European Spine Journal

Slow correction of severe spastic hyperlordosis in an adult by means of magnetically expandable rods

Christof Birkenmaier, Melvin D’Anastasi, Bernd Wegener, Carolin Melcher

Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Slow correction of severe spastic hyperlordosis in an adult by means of magnetically expandable rods” by C. Birkenmaier et al. [Eur Spine J (2017): doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5366-2]

Pooria Hosseini, Behrooz A. Akbarnia

Management of a posterior gunshot injury with a floating pedicle and cerebrospinal fluid leak

Anouar Bourghli, Safwat Abouhashem, Rami Abo Wali, Ibrahim Obeid, Louis Boissiere, Jean-Marc Vital, Mohammed Al Sarawan

Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Management of a posterior gunshot injury with a floating pedicle and cerebrospinal fluid leak” by A. Bourghli, S. Abouhashem, R. Abo Wali, I. Obeid, L. Boissiere, J. M. Vital, M. Al Sarawan (Eur Spine J; 2018. DOI 10.1007/s00586-018-5537-9)

R. Dunn

Evaluation of postoperative fever after surgical correction of neuromuscular scoliosis: implication on management

Mohamed Abdelhamid Ali Yousef, Scott Rosenfeld

Epidemiological trends in spine surgery over 10 years in a multicenter database

Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, Kei Ando, Yoshihiro Nishida, Naoki Ishiguro, Shiro Imagama

Intervertebral disc status is associated with vertebral marrow adipose tissue and muscular endurance

Matthew Quittner, Timo Rantalainen, Nicola D. Ridgers, Guy Trudel, Adnan Sheikh, David Connell, Daniel L. Belavý

The use of gait analysis in the assessment of patients afflicted with spinal disorders

Ram Haddas, Kevin L. Ju, Theodore Belanger, Isador H. Lieberman

Psychometric validation of the cross-culturally adapted traditional Chinese version of the Back Beliefs Questionnaire (BBQ) and Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ)

Prudence Wing Hang Cheung, Carlos King Ho Wong, Jason Pui Yin Cheung

F-waves of peroneal and tibial nerves in the differential diagnosis and follow-up evaluation of L5 and S1 radiculopathies

Chaojun Zheng, Jingjuan Liang, Cong Nie, Yu Zhu, Feizhou Lu, Jianyuan Jiang

Macrophage polarization contributes to local inflammation and structural change in the multifidus muscle after intervertebral disc injury

Gregory James, Kathleen A. Sluka, Linda Blomster, Leanne Hall, Annina B. Schmid, Cindy C. Shu, Christopher B. Little, James Melrose, Paul W. Hodges

Combined use of leptin and mechanical stress has osteogenic effects on ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

Shuai Chen, Haifeng Zhu, Gangliang Wang, Ziang Xie, Jiying Wang, Jian Chen

Pressure-induced end-plate fracture in the porcine spine: Is the annulus fibrosus susceptible to damage?

Chelsea R. Snow, Maxine Harvey-Burgess, Brigitte Laird, Stephen H. M. Brown, Diane E. Gregory

Pedicle screw anchorage of carbon fiber-reinforced PEEK screws under cyclic loading

Richard A. Lindtner, Rene Schmid, Thomas Nydegger, Marko Konschake, Werner Schmoelz

Intervertebral disc damage models in organ culture: a comparison of annulus fibrosus cross-incision versus punch model under complex loading

Daniela A. Frauchiger, Samantha C. W. Chan, Lorin M. Benneker, Benjamin Gantenbein

Evidence-based prevention and treatment of osteoporosis after spinal cord injury: a systematic review

Saeed Soleyman-Jahi, Ali Yousefian, Radin Maheronnaghsh, Farhad Shokraneh, Shayan Abdollah Zadegan, Akbar Soltani, Seyed Mostafa Hosseini, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar

Symptomatic cord compression by paraspinal musculature following cervical laminectomy: rare complication

Po-Hsun Tu, Chun-Ting Chen, Ching-Chang Chen, Jyi-Feng Chen, Chieh-Tsai Wu, Kuo-Chen Wei, Zhuo-Hao Liu

Axonal damage is remarkable in patients with acutely worsening symptoms of compression myelopathy: biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid samples

Hiroshi Takahashi, Yasuchika Aoki, Arata Nakajima, Masato Sonobe, Fumiaki Terajima, Masahiko Saito, Takuya Miyamoto, Keita Koyama, Keiichiro Yamamoto, Takeo Furuya, Masao Koda, Seiji Ohtori, Masashi Yamazaki, Koichi Nakagawa

Timing of surgery in traumatic spinal cord injury: a national, multidisciplinary survey

P. V. ter Wengel, R. E. Feller, A. Stadhouder, D. Verbaan, F. C. Oner, J. C. Goslings, W. P. Vandertop

A preliminary study of 3.0-T magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging in cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Fulong Dong, Yuanyuan Wu, Peiwen Song, Yinfeng Qian, Ying Wang, Liyan Xu, Minmin Yin, Renjie Zhang, Hui Tao, Peng Ge, Chang Liu, Huaqing Zhang, Jinwen Zhu, Cailiang Shen, Yongqiang Yu

The bridge crane technique for the treatment of the severe thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum with myelopathy

Jingchuan Sun, Kaiqiang Sun, Jiangang Shi, Ximing Xu, Yuan Wang, Qingjie Kong

Bone graft materials for posterolateral fusion made simple: a systematic review

Matthew T. Morris, Sandip P. Tarpada, Woojin Cho

Critical analysis of trends in lumbar fusion for degenerative disorders revisited: influence of technique on fusion rate and clinical outcomes

Heeren Makanji, Andrew J. Schoenfeld, Amandeep Bhalla, Christopher M. Bono

Is MIS-TLIF superior to open TLIF in obese patients?: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Jun Hao Tan, Gabriel Liu, Ruimin Ng, Nishant Kumar, Hee-Kit Wong, Gabriel Liu

Biomechanical investigation of lumbar hybrid stabilization in two-level posterior instrumentation

Aldemar Andres Hegewald, Sebastian Hartmann, Alexander Keiler, Kai Michael Scheufler, Claudius Thomé, Werner Schmoelz

In vitro investigation of two connector types for continuous rod construct to extend lumbar spinal instrumentation

Bastian Welke, Michael Schwarze, Christof Hurschler, Dennis Nebel, Nadine Bergmann, Dorothea Daentzer

Regarding loads after spinal fusion, every level should be seen separately: a musculoskeletal analysis

A. Benditz, S. Auer, J. F. Spörrer, S. Wolkerstorfer, J. Grifka, F. Suess, S. Dendorfer

Radiation exposure to the surgeon during minimally invasive spine procedures is directly estimated by patient dose

S. Harrison Farber, Gautam Nayar, Rupen Desai, Elizabeth W. Reiser, Sarah A. Byrd, Deborah Chi, Cary Idler, Robert E. Isaacs

Spinal navigation for minimally invasive thoracic and lumbosacral spine fixation: implications for radiation exposure, operative time, and accuracy of pedicle screw placement

T. Tajsic, K. Patel, R. Farmer, R. J. Mannion, R. A. Trivedi

Risk factor of contralateral radiculopathy following microendoscopy-assisted minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

Yang Yang, Zhong-Yu Liu, Liang-Ming Zhang, Jian-Wen Dong, Pei-Gen Xie, Rui-Qiang Chen, Bu Yang, Chang Liu, Bin Liu, Li-Min Rong

Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with unilateral pedicle screw fixation (UNILIF): morbidity, clinical and radiological 2-year outcomes of a 66-patient prospective series

H. Giorgi, R. Prebet, R. Andriantsimiavona, P. Tropiano, B. Blondel, H. F. Parent

Radiological and functional outcomes of high-grade spondylolisthesis treated by intrasacral fixation, dome resection and circumferential fusion: a retrospective series of 20 consecutive cases with a minimum of 2 years follow-up

E. Ferrero, B. Ilharreborde, V. Mas, C. Vidal, A.-L. Simon, K. Mazda

Full endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion (FELIF): technical note

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

A new “keyhole” approach for multilevel anterior lumbar interbody fusion: the perinavel approach—technical note and literature review

R. Bassani, A. M. Querenghi, R. Cecchinato, C. Morselli, G. Casero, D. Gavino, S. Brock, C. Ferlinghetti

Time to augment?! Impact of cement augmentation on pedicle screw fixation strength depending on bone mineral density

Lukas Weiser, Gerd Huber, Kay Sellenschloh, Lennart Viezens, Klaus Püschel, Michael M. Morlock, Wolfgang Lehmann

Reoperation within 2 years after lumbar interbody fusion: a multicenter study

Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, Kei Ando, Fumihiko Kato, Tokumi Kanemura, Koji Sato, Yudo Hachiya, Yuji Matsubara, Mitsuhiro Kamiya, Yoshihito Sakai, Hideki Yagi, Ryuichi Shinjo, Yoshihiro Nishida, Naoki Ishiguro, Shiro Imagama

Relationship between sagittal balance and adjacent segment disease in surgical treatment of degenerative lumbar spine disease: meta-analysis and implications for choice of fusion technique

Kevin Phan, Alexander Nazareth, Awais K. Hussain, Adam A. Dmytriw, Mithun Nambiar, Damian Nguyen, Jack Kerferd, Steven Phan, Chet Sutterlin III, Samuel K. Cho, Ralph J. Mobbs

Correction of dropped head deformity through combined anterior and posterior osteotomies to restore horizontal gaze and improve sagittal alignment

Wesley H. Bronson, Michael J. Moses, Themistocles S. Protopsaltis

Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Correction of dropped head deformity through combined anterior and posterior osteotomies to restore horizontal gaze and improve sagittal alignment” by W.H. Bronson et al. [Eur Spine J (2017): doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5184-6]

Pedro Berjano

Classification of normal sagittal spine alignment: refounding the Roussouly classification

Féthi Laouissat, Amer Sebaaly, Martin Gehrchen, Pierre Roussouly

Reviewer’s comment concerning “Classification of normal sagittal spine alignment: refounding the Roussouly classification” by F. Laouissat et al. (2017). doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5111-x (Epub ahead of print)

Pedro Berjano

Relationship between sagittal spinal curves geometry and isokinetic trunk muscle strength in adults

Walaa Elsayed, Ahmed Farrag, Qassim Muaidi, Nora Almulhim

K-line tilt as a novel radiographic parameter in cervical sagittal alignment

Hyun Sik Kim, Tae Hwan Kim, Moon Soo Park, Seok Woo Kim, Ho Geun Chang, Ji Hee Kim, Jun Hyong Ahn, In Bok Chang, Joon Ho Song, Jae Keun Oh

Extremely high preoperative C7 slope limits compensatory cervical lordosis after muscle-preserving selective laminectomy

Satoshi Nori, Tateru Shiraishi, Ryoma Aoyama, Ken Ninomiya, Junichi Yamane, Kazuya Kitamura, Seiji Ueda

The importance of proximal femoral angle on sagittal balance and quality of life in children and adolescents with high-grade lumbosacral spondylolisthesis

Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong, Stefan Parent, Julie Joncas, Soraya Barchi, Hubert Labelle

Biomechanical analysis of spino-pelvic postural configurations in spondylolysis subjected to various sport-related dynamic loading conditions

Manon Sterba, Pierre-Jean Arnoux, Hubert Labelle, William C. Warner, Carl-Éric Aubin

Letter to the Editor concerning “Minimally invasive surgery procedure in isthmic spondylolisthesis” by F.C. Tamburrelli et al. (Eur Spine J; 2018: doi:10.1007/s00586-018-5627-8)

Christof Birkenmaier

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of C. Birkenmaier concerning “Minimally invasive surgery procedure in isthmic spondylolisthesis” by F. C. Tamburrelli et al. [Eur Spine J (2018): doi:10.1007/s00586-018-5627-8]

Francesco Ciro Tamburrelli

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