1. Evaluation of core decompression for early osteonecrosis of the femoral head

   • S. Maniwa
   • T. Nishikori
   • M. Ochi

   Original article Pages: 241 - 244

2. Diagnostic and therapeutic management of lumbar and thoracic spondylodiscitis – an evaluation of 59 cases

   • Dieter Christian Wirtz
   • Iris Genius
   • Fritz Uwe Niethard

   Original article Pages: 245 - 251

3. Therapeutic effect of transtrochanteric rotational osteotomy and hip arthroplasty on quality of life of patients with osteonecrosis

   • T. Nakai
   • K. Masuhara
   • T. Ochi

   Original article Pages: 252 - 254

4. Rotational profile of the lower extremity and foot progression angle: computerized tomographic examination of 50 male adults

   • Sinan Seber
   • Bülent Hazer
   • Akın Turgut

   Original article Pages: 255 - 258

5. Bipolar versus total hip endoprosthesis: functional results

   • D. Smrke
   • Robert Beden
   • Vlado Stankovski

   Original article Pages: 259 - 261

6. Solitary osseous hemangioma outside the spinal and craniofacial bones

   • Akira Ogose
   • Tetsuo Hotta
   • Yasuharu Hirata

   Original article Pages: 262 - 266

7. The influence of obesity on perioperative morbidity and mortality in revision total hip arthroplasty

   • C. Perka
   • Karsten Labs
   • Frank Buttgereit

   Original article Pages: 267 - 271

8. Biomechanical considerations in ‘biological’ femoral osteosynthesis: an experimental study of the ‘bridging’ and ‘wave’ plating techniques

   • I. A. Karnezis

   Original article Pages: 272 - 275

9. Cemented Lubinus and Furlog total hip endoprosthesis: a 12-year follow-up study of 175 hips comparing the cementing technique

   • A. Alho
   • Jyri Lepistö
   • Timo Paavilainen

   Original article Pages: 276 - 280

10. Functional results of braced humeral diaphyseal fractures; why do 38% lose external rotation of the shoulder?

    • T. Fjalestad
    • Knut Strømsøe
    • Bjørg Rostad

    Original article Pages: 281 - 285

11. The changes occurring after the Putti-Platt procedure using magnetic resonance imaging

    • T. Hashiuchi
    • Jiro Ozaki
    • Koichi Imada

    Original article Pages: 286 - 289

12. Early recovery of isometric shoulder muscle strength after open acromioplasty in stage II impingement syndrome

    • P. Hyvönen
    • T. Flinkkilä
    • P. Jalovaara

    Original article Pages: 290 - 293

13. Short- and medium-term results of the thrust plate prosthesis in patients with polyarthritis

    • B. Fink
    • Claas Siegmüller
    • Wolfgang Rüther

    Original article Pages: 294 - 298

14. Is there still an indication for operative treatment of femoral neck fractures with a ceramic hemiprosthesis?

    • L. P. Müller
    • J. Degreif
    • P. M. Rommens

    Original article Pages: 299 - 303

15. Extracorporal shock wave therapy in patients with tennis elbow and painful heel

    • D. S. Hammer
    • Stefan Rupp
    • Romain Seil

    Original article Pages: 304 - 307

16. Quality assurance in hip arthroplasty

    • H. Effenberger
    • Reli Mechtler
    • Thomas Winter

    Original article Pages: 308 - 318

17. Can skin surface pressure under a cast reveal intracompartmental pressure?

    • M. Murad Uslu
    • Alpaslan Apan

    Clinical and experimental forum Pages: 319 - 322

18. The initial fixation of the press-fit acetabular shell – clinical observation and experimental study

    • K. Kaneko
    • Yukio Inoue
    • Hideaki Iwase

    clinical and experimental forum Pages: 323 - 325

19. Interspinous distance in congenital dislocation of the hip

    • S. Seber
    • I. Günal
    • E. Göktürk

    Clinical and experimental forum Pages: 326 - 327

20. Increased interleukin-8 (IL-8) expression is related to aseptic loosening of total hip replacement

    • J. Lassus
    • Ville Waris
    • Yrjö T. Konttinen

    Clinical and experimental forum Pages: 328 - 332

21. Bone remodelling in humeral arthroplasty: follow-up using CT imaging and finite element modeling – an in vivo case study

    • T. Pressel
    • M. Lengsfeld
    • J. Schmitt

    Clinical and experimental forum Pages: 333 - 335

22. The treatment of pulled elbow: a prospective randomized study

    • Assad M. Taha

    Clinical and experimental forum Pages: 336 - 337

23. Results of arthroscopic joint debridement in different stages of chondromalacia of the knee joint

    • T. Krüger
    • David Wohlrab
    • Werner Hein

    Clinical and experimental forum Pages: 338 - 342

24. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) phenotypes in siblings with osteosarcoma

    • T. Shinozaki
    • Hideomi Watanabe
    • Kenji Takagishi

    Current problem case Pages: 343 - 345

25. Ossification of the yellow ligament causing thoracic cord compression

    • F. Maiuri
    • Giorgio Iaconetta
    • Arturo Gambardella

    Current problem case Pages: 346 - 348

26. Familial occurrence of glenoid dysplasia: report of two cases in two consecutive generations

    • Dominik Weishaupt
    • Marco Zanetti
    • G. U. Exner

    Current problem case Pages: 349 - 351

27. Late sciatic nerve palsy following avulsion of the biceps femoris muscle from the ischial tuberosity

    • H. Takami
    • Sadao Takahashi
    • Masashi Ando

    Current problem case Pages: 352 - 354

28. Occult fractures of tibial plateau detected employing magnetic resonance imaging

    • P. Cabitza
    • Hassan Tamim

    Current problem case Pages: 355 - 357

29. Multiple occurrence of osteochondromas in dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica

    • M. Takagi
    • Yoshiro Kiyoshige
    • Toshihiko Ogino

    Current problem case Pages: 358 - 360

30. Simultaneous double interphalangeal dislocation in one finger

    • H. Takami
    • Sadao Takahashi
    • Masashi Ando

    Current problem case Pages: 361 - 362

31. Bilateral sternoclavicular joint tuberculosis

    • M. S. Dhillon
    • Ravi Gupta
    • O. N. Nagi

    Current problem case Pages: 363 - 365

32. Fatigue failure of an AO spiral blade

    • A. A. Syed
    • J. G. Kennedy
    • D. Taylor

    Current problem case Pages: 366 - 368