1. The winners of the GRAMMER European Spine Journal Award 2002/2003 and the increased impact factor of the journal

   • Hans-Joachim Wilke

   Editorial 01 October 2003 Pages: 455 - 455

2. Congenital scoliosis

   • V. Arlet
   • Th. Odent
   • M. Aebi

   Review 14 June 2003 Pages: 456 - 463

   

3. Dose-dependent effects of combined IGF-I and TGF-β1 application in a sheep cervical spine fusion model

   • F. Kandziora
   • R. Pflugmacher
   • N. P. Haas

   Original Article 08 November 2002 Pages: 464 - 473

   

4. Three-dimensional stabilization provided by the external spinal fixator compared to two internal fixation devices: a biomechanical in vitro flexibility study

   • Teija Lund
   • Thomas Nydegger
   • Thomas R. Oxland

   OriginalPaper 01 March 2003 Pages: 474 - 479

   

5. Biomechanical evaluation of a bipedicular spinal fixation device: three different strength tests

   • Laurent Balabaud
   • Emeric Gallard
   • Jean-Paul Steib

   Original Article 05 April 2003 Pages: 480 - 486

   

6. The effects of pineal gland transplantation on the production of spinal deformity and serum melatonin level following pinealectomy in the chicken

   • Mehmet Turgut
   • Çiğdem Yenisey
   • Mine Ertem Yurtseven

   Original Article 01 April 2003 Pages: 487 - 494

   

7. A pilot safety and efficacy study of OP-1 putty (rhBMP-7) as an adjunct to iliac crest autograft in posterolateral lumbar fusions

   • Alexander R. Vaccaro
   • Tushar Patel
   • Todd J. Albert

   Original Article 08 August 2003 Pages: 495 - 500

   

8. Preoperative radiological and electrophysiological evaluation in 100 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients

   • Oliver N. Hausmann
   • Thomas Böni
   • Kan Min

   Original Article 02 August 2003 Pages: 501 - 506

   

9. Spinal fusion in patients with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy and a low forced vital capacity

   • A. Marsh
   • G. Edge
   • J. Lehovsky

   Original Article 14 May 2003 Pages: 507 - 512

10. Subsidence of stand-alone cervical cages in anterior interbody fusion: warning

    • Erol Gercek
    • Vincent Arlet
    • Dante Marchesi

    Original Article 21 June 2003 Pages: 513 - 516

    

11. Clinical analysis of cervical radiculopathy causing deltoid paralysis

    • Han Chang
    • Jong-Beom Park
    • Kyung-Jin Song

    Original Article 07 May 2003 Pages: 517 - 521

    

12. Non-rigid immobilisation of odontoid fractures

    • Ernst J. Müller
    • Ingo Schwinnen
    • Gert Muhr

    Original Article 14 May 2003 Pages: 522 - 525

13. Comment to: "Non-rigid immobilisation of odontoid fractures" by E. J. Müller et al.

    • Dietrich Hohmann

    Reviewer's Comment 10 September 2003 Pages: 526 - 527

14. Back pain remains a common symptom in old age. A population-based study of 4486 Danish twins aged 70–102

    • Jan Hartvigsen
    • Kaare Christensen
    • Henrik Frederiksen

    Original Article 14 May 2003 Pages: 528 - 534

    

15. Spinal stenosis surgery in Sweden 1987–1999

    • K-Å. Jansson
    • P. Blomqvist
    • G. Németh

    Original Article 24 May 2003 Pages: 535 - 541

    

16. Evaluation of a transpedicular drill guide for pedicle screw placement in the thoracic spine

    • Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong
    • Hubert Labelle
    • Carl-Eric Aubin

    Ideas and Technical Innovations 29 May 2003 Pages: 542 - 547

    

17. Calcifying pseudo-tumor of the spine: description of a case and review of the literature

    • Giovanni Liccardo
    • Pierpaolo Lunardi
    • Bernardo Fraioli

    Case Report 21 May 2003 Pages: 548 - 551

    

18. October 2003

    Announcements 03 October 2003 Pages: 552 - 553

19. SSE update October 2003

    Society news 03 October 2003 Pages: 554 - 554