European Spine Journal

Kummell’s disease: delayed post-traumatic osteonecrosis of the vertebral body

Richard Ma, Robert Chow, Francis H. Shen

Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Kümmell’s disease: delayed post-traumatic osteonecrosis of the vertebral body” (by R. Ma, R. Chow, F. H. Shen)

Jean-Denis Laredo

Airway management in acute tetraplegics: a retrospective study

Rainer O. Seidl, Diana Wolf, Ricki Nusser-Müller-Busch, Andreas Niedeggen

PLIF in thoracolumbar trauma: technique and radiological results

Schmid Rene, Krappinger Dietmar, Seykora Peter, Blauth Michael, Kathrein Anton

MSU Classification for herniated lumbar discs on MRI: toward developing objective criteria for surgical selection

Lawrence Walter Mysliwiec, Jacek Cholewicki, Michael D. Winkelpleck, Greg P. Eis

Clinical features of conjoined lumbosacral nerve roots versus lumbar intervertebral disc herniations

R. Lotan, A. Al-Rashdi, A. Yee, J. Finkelstein

Efficacy of triamcinolone acetonide and bupivacaine for pain after lumbar discectomy

Syah Bahari, Mohamed El-Dahab, May Cleary, Joseph Sparkes

Comparative anatomical dimensions of the complete human and porcine spine

Iris Busscher, Joris J. W. Ploegmakers, Gijsbertus J. Verkerke, Albert G. Veldhuizen

Nucleus pulposus deformation in response to lumbar spine lateral flexion: an in vivo MRI investigation

Peter J. Fazey, Hiroshi Takasaki, Kevin P. Singer

Biomechanical advantages of dual over single iliac screws in lumbo-iliac fixation construct

Bin-Sheng Yu, Xin-Ming Zhuang, Zhao-Min Zheng, Ze-Min Li, Tai-Ping Wang, William W. Lu

Loads on a spinal implant measured in vivo during whole-body vibration

Antonius Rohlmann, Barbara Hinz, Ralph Blüthner, Friedmar Graichen, Georg Bergmann

Changes in paraspinal muscles and their association with low back pain and spinal degeneration: CT study

Leonid Kalichman, Paul Hodges, Ling Li, Ali Guermazi, David J. Hunter

EMG analysis of lumbar paraspinal muscles as a predictor of the risk of low-back pain

Abbas Heydari, Antoni V. F. Nargol, Anthony P. C. Jones, Anthony R. Humphrey, Charles G. Greenough

Long-term return to work after a functional restoration program for chronic low-back pain patients: a prospective study

Cécile Poulain, Solen Kernéis, Sylvie Rozenberg, Bruno Fautrel, Pierre Bourgeois, Violaine Foltz

Reference values for vertebral shape in young Chinese women: implication for assessment of vertebral deformity

Lingjun Gao, Tianyou Fan, Yongqiang Chen, Shijing Qiu

Comparison of the biomechanical 3D efficiency of different brace designs for the treatment of scoliosis using a finite element model

Julien Clin, Carl-Eric Aubin, Stefan Parent, Archana Sangole, Hubert Labelle

Gait in thoracolumbar/lumbar adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: effect of surgery on gait mechanisms

Philippe Mahaudens, C. Detrembleur, M. Mousny, X. Banse

Giant cell tumour of the sacrum: a suggested algorithm for treatment

Rajkumar Thangaraj, R. J. Grimer, S. R. Carter, A. J. Stirling, J. Spilsbury, D. Spooner

Posterior approach to ventrally located spinal meningiomas

Spyridon Voulgaris, George A. Alexiou, Evaggelos Mihos, Dimitrios Karagiorgiadis, Andreas Zigouris, George Fotakopoulos, Dimitrios Drosos, Dimitrios Pahaturidis

Existence of pyogenic spondylitis in Modic type 1 change without other signs of infection: 2-year follow-up

Seiji Ohtori, Takana Koshi, Masaomi Yamashita, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Gen Inoue, Munetaka Suzuki, Masashi Takaso, Sumihisa Orita, Yawara Eguchi, Nobuyasu Ochiai, Shunji Kishida, Kazuki Kuniyoshi, Junichi Nakamura, Yasuchika Aoki, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Gen Arai, Masayuki Miyagi, Hiroto Kamoda, Kazuhisa Takahashi

The transdural approach for thoracic disc herniations: a technical note

Sung-Jun Moon, Jung-Kil Lee, Jae-Won Jang, Hyuk Hur, Jae-Hyun Lee, Soo-Han Kim

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