European Spine Journal

Is a positive clinical outcome after exercise therapy for chronic non-specific low back pain contingent upon a corresponding improvement in the targeted aspect(s) of performance? A systematic review

F. Steiger, B. Wirth, E. D. de Bruin, A. F. Mannion

Three-dimensional movements of the lumbar spine facet joints and segmental movements: in vivo examinations of normal subjects with a new non-invasive method

P. Svedmark, T. Tullberg, M. E. Noz, G. Q. Maguire Jr., M. P. Zeleznik, L. Weidenhielm, G. Nemeth, H. Olivecrona

A biomechanical study on the effects of rib head release on thoracic spinal motion

Xianfeng Yao, Thomas J. Blount, Nobumasa Suzuki, Laura K. Brown, Christiaan J. van der Walt, Todd Baldini, Emily M. Lindley, Vikas V. Patel, Evalina L. Burger

Study to determine the presence of progenitor cells in the degenerated human cartilage endplates

Bo Huang, Lan-Tao Liu, Chang-Qing Li, Ying Zhuang, Gang Luo, Shi-Yuan Hu, Yue Zhou

Posterior transdural discectomy: a new approach for the removal of a central thoracic disc herniation

Maarten H. Coppes, Nicolaas A. Bakker, Jan D. M. Metzemaekers, Rob J. M. Groen

Reviewer’s comment concerning “Posterior transdural discectomy: a new approach for the removal of a central thoracic disc herniation.” (doi:10.1007/s00586-011-1990-4 by H.M. Coppes et al.)

S. M. H. Mehdian

Centralization in patients with sciatica: are pain responses to repeated movement and positioning associated with outcome or types of disc lesions?

Hanne B. Albert, Eva Hauge, Claus Manniche

Thoracoscopic treatment for single level symptomatic thoracic disc herniation: a prospective followed cohort study in a group of 167 consecutive cases

Ulrich Quint, Gerd Bordon, Inge Preissl, Christoph Sanner, Daniel Rosenthal

Lumbar muscle fatigue and subjective health measurements in patients with lumbar disc herniation 2 years after surgery

Åsa Dedering

Recovery of muscle strength after microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation: a prospective cohort study with 1-year follow-up

Greger Lønne, Tore K. Solberg, Kristin Sjaavik, Øystein P. Nygaard

Ultra-long-term outcome of surgically treated far-lateral, extraforaminal lumbar disc herniations: a single-center series

Gerhard Marquardt, Markus Bruder, Stephanie Theuss, Matthias Setzer, Volker Seifert

Optimal stiffness of a pedicle-screw-based motion preservation implant for the lumbar spine

Antonius Rohlmann, Thomas Zander, Georg Bergmann, Hadi N. Boustani

Prevalence of heterotopic ossification after cervical total disc arthroplasty: a meta-analysis

Jian Chen, Xinwei Wang, Wanshan Bai, Xiaolong Shen, Wen Yuan

Predictors of outcome after surgery with disc prosthesis and rehabilitation in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative disc: 2-year follow-up

Christian Hellum, Lars Gunnar Johnsen, Øyvind Gjertsen, Linda Berg, Gesche Neckelmann, Oliver Grundnes, Ivar Rossvoll, Jan Sture Skouen, Jens Ivar Brox, Kjersti Storheim

The effect of simulating leg length inequality on spinal posture and pelvic position: a dynamic rasterstereographic analysis

Marcel Betsch, Michael Wild, Birgit Große, Walter Rapp, Thomas Horstmann

Sagittal spino-pelvic alignment failures following three column thoracic osteotomy for adult spinal deformity

Virginie Lafage, Justin S. Smith, Shay Bess, Frank J. Schwab, Christopher P. Ames, Eric Klineberg, Vincent Arlet, Richard Hostin, Douglas C. Burton, Christopher I. Shaffrey

Change in Cobb angle of each segment of the major curve after posterior vertebral column resection (PVCR): a preliminary discussion of correction mechanisms of PVCR

Jingming Xie, Tao Li, Yingsong Wang, Zhi Zhao, Ying Zhang, Ni Bi

Pedicle subtraction osteotomy through pseudarthrosis to correct thoracolumbar kyphotic deformity in advanced ankylosing spondylitis

Bang-ping Qian, Yong Qiu, Bin Wang, Xu Sun, Ze-zhang Zhu, Jun Jiang, Ming-liang Ji

Sacro-femoral-pubic angle: a coronal parameter to estimate pelvic tilt

Benjamin Blondel, Frank Schwab, Ashish Patel, Jason Demakakos, Bertrand Moal, Jean-Pierre Farcy, Virginie Lafage

Iliac crest orientation and geometry in able-bodied and non-treated adolescent idiopathic scoliosis girls with moderate and severe spinal deformity

Georgios A. Stylianides, Marléne Beaulieu, Georges Dalleau, Charles-Hilaire Rivard, Paul Allard

The assessment of the postoperative spinal alignment: MRI adds up on accuracy

Peter Bernstein, Susanne Hentschel, Ivan Platzek, Stefan Zwingenberger, Sebastian Weigel, Sebastian Hühne, Jens Seifert

The occurrence and severity of musculoskeletal disorders in Swedish military personnel during peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan

David Glad, Eva Skillgate, Lena W. Holm

Spinous process-splitting open pedicle screw fusion provides favorable results in patients with low back discomfort and pain compared to conventional open pedicle screw fixation over 1 year after surgery

Eiji Mori, Seiji Okada, Takayoshi Ueta, Yugue Itaru, Takeshi Maeda, Osamu Kawano, Keiichiro Shiba

XXXV Italian Spine Society National Congress Ergife Palace Hotel, Rome, Italy May, 17th–19th 2012 ABSTRACTS

Announcements for issue 4, 2012