Does usage of a parachute in contrast to free fall prevent major trauma?: a prospective randomised-controlled trial in rag dolls Patrick CzorlichTill BurkhardtSven Oliver Eicker Original Article 14 January 2016 Pages: 1349 - 1354
Smartphone apps for spinal surgery: is technology good or evil? Greg A. J. RobertsonSeng Juong WongAshok S. Subramanian Original Article 14 April 2015 Pages: 1355 - 1362
A new dynamic six degrees of freedom disc-loading simulator allows to provoke disc damage and herniation Hans-Joachim WilkeAnnette KienleNikolaus Berger-Roscher Georg-Schmorl-Prize of the German Spine Society (DWG) Open access 02 February 2016 Pages: 1363 - 1372
Microendoscopic discectomy versus open discectomy for lumbar disc herniation: a meta-analysis JuLiang HeShanWen XiaoZhenChao Yuan Review Article 21 March 2016 Pages: 1373 - 1381
Radiological analysis of upper lumbar disc herniation and spinopelvic sagittal alignment Junseok BaeSang-Ho LeeJee-Soo Jang Original Article 27 January 2016 Pages: 1382 - 1388
A diagnostic study in patients with sciatica establishing the importance of localization of worsening of pain during coughing, sneezing and straining to assess nerve root compression on MRI Annemieke J. H. VerwoerdJan MensArianne P. Verhagen Original Article Open access 02 February 2016 Pages: 1389 - 1392
Three-dimensional analysis of volumetric changes in herniated discs of the lumbar spine: does spontaneous resorption of herniated discs always occur? Jun-Yeong SeoYoung-Ho RohKee-Yong Ha Original Article 25 September 2014 Pages: 1393 - 1402
Risk factors for the need of surgical treatment of a first recurrent lumbar disc herniation Ratko YuracJuan J. ZamoranoAlejandro Urzúa Original Article 15 October 2015 Pages: 1403 - 1408
Short-term effects of a dynamic neutralization system (Dynesys) for multi-segmental lumbar disc herniation Qi WangJun LiuLiangbi Xiang Original Article 17 November 2015 Pages: 1409 - 1416
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells and memory T cells infiltrate true sequestrations stronger than subligamentous sequestrations: evidence from flow cytometric analysis of disc infiltrates Andrea GeissRolf SobottkePeer Eysel Original Article 23 February 2016 Pages: 1417 - 1427
A cohort study comparing the serum levels of pro- or anti-inflammatory cytokines in patients with lumbar radicular pain and healthy subjects Kun WangJun-Ping BaoXiao-Tao Wu Original Article 18 December 2015 Pages: 1428 - 1434
Are lumbar multifidus fatigue and transversus abdominis activation similar in patients with lumbar disc herniation and healthy controls? A case control study Luiz Armando Vidal RamosFábio Jorge Renovato FrançaAmélia Pasqual Marques Original Article 14 January 2016 Pages: 1435 - 1442
Giant central thoracic disc herniations: surgical outcome in 17 consecutive patients treated by mini-thoracotomy Roland RoelzChristoph ScholzUlrich Hubbe Original Article 22 January 2016 Pages: 1443 - 1451
Paraspinal muscle asymmetry and fat infiltration in patients with symptomatic disc herniation Maryse FortinÀron LazáryMichele C. Battié Original Article 08 March 2016 Pages: 1452 - 1459
Similar result after non-elective and elective surgery for lumbar disc herniation: an observational study based on the SweSpine register P. ElkanJ. Sjövie HasseriusP. Gerdhem Original Article 05 February 2016 Pages: 1460 - 1466
Spinal metallosis: a systematic review Yoni GoldenbergJin W. TeeMichael Murphy Review Article 05 January 2016 Pages: 1467 - 1473
Platelet concentrates in spine fusion: meta-analysis of union rates and complications in controlled trials Julia VavkenPatrick VavkenStefan Schaeren Review Article 23 August 2015 Pages: 1474 - 1483
Comparison of the safety outcomes between two surgical approaches for anterior lumbar fusion surgery: anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) and extreme lateral interbody fusion (ELIF) Roger HärtlAlexander JoerisRobert A. McGuire Review Article 17 March 2016 Pages: 1484 - 1521
Adjacent segment degeneration after lumbar spinal fusion compared with motion-preservation procedures: a meta-analysis Aixing PanYong HaiHui Guo Review Article 11 March 2016 Pages: 1522 - 1532
Determining clinical practice of expert physiotherapy for patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion: a cross-sectional survey study Esther R. C. JanssenElle E. M. ScheijenThomas J. Hoogeboom Original Article Open access 10 March 2016 Pages: 1533 - 1541
Risk factors for adjacent segment pathology requiring additional surgery after single-level spinal fusion: impact of pre-existing spinal stenosis demonstrated by preoperative myelography Itaru YuguéSeiji OkadaKeiichiro Shiba Original Article 14 August 2015 Pages: 1542 - 1549
Adjacent segment degeneration and revision surgery after circumferential lumbar fusion: outcomes throughout 15 years of follow-up José I. MaruendaCarlos BarriosBorja Maruenda Original Article 08 March 2016 Pages: 1550 - 1557
ALIF and total disc replacement versus 2-level circumferential fusion with TLIF: a prospective, randomized, clinical and radiological trial Eike K. HoffPatrick StrubeMichael Putzier Original Article 07 March 2015 Pages: 1558 - 1566
One-stage posterior-only lumbosacral hemivertebra resection with short segmental fusion: a more than 2-year follow-up Qianyu ZhuangJianguo ZhangGuixing Qiu Original Article 26 May 2015 Pages: 1567 - 1574
A comparative study of perioperative complications between transforaminal versus posterior lumbar interbody fusion in degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis Jiaming LiuHuilin DengZhili Liu Original Article 01 July 2015 Pages: 1575 - 1580
Multimodality intraoperative neuromonitoring in extreme lateral interbody fusion. Transcranial electrical stimulation as indispensable rearview Hanneke I. BerendsHenricus L. JournéeMaarten Spruit Original Article 27 August 2015 Pages: 1581 - 1586
An RCT study comparing the clinical and radiological outcomes with the use of PLIF or TLIF after instrumented reduction in adult isthmic spondylolisthesis Er-Zhu YangJian-Guang XuXiao-Feng Lian Original Article 09 December 2015 Pages: 1587 - 1594
Postoperative dysesthesia in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a report of five cases Honggang WangYue ZhouZhengfeng Zhang Original Article 05 February 2016 Pages: 1595 - 1600
A prospective randomized comparative study of postoperative pain control using an epidural catheter in patients undergoing posterior lumbar interbody fusion Si Young ParkHoward S. AnSeung Joo Yoon Original Article 19 January 2016 Pages: 1601 - 1607
Pain control following posterior spine fusion: patient-controlled continuous epidural catheter infusion method yields better post-operative analgesia control compared to intravenous patient controlled analgesia method. A retrospective case series Zafer Orkun ToktaşMurat KonakçıDeniz Konya Original Article 08 March 2016 Pages: 1608 - 1613
Preemptive multimodal analgesia for postoperative pain management after lumbar fusion surgery: a randomized controlled trial Sang-Il KimKee-Yong HaIn-Soo Oh Original Article 01 September 2015 Pages: 1614 - 1619
Analysis of a performance-based functional test in comparison with the visual analog scale for postoperative outcome assessment after lumbar spondylodesis Sebastian HartmannAldemar Andres HegewaldClaudius Thomé Original Article 12 December 2015 Pages: 1620 - 1626
Is obesity associated with worse patient-reported outcomes following lumbar surgery for degenerative conditions? J. Alex SielatyckiSilky ChotaiClinton J. Devin Original Article 05 March 2016 Pages: 1627 - 1633
Posterior instrumented fusion suppresses the progression of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: a comparison of laminoplasty with and without instrumented fusion by three-dimensional analysis Keiichi KatsumiTomohiro IzumiMasayuki Ohashi Original Article 19 November 2015 Pages: 1634 - 1640
Erratum to: Annual changes in radiographic indices of the spine in cerebral palsy patients Seung Yeol LeeChin Youb ChungMoon Seok Park Erratum 15 March 2016 Pages: 1641 - 1641