European Spine Journal

Surgical management of recurrent thoracolumbar spinal sarcoma with 4-level total en bloc spondylectomy: description of technique and report of two cases

Claudia Druschel, A. C. Disch, I. Melcher, T. Engelhardt, A. Luzzati, N. P. Haas, K. D. Schaser

Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Surgical management of recurrent thoracolumbar spinal sarcoma with 4-level total en bloc spondylectomy: description of technique and report of two cases” (by Claudia Druschel; Alexander C. Disch; Ingo Melcher; Tilmann Engelhardt; Alessandro Luzzati; Norbert P. Haas; Klaus-Dieter Schaser)

Peter Paul Varga

Pedicle screw instrumentation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)

Se-Il Suk, Jin-Hyok Kim, Sung-Soo Kim, Dong-Ju Lim

Use of computed tomographic reconstruction to establish the ideal entry point for pedicle screws in idiopathic scoliosis

Peiqiang Su, Wentong Zhang, Yan Peng, Anjing Liang, Kaili Du, Dongsheng Huang

Effect of direct vertebral body derotation on the sagittal profile in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Steven W. Hwang, Amer F. Samdani, Loyola V. Gressot, Kyle Hubler, Michelle C. Marks, Tracey P. Bastrom, Randal R. Betz, Patrick J. Cahill

Classification of three-dimensional thoracic deformities in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis from a multivariate analysis

Samuel Kadoury, Hubert Labelle

How do idiopathic scoliosis patients who improve after surgery differ from those who do not exceed a minimum detectable change?

Joan Bago, Francisco Javier Sanchez Perez-Grueso, Ferran Pellise, Esther Les

Patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis of Lenke type-1 curve exhibit specific pedicle width pattern

Kasim Abul-Kasim, Acke Ohlin

The growing spine: how spinal deformities influence normal spine and thoracic cage growth

Alain Dimeglio, Federico Canavese

Predicting the peak growth velocity in the individual child: validation of a new growth model

Iris Busscher, Idsart Kingma, Rob de Bruin, Frits Hein Wapstra, Gijsvertus J. Verkerke, Albert G. Veldhuizen

Abnormal anthropometric measurements and growth pattern in male adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Wang Wei-jun, Sun Xu, Wang Zhi-wei, Qiu Xu-sheng, Liu Zhen, Qiu Yong

Initial experience with the use of an expandable titanium cage as a vertebral body replacement in patients with tumors of the spinal column: a report of 95 patients

Ashwin Viswanathan, Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr, Egon Doppenberg, Dima Suki, Ziya Gokaslan, Ehud Mendel, Ganesh Rao, Laurence D. Rhines

Neck Pain and Disability Scale and Neck Disability Index: validity of Dutch language versions

Wim Jorritsma, Grietje E. de Vries, Pieter U. Dijkstra, Jan H. B. Geertzen, Michiel F. Reneman

Validity and responsiveness of the Core Outcome Measures Index (COMI) for the neck

C. D. Fankhauser, U. Mutter, E. Aghayev, A. F. Mannion

The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure’s semi-structured interview: its applicability to lumbar spinal fusion patients. A prospective randomized clinical study

Lisa Gregersen Oestergaard, Thomas Maribo, Cody Erik Bünger, Finn Bjarke Christensen

Responsiveness of the Oswestry Disability Index and the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire in Italian subjects with sub-acute and chronic low back pain

Marco Monticone, Paola Baiardi, Carla Vanti, Silvano Ferrari, Paolo Pillastrini, Raffaele Mugnai, Calogero Foti

Reliability and validity of the cross-culturally adapted French version of the Core Outcome Measures Index (COMI) in patients with low back pain

Stéphane Genevay, Christine Cedraschi, Marc Marty, Sylvie Rozenberg, Pierre De Goumoëns, Antonio Faundez, Federico Balagué, François Porchet, Anne F. Mannion

Spinal growth modulation using a novel intravertebral epiphyseal device in an immature porcine model

Mark Driscoll, Carl-Eric Aubin, Alain Moreau, Yaroslav Wakula, John F. Sarwark, Stefan Parent

An anatomic study of the interspinous space of the lumbosacral spine

John S. Albietz, Patricia RosasArellano, Jennifer C. Fleming, Kevin R. Gurr, Stewart I. Bailey, Christopher S. Bailey

Initiation and progression of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine in the hereditary spinal hyperostotic mouse (twy/twy)

Kenzo Uchida, Takafumi Yayama, Daisuke Sugita, Hideaki Nakajima, Alexander Rodriguez Guerrero, Shuji Watanabe, Sally Roberts, William E. Johnson, Hisatoshi Baba

Modified technique for C1–2 screw-rod fixation and fusion using autogenous bicortical iliac crest graft

Bin Ni, Fengjin Zhou, Qunfeng Guo, Songkai Li, Xiang Guo, Ning Xie

Epidemiological characteristics of adult SCIWORA in Tianjin, China: a preliminary study

Honggang Guo, Jing Liu, Xiuying Qi, Guangzhi Ning, Huafeng Zhang, Xiaomian Li, Xinlong Ma

Esophagus perforation complicating anterior cervical spine surgery

Xuhua Lu, Qunfeng Guo, Bin Ni

Platelet-rich plasma in mono-segmental posterior lumbar interbody fusion: a novel molecular mechanism

Hamid Namazi

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Hamid Namazi concerning manuscript “Platelet-rich plasma in mono-segmental posterior lumbar interbody fusion”. Eur Spine J, 2011 Jul 10 [Epub ahead of print], by J. Sys et al.

Jan Sys

Erratum to: Long-term results of surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: a randomised controlled trial

Pär Slätis, Antti Malmivaara, Markku Heliövaara, Päivi Sainio, Arto Herno, Jyrki Kankare, Seppo Seitsalo, Kaj Tallroth, Veli Turunen, Paul Knekt, Heikki Hurri

Erratum to: Adult de novo lumbar scoliosis. Posterior instrumented fusion with Smith-Peterson osteotomy, decompression and management of postoperative infection

Claudio Lamartina, Maria Petruzzi

Erratum to: Paraplegia after posterior only correction of congenital kyphosis

Claudio Lamartina, Pedro Berjano

Erratum to: Minimally invasive lateral transpsoas approach with advanced neurophysiologic monitoring for lumbar interbody fusion

Pedro Berjano, Claudio Lamartina

Announcements for issue 21-1-2012