| | This journal provides immediate access to some articles. Other Issues: previous | next | latest | archiveEditorial Animal models for spinal research Hans-Joachim Wilke Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 1. Published online 2007 November 17. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0549-x.PMCID: PMC2365518 Review Are animal models useful for studying human disc disorders/degeneration? Mauro Alini, Stephen M. Eisenstein, Keita Ito, Christopher Little, A. Annette Kettler, Koichi Masuda, James Melrose, Jim Ralphs, Ian Stokes, and Hans Joachim Wilke Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 2–19. Published online 2007 July 14. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0414-y.PMCID: PMC2365516 Original Articles Effects of a cervical disc prosthesis on maintaining sagittal alignment of the functional spinal unit and overall sagittal balance of the cervical spine Seok Woo Kim, Jae Hyuk Shin, Jose Joefrey Arbatin, Moon Soo Park, Yung Khee Chung, and Paul C. McAfee Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 20–29. Published online 2007 August 25. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0459-y.PMCID: PMC2365535 Consequences of patient position in the radiographic measurement of artificial disc replacement angles Victor Kosmopoulos, John McManus, and Constantin Schizas Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 30–35. Published online 2007 September 11. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0486-8.PMCID: PMC2365534 Complications and reoperations of the SB Charité lumbar disc prosthesis: experience in 75 patients Ilona M. Punt, Violette M. Visser, Lodewijk W. van Rhijn, Steven M. Kurtz, Jop Antonis, Geert Willem H. Schurink, and André van Ooij Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 36–43. Published online 2007 October 10. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0506-8.PMCID: PMC2226059 Analysis of post-operative pain patterns following total lumbar disc replacement: results from fluoroscopically guided spine infiltrations Christoph J. Siepe, Andreas Korge, Frank Grochulla, Christoph Mehren, and H. Michael Mayer Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 44–56. Published online 2007 October 31. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0519-3.PMCID: PMC2365532 Prognosis of subacute low back pain patients according to pain response Ingelise Schmidt, Lotte Rechter, Vivian Kjaer Hansen, Jane Andreasen, and Kim Overvad Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 57–63. Published online 2007 September 5. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0436-5.PMCID: PMC2365517 Low back pain and its risk indicators: a survey of 7,040 Finnish male conscripts Ville M. Mattila, Timo Sahi, Vesa Jormanainen, and Harri Pihlajamäki Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 64–69. Published online 2007 September 13. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0493-9.PMCID: PMC2365533 Predictive validity of initial fear avoidance beliefs in patients with low back pain receiving physical therapy: is the FABQ a useful screening tool for identifying patients at risk for a poor recovery? Joshua A. Cleland, Julie M. Fritz, and Gerard P. Brennan Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 70–79. Published online 2007 October 10. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0511-y.PMCID: PMC2365529 Neck pain and disability due to neck pain: what is the relation? René Fejer and Jan Hartvigsen Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 80–88. Published online 2007 October 23. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0521-9.PMCID: PMC2365525 Pain intensity and severe pain in young immigrant patients with long-standing back pain Monica Löfvander and Marina Taloyan Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 89–96. Published online 2007 October 20. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0520-x.PMCID: PMC2365526 The relationship between pain-related fear and lumbar flexion during natural recovery from low back pain James S. Thomas and Christopher R. France Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 97–103. Published online 2007 October 31. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0532-6.PMCID: PMC2365523 What comprises a good outcome in spinal surgery? A preliminary survey among spine surgeons of the SSE and European spine patients M. Haefeli, A. Elfering, M. Aebi, B. J.C. Freeman, P. Fritzell, J. Guimaraes Consciencia, C. Lamartina, M. Mayer, T. Lund, and N. Boos Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 104–116. Published online 2007 November 8. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0541-5.PMCID: PMC2365536 Higher preoperative Oswestry Disability Index is associated with better surgical outcome in upper lumbar disc herniations Hooshang Saberi and Arash Vatankhahan Isfahani Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 117–121. Published online 2007 October 31. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0527-3.PMCID: PMC2365528 Kinematic and temporal interactions of the lumbar spine and hip during trunk extension in healthy male subjects Stephan Milosavljevic, Poonam Pal, David Bain, and Gillian Johnson Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 122–128. Published online 2007 August 29. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0487-7.PMCID: PMC2365519 Surgical results of anterior corpectomy in the aged patients with cervical myelopathy Jun Lu, Xiaotao Wu, Yonggang Li, and Xiangfei Kong Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 129–135. Published online 2007 October 31. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0518-4.PMCID: PMC2365531 Radiographic changes in the lumbar spine in former professional football players: a comparative and matched controlled study Alpaslan Öztürk, Yüksel Özkan, Recai M. Özdemir, Nazan Yalçın, Semra Akgöz, Vedat Saraç, and Serkan Aykut Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 136–141. Published online 2007 November 1. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0535-3.PMCID: PMC2365521 Obituary In Memoria Paul I. J. M. Wuisman Barend J. van Royen Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 142–143. Published online 2007 October 20. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0522-8.PMCID: PMC2365520 Abstracts Abstracts of the 21st National Congress on Spinal Surgery: Meeting of the Spanish Spine Society (Sociedad para el Estudio de las Enfermedades del Raquis – GEER); held in Santander (Spain), 31 May–2 June 2007 Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 145–169. Published online 2008 January 24. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0550-4.PMCID: PMC2365527 Announcement The GRAMMER European Spine Journal Award 2008 Hans-Joachim Wilke Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 170. Published online 2008 January 24. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0575-8.PMCID: PMC2365522 Erratum Frameless stereotaxy in a transmandibular, circumglossal, retropharyngeal cervical decompression in a Klippel-Feil patient: technical note Daniel M. Sciubba, Ira M. Garonzik, Ian Suk, Gary L. Gallia, Anthony Tufaro, Jean Paul Wolinsky, Alex Taghva, and Ziya L. Gokaslan Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 144. Published online 2007 October 23. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0523-7.PMCID: PMC2365524 Corrects: Daniel M. Sciubba, et al. Frameless stereotaxy in a transmandibular, circumglossal, retropharyngeal cervical decompression in a Klippel-Feil patient: technical note. Eur Spine J. 2008 January; 17(1): 144. |