1. Editorial

   Pages: 177 - 177

2. The aetiology of idiopathic scoliosis: biomechanical and neuromuscular factors

   • A. G. Veldhuizen
   • D. J. Wever
   • P. J. Webb

   Review Pages: 178 - 184

3. Optimization method for 3D bracing correction of scoliosis using a finite element model

   • D. Gignac
   • C.-É. Aubin
   • H. Labelle

   Original Article Pages: 185 - 190

4. Segmental pedicle screw instrumentation in idiopathic thoracolumbar and lumbar scoliosis

   • H. Halm
   • T. Niemeyer
   • U. Liljenqvist

   Original Article Pages: 191 - 197

5. Can hindbrain decompression for syringomyelia lead to regression of scoliosis?

   • D. K. Sengupta
   • J. Dorgan
   • G. F. Findlay

   Original article Pages: 198 - 201

6. Single-blind randomised controlled trial of chemonucleolysis and manipulation in the treatment of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation

   • A. K. Burton
   • K. Malcolm Tillotson
   • John Cleary

   Original article Pages: 202 - 207

7. The relationship of disability (Oswestry) and pain drawings to functional testing

   • D. D. Ohnmeiss
   • Heikki Vanharanta
   • Ari Jämsén

   Original Article Pages: 208 - 212

8. Intradiscal pressure after intradiscal injection of hypertonic saline: an experimental study

   • K. Sato
   • Kensei Nagata
   • Akio Inoue

   Original Article Pages: 213 - 217

9. Relationships between epidural fibrosis, pain, disability, and psychological factors after lumbar disc surgery

   • E. Coskun
   • T. Süzer
   • K. Tahta

   Original Article Pages: 218 - 223

10. Anterior lumbar interbody fusion with threaded fusion cages and autologous bone grafts

    • P. W. Pavlov
    • M. Spruit
    • W. C. H. Jacobs

    Original Article Pages: 224 - 229

11. A method to evaluate the in vivo behaviour of lumbar spine implants

    • G. Gunnarsson
    • Paul Axelsson
    • Björn Strömqvist

    Original Article Pages: 230 - 234

12. Accuracy of pedicle screw insertion with and without computer assistance: a randomised controlled clinical study in 100 consecutive patients

    • T. Laine
    • T. Lund
    • D. Schlenzka

    Original article Pages: 235 - 240

13. Reviewer’s Comment

    • R. H. Wittenberg

    Pages: 241 - 241

14. Geometrical dimensions of the lower lumbar vertebrae – analysis of data from digitised CT images

    • S. H. Zhou
    • I. D. McCarthy
    • S. P. F. Hughes

    Original article Pages: 242 - 248

15. Reviewer’s comment

    • Hans-Joachim Wilke

    Pages: 249 - 249

16. Biomechanical evaluation of the New Zealand white rabbit lumbar spine: a physiologic characterization

    • J. N. Grauer
    • Jonathan S. Erulkar
    • Manohar M. Panjabi

    Original Article Pages: 250 - 255

17. Pain pattern in multiple vertebral hemangiomas involving non-adjacent levels: report of two cases

    • D. S. Korres
    • Th. Karachalios
    • K. Stamos

    Case Report Pages: 256 - 260

18. Erratum: Eur Spine J (2000) 9:36-41

    Pages: 261 - 261