European Spine Journal

The Michel Benoist and Robert Mulholland Yearly European Spine Journal Review: a survey of the “medical” articles in the European Spine Journal, 2011

Michel Benoist

The Michel Benoist and Robert Mulholland Yearly European Spine Journal Review: a survey of the “surgical and research” articles in the European Spine Journal, 2011

Robert C. Mulholland

Epidural steroid injections in the management of low-back pain with radiculopathy: an update of their efficacy and safety

Michel Benoist, Philippe Boulu, Gilles Hayem

Transforaminal injection of corticosteroids for lumbar radiculopathy: systematic review and meta-analysis

Nasir A. Quraishi

Magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosing lumbar spinal pathology in adult patients with low back pain or sciatica: a diagnostic systematic review

Merel Wassenaar, Rogier M. van Rijn, Maurits W. van Tulder, Arianne P. Verhagen, Danielle A. W. M. van der Windt, Bart W. Koes, Michiel R. de Boer, Abida Z. Ginai, Raymond W. J. G. Ostelo

Computed tomography for the diagnosis of lumbar spinal pathology in adult patients with low back pain or sciatica: a diagnostic systematic review

Rogier M. van Rijn, Merel Wassenaar, Arianne P. Verhagen, Raymond W. J. G. Ostelo, Abida Z. Ginai, Michiel R. de Boer, Maurits W. van Tulder, Bart W. Koes

MRI findings are more common in selected patients with acute low back pain than controls?

Mark Hancock, Chris Maher, Petra Macaskill, Jane Latimer, Walter Kos, Justin Pik

Accuracy of pedicle screw placement: a systematic review of prospective in vivo studies comparing free hand, fluoroscopy guidance and navigation techniques

Ioannis D. Gelalis, Nikolaos K. Paschos, Emilios E. Pakos, Angelos N. Politis, Christina M. Arnaoutoglou, Athanasios C. Karageorgos, Avraam Ploumis, Theodoros A. Xenakis

The analysis of segmental mobility with different lumbar radiographs in symptomatic patients with a spondylolisthesis

Mario Cabraja, Ellafi Mohamed, Daniel Koeppen, Stefan Kroppenstedt

Paradoxical motion in L5-S1 adult spondylolytic spondylolisthesis

Jacob Yoong-Leong Oh, Shen Liang, Danny Louange, Razmi Rahmat, Hwan-Tak Hee, V. P. Kumar

To fuse or not to fuse in lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis: do baseline symptoms help provide the answer?

F. S. Kleinstueck, T. F. Fekete, A. F. Mannion, D. Grob, F. Porchet, U. Mutter, D. Jeszenszky

Lumbar facet joint effusion in MRI: a sign of instability in degenerative spondylolisthesis?

Friederike Lattig, Tamás F. Fekete, Dieter Grob, Frank S. Kleinstück, Dezsö Jeszenszky, Anne F. Mannion

Fracture and contralateral dislocation of the twin facet joints of the lower cervical spine

Ly Minh Ngo, Toshimi Aizawa, Takeshi Hoshikawa, Yasuhisa Tanaka, Tetsuro Sato, Yushin Ishii, Shoichi Kokubun

Occipital condyle fractures. Prospective follow-up of 31 cases within 5 years at a level 1 trauma centre

Franz Josef Mueller, Bernd Fuechtmeier, Bernd Kinner, Michael Rosskopf, Carsten Neumann, Michael Nerlich, Carsten Englert

Stable reconstruction using halo vest for unstable upper cervical spine and occipitocervical instability

Nobuhide Ogihara, Jun Takahashi, Hiroki Hirabayashi, Hiroyuki Hashidate, Keijiro Mukaiyama, Hiroyuki Kato

Changes in the cross-sectional area of deep posterior extensor muscles of the cervical spine after anterior decompression and fusion: 10-year follow-up study using MRI

Morio Matsumoto, Eijiro Okada, Daisuke Ichihara, Kota Watanabe, Kazuhiro Chiba, Yoshiaki Toyama, Hirokazu Fujiwara, Suketaka Momoshima, Yuji Nishiwaki, Takeshi Hashimoto, Akio Iwanami, Takeshi Ikegami, Takeshi Takahata

Anatomy of subaxial cervical foramens: the safety zone for lateral mass screwing

Masahiro Nishinome, Haku Iizuka, Yoichi Iizuka, Kenji Takagishi

Anterior surgery in selective patients with massive ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament of cervical spine: technical note

Xinwei Wang, Deyu Chen, Wen Yuan, Ying Zhang, Jianru Xiao, Jie Zhao

Remodeling of adjacent spinal alignments following cervical arthroplasty and anterior discectomy and fusion

Sung Bae Park, Tae-Ahn Jahng, Chun Kee Chung

Mechanical implant failure in posterior cervical spine fusion

Takeshi Okamoto, Masashi Neo, Shunsuke Fujibayashi, Hiromu Ito, Mitsuru Takemoto, Takashi Nakamura

Anterior screw fixation of type IIB odontoid fractures in octogenarians

P. L. Hénaux, F. Cueff, S. Diabira, L. Riffaud, A. Hamlat, G. Brassier, X. Morandi

Clinical results of and patient satisfaction with cervical laminoplasty for considerable cord compression with only slight myelopathy

Masashi Neo, Shunsuke Fujibayashi, Mitsuru Takemoto, Takashi Nakamura

Direct repair of displaced anterior arch fracture of the atlas under microendoscopy: experience with seven patients

Jian Wang, Yue Zhou, Zheng Feng Zhang, Chang Qing Li, Wen Jie Zheng, Yuan Zhang, Jie Liu

Reviewer’s comment concerning “Direct repair of displaced anterior arch fracture of the atlas under microendoscopy: experience with seven patients” (DOI 10.1007/s00586-011-1965-5 R1 by Jian Wang)

Charles A. Sansur

Cervical pedicle screw insertion using a gutter entry point at the transitional area between the lateral mass and lamina

Katsuhiro Tofuku, Hiroaki Koga, Setsuro Komiya

Evaluation of the rate of decompression in anterior cervical corpectomy using an intra-operative computerized tomography scan (O-Arm system)

Francesco Costa, Massimo Tomei, Marco Sassi, Andrea Cardia, Alessandro Ortolina, Domenico Servello, Maurizio Fornari

Laminotomy in adults: technique and results

Andrea Ruggeri, Angelo Pichierri, Nicola Marotta, Roberto Tarantino, Roberto Delfini

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