1. An updated overview of clinical guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care

   • Bart W. Koes
   • Maurits van Tulder
   • Chris Maher

   Review Article Open access 03 July 2010 Pages: 2075 - 2094

2. The clinical features of the piriformis syndrome: a systematic review

   • Kevork Hopayian
   • Fujian Song
   • Sidha Sambandan

   Review Article 03 July 2010 Pages: 2095 - 2109

   

3. Needle puncture injury of the rat intervertebral disc affects torsional and compressive biomechanics differently

   • Arthur J. Michalek
   • Kristin L. Funabashi
   • James C. Iatridis

   Original Article 11 June 2010 Pages: 2110 - 2116

   

4. Reduction of adhesion formation and promotion of wound healing after laminectomy by pharmacological inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokines: an experimental study in the rat

   • Kjell Olmarker

   Original Article 10 July 2010 Pages: 2117 - 2121

   

5. Biomechanical and histological evaluation of an expandable pedicle screw in osteoporotic spine in sheep

   • Shiyong Wan
   • Wei Lei
   • Suochao Fu

   Original Article 25 June 2010 Pages: 2122 - 2129

   

6. Anterior shear strength of the porcine lumbar spine after laminectomy and partial facetectomy

   • Guido B. van Solinge
   • Albert J. van der Veen
   • Barend J. van Royen

   Original Article Open access 27 June 2010 Pages: 2130 - 2136

   

7. The stabilizing potential of anterior, posterior and combined techniques for the reconstruction of a 2-level cervical corpectomy model: biomechanical study and first results of ATPS prototyping

   • Heiko Koller
   • Rene Schmidt
   • Hans-Joachim Willke

   Original Article 30 June 2010 Pages: 2137 - 2148

   

8. Penetration of linezolid into rabbit intervertebral discs and surrounding tissues

   • Miki Komatsu
   • Masahiko Takahata
   • Akio Minami

   Original Article 09 August 2010 Pages: 2149 - 2155

   

9. Evaluation of ABM/P-15 versus autogenous bone in an ovine lumbar interbody fusion model

   • Blake P. Sherman
   • Emily M. Lindley
   • Vikas V. Patel

   Original Article 09 August 2010 Pages: 2156 - 2163

   

10. Posterior dynamic stabilization of the lumbar spine with the Accuflex rod system as a stand-alone device: experience in 20 patients with 2-year follow-up

    • Alejandro Reyes-Sánchez
    • Barón Zárate-Kalfópulos
    • Guadalupe Sánchez-Bringas

    Original Article 22 May 2010 Pages: 2164 - 2170

    

11. Dynamic stabilization adjacent to single-level fusion: Part I. Biomechanical effects on lumbar spinal motion

    • Patrick Strube
    • Stephan Tohtz
    • Michael Putzier

    Original Article 04 August 2010 Pages: 2171 - 2180

    

12. Dynamic stabilization adjacent to single-level fusion: Part II. No clinical benefit for asymptomatic, initially degenerated adjacent segments after 6 years follow-up

    • Michael Putzier
    • Eike Hoff
    • Patrick Strube

    Original Article 15 July 2010 Pages: 2181 - 2189

    

13. Benchmarking in the SWISSspine Registry: results of 52 Dynardi lumbar total disc replacements compared with the data pool of 431 other lumbar disc prostheses

    • Emin Aghayev
    • Christoph Röder
    • Othmar Schwarzenbach

    Original Article 15 August 2010 Pages: 2190 - 2199

    

14. Fusion mass bone quality after uninstrumented spinal fusion in older patients

    • Thomas Andersen
    • Finn B. Christensen
    • Cody Bünger

    Original Article 29 April 2010 Pages: 2200 - 2208

    

15. The results of simultaneous posterior–anterior–posterior surgery in multilevel tuberculosis spondylitis associated with severe kyphosis

    • Erden Erturer
    • Mehmet Tezer
    • İrfan Ozturk

    Original Article 30 June 2010 Pages: 2209 - 2215

    

16. Early postoperative MRI in detecting hematoma and dural compression after lumbar spinal decompression: prospective study of asymptomatic patients in comparison to patients requiring surgical revision

    • Massimo A. Leonardi
    • M. Zanetti
    • K. Min

    Original Article 17 June 2010 Pages: 2216 - 2222

    

17. Surgical treatment of infectious spondylitis in patients undergoing hemodialysis therapy

    • Lih-Huei Chen
    • Tsai-Sheng Fu
    • Wen-Jer Chen

    Original Article 29 June 2010 Pages: 2223 - 2228

    

18. Correction of post-traumatic hyperkyphosis of the upper thoracic spine by multiple Chevron osteotomies

    • Frank Kandziora
    • Klaus J. Schnake

    Open Operating Theatre (OOT) 24 November 2010 Pages: 2229 - 2230

19. Correction of posttraumatic kyphosis of the thoracolumbar spine with modified pedicle subtraction osteotomy

    • Klaus J. Schnake
    • Frank Kandziora

    Open Operating Theatre (OOT) 24 November 2010 Pages: 2231 - 2232

20. Hybrid strategy for correction and T3-sacrum posterior fusion in a severe neuropathic spinal deformity

    • Marco Brayda-Bruno
    • Alessio Lovi
    • Andrea Luca

    Open Operating Theatre (OOT) 30 November 2010 Pages: 2233 - 2234

21. Announcements for issue 11, 2010

    Announcements 02 November 2010 Pages: 2235 - 2235