European Spine Journal

Vertebral endplate signal changes (Modic change): a systematic literature review of prevalence and association with non-specific low back pain

Tue Secher Jensen, Jaro Karppinen, Joan S. Sorensen, Jaakko Niinimäki, Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde

A systematic review of paracetamol for non-specific low back pain

Reece A. Davies, Christopher G. Maher, Mark J. Hancock

Low bone mineral status in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Xin-Feng Li, Hai Li, Zu-De Liu, Li-Yang Dai

Low back pain in childhood and adolescence: a cross-sectional study in Niigata City

Tsuyoshi Sato, Takui Ito, Toru Hirano, Osamu Morita, Ren Kikuchi, Naoto Endo, Naohito Tanabe

Relationship between psychological factors and performance-based and self-reported disability in chronic low back pain

H. R. Schiphorst Preuper, M. F. Reneman, A. M. Boonstra, P. U. Dijkstra, G. J. Versteegen, J. H. B. Geertzen, S. Brouwer

The contralateral lamina: a reliable guide in subaxial, cervical pedicle screw placement

A. G. Hacker, S. Molloy, J. Bernard

Assessment of different screw augmentation techniques and screw designs in osteoporotic spines

S. Becker, A. Chavanne, R. Spitaler, K. Kropik, N. Aigner, M. Ogon, H. Redl

Footprint mismatch in lumbar total disc arthroplasty

Gstoettner Michaela, Heider Denise, Michael Liebensteiner, Bach Christian Michael

Technical factors related to the incidence of adjacent superior segment facet joint violation after transpedicular instrumentation in the lumbar spine

Zhiming Chen, Jie Zhao, Hao Xu, Aigang Liu, Jiandong Yuan, Cong Wang

Reviewer’s comment concerning “Technical factors related to the incidence of adjacent superior segment facet joint violation after transpedicular instrumentation in the lumbar spine” (Zhao Jie et al., MS-No. ESJO-D-08-00308)

Andreas Krödel

Measurement of the concentration of three antituberculosis drugs in the focus of spinal tuberculosis

Zhaohui Ge, Zili Wang, Mingji Wei

Predictive value of seven preoperative prognostic scoring systems for spinal metastases

Andreas Leithner, Roman Radl, Gerald Gruber, Markus Hochegger, Katharina Leithner, Heike Welkerling, Peter Rehak, Reinhard Windhager

Reviewer’s comment concerning “Predictive value of seven preoperative prognostic scoring systems for spinal metastases” (ESJO-D-08-00148R1/A. Leithner et al.)

M. Schultheiss

Experience with an online prospective database on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: development and implementation

Vincent Arlet, Jeffrey Shilt, Ernesto Bersusky, Mark Abel, Jean Albert Ouellet, Davis Evans, K. V. Menon, Frank Kandziora, Frank Shen, Claudio Lamartina, Marc Adams, Vasantha Reddi

Short anterior instrumented fusion and posterior convex non-instrumented fusion of hemivertebra for congenital scoliosis in very young children

E. Garrido, F. Tome-Bermejo, S. K. Tucker, H. N. N. Noordeen, T. R. Morley

Transplanted xenogenic bone marrow stem cells survive and generate new bone formation in the posterolateral lumbar spine of non-immunosuppressed rabbits

Hyung-Jun Kim, Jong-Beom Park, Jin Kyung Lee, Eun-Young Park, Eun-Ae Park, K. Daniel Riew, Seung-Koo Rhee

Altered disc pressure profile after an osteoporotic vertebral fracture is a risk factor for adjacent vertebral body fracture

Michael N. Tzermiadianos, Susan M. Renner, Frank M. Phillips, Alexander G. Hadjipavlou, Michael R. Zindrick, Robert M. Havey, Michael Voronov, Avinash G. Patwardhan

Probable risk factors for postoperative delirium in patients undergoing spinal surgery

Rui Gao, Zhi-zhou Yang, Ming Li, Zhi-cai Shi, Qiang Fu

Evaluation of morbidity, mortality and outcome following cervical spine injuries in elderly patients (S. A. Malik et al.)

Joost J. van Middendorp, Allard J. F. Hosman

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