European Spine Journal

Percutaneous vertebroplasty as a treatment for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a systematic review

Wendy T. Ploeg, Albert G. Veldhuizen, Bertram The, Maurits S. Sietsma

Anterior versus posterior surgery for osteoporotic vertebral collapse with neurological deficit in the thoracolumbar spine

Kenzo Uchida, Shigeru Kobayashi, Masahiko Matsuzaki, Hideaki Nakajima, Seiichiro Shimada, Takafumi Yayama, Ryuichiro Sato, Hisatoshi Baba

Lordoplasty: report on early results with a new technique for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures to restore the lordosis

Rene Orler, Lars H. Frauchiger, Uta Lange, Paul F. Heini

Risk factors of developing new symptomatic vertebral compression fractures after percutaneous vertebroplasty in osteoporotic patients

Wan Soo Lee, Kyeong Hoon Sung, Hyun Tae Jeong, Youn Sang Sung, Yong In Hyun, Jae Young Choi, Kyu Seok Lee, Chul Su Ok, Young Woo Choi

The effect of osteoporotic vertebral fracture on predicted spinal loads in vivo

Andrew M. Briggs, Tim V. Wrigley, Jaap H. van Dieën, Bev Phillips, Sing Kai Lo, Alison M. Greig, Kim L. Bennell

Misleading history of pain location in 51 patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures

Martin Friedrich, Georg Gittler, Elisabeth Pieler-Bruha

Clearing the cervical spine in critically injured patients: a comprehensive C-spine protocol to avoid unnecessary delays in diagnosis

Patrick Platzer, Manuela Jaindl, Gerhild Thalhammer, Stefan Dittrich, Thomas Wieland, Vilmos Vecsei, Christian Gaebler

Whiplash injury and oculomotor dysfunctions: clinical–posturographic correlations

Roberto Storaci, Alessandro Manelli, Nicola Schiavone, Lucia Mangia, Giangiacomo Prigione, Simone Sangiorgi

Bone mineral density of the thoracolumbar spine in relation to burst fractures: a quantitative computed tomography study

Li-Yang Dai, Xiang-Yang Wang, Chen-Guang Wang, Lei-Sheng Jiang, Hua-Zi Xu

Thoracolumbar fractures surgically treated by “in situ contouring”

Jean-Paul Steib, Mourad Aoui, Anca Mitulescu, Ioan Bogorin, Xavier Chiffolot, Jean-Michel Cognet, Patrick Simon

Intraoperative measurement of pharynx/esophagus retraction during anterior cervical surgery. Part I: pressure

Oliver Heese, Frank Schröder, Manfred Westphal, Luca Papavero

Intraoperative measurement of pharynx/esophagus retraction during anterior cervical surgery. Part II: perfusion

Oliver Heese, Erik Fritzsche, Max Heiland, Manfred Westphal, Luca Papavero

Morphologic comparison of cervical, thoracic, lumbar intervertebral discs of cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis)

Giuseppe Longo, Purificacion Ripalda, Vicenzo Denaro, Francisco Forriol

Intraoperative pulmonary embolism of Harrington rod during spinal surgery: the potential dangers of rod cutting

Caspar E. W. Aylott, Kamran Hassan, Donal McNally, John K. Webb

Letter to the Editor concerning “In vitro investigation of heat transfer in calf spinal cord during polymethylmethacrylate application for vertebral body reconstruction” (by Aydin S et al.)

Ronald H. M. A. Bartels

Announcements December 2006

Society News December 2006