European Spine Journal

Closing–opening wedge osteotomy for severe, rigid, thoracolumbar post-tubercular kyphosis

S. Rajasekaran, P. Rishi Mugesh Kanna, Ajoy Prasad Shetty

Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Closing–Opening Wedge Osteotomy for Severe, Rigid Thoraco-Lumbar Post-tubercular Kyphosis” (by S. Rajasekaran, P. Rishimugesh Kanna and Ajoy Prasad Shetty)

Keith D. K. Luk

Cervical spondylotic amyotrophy

Sheng-Dan Jiang, Lei-Sheng Jiang, Li-Yang Dai

Center of pressure excursion as a measure of balance performance in patients with non-specific low back pain compared to healthy controls: a systematic review of the literature

Alexander Ruhe, René Fejer, Bruce Walker

Development of a documentation instrument for the conservative treatment of spinal disorders in the International Spine Registry, Spine Tango

J. T. Kessler, M. Melloh, Thomas Zweig, E. Aghayev, C. Röder

Outcome of thoracolumbar burst fractures treated with indirect reduction and fixation without fusion

Huilin Yang, Jin-hui Shi, Molly Ebraheim, Xiaochen Liu, Joseph Konrad, Ibrahim Husain, Tian-si Tang, Jiayong Liu

Posterior approach for cervical fracture–dislocations with traumatic disc herniation

Hiroaki Nakashima, Yasutsugu Yukawa, Keigo Ito, Masaaki Machino, Hany El Zahlawy, Fumihiko Kato

Mid-term results of PLIF/TLIF in trauma

Rene Schmid, Dietmar Krappinger, Michael Blauth, Anton Kathrein

Delayed presentation and diagnosis of cervical spine injuries in long-standing ankylosing spondylitis

Fahim Anwar, A. Al-Khayer, G. Joseph, M. H. Fraser, M. V. Jigajinni, D. B. Allan

Yoga and disc degenerative disease in cervical and lumbar spine: an MR imaging-based case control study

Chin-Ming Jeng, Tzu-Chieh Cheng, Ching-Huei Kung, Hue-Chen Hsu

Comparison of radiographic and computed tomographic measurement of pedicle and vertebral body dimensions in Koreans: the ratio of pedicle transverse diameter to vertebral body transverse diameter

Ki Ser Kang, Kwang-Sup Song, Jong Seok Lee, Jae Jun Yang, In Sup Song

Diffusion tensor imaging in the cervical spinal cord

Ting Song, Wen-Jun Chen, Bo Yang, Hong-Pu Zhao, Jian-Wei Huang, Ming-Jin Cai, Tian-Fa Dong, Tang-Sheng Li

Abnormalities of the lumbar spine in the coronal plane on plain abdominal radiographs

Michael Kilshaw, Richard P. Baker, Richard Gardner, Sebastian Charosky, Ian Harding

In vitro evaluation of a manganese chloride phantom-based MRI technique for quantitative determination of lumbar intervertebral disc composition and condition

Lachlan J. Smith, Andrew P. Kurmis, John P. Slavotinek, Nicola L. Fazzalari

Impact of postpartum lumbopelvic pain on disability, pain intensity, health-related quality of life, activity level, kinesiophobia, and depressive symptoms

Annelie Gutke, Mari Lundberg, Hans Christian Östgaard, Birgitta Öberg

Predictive ability of a modified Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire in an acute/subacute low back pain working population

Charles Philip Gabel, Markus Melloh, Michael Yelland, Brendan Burkett, Anne Roiko

Responsiveness of the 24-, 18- and 11-item versions of the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire

Luciana Gazzi Macedo, Chris G. Maher, Jane Latimer, Mark J. Hancock, Luciana A. C. Machado, James H. McAuley

The relationship between physical activity and low back pain outcomes: a systematic review of observational studies

Paul Hendrick, S. Milosavljevic, L. Hale, D. A. Hurley, S. McDonough, B. Ryan, G. D. Baxter

Responsiveness of the Chinese version of the Oswestry disability index in patients with chronic low back pain

Chao Ma, Shaoling Wu, Lingjun Xiao, Yunlian Xue

Outcomes differ between subgroups of patients with low back and leg pain following neural manual therapy: a prospective cohort study

Axel Schäfer, Toby Hall, Gerd Müller, Kathryn Briffa

Gait adaptations in low back pain patients with lumbar disc herniation: trunk coordination and arm swing

Yun Peng Huang, Sjoerd M. Bruijn, Jian Hua Lin, Onno G. Meijer, Wen Hua Wu, Hamid Abbasi-Bafghi, Xiao Cong Lin, Jaap H. van Dieën

Increased prevalence of low back pain among physiotherapy students compared to medical students

Asdrubal Falavigna, Alisson Roberto Teles, Thaís Mazzocchin, Gustavo Lisbôa de Braga, Fabrício Diniz Kleber, Felipe Barreto, Juliana Tosetto Santin, Daniel Barazzetti, Lucas Lazzaretti, Bruna Steiner, Natália Laste Beckenkamp

Low grade lytic spondylolisthesis L4/L5 treated with PLIF

Othmar Schwarzenbach

360° release and in situ bending correction for sagittal imbalance of the spine

J.-P. Steib, Y.-P. Charles, A. Walter

Short segment treatment of adult degenerative scoliosis with TLIF L3/L4

Othmar Schwarzenbach

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