European Spine Journal

Delphi method: oracle or sound judgment?

R. Gunzburg

Using the modified Delphi method to establish a new Chinese clinical consensus of the treatments for cervical radiculopathy

Lei Zang, Ning Fan, Yong Hai, S. B. Lu, Q. J. Su, J. C. Yang, Peng Du, Y. J. Gao

Core outcome domains for clinical trials in non-specific low back pain

Alessandro Chiarotto, Richard A. Deyo, Caroline B. Terwee, Maarten Boers, Rachelle Buchbinder, Terry P. Corbin, Leonardo O. P. Costa, Nadine E. Foster, Margreth Grotle, Bart W. Koes, Francisco M. Kovacs, Chung-Wei Christine Lin, Chris G. Maher, Adam M. Pearson, Wilco C. Peul, Mark L. Schoene, Dennis C. Turk, Maurits W. van Tulder, Raymond W. Ostelo

Estimation of sagittal pelvic orientation from frontal standard radiograph using the sacral-femoral-pubic angle: feasibility study in the pediatric population

S. Raux, K. Abelin-Genevois, B. Blondel, J. Mancini, J. L. Jouve

The effect of growing rod lengthening technique on the sagittal spinal and the spinopelvic parameters

Yunus Atici, Yunus Emre Akman, Sinan Erdogan, Seçkin Sari, Umut Yavuz, Engin Carkci, Mehmet Akif Kaygusuz

Natural sagittal spino-pelvic alignment in boys and girls before, at and after the adolescent growth spurt

Tom P. C. Schlösser, Koen L. Vincken, Kenneth Rogers, René M. Castelein, Suken A. Shah

Are there gender differences in sagittal spinal pelvic inclination before and after the adolescent pubertal growth spurt?

Weijun Wang, Zhiwei Wang, Zhen Liu, Zezhang Zhu, Feng Zhu, Xu Sun, Tsz Ping Lam, Jack Chun-yiu Cheng, Yong Qiu

Sagittal alignment of cervical spine in adult idiopathic scoliosis

Bilal Aykac, Selim Ayhan, Selcen Yuksel, Umit Ozgur Guler, Ferran Pellise, Ahmet Alanay, Francisco Javier Sanchez Perez-Grueso, Emre Acaroglu

Spino-pelvic alignment influences disc hydration properties after AIS surgery: a prospective MRI-based study

Kariman Abelin-Genevois, Erik Estivalezes, Jerome Briot, Annick Sévely, Jerome Sales de Gauzy, Pascal Swider

Cervical spine alignment following lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy for sagittal imbalance

Ibrahim Obeid, Anthony Boniello, Louis Boissiere, Anouar Bourghli, Vincent Pointillart, Olivier Gille, Virginie Lafage, Jean-Marc Vital

Relationship between cervical sagittal alignment and quality of life in ankylosing spondylitis

Jung Sub Lee, Myung Soo Youn, Jong Ki Shin, Tae Sik Goh, Sung Shik Kang

Pelvic retroversion is the key protective mechanism of L4–5 degenerative spondylolisthesis

Hui Liu, Sibei Li, Zhaomin Zheng, Jiranru Wang, Huafeng Wang, Xiang Li

Lumbo-pelvic related indexes: impact on adult spinal deformity surgery

Louis Boissière, Jean-Marc Vital, Stéphane Aunoble, Thierry Fabre, Olivier Gille, Ibrahim Obeid

Sagittal spinopelvic alignment in 654 degenerative spondylolisthesis

Emmanuelle Ferrero, Mourad Ould-Slimane, Olivier Gille, Pierre Guigui

Characteristics of sagittal spine–pelvis–leg alignment in patients with severe hip osteoarthritis

Wen-Jie Weng, Wei-Jun Wang, Ming-Da Wu, Zhi-Hong Xu, Lei-Lei Xu, Yong Qiu

Comparison of radiographic sagittal spinopelvic alignment between skeletally immature and skeletally mature individuals with Scheuermann’s disease

Marcin Tyrakowski, Piotr Janusz, Steven Mardjetko, Tomasz Kotwicki, Kris Siemionow

Lumbo-femoral angle: a novel sagittal parameter related to quality of life in patients with adult scoliosis

Feng Zhu, Hongda Bao, Shouyu He, Fei Wang, Zezhang Zhu, Zhen Liu, Yong Qiu

Pelvic incidence-lumbar lordosis mismatch predisposes to adjacent segment disease after lumbar spinal fusion

Dominique A. Rothenfluh, Daniel A. Mueller, Esin Rothenfluh, Kan Min

Pelvic incidence and pelvic tilt measurements using femoral heads or acetabular domes to identify centers of the hips: comparison of two methods

Marcin Tyrakowski, Hailong Yu, Kris Siemionow

Analysis of cervical and global spine alignment under Roussouly sagittal classification in Chinese cervical spondylotic patients and asymptomatic subjects

Miao Yu, Wen-Kui Zhao, Mai Li, Shao-Bo Wang, Yu Sun, Liang Jiang, Feng Wei, Xiao-Guang Liu, Lin Zeng, Zhong-Jun Liu

High-heeled-related alterations in the static sagittal profile of the spino-pelvic structure in young women

Min Dai, Xiaofeng Li, Xin Zhou, Yiqiang Hu, Qiang Luo, Song Zhou

Spinal posture and pelvic position during pregnancy: a prospective rasterstereographic pilot study

Marcel Betsch, Regina Wehrle, Larissa Dor, Walter Rapp, Pascal Jungbluth, Mohssen Hakimi, Michael Wild

Systematic review of observational studies reveals no association between low back pain and lumbar spondylolysis with or without isthmic spondylolisthesis

Nicholas S. Andrade, Carol M. Ashton, Nelda P. Wray, Curtis Brown, Viktor Bartanusz

Nuclear magnetic resonance therapy in lumbar disc herniation with lumbar radicular syndrome: effects of the intervention on pain intensity, health-related quality of life, disease-related disability, consumption of pain medication, duration of sick leave and MRI analysis

H. Salfinger, G. Salomonowitz, K. M. Friedrich, J. Hahne, J. Holzapfel, M. Friedrich

Pharmacological management of chronic low back pain in older patients: a randomized controlled trial of the effect of pregabalin and opioid administration

Yoshihito Sakai, Kenyu Ito, Tetsuro Hida, Sadayuki Ito, Atsushi Harada

Letter to the Editor regarding the article “Dynamic cervical myelopathy in young adults” by Hattou L, Morandi X, Le Reste PJ, et al.: Eur Spine J 2014, 23:1515-22

C. Brembilla, L. A. Lanterna, C. Bernucci

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of C. Brembilla et al. concerning “Dynamic cervical myelopathy in young adults” by Hattou L, Morandi X, Le Reste PJ, et al: Eur Spine J 2014, 23:1515–22

Pierre-Louis Hénaux

Letter to the Editor concerning “A less invasive surgical approach in the lumbar lateral recess stenosis: direct approach to the medial wall of the pedicle” by A. Colak et al. (2008) Eur Spine J;17:1745–51

Hua Zhang

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Hue Zhang concerning “A less invasive surgical approach in the lumbar lateral recess stenosis: direct approach to the medial wall of the pedicle” by A. Colak et al. (2008) Eur Spine J; 17:1745–1751

Hakan Şimşek, Ahmet Çolak

Letter to the Editor concerning “Anterior stand-alone fusion revisited: a prospective clinical, X-ray and CT investigation” by C. J. Siepe, K. Stosch-Wiechert, F. Heider, et al. Eur Spine J; 2014 Dec 5. DOI 10.1007/s00586-014-3642-y: [Epub ahead of print]

Jianqiang Ni, Xin Wang, Lugang Zhou, Xiutong Fang

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Jianqiang Ni et al. concerning “Anterior stand-alone fusion revisited: a prospective clinical, X-ray and CT investigation” by Siepe C.J., et al. Eur Spine J (2014): DOI 10.1007/s00586-014-3642-y

Christoph J. Siepe

Solid aneurysmal bone cyst on the cervical spine of a young child

L. Casabianca, A. Journé, G. Mirouse, M. Zerah, D. Moulies, C. Glorion, T. Odent

Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Solid aneurysmal bone cyst on the cervical spine of a young child” (L. Casabianca et al.)

Stefano Boriani

Announcements for issue 6, 2015