1. The European Spine Journal ‘Reviewer Award’

   • C. Lamartina

   Editorial 03 September 2015 Pages: 2105 - 2106

2. Prognostic factors in patients with metastatic spinal cord compression secondary to lung cancer: a systematic review of the literature

   • Gustavo Telles da Silva
   • Anke Bergmann
   • Luiz Claudio Santos Thuler

   Review Article 29 July 2015 Pages: 2107 - 2113

   

3. Surgical strategies for removal of intra- and extraforaminal dumbbell-shaped schwannomas in the subaxial cervical spine

   • Bon Sub Gu
   • Jin Hoon Park
   • Seung Chul Rhim

   Original Article 14 July 2014 Pages: 2114 - 2118

   

4. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors presenting as spinal dumbbell tumors: clinical outcomes and characteristic imaging features

   • Yoshihiro Matsumoto
   • Makoto Endo
   • Yukihide Iwamoto

   Original Article 12 July 2014 Pages: 2119 - 2125

   

5. A longitudinal study to assess the volumetric growth rate of spinal intradural extramedullary tumour diagnosed with schwannoma by magnetic resonance imaging

   • Chang-Hyun Lee
   • Chun Kee Chung
   • Tae-Ahn Jahng

   Original Article 25 June 2015 Pages: 2126 - 2132

   

6. Evaluation of prognostic scoring systems for spinal metastases in 196 patients treated during 2005–2010

   • M. Dardic
   • Christine Wibmer
   • A. Leithner

   Original Article 01 August 2014 Pages: 2133 - 2141

   

7. Tokuhashi score is predictive of survival in a cohort of patients undergoing surgery for renal cell carcinoma spinal metastases

   • Rory J. Petteys
   • Steven M. Spitz
   • Daniel M. Sciubba

   Original Article 13 March 2015 Pages: 2142 - 2149

   

8. Study investigating the role of skeletal muscle mass estimation in metastatic spinal cord compression

   • H. Gakhar
   • A. Dhillon
   • J. Williams

   Original Article 09 June 2015 Pages: 2150 - 2155

   

9. Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the spine: results at seven years of average follow-up in a series of 10 cases surgically treated and a review of literature

   • Alessandro Luzzati
   • Fabio Gagliano
   • Carmine Zoccali

   Original Article 15 August 2014 Pages: 2156 - 2164

   

10. Percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty of malignant lesions of the spine: a prospective consecutive study in 115 patients

    • Max Markmiller

    Original Article 08 January 2015 Pages: 2165 - 2172

    

11. ICAM1 depletion reduces spinal metastasis formation in vivo and improves neurological outcome

    • Thomas Broggini
    • Marcus Czabanka
    • Peter Vajkoczy

    Original Article 25 February 2015 Pages: 2173 - 2181

    

12. Zoledronic acid-loaded bone cement as a local adjuvant therapy for giant cell tumor of the sacrum after intralesional curettage

    • Kun-Hui Chen
    • Po-Kuei Wu
    • Wei-Ming Chen

    Original Article 05 May 2015 Pages: 2182 - 2188

    

13. Vertebral hemangiomas: their demographical characteristics, location along the spine and position within the vertebral body

    • Viviane Slon
    • Dan Stein
    • Israel Hershkovitz

    Original Article 19 May 2015 Pages: 2189 - 2195

    

14. Repeated total en bloc spondylectomy for spinal metastases at different sites in one patient

    • Shurei Sugita
    • Hideki Murakami
    • Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

    Original Article 01 July 2015 Pages: 2196 - 2200

    

15. Risk factors for major complications in surgery for hypervascular spinal tumors: an analysis of 120 cases with adjuvant preoperative embolization

    • Benqiang Tang
    • Tao Ji
    • Wei Guo

    Original Article 18 July 2015 Pages: 2201 - 2208

16. Complications, secondary interventions and long term morbidity after en bloc sacrectomy

    • J. J. Verlaan
    • J. S. Kuperus
    • F. C. Oner

    Original Article 27 December 2014 Pages: 2209 - 2219

    

17. Chest wall reconstruction after en bloc Pancoast tumour resection with the use of MatrixRib and SILC fixation systems: technical note

    • Marcin Czyz
    • Emmanuel Addae-Boateng
    • Bronek M. Boszczyk

    Ideas and Technical Innovations 29 July 2015 Pages: 2220 - 2224

    

18. Expert’s comment concerning “Chest wall reconstruction after en bloc Pancoast tumor resection with the use of MatrixRib and SILC Fixation systems: technical note” (Marcin Czyz, Emmanuel Addae-Boateng, Bronek M. Boszczyk)

    • Christian Mazel

    Experts Comment 28 August 2015 Pages: 2225 - 2227

    

19. Superior outcomes of decompression with an interlaminar dynamic device versus decompression alone in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and back pain: a cross registry study

    • C Röder
    • B. Baumgärtner
    • E. Aghayev

    Original Article 18 July 2015 Pages: 2228 - 2235

    

20. Clinical symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis associated with morphological parameters on magnetic resonance images

    • Young Uk Kim
    • Yu-Gyeong Kong
    • Jeong Hun Suh

    Original Article 21 August 2015 Pages: 2236 - 2243

    

21. Effectiveness of posterior decompression techniques compared with conventional laminectomy for lumbar stenosis

    • Gijsbert Overdevest
    • Carmen Vleggeert-Lankamp
    • Wilco Peul

    Review Article Open access 17 July 2015 Pages: 2244 - 2263

22. Relationship between sedimentation sign and morphological grade in symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis

    • P. A. Laudato
    • G. Kulik
    • C. Schizas

    Original Article 19 May 2015 Pages: 2264 - 2268

    

23. Characterization of symptomatic lumbar foraminal stenosis by conventional imaging

    • Tetsuro Ohba
    • Shigeto Ebata
    • Hirotaka Haro

    Original Article 15 March 2015 Pages: 2269 - 2275

    

24. Clinical usefulness of electrodiagnostic study to predict surgical outcomes in lumbosacral disc herniation or spinal stenosis

    • Jung Hwan Lee
    • Sang-Ho Lee

    Original Article 18 July 2014 Pages: 2276 - 2280

25. Diagnostic accuracy of multifidus muscle spontaneous activity by needle electromyography for the detection of lumbar foraminal and lateral exit-zone stenosis

    • Mikinobu Takeuchi
    • Norimitsu Wakao
    • Masakazu Takayasu

    Original Article 04 March 2015 Pages: 2281 - 2287

    

26. Relationship between lumbar spinal stenosis and psychosocial factors: a multicenter cross-sectional study (DISTO project)

    • Miho Sekiguchi
    • Koji Yonemoto
    • Shin-ichi Konno

    Original Article Open access 14 May 2015 Pages: 2288 - 2294

    

27. IPD without bony decompression versus conventional surgical decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis: 2-year results of a double-blind randomized controlled trial

    • Wouter A. Moojen
    • Mark P. Arts
    • The Leiden The Hague Spine Intervention Prognostic Study Group (SIPS)

    Original Article Open access 14 January 2015 Pages: 2295 - 2305

    

28. Seven years follow-up for total lumbar facet joint replacement (TOPS) in the management of lumbar spinal stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis

    • Yoram Anekstein
    • Yizhar Floman
    • Yigal Mirovsky

    Original Article 08 March 2015 Pages: 2306 - 2314

    

29. Redundant nerve roots of the cauda equina in lumbar spinal canal stenosis, an MR study on 500 cases

    • Masoud Poureisa
    • Mohammad Hossein Daghighi
    • Daniel Fadaei Fouladi

    Original Article 14 June 2015 Pages: 2315 - 2320

    

30. CT morphometry of adult thoracic intervertebral discs

    • Justin G. R. Fletcher
    • Mark D. Stringer
    • Stephanie J. Woodley

    Original Article 11 April 2015 Pages: 2321 - 2329

    

31. Reviewer’s comment concerning “CT morphometry of adult thoracic intervertebral discs” by Justin G. R. Fletcher et al. (Eur Spine J, 2015; doi:10.1007/s00586-015-3925-y)

    • René Schmidt

    Reviewer's Comment 21 May 2015 Pages: 2330 - 2330

32. Posterior lumbar fixation in a kidney transplant recipient: logistics and perioperative challenges

    • Marcin Czyz
    • Sibylle Jürgens
    • Bronek M. Boszczyk

    Grand Rounds 08 July 2015 Pages: 2331 - 2335

    

33. Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Posterior lumbar fixation in a kidney transplant recipient—logistics and perioperative challenges” (Marcin Czyz, Sibylle Jürgens, Keith M. Rigg, Marrie O’Connor, Bronek M. Boszczyk)

    • Matt Hall

    Grand Rounds 08 July 2015 Pages: 2336 - 2338

34. Letter to the Editor concerning “Does whole-spine lateral radiograph with clavicle positioning reflect the correct cervical sagittal alignment?” by Park SM et al. (Eur Spine J 24(1):57–62)

    • Marcin Tyrakowski
    • Jaroslaw Czubak
    • Kris Siemionow

    Letter to the Editor Open access 24 April 2015 Pages: 2339 - 2339

35. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of M. Tyrakowski et al. concerning “Does whole-spine lateral radiograph with clavicle positioning reflect the correct cervical sagittal alignment?” by Park SM et al. (Eur Spine J; 24(1):57–62)

    • Kwang-Sup Song
    • Hyun Kang

    Authors Reply 22 April 2015 Pages: 2340 - 2340

36. Letter regarding Li et al. entitled “Is tranexamic acid effective and safe in spinal surgery? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials”

    • Guoping Liao
    • Xing Feng
    • Jingming Lin

    Letter to the Editor 19 April 2015 Pages: 2341 - 2342

37. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of G. Liao et al. concerning “Is tranexamic acid effective and safe in spinal surgery? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials” by Li ZJ, Fu X, Xing D, Zhang HF, Zang JC, Ma XL (2013) Eur Spine J 22(9):1950–7

    • Liu Jun
    • Fu Xin
    • Li Zhi-jun

    Authors Reply 05 May 2015 Pages: 2343 - 2344

38. Letter to the Editor concerning “ALIF and total disc replacement versus 2-level circumferential fusion with TLIF: a prospective, randomized, clinical and radiological trial” by Hoff EK, Strube P, Pumberger M et al. (2015). Eur Spine J. Mar 7. [Epub ahead of print]

    • Jianqiang Ni
    • Kirkham B. Wood
    • Guoan Li

    Letter to the Editor 22 April 2015 Pages: 2345 - 2346

39. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Jianqiang Ni et al. concerning “ALIF and total disc replacement versus 2-level circumferential fusion with TLIF: a prospective, randomized, clinical and radiological trial” by Hoff EK, Strube P, Pumberger M, et al. (2015) Eur Spine J. doi:10.1007/s00586-015-3852-y

    • Michael Putzier
    • Patrick Strube

    Authors Reply 26 April 2015 Pages: 2347 - 2349

40. Letter to the Editor concerning “Circumferential fusion using a custom-made screw in the management of high-grade spondylolisthesis” (by Jouve J-L et al. [2014] Eur Spine J; 23:S457–S462)

    • Marco Andrea Marino
    • Davide Pasquetto
    • Bruno Magnan

    Letter to the Editor 13 May 2015 Pages: 2350 - 2350

41. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Marco A. Marino et al. concerning “Circumferential fusion using a custom-made screw in the management of high-grade spondylolisthesis” by Jouve JL, et al. (2014) Eur Spine J; 23(Suppl. 4):S457–S462

    • J. L. Jouve
    • G. Bollini

    Authors Reply 19 May 2015 Pages: 2351 - 2351

42. Letter to the Editor concerning “Continuous wound infusion of ropivacaine for the control of pain after thoracolumbar spinal surgery: a randomized clinical trial” (by B. Xu, et al. (2015) Eur Spine J; 24: doi 10.1007/s00586-015-3979-x)

    • Shengtan Zhang
    • Xinyu Lan
    • Jishan Lan

    Letter to the Editor 23 June 2015 Pages: 2352 - 2353

43. Answer to the letter to the editor of S. Zhang et al. concerning “Continuous wound infusion of ropivacaine for the control of pain after thoracolumbar spinal surgery: a randomized clinical trial” (by Xu B, et al. (2015) Eur Spine J; 24: doi:10.1007/s00586-015-3979-x)

    • Bo Xu

    Authors Reply 13 August 2015 Pages: 2354 - 2355

44. Letter to the Editor concerning “Comparison of unilateral versus bilateral pedicle screw fixation in lumbar interbody fusion: a meta-analysis” by W. Ding et al. (2014) Eur Spine J 23(2):395–403

    • Guoping Liao
    • Xing Feng
    • Jingming Lin

    Letter to the Editor 08 July 2015 Pages: 2356 - 2356

45. Reviewer’s comment to Letter to the Editor of Jingming Lin et al. concerning “Comparison of unilateral versus bilateral pedicle screw fixation in lumbar interbody fusion: a meta-analysis” (by W. Ding et al. (2014) Eur Spine J 23(2):395–403): and authors’ reply of Wenbin Ding et al.

    • Kimberley Edwards

    Reviewer's Comment 24 July 2015 Pages: 2357 - 2357

46. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Guoping Liao et al. concerning “Comparison of unilateral versus bilateral pedicle screw fixation in lumbar interbody fusion: a meta-analysis” by W. Ding et al. (2014) Eur Spine J 23(2):395–403

    • Wenbin Ding
    • Hui Liu
    • Zhaomin Zheng

    Authors Reply 14 September 2015 Pages: 2358 - 2358

    

47. Announcements for issue 10, 2015

    Announcements 14 September 2015 Pages: 2359 - 2359