European Spine Journal

Preoperative epidural steroid injections do not increase the risk of postoperative infection in patients undergoing lumbar decompression or fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Review Article

Yunsoo Lee, Tariq Z. Issa, Arun P. Kanhere, Mark J. Lambrechts, Kerri-Anne Ciesielka, James Kim, Alan S. Hilibrand, Christopher K. Kepler, Gregory D. Schroeder, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Jose A. Canseco

SPINE20 recommendations 2022: spine care—working together to recover stronger

• Open Access
• Review Article

Bambang Darwono, Koji Tamai, Pierre Côté, Sami Aleissa, Agus Hadian Rahim, Paulo Pereira, Hana Alsobayel, Harvinder S. Chhabra, Giuseppe Costanzo, Manabu Ito, Frank Kandziora, Donna Lahey, Cristiano M. Menezes, Sohail Bajammal, William J. Sullivan, Peter Vajkoczy, Alaa Ahmad, Markus Arand, Saiful Asmiragani, Thomas R. Blattert, Jamiu Busari, Edward J. Dohring, Bernardo Misaggi, Eric J. Muehlbauer, Raghava D. Mulukutla, Everard Munting, Michael Piccirillo, Carlo Ruosi, Ahmed Alturkistany, Marco Campello, Patrick C. Hsieh, Marco G. A. Teli, Jeffrey C. Wang, Margareta Nordin

Incidence of postoperative symptomatic spinal epidural hematoma requiring surgical evacuation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Open Access
• Review Article

Qian Chen, Xiaoxin Zhong, Wenzhou Liu, Chipiu Wong, Qing He, Yantao Chen

GAP score potential in predicting post-operative spinal mechanical complications: a systematic review of the literature

• Review Article

E. Quarto, A. Zanirato, M. Pellegrini, S. Vaggi, F. Vitali, S. Bourret, J. C. Le Huec, M. Formica

Juvenile muscular atrophy of the distal upper extremity (Hirayama syndrome): a systematic review

• Review Article

Henrik C. Bäcker, Jacob Bock, Peter Turner, Michael A. Johnson, John Cunningham, Patrick Chan, Richard Gerraty

Significance of body mass index on thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum in Chinese population

• Original Article

Jialiang Lin, Fei Xu, Shuai Jiang, Longjie Wang, Zhuoran Sun, Zhongqiang Chen, Zhaoqing Guo, Qiang Qi, Yan Zeng, Chuiguo Sun, Weishi Li

A noninvasive method to quantify the impairment of spinal motion ability in Parkinson’s disease

• Open Access
• Original Article

Philipp Spindler, Yasmin Alzoobi, Peter Truckenmüller, Sabine Hahn, Yves N. Manzoni, Lucia Feldmann, Kay-Geert Hermann, Andrea A. Kühn, Katharina Faust, Gerd-Helge Schneider, Peter Vajkoczy, Hendrik Schmidt

Is conservative treatment a good choice for pediatric intervertebral disc calcification in children?

• Original Article

Kai Chen, Xin Chen, Yuxi Su

Encrypted smartphone text messaging between spine surgeons may reduce after-hours surgery

• Original Article

Amit R. Persad, Rosalie Mercure-Cyr, Michael Spiess, Allan Woo, Zane Tymchak, Adam Wu, Luke Hnenny, Daryl R. Fourney

Development of a mapping function ("crosswalk") for the conversion of scores between the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and the Core Outcome Measures Index (COMI)

• Original Article

A. F. Mannion, A. Elfering, T. F. Fekete, J. Pizones, F. Pellise, A. M. Pearson, J. D. Lurie, F. Porchet, E. Aghayev, A. Vila-Casademunt, F. Mariaux, S. Richner-Wunderlin, F. S. Kleinstück, M. Loibl, F. S. Pérez-Grueso, I. Obeid, A. Alanay, R. Vengust, D. Jeszenszky, D. Haschtmann

Quantitative physical performance tests can effectively detect Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Open Access
• Review Article

Karlen K. P. Law, Kenney K. L. Lau, Graham K. H. Shea, Kenneth M. C. Cheung

A systematic review identifying outcome measures used in evaluating adults sustaining cervical spine fractures

• Open Access
• Review Article

Phillip C. Copley, Daniel Tadross, Nadia Salloum, Julie Woodfield, Ellie Edlmann, Michael Poon, Sadaquate Khan, Paul M. Brennan

Cervical immobilization in trauma patients: soft collars better than rigid collars? A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Review Article

Henrik C. Bäcker, Patrick Elias, Karl F. Braun, Michael A. Johnson, Peter Turner, John Cunningham

Safety of early posterior fusion surgery without endovascular embolization for asymptomatic vertebral artery occlusion associated with cervical spine trauma

• Original Article

Mitsuru Asukai, Hiroki Ushirozako, Kota Suda, Satoko Matsumoto Harmon, Miki Komatsu, Akio Minami, Masahiko Takahata, Norimasa Iwasaki, Yukihiro Matsuyama

A new radiological parameter as a predictor of dysphagia based on oro-pharyngeal stenosis in a cohort of pediatric patients undergoing mal-reduced C1–2 pedicle screw fixation

• Original Article

Gong Long, Zhu Yanfeng, Ma Haoning, Yi Ping, Tan Mingsheng, Fang Zhiyuan

Referencing for anterior atlantoaxial trans-articular osteosynthesis: a radiological study and proposal of a decisional algorithm

• Original Article

Massimo Miscusi, Luca Ricciardi, Amedeo Piazza, Mattia Capobianco, Giorgio Lofrese, Michele Acqui, Sokol Trungu, Antonino Raco

Factors associated with the increased risk of atlantoaxial osteoarthritis: a retrospective study

• Original Article

Yuma Suga, Hideki Shigematsu, Masato Tanaka, Akinori Okuda, Sachiko Kawasaki, Yusuke Yamamoto, Masaki Ikejiri, Hideki Asai, Hidetada Fukushima, Yasuhito Tanaka

Ideal entry point and trajectory for C2 pedicle screw placement in children: a 3D computed tomography study

• Original Article

Sheng-Yu Fu, Huan Liu, Zhao-Rui Wang, Bang Wang, Xing-Bin Li, Ai-Bing Huang

Improvement rates, adverse events and predictors of clinical outcome following surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy

• Open Access
• Original Article

Eddie de Dios, Mats Laesser, Isabella M. Björkman-Burtscher, Lars Lindhagen, Anna MacDowall

Atlas (C1) lateral mass screw placement using the intersection between lateral mass and inferomedial edge of the posterior arch: a cadaveric study

• Original Article

Wongthawat Liawrungrueang, K. Daniel Riew, Nantawit Sugandhavesa, Torphong Bunmaprasert

Sensorimotor integration, cervical sensorimotor control, and cost of cognitive-motor dual tasking: Are there differences in patients with chronic whiplash-associated disorders and chronic idiopathic neck pain compared to healthy controls?

• Original Article

Ibrahim M. Moustafa, Aliaa Diab, Tamer Shousha, Veena Raigangar, Deed E. Harrison

Dural ossification associated with ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament in the cervical spine: a retrospective analysis

• Original Article

Jian Guan, Chenghua Yuan, Yueqi Du, Shanhang Jia, Can Zhang, Zhenlei Liu, Kai Wang, Wanru Duan, Zuowei Wang, Xingwen Wang, Hao Wu, Zan Chen, Fengzeng Jian

Usefulness of digital tomosynthesis in diagnosing cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: a comparative study with other imaging modalities

• Original Article

Toru Asari, Kanichiro Wada, Gentaro Kumagai, Eiji Sasaki, Rino Okano, Tetsushi Oyama, Manami Tsukuda, Kento Ota, Yasuyuki Ishibashi

Clinical and radiological outcome 1-year after cervical total disc replacement using the Signus ROTAIO – Prosthesis

• Open Access
• Original Article

Anna Lang, Sara Lener, Lukas Grassner, Anto Abramovic, Claudius Thomé, Dennis Päsler, Jens Lehmberg, Ralph Schär, Sebastian Hartmann

Handling of missing items in the Oswestry disability index and the neck disability index. A study from Swespine, the National Swedish spine register

• Open Access
• Original Article

Anders Joelson, Peter Fritzell, Olle Hägg

Meta-analysis of the efficacy of ketamine in postoperative pain control in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients undergoing spinal fusion

• Review Article

Gonzalo Mariscal, Jorge Morales, Silvia Pérez, Pedro Antonio Rubio-Belmar, Miquel Bovea-Marco, Jose Luis Bas, Paloma Bas, Teresa Bas

Effects of Schroth method and core stabilization exercises on idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Open Access
• Review Article

Vanja Dimitrijević, Dejan Viduka, Tijana Šćepanović, Nebojša Maksimović, Valerio Giustino, Antonino Bianco, Patrik Drid

Health-related quality of life in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: a cross-sectional study including healthy controls

• Open Access
• Original Article

Suzanne Torén, Elias Diarbakerli

Predicting final results of brace treatment of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: first out-of-brace radiograph is better than in-brace radiograph—SOSORT 2020 award winner

• Open Access
• Original Article

Stefano Negrini, Francesca Di Felice, Francesco Negrini, Giulia Rebagliati, Fabio Zaina, Sabrina Donzelli

Assessment of spine length in scoliosis patients using EOS imaging: a validity and reliability study

• Open Access
• Original Article

C. M. M. Peeters, G. J. F. J. Bos, D. H. R. Kempen, P. C. Jutte, C. Faber, F. H. Wapstra

Sagittal imaging study of the lumbar spine with the short rod technique

• Original Article

Shaofeng Chen, Bo Li, Shu Liu, Jian Zhao, Xiaoyi Zhou, Xiao Zhai, Xiaochuan Gu, Canglong Hou, Zhicai Shi, Yushu Bai, Ming Li, Ningfang Mao

Pedicle screw placement safety with the aid of patient-specific guides in a case series of patients with thoracic scoliosis

• Original Article

Janez Mohar, Matej Valič, Eva Podovšovnik, Rene Mihalič

Learning curve for minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a systematic review

• Review Article

Yong Ahn, Sol Lee, Woo-Kyung Kim, Sang-Gu Lee

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak after elective lumbar spinal fusion: Who is at risk?

• Original Article

Gabriel Hanna, Alejandro Pando, Stephen Saela, Arash P. Emami

Dynamic change of pelvic incidence after long fusion to pelvis with S2-alar-iliac screw: a 2-year follow-up study

• Original Article

Zongshan Hu, Chang-Chun Tseng, Jie Li, Zhikai Qian, Ziyang Tang, Chen Ling, Yanjie Xu, Zhen Liu, Zezhang Zhu, Yong Qiu

Long spine fusions to the sacrum-pelvis are associated with greater post-operative proximal junctional kyphosis angle in sitting position

• Original Article

Riccardo Cecchinato, Pedro Berjano, Domenico Compagnone, Francesco Langella, Andrea Nervi, Andrea Pezzi, Laura Mangiavini, Claudio Lamartina

Spontaneous facet joint fusion in patients following oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion combined with lateral single screw-rod fixation: prevalence, characteristics and significance

• Original Article

Xingxiao Pu, Xiandi Wang, Hongfei Nie, Tianhang Xie, Zhiqiang Yang, Long Zhao, Run Lin, Jiancheng Zeng

Immediate patient perceptions following lumbar spinal fusion surgery: semi-structured multi-centre interviews exploring the patient journey and experiences of lumbar fusion surgery (FuJourn)

• Original Article

Alison Rushton, Bini Elena, Feroz Jadhakhan, Annabel Masson, J. Bart Staal, Martin L. Verra, Andrew Emms, Michael Reddington, Ashley Cole, Paul C. Willems, Lorin Benneker, Nicola R. Heneghan, Andrew Soundy

An unexpected connection: A narrative review of the associations between Gut Microbiome and Musculoskeletal Pain

• Review Article

Valerio Tonelli Enrico, Nam Vo, Barbara Methe, Alison Morris, Gwendolyn Sowa

Positive lifestyle behaviours and emotional health factors are associated with low back pain resilience

• Open Access
• Original Article

K. E. Roberts, P. R. Beckenkamp, M. L. Ferreira, G. E. Duncan, L. Calais-Ferreira, J. M. Gatt, P. Ferreira

Public and patient perceptions of diagnostic labels for non-specific low back pain: a content analysis

• Open Access
• Original Article

Mary O’Keeffe, Zoe A. Michaleff, Ian A. Harris, Rachelle Buchbinder, Giovanni E. Ferreira, Joshua R. Zadro, Adrian C. Traeger, Rae Thomas, Joletta Belton, Ben Darlow, Chris G. Maher

Does the anesthesia technique of cesarean section cause persistent low back pain after delivery? A retrospective analysis

• Original Article

Hizir Kazdal, Ayhan Kanat, Bulent Ozdemir, Vacide Ozdemir, Ali Riza Guvercin

Lumbosacral transitional vertebrae: prevalence in a southern European population and its association with low back pain

• Original Article

André Vinha, João Bártolo, Carolina Lemos, Filipa Cordeiro, Ricardo Rodrigues-Pinto

Risk factors for distal junctional failure in long-construct instrumentation for adult spinal deformity

• Original Article

Jake M. McDonnell, Shane R. Evans, Daniel P. Ahern, Gráinne Cunniffe, Christopher Kepler, Alexander Vaccaro, Ian D. Kaye, Patrick B. Morrissey, Scott C. Wagner, Arjun Sebastian, Joseph S. Butler

The validation study of preoperative surgical planning for corrective target in adult spinal deformity surgery with 5-year follow-up for mechanical complications

• Original Article

Shin Oe, Yu Yamato, Tomohiko Hasegawa, Go Yoshida, Tomohiro Banno, Hideyuki Arima, Koichiro Ide, Tomohiro Yamada, Kenta Kurosu, Keiichi Nakai, Takeuchi Yuki, Yukihiro Matsuyama

Factors influencing complications after 3-columns spinal osteotomies for fixed sagittal imbalance from multiple etiologies: a multicentric cohort study about 286 cases in 273 patients

• Original Article

G. Lainé, J. C. Le Huec, B. Blondel, S. Fuentes, V. Fiere, H. Parent, F. Lucas, P. Roussouly, O. Tassa, E. Bravant, J. Berthiller, C. Y. Barrey

Effects of preoperative spinopelvic compensation states on the patient-reported outcomes of adult spinal deformity surgery: three-dimensional motion analysis results

• Original Article

Dae-Woong Ham, Ho-Joong Kim, Sang-Min Park, Jiwon Park, Bong-Soon Chang, Juyoung Chung, Jin S. Yeom

Anterior artery release, distraction and fusion (ARDF) for radiculopathy caused by a vertebral artery loop

• Open Access
• Case Report

Mazda Farshad, José Miguel Spirig, Marco D. Burkhard

Delayed aortic injury after thoracic corrective osteotomy: a case report

• Case Report

Sho Masuda, Akinobu Suzuki, Shinji Takahashi, Koji Tamai, Hiroaki Nakamura

Intercostal lung herniation; a rare complication after mini-transthoracic approach (TTA) for thoracic disc herniation. Two case reports and review of literature

• Open Access
• Case Report

Suzanne E N De Vries, Mark P Arts, Pieter J. Van Huijstee

Ilizarov kyphectomy technique in the management of the gibbus deformity with an open wound in meningomyelocele patients: a case report with five years of follow-up

• Case Report

Mohsen Karami, Behrooz A. Akbarnia

Transient paraplegia in lumbar spine surgery—a potential complication following erector spinae plane block

• Case Report

K. Guna Pratheep, Kartik Sonawane, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Balavenkat J Subramanian, Rishi Mugesh Kanna

A new surgical method for treating syringomyelia secondary to arachnoiditis following cervical spine surgery: the syringo-cisterna magna shunt

• Case Report

Pyung goo Cho, Sung Hyun Noh, Sang Hyun Kim

Transcranial electrical stimulation motor-evoked potentials rescue from postoperative neurological deficit due to inadequate neck position for the case of lumbar surgery with asymptomatic cervical stenosis

• Case Report

Hideki Shigematsu, Tomoshige Miyabayashi, Sachiko Kawasaki, Yuma Suga, Yasuhito Tanaka

Vertebral column resection (VCR) at the subapical vertebra for correction of angular kyphosis associated with neurofibromatosis type 1(NF1): a case report

• Case Report

Yijian Liang, Zhengjun Hu, Deng Zhao, Fei Wang, Rui Zhong

Accelerated anterior vertebral growth resulting in kyphosis correction following posterior spinal instrumented fusion

• Case Report

Vibhu Krishnan Viswanathan, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Rishi Mukesh Kanna, S. Rajasekaran

Stepwise approach for vertebral hemangioma in children: case-reports and treatment algorithm proposal

• Case Report

Raffaele De Marco, Gianluca Piatelli, Andrea Rossi, Luigi Aurelio Nasto, Marco Pavanello

Lumbopelvic shortening and local host bone-to-host bone reconstruction: a surgical method for lumbopelvic fusion following total sacrectomy

• Case Report

Ahmed Cherry, Colby Oitment, Jay Wunder, Peter Ferguson, Raja Rampersaud

Cervical rotational osteotomy for correction of axial deformity in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis

• Open Access
• Case Report

Jun Li, Fang-cai Li, Qi-xin Chen

Tension Pneumocephalus Associated with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Instillation and Dwell Time for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection After Spinal Deformity Surgery

• Case Report

Shunsuke Katsumi, Akira Shinohara, Takayoshi Kajiwara, Mitsuru Saito

Letter to the editor concerning "Sacroiliac joint dysfunction: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment" by Gartenberg A, et al. (Eur Spine J [2021] DOI: 10.1007/s00586-021-06927-9)

• Letter to the Editor

T. S. Palsson, M. J. Travers, S. W. M. Christensen

Letter to the editor concerning "development of a decision-making pathway for utilizing standalone lateral lumbar interbody fusion" by Adl Amini D, et al. (Eur Spine J [2022]; 31:1611–1620)

• Letter to the Editor

Sitanshu Barik, Vikash Raj, Vishal Kumar

Answer to the "Letter to the Editor of S. Barik, et al. concerning "Development of a decision-making pathway for utilizing standalone lateral lumbar interbody fusion" by Adl Amini D, et al. (Eur Spine J [2022]; 31:1611–1620)

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Alexander Hughes

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