneration, and clinical outcomes

Bryce A. Basques, Philip K. Louie, Jeremy Mormol, Jannat M. Khan, Kamran Movassaghi, Justin C. Paul, Arya Varthi, Edward J. Goldberg, Howard S. An

A novel technique of cervical pedicle screw placement with a pilot screw under the guidance of intraoperative 3D imaging from C-arm cone-beam CT without navigation for safe and accurate insertion

Masahiko Takahata, Katsuhisa Yamada, Iwata Akira, Tsutomu Endo, Hideki Sudo, Hidetoki Yokoyama, Norimasa Iwasaki

Percutaneous ultrasonographic evaluation of the spinal cord after cervical laminoplasty: time-dependent changes

Yoshiharu Nakaya, Atsushi Nakano, Kenta Fujiwara, Takashi Fujishiro, Sachio Hayama, Toma Yano, Masashi Neo

Motion analysis of dynamic cervical implant stabilization versus anterior discectomy and fusion: a retrospective analysis of 70 cases

Zhonghai Li, Huarong Wu, Jin Chu, Mozhen Liu, Shuxun Hou, Shunzhi Yu, Tiesheng Hou

A critical appraisal of the quality of low back pain practice guidelines using the AGREE II tool and comparison with previous evaluations: a EuroAIM initiative

Fabio Martino Doniselli, Moreno Zanardo, Luigi Manfrè, Giacomo Davide Edoardo Papini, Alex Rovira, Francesco Sardanelli, Luca Maria Sconfienza, Estanislao Arana

Clinical practice guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care: an updated overview

Crystian B. Oliveira, Chris G. Maher, Rafael Z. Pinto, Adrian C. Traeger, Chung-Wei Christine Lin, Jean-François Chenot, Maurits van Tulder, Bart W. Koes

Validation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Korean version of the Core Outcome Measures Index in patients with degenerative lumbar disease

Ho-Joong Kim, Jin S. Yeom, Yunjin Nam, Na-Kyoung Lee, Young Woo Heo, Se Yeon Lee, Jiwon Park, Bong-Soon Chang, Choon-Ki Lee, Heoung-Jae Chun, Anne F. Mannion

Validation of the Croatian version of the Oswestry Disability Index

Ivan Domazet, Jakob Nemir, Petra Barl, Krešimir Saša Đurić, Ivan Pašalić, Hrvoje Barić, Marin Stančić

The use of STarT BACK Screening Tool in emergency departments for patients with acute low back pain: a prospective inception cohort study

Flávia Cordeiro Medeiros, Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa, Indiara Soares Oliveira, Renan Kendy Oshima, Lucíola Cunha Menezes Costa

Aberrant intervertebral motion in patients with treatment-resistant nonspecific low back pain: a retrospective cohort study and control comparison

Alexander Breen, Fiona Mellor, Alan Breen

Axial loading during MRI reveals deviant characteristics within posterior IVD regions between low back pain patients and controls

H. Hebelka, L. Torén, K. Lagerstrand, H. Brisby

The prevalence of chronic low back pain and lumbar deformities in patients with Parkinson’s disease: implications on spinal surgery

Imke Galazky, Christina Caspari, Hans-Jochen Heinze, Joerg Franke

Endplate lesions in the lumbar spine: a novel MRI-based classification scheme and epidemiology in low back pain patients

Marco Brayda-Bruno, Domenico Albano, Guglielmo Cannella, Fabio Galbusera, Alberto Zerbi

Smartphone app in self-management of chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial

H. S. Chhabra, Sunil Sharma, Shalini Verma

Cost of low back pain: results from a national register study in Sweden

Gylfi Olafsson, Emma Jonsson, Peter Fritzell, Olle Hägg, Fredrik Borgström

Letter to Editor concerning “Comparative study of the efficacy of transdermal buprenorphine patches and prolonged-release tramadol tablets for postoperative pain control after spinal fusion surgery: a prospective, randomized controlled non-inferiority trial” by Kim HJ, Ahn HS, Nam Y, Chang BS, Lee CK, Yeom JS (2017) Eur Spine J 26:2961–2968

Lucas J. Castro-Alves, Mark C. Kendall

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of LJ Castro-Alves et al. concerning “Comparative study of the efficacy of transdermal buprenorphine patches and prolonged-release tramadol tablets for postoperative pain control after spinal fusion surgery: a prospective, randomized controlled non-inferiority trial” by HJ Kim et al. (2017) Eur Spine J;26:2961–2968

Ho-Joong Kim

Letter to the Editor concerning “Predicting medical complications in spine surgery: evaluation of a novel online risk calculator” by M. F. Kasparek et al. (Eur Spine J: DOI 10.1007/s00586-018-5707-9)

Soodeh Shahsavari, Mehdi Naderi, Masoumeh Abbasi

Reply to the Letter to the Editor of S. Shahsavari et al. concerning “Predicting medical complications in spine surgery: evaluation of a novel online risk calculator” by M. F. Kasparek et al. (Eur Spine J: doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5707-9)

M. F. Kasparek, F. Boettner, A. Rienmueller, M. Weber, P. T. Funovics, P. Krepler, R. Windhager, J. Grohs

Comments to the Letter to the Editor of S. Shahsavari et al. concerning “Predicting medical complications in spine surgery: evaluation of a novel online risk calculator” by M. F. Kasparek et al. (Eur Spine J: doi:10.1007/s00586-018-5707-9) and the reply to the Letter to the Editor of S. Shahsavari et al. concerning “Predicting medical complications in spine surgery: evaluation of a novel online risk calculator” by M. F. Kasparek et al. (Eur Spine J: doi:10.1007/s00586-018-5707-9)

Kimberley L. Edwards

Letter to the Editor concerning “Clinical practice guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care: an updated overview” by Oliveira CB, Maher CG, Pinto RZ, Traeger AC, Lin CWC, Chenot JF, van Tulder M, Koes BW (2018) Eur Spine J. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-018-5673-2

Stephen Birch, Myeong Soo Lee

Reply to the Letter to the Editor of S. Birch et al. concerning “Clinical practice guidelines for the management of nonspecific low back pain in primary care: an updated overview” by Oliveira CB, Maher CG, Pinto RZ, Traeger AC, Lin CWC, Chenot JF, van Tulder M, Koes BW (2018) Eur Spine J; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-018-5673-2

Crystian B. Oliveira, Chris G. Maher, Rafael Z. Pinto, Bart W. Koes

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