1. Editorial

   EditorialNotes Pages: 1 - 1

2. Three-dimensional biomechanical properties of the human cervical spine in vitro

   • N. Wen
   • F. Lavaste
   • J. P. Lassau

   Original Articles Pages: 2 - 11

3. Three-dimensional biomechanical properties of the human cervical spine in vitro

   • N. Wen
   • F. Lavaste
   • J. P. Lassau

   Original Articles Pages: 12 - 15

4. Response of the end-plates to compression of the spine

   • A. D. Holmes
   • D. W. L. Hukins

   Original Articles Pages: 16 - 21

5. Restrictive pattern of pulmonary functions in idiopathic and congenital scoliosis following spinal fusion

   • S. S. Upadhyay
   • G. A. Day
   • J. C. Y. Leong

   Original Articles Pages: 22 - 28

6. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: is rising growth rate the triggering factor in progression?

   • C. J. Goldberg
   • F. E. Dowling
   • E. E. Fogarty

   Original Articles Pages: 29 - 36

7. Segmental vertebral rotation in early scoliosis

   • B. Xiong
   • J. Sevastik
   • B. Sevastik

   Original Articles Pages: 37 - 41

8. Traumatic lesions of the lower cervical spine in Poland

   • J. E. Kiwerski

   Original Articles Pages: 42 - 45

9. Cervical myelopathy in patients with congenital cervical block vertebrae

   • Nobuki Shirasaki
   • Kozo Okada
   • Shiro Oka

   Original Articles Pages: 46 - 50

10. A rare anomaly of the tip of the odontoid process: case report and hypothesis as to aetiology

    • P. H. P. Jansen
    • W. P. L. van Ouwerkerk
    • L. Penning

    Case Reports Pages: 51 - 52

11. Scoliosis by acquired rib fusion after thoracotomy in infancy

    • P. Korovessis
    • D. Papanastasiou
    • A. Karayannis

    Case Reports Pages: 53 - 55

12. Synovial cyst of a lumbar facet joint: a rare cause of back pain and sciatica

    • R. A. Marston
    • M. Burwell
    • A. J. Kellerman

    Case Reports Pages: 56 - 57

13. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 58 - 58