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Predicting the need for surgical intervention in patients with spondylodiscitis: the Brighton Spondylodiscitis Score (BSDS)

Nageswary Appalanaidu, Roozbeh Shafafy, Christopher Gee, Kit Brogan, Shuaib Karmani, Giuseppe Morassi, Sherief Elsayed
October 2018, pp 1 - 11
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5775-x
First Online: 13 October 2018

Role of closed drain after multi-level posterior spinal surgery in adults: a randomised open-label superiority trial

Alexander Vadimovich Gubin, Oksana Germanovna Prudnikova, Koushik Narayan Subramanyam, Alexander Vladimirovich Burtsev, Maxim Viktorovich Khomchenkov, Abhishek Vasant Mundargi
October 2018, pp 1 - 9
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5791-x
First Online: 11 October 2018

The use of CT Hounsfield unit values to identify the undiagnosed spinal osteoporosis in patients with lumbar degenerative diseases

Da Zou, Weishi Li, Chao Deng, Guohong Du, Nanfang Xu
October 2018, pp 1 - 9
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5776-9
First Online: 10 October 2018

Impact of lumbar hypolordosis on the incidence of symptomatic postoperative spinal epidural hematoma after decompression surgery for lumbar spinal canal stenosis

Nobuyuki Fujita, Takehiro Michikawa, Mitsuru Yagi, Satoshi Suzuki, Osahiko Tsuji, Narihito Nagoshi, Eijiro Okada, Takashi Tsuji, Masaya Nakamura, Morio Matsumoto, Kota Watanabe
October 2018, pp 1 - 7
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5782-y
First Online: 09 October 2018

Rescue Nuss procedure for inferior vena cava compression syndrome following posterior scoliosis surgery in Marfan syndrome

M. Löhnhardt, A. Hättich, A. Andresen, M. Stangenberg, T. S. Mir, K. Reinshagen, M. Dreimann
October 2018, pp 1 - 6
Case Report
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5772-0
First Online: 05 October 2018

Treatment results for lumbar epidural lipomatosis: Does fat matter?

Simon Heinrich Bayerl, Malte Dinkelbach, Petra Heiden, Vincent Prinz, Tobias Finger, Peter Vajkoczy
October 2018, pp 1 - 9
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5771-1
First Online: 01 October 2018

Effectiveness of surgery for sciatica with disc herniation is not substantially affected by differences in surgical incidences among three countries: results from the Danish, Swedish and Norwegian spine registries

Tobias Lagerbäck, Peter Fritzell, Olle Hägg, Dennis Nordvall, Greger Lønne, Tore K. Solberg, Mikkel Ø. Andersen, Søren Eiskjær, Martin Gehrchen, Wilco C. Jacobs, Miranda L. van Hooff, Paul Gerdhem
September 2018, pp 1 - 10
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5768-9
First Online: 29 September 2018

Possible factors associated with sagittal malalignment recurrence after pedicle subtraction osteotomy

David Eichler, Yann Philippe Charles, Florent Baldairon, Yves Ntilikina, Erik André Sauleau, Jean-Paul Steib
September 2018, pp 1 - 9
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5767-x
First Online: 21 September 2018

Degenerative spondylolisthesis: a prospective cross-sectional cohort study on the role of weakened anterior abdominal musculature on causation

Robert D. Fraser, Francis Brooks, Kris Dalzell
September 2018, pp 1 - 7
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5758-y
First Online: 14 September 2018

Factors associated with having an indication for surgery in adult spinal deformity: an international european multicentre study

S. Richner-Wunderlin, A. F. Mannion, A. Vila-Casademunt, F. Pellise, M. Serra-Burriel, B. Seifert, E. Aghayev, E. Acaroglu, A. Alanay, F. J. S. Pérez-Grueso, I. Obeid, F. Kleinstück
September 2018, pp 1 - 11
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5754-2
First Online: 14 September 2018