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Novel unilateral C1 double screw and ipsilateral C2 pedicle screw placement combined with contralateral laminar screw-rod fixation for atlantoaxial instability

Lei Shi, Kai Shen, Rui Deng, Zheng-Jian Yan, Kai-Lu Liang, Liang Chen, Zhen-Yong Ke, Zhong-Liang Deng
February 2019, Volume 28, Issue 2, pp 362 - 369
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5853-0
First Online: 11 December 2018

Anterior controllable antedisplacement fusion as a choice for 28 patients of cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament with dura ossification: the risk of cerebrospinal fluid leakage compared with anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion

Haisong Yang, Jingchuan Sun, Jiangang Shi, Yongfei Guo, Bing Zheng, Yuan Wang, Ximing Xu, Guodong Shi
February 2019, Volume 28, Issue 2, pp 370 - 379
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5813-8
First Online: 10 November 2018

Ultrasonic bone scalpel: utility in cervical corpectomy. A technical note

Bharat R. Dave, Devanand Degulmadi, Shreekant Dahibhate, Ajay Krishnan, Denish Patel
February 2019, Volume 28, Issue 2, pp 380 - 385
Ideas and Technical Innovations
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5536-x
First Online: 14 March 2018

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

I. Noordhoek, M. T. Koning, C. L. A. Vleggeert-Lankamp
February 2019, Volume 28, Issue 2, pp 386 - 399
Review Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5820-9
First Online: 17 November 2018

Potential intraoperative factors of screw-related complications following posterior transarticular C1-C2 fixation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ivan Lvov, Andrey Grin, Aleksandr Talypov, Anton Kordonskiy, Vladimir Smirnov, Iliya Grigoriev, Ulugbek Khushnazarov, Vladimir Krylov
February 2019, Volume 28, Issue 2, pp 400 - 420
Review Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5830-7
First Online: 22 November 2018

Intraspinal neural axis abnormalities in severe spinal deformity: a 10-year MRI review

Ying Zhang, Jingming Xie, Yingsong Wang, Ni Bi, Tao Li, Jie Zhang, Zhi Zhao, Hua Ou, Siyuan Liu
February 2019, Volume 28, Issue 2, pp 421 - 425
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5522-3
First Online: 14 February 2018

Variety of preoperative MRI changes in spinal cord ependymoma of WHO grade II: a case series

Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, Kei Ando, Fumihiko Kato, Koji Sato, Mitsuhiro Kamiya, Mikito Tsushima, Masaaki Machino, Kyotaro Ota, Masayoshi Morozumi, Satoshi Tanaka, Shunsuke Kanbara, Sadayuki Ito, Naoki Ishiguro, Shiro Imagama
February 2019, Volume 28, Issue 2, pp 426 - 433
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5760-4
First Online: 12 September 2018

Spondylotic traumatic central cord syndrome: a hidden discoligamentous injury?

Dietmar Krappinger, Richard A. Lindtner, Michael J. Zegg, Benjamin Henninger, Verena Kaser, Anna Spicher, Rene Schmid
February 2019, Volume 28, Issue 2, pp 434 - 441
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5796-5
First Online: 19 October 2018

Postoperative bracing after lumbar surgery: a survey amongst spinal surgeons in Belgium

Liedewij Bogaert, Peter Van Wambeke, Tinne Thys, Thijs Willem Swinnen, Wim Dankaerts, Simon Brumagne, Lieven Moke, Koen Peers, Bart Depreitere, Lotte Janssens
February 2019, Volume 28, Issue 2, pp 442 - 449
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5837-0
First Online: 28 November 2018

Intrasubject repeatability of in vivo intervertebral motion parameters using quantitative fluoroscopy

Alexander Breen, Rebecca Hemming, Fiona Mellor, Alan Breen
February 2019, Volume 28, Issue 2, pp 450 - 460
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5849-9
First Online: 08 December 2018