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The bacteria-positive proportion in the disc tissue samples from surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yucheng Jiao, Yazhou Lin, Yuehuan Zheng, Ye Yuan, Zhe Chen, Peng Cao
December 2019, Volume 28, Issue 12, pp 2941 - 2950
Review Article
First Online: 16 July 2019

A review of microscopy-based evidence for the association of biofilms in degenerative disc disease and other diseased human tissue

Manu N. Capoor, Christof Birkenmaier, Jeffrey C. Wang, Andrew McDowell, Fahad S. Ahmed, Holger Brüggemann, Erin Coscia, David G. Davies, Soren Ohrt-Nissen, Assaf Raz, Filip Ruzicka, Jonathan E. Schmitz, Vincent A. Fischetti, Ondrej Slaby
December 2019, Volume 28, Issue 12, pp 2951 - 2971
Review Article
First Online: 29 July 2019

Meta-analysis of topical vancomycin powder for microbial profile in spinal surgical site infections

Sipeng Li, Hongtao Rong, Xueqin Zhang, Zhengshan Zhang, Chao Wang, Rui Tan, Yi Wang, Ting Zheng, Tao Zhu
December 2019, Volume 28, Issue 12, pp 2972 - 2980
Review Article
First Online: 14 September 2019

Bacteria: back pain, leg pain and Modic sign—a surgical multicentre comparative study

Peter Fritzell, Christina Welinder-Olsson, Bodil Jönsson, Åsa Melhus, Siv G. E. Andersson, Tomas Bergström, Hans Tropp, Paul Gerdhem, Olle Hägg, Hans Laestander, Björn Knutsson, Anders Lundin, Per Ekman, Eric Rydman, Mikael Skorpil
December 2019, Volume 28, Issue 12, pp 2981 - 2989
Original Article
First Online: 01 October 2019

C-reactive protein misdiagnoses delayed postoperative spinal implant infections in patients with low-virulent microorganisms

Doruk Akgün, Justus Bürger, Matthias Pumberger, Michael Putzier
December 2019, Volume 28, Issue 12, pp 2990 - 2995
Original Article
First Online: 02 February 2019

Is pseudarthrosis after spinal instrumentation caused by a chronic infection?

Søren Ohrt-Nissen, Blaine Fritz, Lars Valentin, Kasper Nørskov Kragh, Claus Manniche, Benny Dahl, Thomas Bjarnsholt
December 2019, Volume 28, Issue 12, pp 2996 - 3002
Original Article
First Online: 13 May 2019

Diagnostic accuracy of whole spine magnetic resonance imaging in spinal tuberculosis validated through tissue studies

Rishi M. Kanna, Naveen Babu, Muhil Kannan, Ajoy P. Shetty, S. Rajasekaran
December 2019, Volume 28, Issue 12, pp 3003 - 3010
Original Article
First Online: 14 June 2019

Usefulness of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance images for distinguishing between pyogenic spondylitis and tuberculous spondylitis

Hiroshi Miyamoto, Masao Akagi
December 2019, Volume 28, Issue 12, pp 3011 - 3017
Original Article
First Online: 08 July 2019

Clinical photography in severe idiopathic scoliosis candidate for surgery: is it a useful tool to differentiate among Lenke patterns?

Juan Bago, Javier Pizones, Antonia Matamalas, Elisa D’Agata
December 2019, Volume 28, Issue 12, pp 3018 - 3025
Original Article
First Online: 08 August 2019

Vertebral rotation estimation from frontal X-rays using a quasi-automated pedicle detection method

Shahin Ebrahimi, Laurent Gajny, Claudio Vergari, Elsa D. Angelini, Wafa Skalli
December 2019, Volume 28, Issue 12, pp 3026 - 3034
Original Article
First Online: 04 October 2019