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Worldwide excellence in evidence

Marek Szpalski, Pedro Berjano, Maryem Ismael, Carlotta Martini, Riccardo Cecchinato, Claudio Lamartina
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 3857 - 3858
Editorial
First Online: 10 November 2016

Infection and low back pain: seeking evidence or fear of exploring new indications for antibiotics?

Majid Artus, Jeremy Fairbank, Matthew Scarborough, Nadine Foster
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 3859 - 3861
Editorial
First Online: 14 March 2016

Comparison of clinical efficacy and safety among three surgical approaches for the treatment of spinal tuberculosis: a meta-analysis

Pinglin Yang, Quanjin Zang, Jian Kang, Haopeng Li, Xijing He
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 3862 - 3874
Review Article
First Online: 31 March 2016

Is duration of preoperative anti-tuberculosis treatment a risk factor for postoperative relapse or non-healing of spinal tuberculosis?

Hai-long Ren, Jian-ming Jiang, Ji-xing Wang, Dong-bin Qu, Jian-ting Chen
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 3875 - 3883
Original Article
First Online: 07 March 2016

Anterior versus posterior debridement fusion for single-level dorsal tuberculosis: the role of graft-type and level of fixation on determining the outcome

Yasser M. Assaghir, Hesham Hamed Refae, Mohamed Alam-Eddin
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 3884 - 3893
Original Article
First Online: 17 March 2016

Cervical spondylodiscitis following an invasive procedure on the neopharynx after circumferential pharyngolaryngectomy: a retrospective case series

Florent Espitalier, Anne de Keating-Hart, Sylvain Morinière, Jean-Michel Badet, Nathalie Asseray, Christophe Ferron, Olivier Malard
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 3894 - 3901
Original Article
First Online: 26 August 2016

Microbiologic profile of infections in presumed aseptic revision spine surgery

Grant D. Shifflett, Benjamin T. Bjerke-Kroll, Benedict U. Nwachukwu, Janina Kueper, Jayme Burket, Andrew A. Sama, Federico P. Girardi, Frank P. Cammisa, Alexander P. Hughes
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 3902 - 3907
Original Article
First Online: 29 March 2016

Risk factors for surgical site infection and urinary tract infection after spine surgery

Hiroyuki Tominaga, Takao Setoguchi, Yasuhiro Ishidou, Satoshi Nagano, Takuya Yamamoto, Setsuro Komiya
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 3908 - 3915
Original Article
First Online: 27 June 2016

Anterior column reconstruction with PMMA: an effective long-term alternative in spinal oncologic surgery

Khalid M. I. Salem, Charles G. Fisher
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 3916 - 3922
Grand Rounds
First Online: 01 August 2015

Expert's comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled "Anterior column reconstruction with PMMA - an effective long-term alternative in spinal oncologic surgery" (K. M. I. Salem, C. G. Fisher)

Daniel M. Sciubba
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 3923 - 3924
Grand Rounds
First Online: 04 September 2015

Residual neurological function after sacral root resection during en-bloc sacrectomy: a systematic review

Carmine Zoccali, Jesse Skoch, Apar S. Patel, Christina M. Walter, Philip Maykowski, Ali A. Baaj
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 3925 - 3931
Review Article
First Online: 25 February 2016

Predictors for surgical complications of en bloc resections in the spine: review of 220 cases treated by the same team

Stefano Boriani, Alessandro Gasbarrini, Stefano Bandiera, Riccardo Ghermandi, Ran Lador
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 3932 - 3941
Original Article
First Online: 14 March 2016

Genetic differences on intracranial versus spinal cord ependymal tumors: a meta-analysis of genetic researches

Chang-Hyun Lee, Chun Kee Chung, Chi Heon Kim
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 3942 - 3951
Review Article
First Online: 16 September 2016

Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI for the assessment of spinal tumor vascularity: correlation with angiography

Xiao-xi Meng, Yong-qiu Zhang, Hua-qiang Liao, Hong-chao Liu, Hai-lin Jiang, Shu-jun Ke, Wei-hua Dong
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 3952 - 3961
Original Article
First Online: 23 July 2016

The role of preoperative vascular embolization in surgery for metastatic spinal tumours

Naresh Kumar, Barry Tan, Aye Sandar Zaw, Hnin Ei Khine, Karthikeyan Maharajan, Leok Lim Lau, Prapul Chander Rajendran, Anil Gopinathan
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 3962 - 3970
Original Article
First Online: 11 March 2016

A validated preoperative score predicting survival and functional outcome in lung cancer patients operated with posterior decompression and stabilization for metastatic spinal cord compression

Mingxing Lei, Yaosheng Liu, Liang Yan, Chuanghao Tang, Shaoxing Yang, Shubin Liu
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 3971 - 3978
Original Article
First Online: 27 October 2015

Complications and cancer rates in spine fusion with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2)

Julia Vavken, Alexander Mameghani, Patrick Vavken, Stefan Schaeren
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 3979 - 3989
Original Article
First Online: 14 March 2015

Comparison of the effect of two different bone-targeted radiofrequency ablation (RFA) systems alone and in combination with percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) on the biomechanical stability of the metastatic spine

Padina S. Pezeshki, Sean Davidson, Kieran Murphy, Claire McCann, Elzbieta Slodkowska, Michael Sherar, Albert JM Yee, Cari M. Whyne
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 3990 - 3996
Original Article
First Online: 24 July 2015

Are we ready for the use of intraoperative salvaged blood in metastatic spine tumour surgery?

Naresh Kumar, Qasim Ahmed, Victor K. M. Lee, Aye Sandar Zaw, Raymond Goy, Hee Kit Wong
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 3997 - 4007
Original Article
First Online: 19 July 2015

Intraoperative cell salvage in metastatic spine tumour surgery reduces potential for reinfusion of viable cancer cells

Naresh Kumar, Aye Sandar Zaw, Bee Luan Khoo, Sayantani Nandi, Zhangxing Lai, Gurpal Singh, Chwee Teck Lim, Jean Paul Thiery
November 2016, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 4008 - 4015
Original Article
First Online: 07 March 2016