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Sonication of removed implants improves microbiological diagnosis of postoperative spinal infections

Justus Bürger, Doruk Akgün, Patrick Strube, Michael Putzier, Matthias Pumberger
January 2019, pp 1 - 7
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-019-05881-x
First Online: 17 January 2019

Percutaneous full endoscopic posterior decompression of thoracic myelopathy caused by ossification of the ligamentum flavum

Bo An, Xing-Chen Li, Cheng-Pei Zhou, Bi-Sheng Wang, Hao-Ran Gao, Hai-Jun Ma, Yi He, Hong-Gang Zhou, He-Jun Yang, Ji-Xian Qian
January 2019, pp 1 - 10
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-05866-2
First Online: 17 January 2019

Identification of abnormalities in the lumbar nerve tract using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance neurography

Hiroaki Manabe, Toshinori Sakai, Ryo Miyagi, Fumitake Tezuka, Kazuta Yamashita, Yoichiro Takata, Koichi Sairyo
January 2019, pp 1 - 6
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-05867-1
First Online: 17 January 2019

Material failure in dynamic spine implants: are the standardized implant tests before market launch sufficient?

Stavros Oikonomidis, Rolf Sobottke, Hans-Joachim Wilke, Christian Herren, Agnes Beckmann, Kourosh Zarghooni, Jan Siewe
January 2019, pp 1 - 11
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-019-05880-y
First Online: 16 January 2019

Kinematic characteristics of patients with cervical imbalance: a weight-bearing dynamic MRI study

Koji Tamai, Phillip Grisdela Jr., Joshua Romanu, Permsak Paholpak, Zorica Buser, Jeffrey C. Wang
January 2019, pp 1 - 9
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-05874-2
First Online: 08 January 2019

A prediction model of surgical site infection after instrumented thoracolumbar spine surgery in adults

Daniël M. C. Janssen, Sander M. J. van Kuijk, Boudewijn d’Aumerie, Paul Willems
January 2019, pp 1 - 8
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-05877-z
First Online: 07 January 2019

Is rasterstereography a valid noninvasive method for the screening of juvenile and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?

Tito Bassani, Elena Stucovitz, Fabio Galbusera, Marco Brayda-Bruno
January 2019, pp 1 - 10
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-05876-0
First Online: 07 January 2019

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) can identify painful lumbar discs and may facilitate improved clinical outcomes of lumbar surgeries for discogenic pain

Matthew G. Gornet, James Peacock, John Claude, Francine W. Schranck, Anne G. Copay, Robert K. Eastlack, Ryan Benz, Adam Olshen, Jeffrey C. Lotz
January 2019, pp 1 - 14
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-05873-3
First Online: 04 January 2019

Radiation-free measurement tools to evaluate sagittal parameters in AIS patients: a reliability and validity study

Anne Tabard-Fougère, Alice Bonnefoy-Mazure, Amira Dhouib, Raimonda Valaikaite, Stéphane Armand, Romain Dayer
January 2019, pp 1 - 8
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-05875-1
First Online: 04 January 2019

Predictive factors for brace treatment outcome in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a best-evidence synthesis

Manon van den Bogaart, Barend J. van Royen, Tsjitske M. Haanstra, Marinus de Kleuver, Sayf S. A. Faraj
January 2019, pp 1 - 15
Review Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-05870-6
First Online: 03 January 2019