Surgery versus conservative management of sciatica due to a lumbar herniated disc: a systematic review Wilco C. H. JacobsMaurits van TulderWilco C. Peul Review Article Open access 15 October 2010 Pages: 513 - 522
Surgical treatment of cervical kyphosis Ke HanChang LuYou-Wen Deng Review Article 22 October 2010 Pages: 523 - 536
Anatomical and surgical study of volume determination of the anterolateral epidural space nerve root L5/S1 under the aspect of epidural perineural injection in minimal invasive treatment of lumbar nerve root compression Wolfram TeskeSonja ZirkeKlaus Schmidt Original Article Open access 30 June 2010 Pages: 537 - 541
The influence of age, anthropometrics and range of motion on the morphometry of the synovial folds of the lateral atlanto-axial joints: a pilot study Alexandra WebbAngela DarekarHamid Rassoulian Original Article 14 August 2010 Pages: 542 - 549
Anatomy of the psoas muscle and lumbar plexus with respect to the surgical approach for lateral transpsoas interbody fusion Christopher K. KeplerEric A. BognerRussel C. Huang Original Article 13 October 2010 Pages: 550 - 556
An MRI study of psoas major and abdominal large vessels with respect to the X/DLIF approach Wan-Kun HuShi-Sheng HeJian Wang Original Article 30 October 2010 Pages: 557 - 562
The mechanical response of the lumbar spine to different combinations of disc degenerative changes investigated using randomized poroelastic finite element models Fabio GalbuseraHendrik SchmidtHans-Joachim Wilke Original Article 10 October 2010 Pages: 563 - 571
Single-nucleotide polymorphism in the hyaluronan and proteoglycan link protein 1 (HAPLN1) gene is associated with spinal osteophyte formation and disc degeneration in Japanese women Tomohiko UranoKen’ichiro NarusawaSatoshi Inoue Original Article 15 October 2010 Pages: 572 - 577
Do early stages of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration really cause instability? Evaluation of an in vitro database Annette KettlerF. RohlmannH.-J. Wilke Original Article 02 December 2010 Pages: 578 - 584
Disc degeneration of cervical spine on MRI in patients with lumbar disc herniation: comparison study with asymptomatic volunteers Eijiro OkadaMorio MatsumotoYoshiaki Toyama Original Article 03 December 2010 Pages: 585 - 591
Human mesenchymal stem cell co-culture modulates the immunological properties of human intervertebral disc tissue fragments in vitro Alessandro BertoloThomas ThiedeJivko V. Stoyanov Original Article 23 December 2010 Pages: 592 - 603
Clinical significance of cerebrospinal fluid nitric oxide concentrations in degenerative cervical and lumbar diseases Hiroshi DendaShinji KimuraNaoto Endo Original Article 29 December 2010 Pages: 604 - 611
Perioperative complications with rhBMP-2 in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion Kirk OwensSteven D. GlassmanLeah Y. Carreon Original Article 26 June 2010 Pages: 612 - 617
Posterior lumbar interbody fusion using non resorbable poly-ether-ether-ketone versus resorbable poly-l-lactide-co-d,l-lactide fusion devices. Clinical outcome at a minimum of 2-year follow-up Timothy U. JiyaT. SmitM. Mullender Original Article Open access 15 September 2010 Pages: 618 - 622
Minimally invasive or open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion as revision surgery for patients previously treated by open discectomy and decompression of the lumbar spine Jian WangYue ZhouJie Liu Original Article 08 October 2010 Pages: 623 - 628
Should smoking habit dictate the fusion technique? A. LucaA. F. MannionD. Grob Original Article 21 October 2010 Pages: 629 - 634
Single-level instrumented posterolateral fusion of the lumbar spine with a local bone graft versus an iliac crest bone graft: a prospective, randomized study with a 2-year follow-up Seiji OhtoriMiyako SuzukiKazuhisa Takahashi Original Article 17 December 2010 Pages: 635 - 639
Assessment of successful incorporation of cages after cervical or lumbar intercorporal fusion with [(18)F]fluoride positron-emission tomography/computed tomography Dorothee R. FischerK. ZweifelK. Strobel Original Article 03 December 2010 Pages: 640 - 648
Pyogenic spondylitis in the elderly: a report from Japan with the most aging society Mitsunori YoshimotoTsuneo TakebayashiToshihiko Yamashita Original Article 23 December 2010 Pages: 649 - 654
Modified total en bloc spondylectomy in thoracic vertebra tumour Changan GuoZuoqin YanZhengrong Chen Chinese section 13 November 2010 Pages: 655 - 660
Endoscopic transnasal resection of the odontoid: case series and clinical course Jens GemptJens LehmbergMichael Stoffel Ideas and Technical Innovations 02 December 2010 Pages: 661 - 666
Erratum to: Needle puncture injury of the rat intervertebral disc affects torsional and compressive biomechanics differently Arthur J. MichalekKristin L. FunabashiJames C. Iatridis Erratum 04 January 2011 Pages: 667 - 667