1. Education program of EuroSpine/The Spine Society of Europe

   • Max Aebi

   Editorial 24 December 2009 Pages: 1 - 2

   

2. The Michel Benoist and Robert Mulholland yearly European Spine Journal Review: a survey of the “medical” articles in the European Spine Journal, 2009

   • Michel Benoist

   Yearly European Spine Journal Review 17 December 2009 Pages: 3 - 10

   

3. The Michel Benoist and Robert Mulholland yearly European Spine Journal Review: a survey of the “surgical and research” articles in the European Spine Journal, 2009

   • Robert C. Mulholland

   Yearly European Spine Journal Review 19 December 2009 Pages: 11 - 18

   

4. Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the atlas in an adult

   • Wo Quan Zhong
   • Liang Jiang
   • Geng Ting Dang

   Grand Rounds 21 October 2009 Pages: 19 - 22

   

5. Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the atlas in an adult” (by Wo Quan Zhong, Liang Jiang, Qing Jun Ma, Zhong Jun Liu, Xiao Guang Liu, Feng Wei, Hui Shu Yuan, Geng Ting Dang)

   • Jean-Luc Jouve

   Grand Rounds 23 October 2009 Pages: 23 - 24

   

6. Image-guided spine surgery: state of the art and future directions

   • Thorsten Tjardes
   • Sven Shafizadeh
   • Holger Baethis

   Review Article 11 September 2009 Pages: 25 - 45

7. Anatomy of large animal spines and its comparison to the human spine: a systematic review

   • Sun-Ren Sheng
   • Xiang-Yang Wang
   • Yi-Fei Zhou

   Review Article 30 October 2009 Pages: 46 - 56

   

8. Transpedicular closed wedge osteotomy in ankylosing spondylitis: results of surgical treatment and prospective outcome analysis

   • Thomas Kiaer
   • Martin Gehrchen

   Original Article 07 August 2009 Pages: 57 - 64

   

9. Radiological analysis of ankylosing spondylitis patients with severe kyphosis before and after pedicle subtraction osteotomy

   • Romain Debarge
   • Guillaume Demey
   • Pierre Roussouly

   Original Article 11 September 2009 Pages: 65 - 70

   

10. Alignment of pedicle screws with pilot holes: can tapping improve screw trajectory in thoracic spines?

    • Serkan Erkan
    • Brian Hsu
    • Ensor E. Transfeldt

    Original Article 14 June 2009 Pages: 71 - 77

    

11. Safety of thoracic pedicle screw application using the funnel technique in Asians: a cadaveric evaluation

    • Chris Yin Wei Chan
    • Mun Keong Kwan
    • Lim Beng Saw

    Original Article 11 September 2009 Pages: 78 - 84

    

12. Evaluation of anatomic landmarks and safe zones for screw placement in the atlas via the posterior arch

    • Matthias Gebauer
    • Florian Barvencik
    • Michael Amling

    Original Article 31 October 2009 Pages: 85 - 90

    

13. Accuracy of free-hand placement of thoracic pedicle screws in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: how much of a difference does surgeon experience make?

    • Amer F. Samdani
    • Ashish Ranade
    • Randal R. Betz

    Original Article 29 October 2009 Pages: 91 - 95

    

14. Radiological and clinical outcome of screw placement in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: evaluation with low-dose computed tomography

    • Kasim Abul-Kasim
    • Acke Ohlin
    • Pia C. Sundgren

    Original Article 04 November 2009 Pages: 96 - 104

    

15. Subaxial cervical pedicle screw insertion with newly defined entry point and trajectory: accuracy evaluation in cadavers

    • Xiujun Zheng
    • Rahul Chaudhari
    • Ensor E. Transfeldt

    Original Article 15 November 2009 Pages: 105 - 112

    

16. Sensitivity of notochordal disc cells to mechanical loading: an experimental animal study

    • Thorsten Guehring
    • Andreas Nerlich
    • Georg W. Omlor

    Original Article 21 November 2009 Pages: 113 - 121

    

17. Differentiation between deep and superficial fibers of the lumbar multifidus by magnetic resonance imaging

    • Nele Dickx
    • Barbara Cagnie
    • Lieven Danneels

    Original Article 24 September 2009 Pages: 122 - 128

    

18. Predictors of new vertebral endplate signal (Modic) changes in the general population

    • Tue Secher Jensen
    • Per Kjaer
    • Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde

    Original Article 18 November 2009 Pages: 129 - 135

    

19. Frequency and clinical meaning of long-term degenerative changes after lumbar discectomy visualized on imaging tests

    • Massimo Mariconda
    • Olimpio Galasso
    • Carlo Milano

    Original Article 06 November 2009 Pages: 136 - 143

20. Easy retrieval of polyaxial tulip-head pedicle screws by “U” rod technique

    • Kamil Cagri Kose
    • Cengiz Isik
    • Mustafa Ozdemir

    Ideas and Technical Innovations 18 July 2009 Pages: 144 - 146

    

21. How to connect a pedicle screw construct to a Ransford Loop: technical note

    • Christof Birkenmaier
    • Bernd Wegener
    • Volkmar Jansson

    Ideas and Technical Innovations 28 October 2009 Pages: 147 - 149

    

22. Cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a complex problem where approach is patient dependent

    • Rob D. Dickerman
    • Ashley S. Reynolds
    • Matthew Bennett

    Letter to the Editor 04 November 2009 Pages: 150 - 151

23. Abstracts of the 23rd National Congress on Spinal Surgery

    Abstracts 14 November 2009 Pages: 152 - 179

24. Announcements

    Announcements 10 December 2009 Pages: 180 - 180