1. Editorial

   EditorialNotes Pages: 203 - 204

2. Intervertebral disc degeneration

   • R. D. Fraser
   • O. L. Osti
   • B. Vernon-Roberts

   Review Pages: 205 - 213

3. Abnormal stress concentrations in lumbar intervertebral discs following damage to the vertebral bodies: a cause of disc failure?

   • M. A. Adams
   • D. S. McNally
   • A. E. Goodship

   Original Articles Pages: 214 - 221

4. Cervical spine locking plate: in vitro biomechanical testing

   • Stephen A. Smith
   • Ronald W. Lindsey
   • Jessie H. Dickson

   Original Articles Pages: 222 - 225

5. Postoperative lumbar discitis

   • F. Postacchini
   • G. Cinotti

   Original Articles Pages: 226 - 230

6. Radical and débridement surgery for tuberculosis of the spine in children: a preliminary analysis of results from a 17-year prospective study

   • S. S. Upadhyay
   • P. Sell
   • J. C. Y. Leong

   Original Articles Pages: 231 - 235

7. Spinal growth and progression of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

   • Mauno Ylikoski

   Original Articles Pages: 236 - 239

8. Imbalance of electromyographic activity and physical rehabilitation of patients with idiopathic scoliosis

   • H. R. Weiss

   Original Articles Pages: 240 - 243

9. Fracture of the spine, spinal epidural haematoma and spondylitis

   • Fernand de Peretti
   • Itsvan Hovorka
   • Claude Argenson

   Case Report Pages: 244 - 248

10. Laminectomy combined with posterolateral stabilisation: a muscle-sparing approach to the lumbosacral spine

    • Robert D. Fraser
    • David J. Hall

    Ideas and Technical Innovations Pages: 249 - 253

11. Lumbar disc prosthesis

    • T. David

    Ideas and Technical Innovations Pages: 254 - 259

12. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 260 - 260