1. 2009: The year of innovations in the European Spine Journal

   • Max Aebi
   • Vincent Arlet
   • Michael Pfeiffer

   Editorial 26 February 2009 Pages: 291 - 292

2. Upper cervical spine chordoma of C2–C3

   • Liang Jiang
   • Zhong Jun Liu
   • Geng Ting Dang

   Grand Rounds 17 February 2009 Pages: 293 - 300

   

3. Repair, regenerative and supportive therapies of the annulus fibrosus: achievements and challenges

   • Johannes Leendert Bron
   • Marco N. Helder
   • Theodoor H. Smit

   Review Open access 23 December 2008 Pages: 301 - 313

   

4. Erythropoietin in spinal cord injury

   • Georgios K. Matis
   • Theodossios A. Birbilis

   Review 22 November 2008 Pages: 314 - 323

   

5. Spinal extradural angiolipoma: report of two cases and review of the literature

   • Miguel Gelabert-González
   • Alfredo García-Allut

   Review 06 January 2009 Pages: 324 - 335

   

6. Does dexmedetomidine reduce secondary damage after spinal cord injury? An experimental study

   • Adem Aslan
   • Mustafa Cemek
   • Huseyin Fidan

   Original Article 08 January 2009 Pages: 336 - 344

   

7. Percutaneous core excision and radiofrequency thermo-coagulation for the ablation of osteoid osteoma of the spine

   • Alexander G. Hadjipavlou
   • Michael N. Tzermiadianos
   • Phillip Lander

   Original Article 25 November 2008 Pages: 345 - 351

   

8. The effect of intra-operative skeletal (skull femoral) traction on apical vertebral rotation

   • Subir N. Jhaveri
   • Reinhard Zeller
   • Stephen J. Lewis

   Original Article 24 December 2008 Pages: 352 - 356

   

9. Reviewer’s comment concerning “the effect of intraoperative skeletal (skull-femoral) traction in apical vertebral rotation” by St Lewis et al. (MS-no: ESJO-D-08-00312R1)

   • Jonathan N. Grauer

   Reviewer's Comment 27 January 2009 Pages: 357 - 357

10. Qualitative and quantitative assessment of degeneration of cervical intervertebral discs and facet joints

    • Joris Walraevens
    • Baoge Liu
    • Jan Goffin

    Original Article 13 November 2008 Pages: 358 - 369

    

11. Qualitative and quantitative assessment of degeneration of cervical intervertebral discs and facet joints

    • Joris Walraevens
    • Baoge Liu
    • Jan Goffin

    Erratum 27 January 2009 Pages: 370 - 370

12. The association between prevalent neck pain and health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional analysis

    • Mana Rezai
    • Pierre Côté
    • Linda Carroll

    Original Article 20 November 2008 Pages: 371 - 381

13. Development of a clinical prediction rule to identify patients with neck pain likely to benefit from cervical traction and exercise

    • Nicole H. Raney
    • Evan J. Petersen
    • John D. Childs

    Original Article 14 January 2009 Pages: 382 - 391

    

14. Lateral radiological evaluation of transarticular screw placement in the lower cervical spine

    • Rongming Xu
    • Liujun Zhao
    • Weiyu Jiang

    Original Article 08 January 2009 Pages: 392 - 397

    

15. Clinic-based training in comparison to home-based training after first-time lumbar disc surgery: a randomised controlled trial

    • Ann-Christin Johansson
    • Steven J. Linton
    • Michael Cornefjord

    Original Article 20 November 2008 Pages: 398 - 409

    

16. Altered response of the anterolateral abdominal muscles to simulated weight-bearing in subjects with low back pain

    • Julie A. Hides
    • Daniel L. Belavý
    • Carolyn A. Richardson

    Original Article 18 November 2008 Pages: 410 - 418

    

17. “When will I recover?” A national survey on patients’ and physicians’ expectations concerning the recovery time for acute back pain

    • Serge Perrot
    • F. A. Allaert
    • F. Laroche

    Original Article 09 January 2009 Pages: 419 - 429

    

18. Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion using unilateral pedicle screws and a translaminar screw

    • Anil Sethi
    • Sandra Lee
    • Rahul Vaidya

    Original Article 18 November 2008 Pages: 430 - 434

    

19. Assessment of neck pain and its associated disorders

    • Margareta Nordin
    • Eugene J. Carragee
    • Scott Haldeman

    Erratum 12 February 2009 Pages: 435 - 436

    

20. Acknowledgement to Referees

    Acknowledgement to Referees 24 February 2009 Pages: 437 - 437

21. Announcements

    Announcements 24 February 2009 Pages: 438 - 438