European Spine Journal - Sep 2012

REVIEW ARTICLE

Cost-effectiveness of conservative treatments for neck pain: a systematic review on economic evaluations
Maurice T. Driessen, Chung-Wei C. Lin and Maurits W. van Tulder

Ethnic differences in pedicle and bony spinal canal dimensions calculated from computed tomography of the cervical spine: a review of the English-language literature

Masaaki Chazono, Takaaki Tanaka, Yoshio Kumagae, Tomoaki Sai and Keishi Marumo

Lack of uniform diagnostic criteria for cervical radiculopathy in conservative intervention studies: a systematic review

Erik J. Thoomes, Gwendolijne G. M. Scholten-Peeters, Alice J. de Boer, Remy A. Olsthoorn and Karin Verkerk, et al.

GRAND ROUNDS

Fusionless posterior hemivertebra resection in a 2-year-old child with 16 years follow-up

D. Jeszenszky, T. F. Fekete, F. S. Kleinstueck, D. Haschtmann and L. Bognár

Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Fusionless posterior hemivertebra resection in a 2-year-old child with 16 years follow-up” (by D. Jeszenszky, T. F. Fekete, F. S. Kleinstueck, D. Haschtmann, L. Bognár)

Michael Grevitt

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

A morphometric cadaver study of the anterior lumbar epidural space

W. Teske, J. Krämer, T. Lichtinger, O. Köster and C. Schulze-Pellengahr, et al.

The anatomic study of clival screw fixation for the craniovertebral region

Wei Ji, Xiang-Yang Wang, Hua-Zi Xu, Xin-Dong Yang and Yong-Long Chi, et al.

Age-related changes in osseous anatomy, alignment, and range of motion of the cervical spine. Part I: Radiographic data from over 1,200 asymptomatic subjects

Yasutsugu Yukawa, Fumihiko Kato, Kota Suda, Masatsune Yamagata and Takayoshi Ueta

Normal morphology, age-related changes and abnormal findings of the cervical spine. Part II: magnetic resonance imaging of over 1,200 asymptomatic subjects

Fumihiko Kato, Yasutsugu Yukawa, Kota Suda, Masatsune Yamagata and Takayoshi Ueta

Reliability of real-time ultrasound measurement of transversus abdominis thickness in healthy trained subjects

Rafael Gnat, Edward Saulicz and Barbara Miądowicz

Analysis of lumbar pedicle morphology in degenerative spines using multiplanar reconstruction computed tomography: what can be the reliable index for optimal pedicle screw diameter?

Takahiro Makino, Takashi Kaito, Hiroyasu Fujiwara and Kazuo Yonenobu

Cervical range of motion and strength in 4,293 young male adults with chronic neck pain

Max Daniel Kauther, Michael Piotrowski, Bjoern Hussmann, Sven Lendemans and Christian Wedemeyer

Pre-injury health-related factors in relation to self-reported whiplash: longitudinal data from the HUNT study, Norway

Hanne Gro Wenzel, Ottar Vasseljen, Arnstein Mykletun and Tom Ivar Lund Nilsen

Impact of deep extensor muscle-preserving approach on clinical outcome of laminoplasty for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: comparative cohort study

Yoshihisa Kotani, Kuniyoshi Abumi, Manabu Ito, Hideki Sudo and Masahiko Takahata, et al.

Relevance of expandable titanium cage for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Fahed Zaïri, Rabih Aboukais, Laurent Thines, Mohamed Allaoui and Richard Assaker

Efficacy of multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus corpectomy and fusion for multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a minimum 5-year follow-up study

Kyung-Jin Song, Kwang-Bok Lee and Ji-Hoon Song

Chronic neck pain and treatment of cognitive and behavioural factors: results of a randomised controlled clinical trial

Marco Monticone, Paola Baiardi, Carla Vanti, Silvano Ferrari and Tiziana Nava, et al.

ERRATUM

Erratum to: Chronic neck pain and treatment of cognitive and behavioural factors: results of a randomised controlled clinical trial

Marco Monticone, Paola Baiardi, Carla Vanti, Silvano Ferrari and Tiziana Nava, et al.

Minimally invasive anterior transarticular screw fixation and microendoscopic bone graft for atlantoaxial instability

Jian Wang, Yue Zhou, ZhengFeng Zhang, ChangQing Li and WenJie Zheng, et al.

A geometrical model of vertical translation and alar ligament tension in atlanto-axial rotation

B. M. Boszczyk, A. P. Littlewood and R. Putz

A retrospective study of congenital osseous anomalies at the craniocervical junction treated by occipitocervical plate-rod systems

Xianjun Ding, Kuniyoshi Abumi, Manabu Ito, Hideki Sudo and Masahiko Takahata, et al.

Analysis of internal construct validity of the SRS-24 questionnaire

Dominique A. Rothenfluh, Georg Neubauer, Juergen Klasen and Kan Min

The normative score and the cut-off value of the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)

Juichi Tonosu, Katsushi Takeshita, Nobuhiro Hara, Ko Matsudaira and So Kato, et al.

Polish validation of Brace Questionnaire

Edyta Kinel, Tomasz Kotwicki, Anna Podolska, Marianna Białek and Wanda Stryła

Patients’ views on an education booklet following spinal surgery

A. H. McGregor, A. Henley, T. P. Morris and C. J. Doré

The influence of preoperative MRI findings on lumbar fusion clinical outcomes

Mladen Djurasovic, Leah Y. Carreon, Charles H. Crawford III, Jason D. Zook and Kelly R. Bratcher, et al.

REVIEWER’S COMMENT

Reviewer’s comment concerning “The influence of preoperative MRI findings on lumbar fusion clinical outcomes” (doi:10.1007/s00586-012-2244-9 Mladen Djurasovic, Leah Y. Carreon, Charles H. Crawford III, Jason Zook, Kelly Bratcher, Steven D. Glassman)

Kirsten Schmieder

The bothersomeness of patient self-rated “complications” reported 1 year after spine surgery

A. F. Mannion, U. M. Mutter, F. T. Fekete, D. O’Riordan and D. Jeszenszky, et al.

Perioperative mortality after lumbar spinal fusion surgery: an analysis of epidemiology and risk factors

Matthias Pumberger, Ya Lin Chiu, Yan Ma, Federico P. Girardi and Vassilios Vougioukas, et al.

Comparative effectiveness research across two spine registries

Emin Aghayev, Julia Henning, Everard Munting, Peter Diel and Patrick Moulin, et al.

Sagittal alignment and kinematics at instrumented and adjacent levels after total disc replacement in the cervical spine

Cédric Barrey, Sabina Champain, Sophie Campana, Aymen Ramadan and Gilles Perrin, et al.

Biomechanical evaluation of the Total Facet Arthroplasty System^® (TFAS^®): loading as compared to a rigid posterior instrumentation system

Simon G. Sjovold, Qingan Zhu, Anton Bowden, Chad R. Larson and Peter M. de Bakker, et al.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Froin’s syndrome: an uncommon mimicker of Guillain–Barre syndrome

Raghav Govindarajan and Tarannum Khan

Letter to the editor on: Hanna B. Albert, Eva Hauge, Claus Manniche (2011) Centralization in patients with sciatica: are pain responses to repeated movement and positioning associated with outcome or types of disc lesions? Eur Spine J. doi:10.1007/s00586-011-2018-9

Georg Supp

AUTHOR'S REPLY

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of G. Supp concerning manuscript “Centralization in patients with sciatica: are pain responses to repeated movement and positioning associated with outcome or types of disc lesions?”by Hanne B. Albert et al. Eur Spine J, 2011 Sept 23 [Epub ahead of print]

Robin McKenzie

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of G. Supp concerning manuscript “Centralization in patients with sciatica: are pain responses to repeated movement and positioning associated with outcome or types of disc lesions?” by Hanne B. Albert et al. Eur Spine J, 2011 Sept 23 [Epub ahead of print]

Hanne B. Albert

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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