European Spine Journal

Analysis of the impact of the course of hydration on the mechanical properties of the annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc

Małgorzata Żak, Celina Pezowicz

Distinguishing characteristics of stem cells derived from different anatomical regions of human degenerated intervertebral discs

Hai Wang, Yue Zhou, Tong-Wei Chu, Chang-Qing Li, Jian Wang, Zheng-Feng Zhang, Bo Huang

The effects of intervertebral disc degeneration combined with osteoporosis on vascularization and microarchitecture of the endplate in rhesus monkeys

Rui Zhong, Fuxin Wei, Le Wang, Shangbin Cui, Ningning Chen, Shaoyu Liu, Xuenong Zou

Does type 2 diabetes mellitus promote intervertebral disc degeneration?

Stella Maris Fabiane, Kirsten J. Ward, James C. Iatridis, Frances M. K. Williams

Intervertebral disc classification by its degree of degeneration from T2-weighted magnetic resonance images

Isaac Castro-Mateos, Rui Hua, Jose M. Pozo, Aron Lazary, Alejandro F. Frangi

The Pfirrmann classification of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration: an independent inter- and intra-observer agreement assessment

Julio Urrutia, Pablo Besa, Mauricio Campos, Pablo Cikutovic, Mario Cabezon, Marcelo Molina, Juan Pablo Cruz

Reliability among clinicians diagnosing low back-related leg pain

Siobhán Stynes, Kika Konstantinou, Kate M. Dunn, Martyn Lewis, Elaine M. Hay

Validity and responsiveness of the French version of the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire in chronic low back pain

R. Hilfiker, I. A. Knutti, B. Raval-Roland, G. Rivier, G. Crombez, Emmanuelle Opsommer

Effect of depression and neuropathic pain using questionnaires on quality of life in patients with low back pain; cross-sectional retrospective study

Akihiko Hiyama, Masahiko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Katoh, Masato Sato, Daisuke Sakai, Joji Mochida

Patients with chronic non-specific low back pain who reported reduction in pain and improvement in function also demonstrated an improvement in gait pattern

Yair Barzilay, Ganit Segal, Raphael Lotan, Gilad Regev, Yiftah Beer, Baron S. Lonner, Amit Mor, Avi Elbaz

Emotional distress drives health services overuse in patients with acute low back pain: a longitudinal observational study

Adrian C. Traeger, Markus Hübscher, Nicholas Henschke, Christopher M. Williams, Christopher G. Maher, G. Lorimer Moseley, Hopin Lee, James H. McAuley

Do number of days with low back pain and patterns of episodes of pain have similar outcomes in a biopsychosocial prediction model?

N. Lemeunier, C. Leboeuf-Yde, O. Gagey, N. Wedderkopp, P. Kjaer

Red flags presented in current low back pain guidelines: a review

Arianne P. Verhagen, Aron Downie, Nahid Popal, Chris Maher, Bart W. Koes

Development and psychometric evaluation of a health questionnaire on back care knowledge in daily life physical activities for adolescent students

M. Monfort-Pañego, J. Molina-García, V. Miñana-Signes, A. H. Bosch-Biviá, A. Gómez-López, D. Munguía-Izquierdo

Multivariable modeling of factors associated with spinal pain in young adolescence

Mieke Dolphens, Stijn Vansteelandt, Barbara Cagnie, Andry Vleeming, Jo Nijs, Guy Vanderstraeten, Lieven Danneels

Low back pain and health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults

C. Cedraschi, C. Luthy, A. F. Allaz, F. R. Herrmann, C. Ludwig

Effects of volitional spine stabilization on lifting task in recurrent low back pain population

Ram Haddas, James Yang, Isador Lieberman

The role of intense athletic activity on structural lumbar abnormalities in adolescent patients with symptomatic low back pain

Gregory D. Schroeder, Cynthia R. LaBella, Marco Mendoza, Erika L. Daley, Jason W. Savage, Alpesh A. Patel, Wellington K. Hsu

Does elite swimming accelerate lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration and increase low back pain? A cross-sectional comparison

Steffen Folkvardsen, Erland Magnussen, Jaro Karppinen, Juha Auvinen, Rasmus Hertzum Larsen, Christian Wong, Tom Bendix

Axial loading during MRI influences T2-mapping values of lumbar discs: a feasibility study on patients with low back pain

Martin Nilsson, K. Lagerstrand, I. Kasperska, H. Brisby, H. Hebelka

Magnetic resonance imaging of lumbar trunk parameters in chronic low backache patients and healthy population: a comparative study

Roop Singh, Sushil Kumar Yadav, Sushma Sood, Rohtas Kumar Yadav, Ravi Rohilla

Chronic low back pain in relation to Modic changes, bony endplate lesions, and disc degeneration in a prospective MRI study

Katariina Luoma, Tapio Vehmas, Liisa Kerttula, Mats Grönblad, Eeva Rinne

Responsiveness of the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia in Italian subjects with chronic low back pain undergoing motor and cognitive rehabilitation

Marco Monticone, Emilia Ambrosini, Barbara Rocca, Calogero Foti, Simona Ferrante

The effect of simulated microgravity on lumbar spine biomechanics: an in vitro study

Cory J. Laws, Britta Berg-Johansen, Alan R. Hargens, Jeffrey C. Lotz

Development of an ex vivo cavity model to study repair strategies in loaded intervertebral discs

Zhen Li, Patrick Lezuo, Girish Pattappa, Estelle Collin, Mauro Alini, Sibylle Grad, Marianna Peroglio

Preclinical evaluation of posterior spine stabilization devices: can the current standards represent basic everyday life activities?

Luigi La Barbera, Fabio Galbusera, Hans-Joachim Wilke, Tomaso Villa

A pedicle screw system and a lamina hook system provide similar primary and long-term stability: a biomechanical in vitro study with quasi-static and dynamic loading conditions

Hans-Joachim Wilke, Dominik Kaiser, David Volkheimer, Carsten Hackenbroch, Klaus Püschel, Michael Rauschmann

Role of muscle damage on loading at the level adjacent to a lumbar spine fusion: a biomechanical analysis

Masoud Malakoutian, John Street, Hans-Joachim Wilke, Ian Stavness, Marcel Dvorak, Sidney Fels, Thomas Oxland

Tennis is not dangerous for the spine during growth: results of a cross-sectional study

Fabio Zaina, Sabrina Donzelli, Monia Lusini, Claudia Fusco, Salvatore Minnella, Stefano Negrini

Discussing reproductive health in spinal care, part II: fertility issues

N. S. Korse, M. P. J. Nicolai, S. Both, C. L. A. Vleggeert-Lankamp, H. W. Elzevier

Development of the Italian version of the modified Japanese orthopaedic association score (mJOA-IT): cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, validity and responsiveness

Umile Giuseppe Longo, Alessandra Berton, Luca Denaro, Giuseppe Salvatore, Vincenzo Denaro

Implantation of juvenile human chondrocytes demonstrates no adverse effect on spinal nerve tissue in rats

Fabrice A. Külling, Jane J. Liu, Ellen Liebenberg, Jeffrey C. Lotz

Novel COL2A1 mutations causing spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita in three unrelated Chinese families

Limin Liu, QianQian Pang, Yan Jiang, Mei Li, Ou Wang, Weibo Xia

Spinal shape modulation in a porcine model by a highly flexible and extendable non-fusion implant system

Martijn Wessels, Edsko E. G. Hekman, Moyo C. Kruyt, René M. Castelein, Jasper J. Homminga, Gijsbertus J. Verkerke

Spine Tango registry data collection in a conservative spinal service: a feasibility study

Samuel Morris, James Booth, James Hegarty

Market approval processes for new types of spinal devices: challenges and recommendations for improvement

Arno Bisschop, Maurits W. van Tulder

Letter to the editor concerning “Pelvic incidence: an anatomic investigation of 880 cadaveric specimens” by Weinberg DS, Morris WZ, Gebhart JJ, Liu RW: Eur Spine J (2015), doi: 10.1007/s00586-015-4317-z

Tom P. C. Schlösser, Michiel M. A. Janssen, Tomaž Vrtovec, René M. Castelein

Reply to the Letter to the Editor of T.P. Schlösser et al. concerning “Pelvic incidence: an anatomic investigation of 880 cadaveric specimens” by Weinberg DS, Morris WZ, Gebhart JJ, Liu RW: Eur Spine J (2015); DOI 10.1007/s00586-015-4317-z

D. S. Weinberg

Comments on Ren et al.: Is duration of preoperative anti-tuberculosis treatment a risk factor for postoperative relapse or non-healing of spinal tuberculosis?

Fangfan Ye, HaiBo Li, Jia Huang

Is duration of preoperative anti-tuberculosis treatment a risk factor for postoperative relapse or non-healing of spinal tuberculosis: response to comments by Li et al.

Hai-Long Ren

Letter to the Editor concerning “Virtually bloodless posterior midline exposure of the lumbar spine using the ‘paramidline’ fatty plane” by Moghimi MH, Leonard DA, Cho CH, et al. (Eur Spine J (2016) 25;956–962)

Mathew David Sewell, Michael McCarthy, Oliver M. Stokes, Daniel Chan

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of M. D. Sewell et al. concerning “Virtually bloodless posterior midline exposure of the lumbar spine using the ‘para-midline’ fatty plane” by Moghimi MH, Leonard DA, Cho CH, Schoenfeld AJ, Phan P, Harris MB, Bono CM: Eur Spine J (2016) 25;956–962

Michael H. Moghimi, Dana A. Leonard, Charles H. Cho, Andrew J. Schoenfeld, Philippe Phan, Mitchel B. Harris, Christopher M. Bono

Letter to the Editor concerning “Particulate and non-particulate steroids in spinal epidurals: a systematic review and meta-analysis” by Feeley IH, Healy EF, Noel J, Kiely PJ, and Murphy TM (Eur Spine J; 2016): DOI 10.1007/s00586-016-4437-0

Harsha Shanthanna, Kamath Sriganesh

Answers to the Letter to the Editor of H. Shantanna et al. concerning “Particulate and non-particulate steroids in spinal epidurals: a systematic review and meta-analysis” by Feeley IH, Healy EF, Noel J, Kiely PJ, Murphy TM (Eur Spine J; 2016): DOI 10.1007/s00586-016-4437-0

Iain Feeley

Letter to the Editor concerning “Validity and reliability of photographic measures to evaluate waistline asymmetry in idiopathic scoliosis” by Matamalas A, Bagó J, D Agata E, Pellisé F (2016) Eur Spine J. 2016 Mar 14 [Epub ahead of print]

Johnny Padulo, Mirjana Milic, Igor Jelaska, Luca Paolo Ardigò

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of L. P. Ardigò et al. concerning “Validity and reliability of photographic measures to evaluate waistline asymmetry in idiopathic scoliosis” by Matamalas A, Bagó J, D Agata E, Pellisé F (2016) Eur Spine J; 2016 Mar 14 [Epub ahead of print]

Antonia Matamalas Adrover

Letter to the Editor concerning “Accurate prediction of height loss in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Cobb angle alone is insufficient” by Shi B, Mao S, Xu L, Sun X, Liu Z, Cheng JCY, Zhu Z and Qiu Y (2016) Eur Spine J; In Press; DOI 10.1007/s00586-016-4530-4

Fiona Berryman, Adrian Gardner

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of F. Berryman et al. concerning “Accurate prediction of height loss in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Cobb angle alone is insufficient” by Shi B, Mao S, Xu L, Sun X, Liu Z, Cheng JCY, Zhu Z, and Qiu Y (2016) Eur Spine J; In Press; DOI 10.1007/s00586-014-3275-1

Zezhang Zhu, Benlong Shi

Announcements for issue 9, 2016