European Spine Journal

Biological treatment strategies for disc degeneration: potentials and shortcomings

Günther Paesold, Andreas G. Nerlich, Norbert Boos

The advantages of submandibular gland resection in anterior retropharyngeal approach to the upper cervical spine

Ghassan S. Skaf, Amira S. Sabbagh, Usamah Hadi

Atlantoaxial fixation using the polyaxial screw–rod system

Jan Stulik, Tomas Vyskocil, Petr Sebesta, Jan Kryl

Computer-assisted screw insertion for cervical disorders in rheumatoid arthritis

Jun Takahashi, Yasuhiro Shono, Isao Nakamura, Hiroki Hirabayashi, Mikio Kamimura, Sohei Ebara, Hiroyuki Kato

The value of neurophysiological and imaging studies in predicting outcome in the surgical treatment of cervical radiculopathy

Mogdad F. Alrawi, Nofal M. Khalil, Piers Mitchell, Sean P. Hughes

Infrahyoid muscle flap for pharyngeal fistulae after cervical spine surgery: a novel approach—Report of six cases

Rainer O. Seidl, Andreas Niedeggen, Ingo Todt, Martin Westhofen, Arne Ernst

Investigation of clinically important benefit of anterior cervical decompression and fusion

Anneli Peolsson

Is anterior release effective to increase flexibility in idiopathic thoracic scoliosis? Assessment by traction films

A. Hempfing, L. Ferraris, H. Koller, J. Rump, P. Metz-Stavenhagen

Comment regarding “Is anterior release effective to increase flexibility in idiopathic thoracic scoliosis? Assessment by traction films” (A. Hempfing et al.)

Vincent Arlet

Pedicle growth asymmetry as a cause of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a biomechanical study

Anne-Marie Huynh, Carl-Eric Aubin, Talib Rajwani, Keith M. Bagnall, Isabelle Villemure

Relation between the sagittal pelvic and lumbar spine geometries following surgical correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Frédéric Tanguay, Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong, Jacques A. de Guise, Hubert Labelle

Comparative multifactorial analysis of the effects of idiopathic adolescent scoliosis and Scheuermann kyphosis on the self-perceived health status of adolescents treated with brace

Panagiotis Korovessis, Spyridon Zacharatos, Georgios Koureas, Panagiotis Megas

Temporo-spatial distribution of blood vessels in human lumbar intervertebral discs

Andreas G. Nerlich, Rainer Schaaf, Beat Wälchli, Norbert Boos

Effect of zoledronic acid in an L6–L7 rabbit spine fusion model

Rick Bransford, Elisabeth Goergens, Julie Briody, Negin Amanat, Andrew Cree, David Little

Critical ischemia time in a model of spinal cord section. A study performed on dogs

Wadih Emilio Bitar Alatorre, David Garcia Martinez, Sergio A. Rosales Corral, Mario E. Flores Soto, Gustavo Velarde Silva, Eliseo Portilla de Buen

A case of cervical pneumorrhachis induced by the combination of pneumomediastinum and root avulsion injuries

Youichi Yanagawa, Akira Takasu, Takao Sugiura, Yoshiaki Okada

Answer to the letter to the editor: “A case of cervical pneumorrhachis induced by the combination of pneumomediastinum and root avulsion injuries” concerning “Pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of pneumorrhachis” (by M. Oertel et al.)

Markus F. Oertel, Joachim M. Gilsbach

Announcements December 2006