European Spine Journal

Change in fatty infiltration of lumbar multifidus, erector spinae, and psoas muscles in asymptomatic adults of Asian or Caucasian ethnicities

Rebecca J. Crawford, James M. Elliott, Thomas Volken

Effect of problem and scripting-based learning on spine surgical trainees’ learning outcomes

Lin Cong, Qi Yan, Chenjing Sun, Yue Zhu, Guanjun Tu

Circumferential fusion for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis complicated by distal junctional grade 4 spondylolisthesis in the sub-acute post-operative setting

Alexander A. Theologis, Deeptee Jain, Christopher P. Ames, Murat Pekmezci

Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Circumferential fusion for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis complicated by distal junctional grade 4 spondylolisthesis in the sub-acute post-operative setting” by Alexander A. Theologis et al. (Eur Spine J; 2017. doi:10.1007/s00586-017-4976-z)

Marco Brayda-Bruno

Decompression plus fusion versus decompression alone for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hai-Feng Liang, Shu-Hao Liu, Zi-Xian Chen, Qin-Ming Fei

A new classification system for degenerative spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine

Olivier Gille, Houssam Bouloussa, Simon Mazas, Claudio Vergari, Vincent Challier, Jean-Marc Vital, Pierre Coudert, Soufiane Ghailane

Association between spondylolisthesis and L5 fracture in patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Pietro Persiani, Jole Graci, Claudia de Cristo, Giovanni Noia, Ciro Villani, Mauro Celli

Correlation between correction of pelvic balance and clinical outcomes in mid- and low-grade adult isthmic spondylolisthesis

Andrzej Maciejczak, Katarzyna Jabłońska-Sudoł

Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound is effective for progressive-stage lumbar spondylolysis with MRI high-signal change

Hideyuki Arima, Yoshiji Suzuki, Daisuke Togawa, Yuki Mihara, Hideyuki Murata, Yukihiro Matsuyama

Modic changes in the adjacent vertebrae due to disc material infection with Propionibacterium acnes in patients with lumbar disc herniation

Javad Aghazadeh, Firooz Salehpour, Ehsan Ziaeii, Naghme Javanshir, Afshin Samadi, Javid sadeghi, Farhad Mirzaei, Seyed Ahmad Naseri Alavi

The distribution of infection with Propionibacterium acnes is equal in patients with cervical and lumbar disc herniation

Naghmeh Javanshir, Firooz Salehpour, Javad Aghazadeh, Farhad Mirzaei, Seyed Ahmad Naseri Alavi

Minimally invasive spine surgery in lumbar spondylodiscitis: a retrospective single-center analysis of 67 cases

Anja Tschugg, Sebastian Hartmann, Sara Lener, Andreas Rietzler, Neururer Sabrina, Claudius Thomé

First clinical results of minimally invasive vector lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-VLIF) in spondylodiscitis and concomitant osteoporosis: a technical note

Bernhard Rieger, Hongzhen Jiang, Daniel Ruess, Clemens Reinshagen, Marek Molcanyi, Jozef Zivcak, Huaiyu Tong, Gabriele Schackert

Relationship between preoperative serum rapid turnover proteins and early-stage surgical wound infection after spine surgery

Daisuke Kudo, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Michio Hongo, Yuji Kasukawa, Yoshinori Ishikawa, Takashi Mizutani, Yoichi Shimada

The role of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in the diagnosis of tubercular spondylodiscitis

Justin Arockiaraj, Joy S. Michael, Rohit Amritanand, Kenny Samuel David, Venkatesh Krishnan

Is decompressive surgery the only treatment option? A case series of patients with spinal tuberculosis in advanced pregnancy

Ashok K. Rathod, Vishwajeet Singh, Prateek Patil, Hemant Singh

Tubercular spondylodiscitis in elderly is a more severe disease: a report of 66 consecutive patients

Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Vibhu Krishnan Viswanathan, Rishi Mukesh Kanna, Rajasekaran Shanmuganathan

Incomplete burst fractures of the thoracolumbar spine: a review of literature

U. J. Spiegl, C. Josten, B. M. Devitt, C.-E. Heyde

Intracardiac bone cement embolism as a complication of vertebroplasty: management strategy

Catherine Hatzantonis, Marcin Czyz, Renata Pyzik, Bronek M. Boszczyk

Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Intracardiac bone cement embolism as a complication of vertebroplasty: management strategy” by Hatzantonis C, Czyz M, Pyzik R, Boszczyk BM. (Eur Spine J; 2016. doi:10.1007/s00586-016-4695-x)

Robert Henderson

Modification of PMMA vertebroplasty cement for reduced stiffness by addition of normal saline: a material properties evaluation

Christian Schröder, Mai Nguyen, Michael Kraxenberger, Yan Chevalier, Carolin Melcher, Bernd Wegener, Christof Birkenmaier

Local and systemic diffusion of antineoplastic drugs following vertebroplasty using acrylic cement mixed with cisplatin or methotrexate: experimental study in pigs

Rafael Llombart-Blanco, Carlos Villas, Álvaro Silva, Azucena Aldaz, Iñigo Navarro, Jeronimo Forteza, Salvador Martin Algarra, Matías Alfonso

Biomechanical in vitro comparison of radiofrequency kyphoplasty and balloon kyphoplasty

Gerhard Achatz, Hans-Joachim Riesner, Benedikt Friemert, Raimund Lechner, Nicolas Graf, Hans-Joachim Wilke

Comparison of the 18-month outcome after the treatment of osteoporotic insufficiency fractures by means of balloon sacroplasty (BSP) and radiofrequency sacroplasty (RFS) in comparison: a prospective randomised study

Reimer Andresen, Sebastian Radmer, Julian Ramin Andresen, Hans-Christof Schober

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