1. The ugly face of medical negligence: where has justice gone?

   • Adrian T. H. Casey

   Editorial 21 February 2014 Pages: 1 - 3

2. Funnel plots and spine surgery: unit level and surgeon level outcome data

   • Ian W. Nelson

   Editorial 20 February 2014 Pages: 4 - 5

3. Spinal surgery for low back pain: a way forward

   • John O’Dowd
   • Anna Hlavsova

   Editorial 19 February 2014 Pages: 6 - 8

4. Introduction to travelling president’s fellowship

   • A. S. Rai

   Editorial 01 March 2014 Pages: 9 - 12

   

5. Shared decision-making in back pain consultations: an illusion or reality?

   • L. E. Jones
   • L. C. Roberts
   • C. Cooper

   Original Article 30 January 2014 Pages: 13 - 19

6. Is NICE guidance for identifying lumbar nerve root compression misguided?

   • Tim Germon
   • William Singleton
   • Jeremy Hobart

   Original Article 19 February 2014 Pages: 20 - 24

7. Reviewer’s comment concerning “Is NICE guidance for identifying lumbar nerve root compression misguided?” (doi:10.1007/s00586-014-3233-y by T. Germon et al.)

   • Sashin Ahuja

   Reviewer's Comment 27 February 2014 Pages: 25 - 25

8. The lumbar spine has an intrinsic shape specific to each individual that remains a characteristic throughout flexion and extension

   • Anastasia V. Pavlova
   • Judith R. Meakin
   • Richard M. Aspden

   Original Article 11 January 2014 Pages: 26 - 32

   

9. The role of needle tip position on the accuracy of diagnostic selective nerve root blocks in spinal deformity

   • A. Irwin
   • A. L. Khan
   • M. J. Gibson

   Original Article 24 January 2014 Pages: 33 - 39

   

10. Experience of a fellowship in spinal surgery: a quantitative analysis

    • Wojciech Konczalik
    • Sherief Elsayed
    • Bronek Boszczyk

    Original Article 19 February 2014 Pages: 40 - 54

    

11. Complications in spinal deformity surgery in the United Kingdom: 5-year results of the annual British Scoliosis Society National Audit of Morbidity and Mortality

    • Hiren M. Divecha
    • Irfan Siddique
    • British Scoliosis Society Members

    Original Article 24 January 2014 Pages: 55 - 60

    

12. Early experience of MAGEC magnetic growing rods in the treatment of early onset scoliosis

    • B. A. Hickey
    • C. Towriss
    • S. Ahuja

    Original Article 11 January 2014 Pages: 61 - 65

13. The influence of comorbidity on the risks and benefits of spine surgery for degenerative lumbar disorders

    • A. F. Mannion
    • T. F. Fekete
    • F. S. Kleinstück

    Original Article 24 January 2014 Pages: 66 - 71

    

14. Surgical correction of scoliosis in Rett syndrome: cord monitoring and complications

    • T. Hammett
    • A. Harris
    • S. M. H. Mehdian

    Original Article 01 February 2014 Pages: 72 - 75

15. Calcified giant thoracic disc herniations: considerations and treatment strategies

    • N. A. Quraishi
    • A. Khurana
    • S. M. H. Mehdian

    Original Article 12 February 2014 Pages: 76 - 83

    

16. Reviewer’s comment concerning “Calcified Giant Thoracic Disc Herniations—Considerations and Treatment Strategies” (DOI 10.1007/s00586-014-3210-5 by N.A. Quraishi et al.)

    • Tim Germon

    Reviewer's Comment 01 February 2014 Pages: 84 - 85

17. Access-related complications in anterior lumbar surgery in patients over 60 years of age

    • Dominique A. Rothenfluh
    • Matthias Koenig
    • Bronek M. Boszczyk

    Original Article 15 February 2014 Pages: 86 - 92

    

18. Britspine 2014

    Abstracts 19 February 2014 Pages: 93 - 139