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

   • Max Aebi
   • Li-Yang Dai

   Editorial 23 April 2009 Pages: 585 - 585

2. Pharyngocutaneous fistula after anterior cervical spine surgery

   • Charles A. Sansur
   • Stephen Early
   • Vincent Arlet

   Grand Rounds 28 March 2009 Pages: 586 - 592

   

3. A review of methods for quantitative evaluation of spinal curvature

   • Tomaž Vrtovec
   • Franjo Pernuš
   • Boštjan Likar

   Review Article 27 February 2009 Pages: 593 - 607

   

4. Lumbar lordosis in osteoporosis and in osteoarthritis

   • Michael Papadakis
   • Georgios Papadokostakis
   • Pavlos Katonis

   Original Article 17 December 2008 Pages: 608 - 613

5. Differences in endplate deformation of the adjacent and augmented vertebra following cement augmentation

   • Paul A. Hulme
   • S. K. Boyd
   • S. J. Ferguson

   Original Article 26 February 2009 Pages: 614 - 623

   

6. Comparison of kyphoplasty with use of a calcium phosphate cement and non-operative therapy in patients with traumatic non-osteoporotic vertebral fractures

   • Nicole Schmelzer-Schmied
   • C. Cartens
   • K. DaFonseca

   Original Article 23 January 2009 Pages: 624 - 629

   

7. Mid- to long-term outcome of instrumented anterior cervical fusion for subaxial injuries

   • Heiko Koller
   • Jeremy Reynolds
   • Wolfgang Hitzl

   Original Article 06 February 2009 Pages: 630 - 653

   

8. Comparison between anterior cervical discectomy fusion and cervical corpectomy fusion using titanium cages for reconstruction: analysis of outcome and long-term follow-up

   • Juan S. Uribe
   • Jaypal Reddy Sangala
   • Fernando L. Vale

   Original Article 12 February 2009 Pages: 654 - 662

   

9. Minimum 2-year outcome of cervical laminoplasty with deep extensor muscle-preserving approach: impact on cervical spine function and quality of life

   • Yoshihisa Kotani
   • Kuniyoshi Abumi
   • Akio Minami

   Original Article 12 February 2009 Pages: 663 - 671

   

10. Clinical outcomes of microendoscopic decompressive laminotomy for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis

    • Jwo-Luen Pao
    • Wein-Chin Chen
    • Po-Quang Chen

    Original Article 24 February 2009 Pages: 672 - 678

    

11. The narrowing of the lumbar spinal canal during loaded MRI: the effects of the disc and ligamentum flavum

    • Tommy Hansson
    • Nobuyuki Suzuki
    • Arne Gaulitz

    Original Article 11 March 2009 Pages: 679 - 686

    

12. Allogenic versus autologous cancellous bone in lumbar segmental spondylodesis: a randomized prospective study

    • Michael Putzier
    • Patrick Strube
    • Axel Pruss

    Original Article 16 January 2009 Pages: 687 - 695

    

13. Effect of a novel interspinous implant on lumbar spinal range of motion

    • Robert Gunzburg
    • Marek Szpalski
    • Robert J. Moore

    Original Article 07 February 2009 Pages: 696 - 703

    

14. MRI analysis of muscle/fat index of the superficial and deep neck muscles in an asymptomatic cohort

    • B. Cagnie
    • T. Barbe
    • L. Danneels

    Original Article 12 February 2009 Pages: 704 - 709

    

15. Management of intramedullary spinal cord abscess: experience with four cases, pathophysiology and outcomes

    • Moh’d. Al Barbarawi
    • Wadah Khriesat
    • Abu Alia Loai

    Original Article 27 January 2009 Pages: 710 - 717

    

16. Prognostic factors for recovery from postpartum pelvic girdle pain

    • Nina K. Vøllestad
    • Britt Stuge

    Original Article 24 February 2009 Pages: 718 - 726

    

17. XXXII Italian Spine Society National Congress Baia Samuele – Punta Sampieri, Ragusa 21–23 May, 2009 ABSTRACTS

    Abstracts 22 April 2009 Pages: 727 - 780

18. Announcements for issue 18-5

    Announcements 22 April 2009 Pages: 781 - 781