1. Is low back pain after disc herniation with Modic Type 1 changes a low-grade infection?

   • Max Aebi

   Editorial 08 March 2013 Pages: 689 - 689

2. Does nuclear tissue infected with bacteria following disc herniations lead to Modic changes in the adjacent vertebrae?

   • Hanne B. Albert
   • Peter Lambert
   • Tom Elliott

   Original Article 10 February 2013 Pages: 690 - 696

3. Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral bone edema (Modic type 1 changes): a double-blind randomized clinical controlled trial of efficacy

   • Hanne B. Albert
   • Joan S. Sorensen
   • Claus Manniche

   Original Article 13 February 2013 Pages: 697 - 707

   

4. Tandem age-related lumbar and cervical intervertebral disc changes in asymptomatic subjects

   • Morio Matsumoto
   • Eijiro Okada
   • Takeshi Takahata

   Original Article 19 September 2012 Pages: 708 - 713

   

5. Elevated IL-1β and IL-6 levels in lumbar herniated discs in patients with sciatic pain

   • Pablo Andrade
   • Govert Hoogland
   • Veerle Visser-Vandewalle

   Original Article 27 September 2012 Pages: 714 - 720

   

6. Disk degeneration of the upper lumbar disks is associated with hip pain

   • Evelien I. T. de Schepper
   • Jurgen Damen
   • Sita M. Bierma-Zeinstra

   Original Article 08 November 2012 Pages: 721 - 726

7. Learning curve of full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy

   • Hsien-Ta Hsu
   • Shang-Jen Chang
   • Chung Liang Chai

   Original Article 17 October 2012 Pages: 727 - 733

   

8. HIZ’s relation to axial load and low back pain: investigated with axial loaded MRI and pressure controlled discography

   • Hebelka Hanna
   • Hansson Tommy

   Original Article 26 September 2012 Pages: 734 - 739

   

9. Erratum to: HIZ’s relation to axial load and low back pain: investigated with axial loaded MRI and pressure controlled discography

   • Hanna Hebelka
   • Tommy Hansson

   Erratum 21 November 2012 Pages: 740 - 740

10. Prospective study on serum metal levels in patients with metal-on-metal lumbar disc arthroplasty

    • Matthew F. Gornet
    • J. K. Burkus
    • J. J. Jacobs

    Original Article 20 November 2012 Pages: 741 - 746

    

11. In vivo analysis of cervical kinematics after implantation of a minimally constrained cervical artificial disc replacement

    • Heiko Koller
    • Oliver Meier
    • Wolfgang Hitzl

    Original Article 24 November 2012 Pages: 747 - 758

    

12. Footprint mismatch in total cervical disc arthroplasty

    • Martin Thaler
    • Sebastian Hartmann
    • Christian Bach

    Original Article 27 November 2012 Pages: 759 - 765

    

13. Analysis of intraoperative difficulties and management of operative complications in revision anterior exposure of the lumbar spine: a report of 25 consecutive cases

    • Charles-Henri Flouzat-Lachaniette
    • William Delblond
    • Jérôme Allain

    Original Article 01 October 2012 Pages: 766 - 774

    

14. Is section of the sympathetic rami communicantes by laparoscopy in patients with refractory low back pain efficient?

    • Jérôme Rigaud
    • Thibault Riant
    • Roger Robert

    Original Article 29 September 2012 Pages: 775 - 781

    

15. Effects of a postural education program on school backpack habits related to low back pain in children

    • Josep Vidal
    • Pere A. Borràs
    • Pere Palou

    Original Article 10 November 2012 Pages: 782 - 787

    

16. Lumbar paraspinal and biceps brachii muscle function and movement perception in lumbar spinal stenosis

    • Tommi Kääriäinen
    • Ville Leinonen
    • Olavi Airaksinen

    Original Article 21 November 2012 Pages: 788 - 793

    

17. Limaprost alfadex and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for sciatica due to lumbar spinal stenosis

    • Akira Onda
    • Shin-ichi Kikuchi
    • Shin-ichi Konno

    Original Article 23 October 2012 Pages: 794 - 801

    

18. Physical activity level, leisure activities and related quality of life 1 year after lumbar decompression or total hip arthroplasty

    • Nanna Rolving
    • Kirstine H. Obling
    • Kirsten Fonager

    Original Article 18 October 2012 Pages: 802 - 808

    

19. A newly developed drill with a polished tip for the anterior cervical approach in spinal canal stenosis: a technical note

    • Mario Leimert
    • Richard Bostelmann
    • Bernd Reitemeier

    Ideas and Technical Innovations 22 November 2012 Pages: 809 - 812

    

20. Radiographic measurement reliability of lumbar lordosis in ankylosing spondylitis

    • Jung Sub Lee
    • Tae Sik Goh
    • Kuen Tak Suh

    Original Article 18 November 2012 Pages: 813 - 818

    

21. Non-instrumented correction of cervicothoracic kyphosis in ankylosing spondylitis: a critical analysis on the results of open-wedge osteotomy C7-T1 with gradual Halo-Thoracic-Cast based correction

    • Heiko Koller
    • Oliver Meier
    • Wolfgang Hitzl

    Original Article 28 November 2012 Pages: 819 - 832

    

22. Electrophysiological diagnosis using sensory nerve action potential for the intraforaminal and extraforaminal L5 nerve root entrapment

    • Muneharu Ando
    • Tetsuya Tamaki
    • Munehito Yoshida

    Original Article 24 November 2012 Pages: 833 - 839

    

23. Relevance of intraoperative D wave in spine and spinal cord surgeries

    • Paolo Costa
    • Paola Peretta
    • Giuliano Faccani

    Original Article 17 November 2012 Pages: 840 - 848

    

24. Global sagittal alignment and health-related quality of life in lumbosacral spondylolisthesis

    • Adil Harroud
    • Hubert Labelle
    • Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong

    Original Article 27 November 2012 Pages: 849 - 856

    

25. Epidemiological survey of ossification of the ligamentum flavum in thoracic spine: CT imaging observation of 993 cases

    • Ning Lang
    • Hui Shu Yuan
    • Zhong Qiang Chen

    Original Article 15 September 2012 Pages: 857 - 862

    

26. CT morphology and morphometry of the normal adult coccyx

    • Jason T. K. Woon
    • Vivekanandan Perumal
    • Mark D. Stringer

    Original Article 29 November 2012 Pages: 863 - 870

    

27. Pelvic joint fusions in patients with chronic pelvic girdle pain: a 23-year follow-up

    • Thomas J. Kibsgård
    • Olav Røise
    • Britt Stuge

    Original Article 23 September 2012 Pages: 871 - 877

    

28. The impact of body mass index and central obesity on the spino-pelvic parameters: a correlation study

    • S. Romero-Vargas
    • B. Zárate-Kalfópulos
    • Alejandro Reyes-Sánchez

    Original Article 13 November 2012 Pages: 878 - 882

    

29. Surgical patterns in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures

    • Sanganagouda Patil
    • Saurabh Rawall
    • Abhay Nene

    Original Article 28 September 2012 Pages: 883 - 891

    

30. The grading model for the assessment of the total amount of epidural fibrosis in postoperative lumbar spine

    • Zvonimir Ivan Lubina
    • Senka Baranovic
    • Dražen Lovrić

    Ideas and Technical Innovations Open access 13 October 2012 Pages: 892 - 897

    

31. Letter to the editor concerning “Does minimally invasive lumbar disc surgery result in less muscle injury than conventional surgery? A randomized controlled trial” by Arts M, Brand R et al. (2011) Eur Spine J 20(1):51–57

    • Reginald Q. Knight

    Letter to the Editor 01 September 2012 Pages: 898 - 898

32. Reply to the letter to the editor of R. Q. Knight concerning “Does minimally invasive lumbar disc surgery result in less muscle injury than conventional surgery? A randomized controlled trial” by M. Arts, R. Brand, et al. (2011) Eur Spine J 20(1):51–57. doi:10.1007/s00586-012-2491-9

    • Mark P. Arts

    Author's Reply 09 January 2013 Pages: 899 - 899

33. XXXVI Italian Spine Society National Congress Sala Maggiore: Fiera District, Bologna, Italy 16th–18th May, 2013 ABSTRACTS

    Abstracts 10 April 2013 Pages: 900 - 952

34. Swespine: the Swedish spine register

    • Björn Strömqvist
    • Peter Fritzell
    • Swedish Society of Spinal Surgeons

    Spine Registry Open access 11 April 2013 Pages: 953 - 974

    

35. Announcements for issue 22-4, April 2013-ED

    Announcements 22 February 2013 Pages: 975 - 975