European Spine Journal

Editorial

M. Aebi, R. Gunzburg, S. Nazarian

Primary stable anterior instrumentation or dorsoventral spondylodesis in spondylodiscitis?

P. Eysel, Ch. Hopf, I. Vogel, J. -D. Rompe

Syringomyelia and Arnold Chiari in scoliosis initially classified as idiopathic: Experience with 25 patients

E. Emery, A. Redondo, A. Rey

Study of the course of the incidence angle during growth

Paolo Mangione, Dominique Gomez, Jacques Senegas

Distribution and incidence of degenerative spine changes in patients with a lumbo-sacral transitional vertebra

S. Vergauwen, P. M. Parizel, L. van Breusegem, J. W. Van Goethem, Y. Nackaerts, L. Van den Hauwe, A. M. De Schepper

Does the choice of outcome scale influence prognostic factors for lumbar disc surgery?

C. Woertgen, M. Holzschuh, R. D. Rothoerl, A. Brawanski

Low back pain and physical exercise in leisure time in 38-year-old men and women: A 25-year prospective cohort study of 640 school children

M. Harreby, G. Hesselsøe, J. Kjer, K. Neergaard

Temporary external fixation for low back pain: Is it worth doing?

A. A. Faraj, K. Akasha, R. C. Mulholland

Expansive lumbar laminoplasty for degenerative spinal stenosis in patients below 70 years of age

H. Matsui, M. Kanamori, H. Ishihara, N. Hirano, H. Tsuji

Fusion or stabilization alone for acute distractive flexion injuries in the mid to lower cervical spine?

H. Wingstrand, M. Annertz, L. Persson, H. Säveland, L. Brandt, C. Feldborg Nielsen

Thoracolumbar hernia: A rare cause of back pain

A. A. Faraj, H. Mehdian

False aneurysm of a lumbar artery following vertebral biopsy

K. J. Stevens, R. H. Gregson, R. W. Kerslake

Spinal cord compression caused by the rod of a Harrington instrumentation device: A late complication in scoliosis surgery

A. Krödel, J. C. Rehmet, C. Hamburger

Fracture of the thoracic spine with paralysis and esophageal perforation

M. A. M. Brouwers, E. F. M. Veldhuis, K. W. Zimmerman

Spinal fusion: A combined anterior and supplementary interspinous technique

M. W. Fidler

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