European Spine Journal

L5–S1 disc replacement after two previous fusion surgeries for scoliosis

Shah Jehan, Sherief Elsayed, John Webb, Bronek Boszczyk

Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “L5–S1 disc replacement after two previous fusion surgeries for scoliosis” (by S. Jehan, S. Elsayed, J. Webb and B. Boszczyk)

Fabien D. Bitan

The association between physical activity and neck and low back pain: a systematic review

Ekalak Sitthipornvorakul, Prawit Janwantanakul, Nithima Purepong, Praneet Pensri, Allard J. van der Beek

Cauda equina syndrome: a review of the current clinical and medico-legal position

Alan Gardner, Edward Gardner, Tim Morley

Surgical treatment of coccygodynia: an analytic review of the literature

Efthimios J. Karadimas, Gregory Trypsiannis, Peter V. Giannoudis

Lumbopelvic alignment on standing lateral radiograph of adult volunteers and the classification in the sagittal alignment of lumbar spine

Pongsthorn Chanplakorn, Siwadol Wongsak, Patarawan Woratanarat, Wiwat Wajanavisit, Wichien Laohacharoensombat

Sagittal spinopelvic alignment and body mass index in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis

Sébastien Schuller, Yann Philippe Charles, Jean-Paul Steib

Study of the information delivery by general practitioners and rheumatologists to patients with acute low back pain

Yves Henrotin, Dominique Moyse, Thierry Bazin, Christine Cedraschi, Bernard Duplan, Bernard Duquesnoy, Francoise Laroche, Jean-Pierre Valat, Marc Marty

Early retirement and the financial assets of individuals with back problems

Deborah J. Schofield, Rupendra N. Shrestha, Richard Percival, Emily J. Callander, Simon J. Kelly, Megan E. Passey

Prevalence of sleep disturbance in patients with low back pain

Saad M. Alsaadi, James H. McAuley, Julia M. Hush, Chris G. Maher

A modified Delphi approach to standardize low back pain recurrence terminology

Tasha R. Stanton, Jane Latimer, Chris G. Maher, Mark J. Hancock

Risk analysis of blood transfusion requirements in emergency and elective spinal surgery

Joseph S. Butler, John P. Burke, Roisin T. Dolan, Philip Fitzpatrick, John M. O’Byrne, Damian McCormack, Keith Synnott, Ashley R. Poynton

Is the psoas a hip flexor in the active straight leg raise?

Hai Hu, Onno G. Meijer, Jaap H. van Dieën, Paul W. Hodges, Sjoerd M. Bruijn, Rob L. Strijers, Prabath W. B. Nanayakkara, Barend J. van Royen, Wen Hua Wu, Chun Xia

Operative treatment of isthmic spondylolisthesis in children: a long-term, retrospective comparative study with matched cohorts

Tuomas Jalanko, Ilkka Helenius, Ville Remes, Tommi Lamberg, Pekka Tervahartiala, Timo Yrjönen, Mikko Poussa, Dietrich Schlenzka

Confirmation of microevolutionary increase in spina bifida occulta among Swiss birth cohorts

Yu Chao Lee, Lucian Bogdan Solomon, Frank Jakobus Rühli, Regula Schiess, Lena Öhrström, Thomas Sullivan, Hatem Alkadhi, Maciej Henneberg

Transcript levels of major MMPs and ADAMTS-4 in relation to the clinicopathological profile of patients with lumbar disc herniation

Alexandros Tsarouhas, Giannoula Soufla, Pavlos Katonis, Dritan Pasku, Antonis Vakis, Demetrios A. Spandidos

The growth of different body length dimensions is not predictive for the peak growth velocity of sitting height in the individual child

Iris Busscher, W. J. M. Gerver, Idsart Kingma, Frits Hein Wapstra, Gijsvertus J. Verkerke, Albert G. Veldhuizen

Atlanto-axial joint of atlanto-axial subluxation patients due to rheumatoid arthritis before and after surgery, morphological evaluation using CT reconstruction

Yasunori Sorimachi, Haku Iizuka, Tsuyoshi Ara, Masahiro Nishinome, Yoichi Iizuka, Takashi Nakajima, Kenji Takagishi

The flow patterns of caudal epidural in upper lumbar spinal pathology

M. Cleary, C. Keating, A. R. Poynton

The effects of rehabilitation on the muscles of the trunk following prolonged bed rest

Julie A. Hides, Gunda Lambrecht, Carolyn A. Richardson, Warren R. Stanton, Gabriele Armbrecht, Casey Pruett, Volker Damann, Dieter Felsenberg, Daniel L. Belavý

Erratum to: The effects of rehabilitation on the muscles of the trunk following prolonged bed rest

Julie A. Hides, Gunda Lambrecht, Carolyn A. Richardson, Warren R. Stanton, Gabriele Armbrecht, Casey Pruett, Volker Damann, Dieter Felsenberg, Daniel L. Belavy´

Injection therapy and denervation procedures for chronic low back pain: a systematic review—clinical value?

Koen Van Boxem, Alex Cahana, Jan Van Zundert

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Koen Van Boxem et al. concerning manuscript “Injection therapy and denervation procedures for chronic low-back pain: a systematic review” by Henschke N, Kuijpers T, Rubinstein SM, van Middelkoop M, Ostelo R, Verhagen A, Koes BW, van Tulder MW, Eur Spine J, 2010

Nicholas Henschke

Announcements for issue 20-5-2011