European Spine Journal

Syringomyelia with irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation, basilar invagination and Chiari I malformation

Shenglin Wang, Chao Wang, Ming Yan, Haitao Zhou, Liang Jiang

Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Syringomyelia with irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation, basilar invagination and Chiari I malformation” (by Shenglin Wang, Chao Wang, Ming Yan, Haitao Zhou, Liang Jiang)

Petr Suchomel

Functional outcome of computer-assisted spinal pedicle screw placement: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 23 studies including 5,992 pedicle screws

Rajeev Verma, Sonal Krishan, Kurt Haendlmayer, A. Mohsen

Scoliosis in Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy: a changing trend in surgical management

Ranganathan Arun, S. Srinivas, S. M. H. Mehdian

Treatment and complications in flaccid neuromuscular scoliosis (Duchenne muscular dystrophy and spinal muscular atrophy) with posterior-only pedicle screw instrumentation

Hitesh N. Modi, Seung-Woo Suh, Jae-Young Hong, Jae-Woo Cho, Jong-Hoon Park, Jae-Hyuk Yang

Comparative analysis between shape memory alloy-based correction and traditional correction technique in pedicle screws constructs for treating severe scoliosis

Yan Wang, Guoquan Zheng, Xuesong Zhang, Yonggang Zhang, Songhua Xiao, Zheng Wang

Efficacy and safety of VEPTR instrumentation for progressive spine deformities in young children without rib fusions

Carol-Claudius Hasler, Arne Mehrkens, Fritz Hefti

Postural control in patients with lumbar disc herniation in the early postoperative period

Tomasz Sipko, Marzena Chantsoulis, Michał Kuczyński

Validity and reliability of a computer method to estimate vertebral axial rotation from digital radiographs

Alan P. Pinheiro, Michelle C. Tanure, Anamaria S. Oliveira

The impact of intra-operative sternum vertical displacement on the sagittal curves of the spine

Christopher Robert Driscoll, Carl-Eric Aubin, Fanny Canet, Jean Dansereau, Hubert Labelle

Sagittal back contour and craniofacial morphology in preadolescents

Carsten Lippold, Emil Segatto, András Végh, Burkhard Drerup, Tatjana Moiseenko, Gholamreza Danesh

Sagittal spinal alignment in patients with lumbar disc herniation

Kenji Endo, Hidekazu Suzuki, Hidetoshi Tanaka, Yupeng Kang, Kengo Yamamoto

Dural lesions in lumbar disc herniation surgery: incidence, risk factors, and outcome

Fredrik Strömqvist, Bo Jönsson, Björn Strömqvist

Higher risk of dural tears and recurrent herniation with lumbar micro-endoscopic discectomy

Marco Teli, Alessio Lovi, Marco Brayda-Bruno, Antonino Zagra, Andrea Corriero, Fabrizio Giudici, Leone Minoia

Cauda equina lesions as a complication of spinal surgery

Simon Podnar

The ipsilateral lamina–pedicle angle: can it be used to guide pedicle screw placement in the sub-axial cervical spine?

Edward Bayley, Zergham Zia, Robert Kerslake, Bronek M. Boszczyk

Clinical and radiological evaluation of Trabecular Metal and the Smith–Robinson technique in anterior cervical fusion for degenerative disease: a prospective, randomized, controlled study with 2-year follow-up

Håkan Löfgren, M. Engquist, P. Hoffmann, B. Sigstedt, L. Vavruch

C1 lateral mass screw-induced occipital neuralgia: a report of two cases

Eimear Conroy, Alan Laing, Rory Kenneally, A. R. Poynton

Plasma disc decompression for contained cervical disc herniation: a randomized, controlled trial

Alessandro Cesaroni, Pier Vittorio Nardi

Clinical outcomes of microendoscopic decompression surgery for cervical myelopathy

Akihito Minamide, Munehito Yoshida, Hiroshi Yamada, Yukihiro Nakagawa, Kazuhiro Maio, Masaki Kawai, Hiroshi Iwasaki

Choice of surgical approach for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in combination with cervical disc hernia

Hai-song Yang, De-yu Chen, Xu-hua Lu, Li–li Yang, Wang-jun Yan, Wen Yuan, Yu Chen

Letter to the Editor concerning “The single transoral approach for Os odontoideum with irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation” by Wang X, Fan CY, Liu ZH, Eur Spine J. 2009 Jul 14. [Epub ahead of print]

Chao Wang, Shenglin Wang

Author’s reply to the Letter to the Editor of Chao Wang and Shenglin Wang (ESJO-D-09-00515) concerning “The single transoral approach for Os odontoideum with irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation” by Wang X, Fan CY, Liu ZH, Eur Spine J. 2009 Jul 14. [Epub ahead of print]

Zhen-Hua Liu

Posterior surgery congenital scoliosis

Claudio Lamartina

Correction and stabilization of a double major adult idiopathic scoliosis from T5/L5

Max Aebi

Posterior spinal instrumented fusion and decompression

Susana Nuñez, Juan Bagó, Ferran Pellisé

Posterior surgery in Scheuermann’s kyphosis

Claudio Lamartina

Abstracts of 25th annual meeting of the Cervical Spine Research Society: European Section held in Uppsala, Sweden on June 10th–13th, 2009

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