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Intermediate screws or kyphoplasty: Which method of posterior short-segment fixation is better for treating single-level thoracolumbar burst fractures?

Junxin Zhang, Hao Liu, Hui Liu, Angela Carley Chen, Fan He, Feng Zhou, Huilin Yang, Tao Liu
November 2018, pp 1 - 9
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5822-7
First Online: 17 November 2018

Evaluation of bony fusion after anterior cervical discectomy: a systematic literature review

I. Noordhoek, M. T. Koning, C. L. A. Vleggeert-Lankamp
November 2018, pp 1 - 14
Review Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5820-9
First Online: 17 November 2018

Low back pain patients and controls display functional differences in endplates and vertebrae measured with T2-mapping

K. Lagerstrand, H. Hebelka, H. Brisby
November 2018, pp 1 - 7
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5824-5
First Online: 17 November 2018

Posterior atlantoaxial dislocation without fracture or neurological symptoms treated by transoral-posterior approach surgery: a case report and literature review

Shenghua Ning, Sidong Yang, Wenyuan Ding, Tianxiao Ma, Zhanyong Wu
November 2018, pp 1 - 4
Case Report
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5823-6
First Online: 17 November 2018

Predictive model for major complications 2 years after corrective spine surgery for adult spinal deformity

Mitsuru Yagi, Naobumi Hosogane, Nobuyuki Fujita, Eijiro Okada, Osahiko Tsuji, Narihito Nagoshi, Takashi Asazuma, Takashi Tsuji, Masaya Nakamura, Morio Matsumoto, Kota Watanabe
November 2018, pp 1 - 8
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5816-5
First Online: 16 November 2018

The "Risser+" grade: a new grading system to classify skeletal maturity in idiopathic scoliosis

Michael J. Troy, Patricia E. Miller, Nigel Price, Vish Talwalkar, Fabio Zaina, Sabrina Donzelli, Stefano Negrini, M. Timothy Hresko
November 2018, pp 1 - 8
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5821-8
First Online: 16 November 2018

Characteristics of multi-channel Br(E)-MsEP waveforms for the lower extremity muscles in thoracic spine surgery: comparison based on preoperative motor status

Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, Kei Ando, Mikito Tsushima, Masaaki Machino, Kyotaro Ota, Masayoshi Morozumi, Satoshi Tanaka, Shunsuke Kanbara, Naoki Ishiguro, Shiro Imagama
November 2018, pp 1 - 8
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5825-4
First Online: 15 November 2018

Announcements

November 2018, pp 1 - 1
Announcements
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5814-7
First Online: 15 November 2018

The effect of patient positioning on the relative position of the aorta to the thoracic spine

N. Plataniotis, D. S. Evangelopoulos, G. Katzouraki, S. Pneumaticos
November 2018, pp 1 - 7
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5812-9
First Online: 14 November 2018

Reply to the letter to the editor of L. Russo et al. concerning "Relationship between sagittal spinal curves geometry and isokinetic trunk muscle strength in adults" by W. Elsayed, A. Farrag, Q. Muaidi, N. Almulhim (2018) Eur Spine J 27:2014-2022

Walaa Hamdy Elsayed, Ahmed Taha Farrag, Qassim Ibrahim Muaidi, Nora Ahmed Almulhim
November 2018, pp 1 - 2
Author's Reply
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5829-0
First Online: 14 November 2018