Antibiotics a cure for back pain, a false dawn or a new era? John O’DowdAdrian Casey Editorial 12 July 2013 Pages: 1694 - 1697
Answer to the Editorial of J. O’Dowd and A. Casey Hanne B. Albert Author's Reply 20 July 2013 Pages: 1698 - 1699
No conflict of interest? Benjamin John Floyd DeanBenjamin Michael Davies Letter to the Editor 13 July 2013 Pages: 1700 - 1700
Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Benjamin John Floyd Dean et al. entitled “No conflict of interest?” concerning “Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral bone edema (Modic type 1 changes): a double-blind randomized controlled trial of efficacy” by Albert HB et al., Eur Spine J (2013) 22:697–707 Hanne B. Albert Author’s Reply 16 July 2013 Pages: 1701 - 1701
Do these results apply to the ‘intervention naive’ patient? Benjamin John Floyd Dean Letter to the Editor 12 July 2013 Pages: 1702 - 1702
Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Benjamin John Floyd Dean entitled “Do these results apply to the ‘intervention naive’ patient?” concerning “Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral bone edema (Modic type 1 changes): a double-blind randomized controlled trial of efficacy” by Albert HB et al., Eur Spine J (2013) 22:697–707 Hanne B. Albert Author’s Reply 16 July 2013 Pages: 1703 - 1703
Letter to the editor concerning: “Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral bone edema (Modic type 1 changes): a double-blind randomized controlled trial of efficacy” by Albert HB et al. Eur Spine J (2013) 22:697–707 Albert SottoArnaud Dupeyron Letter to the Editor 13 July 2013 Pages: 1704 - 1705
Answer to the letter to the editor of A. Sotto et al. concerning “Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral bone edema (Modic type 1 changes): a double-blind randomized controlled trial of efficacy” by Albert HB et al., Eur Spine J (2013) 22:697–707 Hanne B. Albert Author’s Reply 16 July 2013 Pages: 1706 - 1706
Minimal access bilateral transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for high-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis N. A. QuraishiY. Raja Rampersaud Grand Rounds 30 January 2013 Pages: 1707 - 1713
Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Minimal access bilateral transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for high-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis” (by Nasir A. Quraishi and Y. Raja Rampersaud; doi:10.1007/s00586-012-2623-2) Christof Birkenmaier Grand Rounds 19 July 2013 Pages: 1714 - 1716
Association of facet tropism and progressive facet arthrosis after lumbar total disc replacement using ProDisc-L® Myung-Hoon ShinKyeong-Sik RyuChun-Kun Park Original Article 05 January 2013 Pages: 1717 - 1722
Five-year results of cervical disc prostheses in the SWISSspine registry Emin AghayevChristian BärlocherChristoph Röder Original Article 13 April 2013 Pages: 1723 - 1730
Comparison of minimally invasive fusion and instrumentation versus open surgery for severe stenotic spondylolisthesis with high-grade facet joint osteoarthritis Eleftherios ArchavlisMario Carvi y Nievas Original Article 12 March 2013 Pages: 1731 - 1740
Minimally invasive versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a meta-analysis based on the current evidence Nai-Feng TianYao-Sen WuFang-Min Mao Original article 10 April 2013 Pages: 1741 - 1749
Clinical characteristics of intraspinal facet cysts following microsurgical bilateral decompression via a unilateral approach for treatment of degenerative lumbar disease Minori KatoSadahiko KonishiHiroaki Nakamura Original Article 01 April 2013 Pages: 1750 - 1757
The surgeon’s real dose exposure during balloon kyphoplasty procedure and evaluation of the cement delivery system: a prospective study Frédéric SchilsWerner SchoojansLara Struelens Original Article 09 February 2013 Pages: 1758 - 1764
A needle micro-osmometer for determination of glycosaminoglycan concentration in excised nucleus pulposus tissue Sarit Sara SivanYulia MerkherAlice Maroudas Original Article 18 February 2013 Pages: 1765 - 1773
Comparative immunolocalisation of perlecan, heparan sulphate, fibroblast growth factor-18, and fibroblast growth factor receptor-3 and their prospective roles in chondrogenic and osteogenic development of the human foetal spine Cindy ShuSusan S. SmithJames Melrose Original Article 10 February 2013 Pages: 1774 - 1784
Torsion biomechanics of the spine following lumbar laminectomy: a human cadaver study Arno BisschopJaap H. van DieënBarend J. van Royen Original Article 05 March 2013 Pages: 1785 - 1793
Expression of activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) in uninjured dorsal root ganglion neurons in a lower trunk avulsion pain model in rats Yusuke MatsuuraSeiji OhtoriKazuhisa Takahashi Original Article 08 March 2013 Pages: 1794 - 1799
The impact of a corrective tether on a scoliosis porcine model: a detailed 3D analysis with a 20 weeks follow-up Bertrand MoalFrank SchwabVirginie Lafage Original Article 17 March 2013 Pages: 1800 - 1809
Rat model of spinal cord injury preserving dura mater integrity and allowing measurements of cerebrospinal fluid pressure and spinal cord blood flow Marc SoubeyrandElisabeth LaemmelJacques Duranteau Original Article 19 March 2013 Pages: 1810 - 1819
Evaluation of intervertebral disc cartilaginous endplate structure using magnetic resonance imaging Sung M. MoonJonathon H. YoderDawn M. Elliott Original Article 15 May 2013 Pages: 1820 - 1828
Effect of pilot hole on biomechanical and in vivo pedicle screw–bone interface Patrícia SilvaRodrigo César RosaHelton L. A. Defino Original Article 08 May 2013 Pages: 1829 - 1836
Failure modes in conservative and surgical management of infectious spondylodiscitis Kestutis ValanciusEbbe Stender HansenCody Bünger Original Article 18 December 2012 Pages: 1837 - 1844
The management gram-negative bacterial haematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis: a case series of diagnosis, treatment and therapeutic outcomes Simon Matthew GrahamAdelle FishlockJonathan Sandoe Original Article 01 April 2013 Pages: 1845 - 1853
Predisposing factors for surgical site infection of spinal instrumentation surgery for diabetes patients Kotaro SatakeTokumi KanemuraYoshimoto Ishikawa Original Article 24 April 2013 Pages: 1854 - 1858
The predictive and external validity of the STarT Back Tool in Danish primary care Lars MorsøPeter KentClaus Manniche Original Article 10 February 2013 Pages: 1859 - 1867
Time spent per patient in lumbar spinal stenosis surgery Ludovic KaminskiXavier Banse Original Article 09 February 2013 Pages: 1868 - 1876
Additional decompression at adjacent segments leads to adjacent segment degeneration after PLIF Masayuki MiyagiOsamu IkedaKazuhisa Takahashi Original Article 13 February 2013 Pages: 1877 - 1883
The effect of timing of rehabilitation on physical performance after lumbar spinal fusion: a randomized clinical study Lisa G. OestergaardClaus V. NielsenFinn B. Christensen Original Article 06 April 2013 Pages: 1884 - 1890
Usefulness of multi-channels in intraoperative spinal cord monitoring: multi-center study by the monitoring committee of the Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and related research Zenya ItoYukihiro MatsuyamaToshikazu Tani Original Article 04 April 2013 Pages: 1891 - 1896
Neurological impairment score in lumbar spinal stenosis B. Micankova AdamovaS. VohankaJ. Bednarik Original Article 13 March 2013 Pages: 1897 - 1906
The epidemiology of Schmorl’s nodes and their correlation to radiographic degeneration in 4,151 subjects Stig Sonne-HolmSteffen JacobsenHenrik Monrad Original Article 16 March 2013 Pages: 1907 - 1912
Laminarthrectomy as a surgical approach for decompressing the spinal canal: assessment of preoperative versus postoperative dural sac cross-sectional areal (DSCSA) Erland HermansenGunnar MoenKari Indrekvam Original Article 15 March 2013 Pages: 1913 - 1919