European Spine Journal

Alf Nachemson, MD, PhD, 1931–2006: an exceptional pioneer in spine care

Björn Rydevik, Tommy Hansson, Marek Szpalski, Max Aebi, Robert Gunzburg

A systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of provocative tests of the neck for diagnosing cervical radiculopathy

Sidney M. Rubinstein, Jan J. M. Pool, Maurits W. van Tulder, Ingrid I. Riphagen, Henrica C. W. de Vet

Transforaminal steroid injections for the treatment of cervical radiculopathy: a prospective and randomised study

Leif Anderberg, Mårten Annertz, Liselott Persson, Lennart Brandt, Hans Säveland

The cost–utility of lumbar disc herniation surgery

Elisabeth Hansson, Tommy Hansson

The development of an evidence-based patient booklet for patients undergoing lumbar discectomy and un-instrumented decompression

A. H. McGregor, A. K. Burton, P. Sell, G. Waddell

Changes in the total Oswestry Index and its ten items in females and males pre- and post-surgery for lumbar disc herniation: a 1-year follow-up

Arja Häkkinen, Hannu Kautiainen, Salme Järvenpää, Marja Arkela-Kautiainen, Jari Ylinen

Cost and utilization of blood transfusion associated with spinal surgeries in the United States

Christopher M. Blanchette, Peter F. Wang, Ashish V. Joshi, Mikael Asmussen, William Saunders, Peter Kruse

Low-dose aspirin before spinal surgery: results of a survey among neurosurgeons in Germany

Marcus C. Korinth, Joachim M. Gilsbach, Martin R. Weinzierl

MW construct in fusion for neuromuscular scoliosis

Eben A. Carroll, Jeffrey Scott Shilt, Laura Jacks

Comments on the article: MW construct in fusion for neuromuscular scoliosis (Eben A. Carroll, Jeffrey Scott Shilt, Laura Jacks)

Vincent Arlet

Minimum 10 years follow-up surgical results of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients treated with TSRH instrumentation

İ. Teoman Benli, Bülent Ates, Serdar Akalin, Mehmet Citak, Alper Kaya, Ahmet Alanay

Results of brace treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in boys compared with girls: a retrospective study of 102 patients treated with the Boston brace

Timo Yrjönen, Mauno Ylikoski, Dietrich Schlenzka, Mikko Poussa

Outcome predictors in the management of spinal cord ependymoma

D. Gavin Quigley, Naeem Farooqi, Timothy J. D. Pigott, Gordon F. G. Findlay, Robin Pillay, Neil Buxton, Michael D. Jenkinson

Primary bone tumours of the spine: a 42-year survey from the Leeds Regional Bone Tumour Registry

Simon P. Kelley, Robert U. Ashford, Abhay S. Rao, Robert A. Dickson

Total disc arthroplasty: consequences for sagittal balance and lumbar spine movement

C. Tournier, S. Aunoble, J. C. Le Huec, J. P. Lemaire, P. Tropiano, V. Lafage, W. Skalli

Disc replacement using Pro-Disc C versus fusion: a prospective randomised and controlled radiographic and clinical study

A. Nabhan, F. Ahlhelm, T. Pitzen, W. I. Steudel, J. Jung, K. Shariat, O. Steimer, F. Bachelier, D. Pape

Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy for migrated disc herniation: classification of disc migration and surgical approaches

Seungcheol Lee, Seok-Kang Kim, Sang-Ho Lee, Won Joong Kim, Won-Chul Choi, Gun Choi, Song-Woo Shin

Surgical management for upper thoracic spine tumors by a transmanubrium approach and a new space

Zeng Ming Xiao, Xin Li Zhan, De Feng Gong, Shi De Li

Announcements December 2006