Issue 8/2008
Content (23 Articles)
Surgical anatomy of the cervical sympathetic trunk during anterolateral approach to cervical spine
Erdinc Civelek, Aykut Karasu, Tufan Cansever, Kemal Hepgul, Talat Kiris, Akın Sabancı, Ali Canbolat
Are early MRI findings correlated with long-lasting symptoms following whiplash injury? A prospective trial with 1-year follow-up
Alice Kongsted, Joan S. Sorensen, Hans Andersen, Bjarne Keseler, Troels S. Jensen, Tom Bendix
Tissue identification with micro-magnetic resonance imaging in a caprine spinal fusion model
M. P. Uffen, M. R. Krijnen, R. J. Hoogendoorn, G. J. Strijkers, V. Everts, P. I. Wuisman, T. H. Smit
Radiographic evaluation of selective anterior thoracolumbar or lumbar fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Ting Wang, Bingfang Zeng, Jianguang Xu, Hua Chen, Tao Zhang, Wei Zhou, Weiqing Kong, Yishan Fu
The changes of relative position of the thoracic aorta after anterior or posterior instrumentation of type I Lenke curve in adolescent idiopathic thoracic scoliosis
Weijun Wang, Zezhang Zhu, Feng Zhu, Bin Wang, Winnie C. W. Chu, Jack C. Y. Cheng, Yong Qiu
Anterior instrumentation for the treatment of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis of thoracic and lumbar spine
Li-Yang Dai, Wei-Hua Chen, Lei-Sheng Jiang
Spinal meningiomas: critical review of 131 surgically treated patients
I. Erol Sandalcioglu, Anja Hunold, Oliver Müller, Hischam Bassiouni, Dietmar Stolke, Siamak Asgari
Balloon kyphoplasty in the treatment of metastatic disease of the spine: a 2-year prospective evaluation
R. Pflugmacher, R. Taylor, A. Agarwal, I. Melcher, A. Disch, N. P. Haas, C. Klostermann
Biomechanical effect of different lumbar interspinous implants on flexibility and intradiscal pressure
Hans-Joachim Wilke, J. Drumm, K. Häussler, C. Mack, W. -I. Steudel, A. Kettler
The effect of dynamic, semi-rigid implants on the range of motion of lumbar motion segments after decompression
Tobias L. Schulte, Christof Hurschler, Marcel Haversath, Ulf Liljenqvist, Viola Bullmann, Timm J. Filler, Nani Osada, Eva-Maria Fallenberg, Lars Hackenberg
Radiographic total disc replacement angle measurement accuracy using the Oxford Cobbometer: precision and bias
Victor Kosmopoulos, Kosmas Stafylas, John McManus, Constantin Schizas
Long-term investigation of nonsurgical treatment for thoracolumbar and lumbar burst fractures: an outcome analysis in sight of spinopelvic balance
Heiko Koller, Frank Acosta, Axel Hempfing, David Rohrmüller, Mark Tauber, Stefan Lederer, Herbert Resch, Juliane Zenner, Helmut Klampfer, Robert Schwaiger, Robert Bogner, Wolfgang Hitzl
A prospective cohort study comparing the VAS spine score and Roland–Morris disability questionnaire in patients with a type A traumatic thoracolumbar spinal fracture
J. Siebenga, V. J. M. Leferink, M. J. M. Segers, M. J. Elzinga, F. C. Bakker, Duis HJ ten, P. M. Rommens, P. Patka
Responsiveness of the Brazilian–Portuguese version of the Oswestry Disability Index in subjects with low back pain
Rodrigo A. Coelho, Fabiano B. Siqueira, Paulo H. Ferreira, Manuela L. Ferreira
Union versus nonunion after posterolateral lumbar fusion: a comparison of long-term surgical outcomes in patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis
Takahiro Tsutsumimoto, Mitsuhiko Shimogata, Yasuo Yoshimura, Hiromichi Misawa
Conducting a European multi-center trial: first experiences with the new EU Clinical Trials Directive from an academic perspective
Diyar Delawi, Wouter J. A. Dhert, F. Cumhur Oner
Simple technique for removing broken pedicular screw with plain and serviceable screwdriver
Ahmet H. Kaya, Adnan Dagcinar, Fahrettin Celik, Alparslan Senel
4- and 5-level anterior fusions of the cervical spine: “natura non-facit saltus”
João Luiz Pinheiro Franco
Answer to the Letter to the Editor concerning “4- and 5-level anterior fusions of the cervical spine”
O. Meier, A. Hempfing, H. Koller
Erratum to Answer to the Letter to the Editor concerning ‘‘4- and 5-level anterior fusions of the cervical spine’’
O. Meier, A. Hempfing, H. Koller
Letter to the editor concerning: “Subdental synchondrosis and anatomy of the axis in aging: a histomorphometric study on 30 autopsy cases by M. Gebauer et al. (2006) Eur Spine J 15(3):292–298”
Xiao-Ping Wang, Wei-Li Qi, Kang-Mei Kong, Xin-Jia Wang