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The ugly face of medical negligence: where has justice gone?

Adrian T. H. Casey

March 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 1 - 3

Editorial

First Online: 21 February 2014

The Michel Benoist and Robert Mulholland Yearly European Spine Journal Review: a survey of the "medical" articles in the European Spine Journal, 2013

Michel Benoist

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 1 - 8

Yearly European Spine Journal Review

First Online: 13 December 2013

Funnel plots and spine surgery: unit level and surgeon level outcome data

Ian W. Nelson

March 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 4 - 5

Editorial

First Online: 20 February 2014

Spinal surgery for low back pain: a way forward

John O’Dowd, Anna Hlavsova

March 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 6 - 8

Editorial

First Online: 19 February 2014

The Michel Benoist and Robert Mulholland Yearly European Spine Journal Review: a survey of the "surgical and research" articles in the European Spine Journal, 2013

Robert C. Mulholland

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 9 - 18

Yearly European Spine Journal Review

First Online: 03 January 2014

Introduction to travelling president's fellowship

A. S. Rai

March 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 9 - 12

Editorial

First Online: 01 March 2014

Shared decision-making in back pain consultations: an illusion or reality?

L. E. Jones, L. C. Roberts, P. S. Little, M. A. Mullee, J. A. Cleland, C. Cooper

March 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 13 - 19

Original Article

First Online: 30 January 2014

In vivo biofunctional evaluation of hydrogels for disc regeneration

Sandra Reitmaier, Ludwika Kreja, Katharina Gruchenberg, Britta Kanter, Joana Silva-Correia, Joaquim Miguel Oliveira, Rui Luís Reis, Valeria Perugini, Matteo Santin, Anita Ignatius, Hans-Joachim Wilke

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 19 - 26

EUROSPINE 2013 Full Paper Award

First Online: 12 October 2013

Is NICE guidance for identifying lumbar nerve root compression misguided?

Tim Germon, William Singleton, Jeremy Hobart

March 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 20 - 24

Original Article

First Online: 19 February 2014

Reviewer's comment concerning "Is NICE guidance for identifying lumbar nerve root compression misguided?" (doi:10.1007/s00586-014-3233-y by T. Germon et al.)

Sashin Ahuja

March 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 25 - 25

Reviewer's Comment

First Online: 27 February 2014

The lumbar spine has an intrinsic shape specific to each individual that remains a characteristic throughout flexion and extension

Anastasia V. Pavlova, Judith R. Meakin, Kay Cooper, Rebecca J. Barr, Richard M. Aspden

March 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 26 - 32

Original Article

First Online: 11 January 2014

Synovial sarcoma of the spine: a case involving paraspinal muscle with extensive calcification and the surgical consideration in treatment

Junhyung Kim, Sun-Ho Lee, Yoon-La Choi, Go Eun Bae, Eun-Sang Kim, Whan Eoh

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 27 - 31

Grand Rounds

First Online: 12 October 2013

Expert's comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled "Synovial sarcoma of the spine: a case involving paraspinal muscle with extensive calcification and the surgical consideration in treatment" (by Junhyung Kim, Sun-Ho Lee, Yoon-La Choi, Go Eun Bae, Eun

Robert U. Ashford

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 32 - 34

Grand Rounds

First Online: 29 June 2013

The role of needle tip position on the accuracy of diagnostic selective nerve root blocks in spinal deformity

A. Irwin, A. L. Khan, D. Fender, P. L. Sanderson, M. J. Gibson

March 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 33 - 39

Original Article

First Online: 24 January 2014

Total spondylectomy for solitary bone plasmacytoma of the lumbar spine in a young woman: a case report and review of literature

Nicolas H von der Hoeh, Sven Kevin Tschoeke, Jens Gulow, Anna Voelker, Udo Siebolts, Christoph-Eckhard Heyde

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 35 - 39

Grand Rounds

First Online: 30 August 2013

Experience of a fellowship in spinal surgery: a quantitative analysis

Wojciech Konczalik, Sherief Elsayed, Bronek Boszczyk

March 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 40 - 54

Original Article

First Online: 19 February 2014

Expert's comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled "Total spondylectomy for solitary bone plasmacytoma of the lumbar spine in a young woman. A case report and review of the literature" (by N. von der Hoeh, S.K. Tschoeke, J. Gulow, A. Voelker, U. Siebo

Sean Molloy, Chara Kyriakou

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 40 - 42

Grand Rounds

First Online: 14 September 2013

A systematic review with meta-analysis of posterior interbody fusion versus posterolateral fusion in lumbar spondylolisthesis

Xiaoyang Liu, Yipeng Wang, Guixing Qiu, Xisheng Weng, Bin Yu

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 43 - 56

Review Article

First Online: 30 June 2013

Complications in spinal deformity surgery in the United Kingdom: 5-year results of the annual British Scoliosis Society National Audit of Morbidity and Mortality

Hiren M. Divecha, Irfan Siddique, Lee M. Breakwell, Peter A. Millner

March 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 55 - 60

Original Article

First Online: 24 January 2014

Progression of lumbar spinal stenosis is influenced by polymorphism of thrombospondin 2 gene in the Korean population

Seung-Jae Hyun, Borae G. Park, Seung-Chul Rhim, Jun-Won Jang, Sang-Ryong Jeon, Sung-Woo Roh

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 57 - 63

Original Article

First Online: 27 June 2013

Early experience of MAGEC magnetic growing rods in the treatment of early onset scoliosis

B. A. Hickey, C. Towriss, G. Baxter, S. Yasso, S. James, A. Jones, J. Howes, P. Davies, S. Ahuja

March 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 61 - 65

Original Article

First Online: 11 January 2014

Coexisting lumbar and cervical stenosis (tandem spinal stenosis): an infrequent presentation. Retrospective analysis of single-stage surgery (53 cases)

Ajay Krishnan, Bharat R. Dave, Arun Kumar Kambar, Himanshu Ram

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 64 - 73

Original Article

First Online: 24 June 2013

The influence of comorbidity on the risks and benefits of spine surgery for degenerative lumbar disorders

A. F. Mannion, T. F. Fekete, F. Porchet, D. Haschtmann, D. Jeszenszky, F. S. Kleinstück

March 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 66 - 71

Original Article

First Online: 24 January 2014

Surgical correction of scoliosis in Rett syndrome: cord monitoring and complications

T. Hammett, A. Harris, B. Boreham, S. M. H. Mehdian

March 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 72 - 75

Original Article

First Online: 01 February 2014

Dynamic changes in the dural sac of patients with lumbar canal stenosis evaluated by multidetector-row computed tomography after myelography

Shunsuke Kanbara, Yasutsugu Yukawa, Keigo Ito, Masaaki Machino, Fumihiko Kato

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 74 - 79

Original Article

First Online: 02 July 2013

Calcified giant thoracic disc herniations: considerations and treatment strategies

N. A. Quraishi, A. Khurana, M. M. Tsegaye, B. M. Boszczyk, S. M. H. Mehdian

March 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 76 - 83

Original Article

First Online: 12 February 2014

Clinical outcomes following sublaminar-trimming laminoplasty for extensive lumbar canal stenosis

Wen-Jiunn Liu, Shih-Wun Hong, Da-Yon Liou, Tung-Wu Lu

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 80 - 86

Original Article

First Online: 13 July 2013

Reviewer's comment concerning "Calcified Giant Thoracic Disc Herniations—Considerations and Treatment Strategies" (DOI 10.1007/s00586-014-3210-5 by N.A. Quraishi et al.)

Tim Germon

March 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 84 - 85

Reviewer's Comment

First Online: 01 February 2014

Access-related complications in anterior lumbar surgery in patients over 60 years of age

Dominique A. Rothenfluh, Matthias Koenig, Oliver M. Stokes, Eyal Behrbalk, Bronek M. Boszczyk

March 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 86 - 92

Original Article

First Online: 15 February 2014

Management of catastrophising and kinesiophobia improves rehabilitation after fusion for lumbar spondylolisthesis and stenosis. A randomised controlled trial

Marco Monticone, Simona Ferrante, Marco Teli, Barbara Rocca, Calogero Foti, Alessio Lovi, Marco Brayda Bruno

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 87 - 95

Original Article

First Online: 09 July 2013

Britspine 2014

March 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 93 - 139

Abstracts

First Online: 19 February 2014

Radiographic evaluation of ventral instability in lumbar spondylolisthesis: do we need extension radiographs in routine exams?

Claus Christian Pieper, Simon Frederik Groetz, Jennifer Nadal, Hans Heinz Schild, Pascal Dominique Niggemann

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 96 - 101

Original Article

First Online: 04 August 2013

Predictive factors for successful clinical outcome 1 year after an intensive combined physical and psychological programme for chronic low back pain

Miranda L. van Hooff, Maarten Spruit, John K. O’Dowd, Wim van Lankveld, Jeremy C. T. Fairbank, Jacques van Limbeek

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 102 - 112

Original Article

First Online: 16 June 2013

Prognosis of chronic low back pain in patients presenting to a private community-based group exercise program

Daniel Steffens, Mark J. Hancock, Chris G. Maher, Jane Latimer, Robert Satchell, Manuela Ferreira, Paulo H. Ferreira, Melissa Partington, Anna-Louise Bouvier

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 113 - 119

Original Article

First Online: 23 June 2013

The predictive ability of the STarT Back Screening Tool in a Danish secondary care setting

Lars Morsø, Peter Kent, Claus Manniche, Hanne B. Albert

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 120 - 128

Original Article

First Online: 21 June 2013

The prevalence of depressive symptoms before and after surgery and its association with disability in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion

Marko Wahlman, Arja Häkkinen, Joost Dekker, Ilkka Marttinen, Kimmo Vihtonen, Marko H. Neva

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 129 - 134

Original Article

First Online: 24 July 2013

Improvement in low back pain following spinal decompression: observational study of 119 patients

Alistair Daniel Robert Jones, Ahmad Mounir Wafai, Amy Louise Easterbrook

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 135 - 141

Original Article

First Online: 21 August 2013

Lumbopelvic motion during seated hip flexion in subjects with low-back pain accompanying limited hip flexion

Si-hyun Kim, Oh-yun Kwon, Chung-hwi Yi, Heon-seock Cynn, Sung-min Ha, Kyue-nam Park

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 142 - 148

Original Article

First Online: 30 August 2013

The risk factors of neurologic deficits of one-stage posterior vertebral column resection for patients with severe and rigid spinal deformities

Jing-Ming Xie, Ying Zhang, Ying-Song Wang, Ni Bi, Zhi Zhao, Tao Li, Hua Yang

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 149 - 156

Original Article

First Online: 26 April 2013

The relevance of sacral and sacro-pelvic morphology in developmental lumbosacral spondylolisthesis: are they equally important?

Zhi Wang, Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong, Stefan Parent, Yvan Petit, Hubert Labelle

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 157 - 162

Original Article

First Online: 26 May 2013

Correction of pelvic obliquity in neuromuscular spinal deformities using the "T construct": results and complications in a prospective series of 60 patients

Benjamin Bouyer, Manon Bachy, Redoine Zahi, Camille Thévenin-Lemoine, Pierre Mary, Raphaël Vialle

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 163 - 171

Original Article

First Online: 17 July 2013

Single segment of posterior lumbar interbody fusion for adult isthmic spondylolisthesis: reduction or fusion in situ

Xiao-Feng Lian, Tie-Sheng Hou, Jian-Guang Xu, Bing-Fang Zeng, Jie Zhao, Xiao-Kang Liu, Er-Zhu Yang, Cheng Zhao

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 172 - 179

Original Article

First Online: 14 June 2013

Surgical treatment of Scheuermann's kyphosis using a combined antero-posterior strategy and pedicle screw constructs: efficacy, radiographic and clinical outcomes in 111 cases

Heiko Koller, Zenner Juliane, Marianne Umstaetter, Oliver Meier, René Schmidt, Wolfgang Hitzl

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 180 - 191

Original Article

First Online: 27 July 2013

Simple prediction method of lumbar lordosis for planning of lumbar corrective surgery: radiological analysis in a Korean population

Chong Suh Lee, Sung Soo Chung, Se Jun Park, Dong Min Kim, Seong Kee Shin

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 192 - 197

Original Article

First Online: 30 July 2013

Posterior vertebral column resection in early onset spinal deformities

D. Jeszenszky, D. Haschtmann, F. S. Kleinstück, M. Sutter, A. Eggspühler, M. Weiss, T. F. Fekete

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 198 - 208

Original Article

First Online: 25 August 2013

Posterior approach lumbar and thoracolumbar hemivertebra resection in congenital scoliosis in children under 10 years of age: results with 3 years mean follow up

Marco Crostelli, Osvaldo Mazza, Massimo Mariani

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 209 - 215

Original Article

First Online: 10 August 2013

Classification system of the sagittal standing alignment in young adolescent girls

Mieke Dolphens, Barbara Cagnie, Pascal Coorevits, Andry Vleeming, Guy Vanderstraeten, Lieven Danneels

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 216 - 225

Original Article

First Online: 18 August 2013

Sagittal spinopelvic alignment in adolescent thoracic scoliosis secondary to Chiari I malformation: a comparison between the left and the right curves

Zezhang Zhu, Shifu Sha, Zhen Liu, Xu Sun, Long Jiang, Huang Yan, Bangping Qian, Yong Qiu

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 226 - 233

Original Article

First Online: 12 September 2013

Two-level pedicle subtraction osteotomy for severe thoracolumbar kyphotic deformity in ankylosing spondylitis

Hong Qi Zhang, Jia Huang, Chao Feng Guo, Shao Hua Liu, Ming Xing Tang

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 234 - 241

Original Article

First Online: 17 June 2013

Correlation between clinical outcome and spinopelvic parameters in ankylosing spondylitis

Jong Ki Shin, Jung Sub Lee, Tae Sik Goh, Seung Min Son

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 242 - 247

Original Article

First Online: 31 July 2013

Abstracts for GEER-SILACO—Congreso in Valencia, Spain, June 2013

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 248 - 288

Abstracts

First Online: 09 November 2013

Announcements for issue 1, 2014

January 2014, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp 289 - 289

Announcements

First Online: 06 December 2013