European Spine Journal

Is low back pain after disc herniation with Modic Type 1 changes a low-grade infection?

Max Aebi

Does nuclear tissue infected with bacteria following disc herniations lead to Modic changes in the adjacent vertebrae?

Hanne B. Albert, Peter Lambert, Jess Rollason, Joan Solgaard Sorensen, Tony Worthington, Mogens Bach Pedersen, Hanne Schack Nørgaard, Ann Vernallis, Frederik Busch, Claus Manniche, Tom Elliott

Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral bone edema (Modic type 1 changes): a double-blind randomized clinical controlled trial of efficacy

Hanne B. Albert, Joan S. Sorensen, Berit Schiott Christensen, Claus Manniche

Tandem age-related lumbar and cervical intervertebral disc changes in asymptomatic subjects

Morio Matsumoto, Eijiro Okada, Yoshiaki Toyama, Hirokazu Fujiwara, Suketaka Momoshima, Takeshi Takahata

Elevated IL-1β and IL-6 levels in lumbar herniated discs in patients with sciatic pain

Pablo Andrade, Govert Hoogland, Miguel A. Garcia, Harry W. Steinbusch, Marc A. Daemen, Veerle Visser-Vandewalle

Disk degeneration of the upper lumbar disks is associated with hip pain

Evelien I. T. de Schepper, Jurgen Damen, Pieter K. Bos, Albert Hofman, Bart W. Koes, Sita M. Bierma-Zeinstra

Learning curve of full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy

Hsien-Ta Hsu, Shang-Jen Chang, Stephen S. Yang, Chung Liang Chai

HIZ’s relation to axial load and low back pain: investigated with axial loaded MRI and pressure controlled discography

Hebelka Hanna, Hansson Tommy

Erratum to: HIZ’s relation to axial load and low back pain: investigated with axial loaded MRI and pressure controlled discography

Hanna Hebelka, Tommy Hansson

Prospective study on serum metal levels in patients with metal-on-metal lumbar disc arthroplasty

Matthew F. Gornet, J. K. Burkus, M. L. Harper, F. W. Chan, A. K. Skipor, J. J. Jacobs

In vivo analysis of cervical kinematics after implantation of a minimally constrained cervical artificial disc replacement

Heiko Koller, Oliver Meier, Juliane Zenner, Michael Mayer, Wolfgang Hitzl

Footprint mismatch in total cervical disc arthroplasty

Martin Thaler, Sebastian Hartmann, Michaela Gstöttner, Ricarda Lechner, Michael Gabl, Christian Bach

Analysis of intraoperative difficulties and management of operative complications in revision anterior exposure of the lumbar spine: a report of 25 consecutive cases

Charles-Henri Flouzat-Lachaniette, William Delblond, Alexandre Poignard, Jérôme Allain

Is section of the sympathetic rami communicantes by laparoscopy in patients with refractory low back pain efficient?

Jérôme Rigaud, Thibault Riant, Jean-Jacques Labat, Michel Guerineau, Roger Robert

Effects of a postural education program on school backpack habits related to low back pain in children

Josep Vidal, Pere A. Borràs, Francisco J. Ponseti, Jaume Cantallops, Francisco B. Ortega, Pere Palou

Lumbar paraspinal and biceps brachii muscle function and movement perception in lumbar spinal stenosis

Tommi Kääriäinen, Ville Leinonen, Simo Taimela, Timo Aalto, Heikki Kröger, Arto Herno, Veli Turunen, Sakari Savolainen, Markku Kankaanpää, Olavi Airaksinen

Limaprost alfadex and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for sciatica due to lumbar spinal stenosis

Akira Onda, Shin-ichi Kikuchi, Shoji Yabuki, Koji Otani, Takuya Nikaido, Kazuyuki Watanabe, Shin-ichi Konno

Physical activity level, leisure activities and related quality of life 1 year after lumbar decompression or total hip arthroplasty

Nanna Rolving, Kirstine H. Obling, Finn B. Christensen, Kirsten Fonager

A newly developed drill with a polished tip for the anterior cervical approach in spinal canal stenosis: a technical note

Mario Leimert, Richard Bostelmann, Tareq A. Juratli, Hans-Dieter Mikulin, Bernd Herrmann, Gabriele Schackert, Bernd Reitemeier

Radiographic measurement reliability of lumbar lordosis in ankylosing spondylitis

Jung Sub Lee, Tae Sik Goh, Shi Hwan Park, Hong Seok Lee, Kuen Tak Suh

Non-instrumented correction of cervicothoracic kyphosis in ankylosing spondylitis: a critical analysis on the results of open-wedge osteotomy C7-T1 with gradual Halo-Thoracic-Cast based correction

Heiko Koller, Oliver Meier, Juliane Zenner, Michael Mayer, Wolfgang Hitzl

Electrophysiological diagnosis using sensory nerve action potential for the intraforaminal and extraforaminal L5 nerve root entrapment

Muneharu Ando, Tetsuya Tamaki, Mamoru Kawakami, Akihito Minamide, Yukihiro Nakagawa, Kazuhiro Maio, Yoshio Enyo, Munehito Yoshida

Relevance of intraoperative D wave in spine and spinal cord surgeries

Paolo Costa, Paola Peretta, Giuliano Faccani

Global sagittal alignment and health-related quality of life in lumbosacral spondylolisthesis

Adil Harroud, Hubert Labelle, Julie Joncas, Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong

Epidemiological survey of ossification of the ligamentum flavum in thoracic spine: CT imaging observation of 993 cases

Ning Lang, Hui Shu Yuan, Hong Lei Wang, Jing Liao, Man Li, Fu Xin Guo, Shan Shi, Zhong Qiang Chen

CT morphology and morphometry of the normal adult coccyx

Jason T. K. Woon, Vivekanandan Perumal, Jean-Yves Maigne, Mark D. Stringer

Pelvic joint fusions in patients with chronic pelvic girdle pain: a 23-year follow-up

Thomas J. Kibsgård, Olav Røise, Einar Sudmann, Britt Stuge

The impact of body mass index and central obesity on the spino-pelvic parameters: a correlation study

S. Romero-Vargas, B. Zárate-Kalfópulos, E. Otero-Cámara, L. Rosales-Olivarez, A. Alpízar-Aguirre, Eugenio Morales-Hernández, Alejandro Reyes-Sánchez

Surgical patterns in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures

Sanganagouda Patil, Saurabh Rawall, Deepak Singh, Kapil Mohan, Premik Nagad, Bhavin Shial, Uday Pawar, Abhay Nene

The grading model for the assessment of the total amount of epidural fibrosis in postoperative lumbar spine

Zvonimir Ivan Lubina, Senka Baranovic, Ivan Karlak, Karlo Novacic, Tanja Potocki-Karacic, Dražen Lovrić

Letter to the editor concerning “Does minimally invasive lumbar disc surgery result in less muscle injury than conventional surgery? A randomized controlled trial” by Arts M, Brand R et al. (2011) Eur Spine J 20(1):51–57

Reginald Q. Knight

Reply to the letter to the editor of R. Q. Knight concerning “Does minimally invasive lumbar disc surgery result in less muscle injury than conventional surgery? A randomized controlled trial” by M. Arts, R. Brand, et al. (2011) Eur Spine J 20(1):51–57. doi:10.1007/s00586-012-2491-9

Mark P. Arts

XXXVI Italian Spine Society National Congress Sala Maggiore: Fiera District, Bologna, Italy 16th–18th May, 2013 ABSTRACTS

Swespine: the Swedish spine register

Björn Strömqvist, Peter Fritzell, Olle Hägg, Bo Jönsson, Bengt Sandén

Announcements for issue 22-4, April 2013-ED