1. Change in fatty infiltration of lumbar multifidus, erector spinae, and psoas muscles in asymptomatic adults of Asian or Caucasian ethnicities

   • Rebecca J. Crawford
   • James M. Elliott
   • Thomas Volken

   Original Article 11 July 2017 Pages: 3059 - 3067

   

2. Effect of problem and scripting-based learning on spine surgical trainees’ learning outcomes

   • Lin Cong
   • Qi Yan
   • Guanjun Tu

   Original Article 19 May 2017 Pages: 3068 - 3074

3. Circumferential fusion for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis complicated by distal junctional grade 4 spondylolisthesis in the sub-acute post-operative setting

   • Alexander A. Theologis
   • Deeptee Jain
   • Murat Pekmezci

   Grand Rounds 15 February 2017 Pages: 3075 - 3081

   

4. Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Circumferential fusion for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis complicated by distal junctional grade 4 spondylolisthesis in the sub-acute post-operative setting” by Alexander A. Theologis et al. (Eur Spine J; 2017. doi:10.1007/s00586-017-4976-z)

   • Marco Brayda-Bruno

   Reviewer's Comment 07 April 2017 Pages: 3082 - 3083

5. Decompression plus fusion versus decompression alone for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

   • Hai-Feng Liang
   • Shu-Hao Liu
   • Qin-Ming Fei

   Review 24 June 2017 Pages: 3084 - 3095

   

6. A new classification system for degenerative spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine

   • Olivier Gille
   • Houssam Bouloussa
   • Soufiane Ghailane

   Original Article 23 August 2017 Pages: 3096 - 3105

   

7. Association between spondylolisthesis and L5 fracture in patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta

   • Pietro Persiani
   • Jole Graci
   • Mauro Celli

   Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 3106 - 3111

   

8. Correlation between correction of pelvic balance and clinical outcomes in mid- and low-grade adult isthmic spondylolisthesis

   • Andrzej Maciejczak
   • Katarzyna Jabłońska-Sudoł

   Original Article 11 October 2016 Pages: 3112 - 3121

   

9. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound is effective for progressive-stage lumbar spondylolysis with MRI high-signal change

   • Hideyuki Arima
   • Yoshiji Suzuki
   • Yukihiro Matsuyama

   Original Article 08 April 2017 Pages: 3122 - 3128

   

10. Modic changes in the adjacent vertebrae due to disc material infection with Propionibacterium acnes in patients with lumbar disc herniation

    • Javad Aghazadeh
    • Firooz Salehpour
    • Seyed Ahmad Naseri Alavi

    Original Article 24 November 2016 Pages: 3129 - 3134

    

11. The distribution of infection with Propionibacterium acnes is equal in patients with cervical and lumbar disc herniation

    • Naghmeh Javanshir
    • Firooz Salehpour
    • Seyed Ahmad Naseri Alavi

    Original Article 15 July 2017 Pages: 3135 - 3140

12. Minimally invasive spine surgery in lumbar spondylodiscitis: a retrospective single-center analysis of 67 cases

    • Anja Tschugg
    • Sebastian Hartmann
    • Claudius Thomé

    Original Article Open access 12 June 2017 Pages: 3141 - 3146

    

13. First clinical results of minimally invasive vector lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-VLIF) in spondylodiscitis and concomitant osteoporosis: a technical note

    • Bernhard Rieger
    • Hongzhen Jiang
    • Gabriele Schackert

    Original Article 27 December 2016 Pages: 3147 - 3155

    

14. Relationship between preoperative serum rapid turnover proteins and early-stage surgical wound infection after spine surgery

    • Daisuke Kudo
    • Naohisa Miyakoshi
    • Yoichi Shimada

    Original Article 10 November 2016 Pages: 3156 - 3161

15. The role of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in the diagnosis of tubercular spondylodiscitis

    • Justin Arockiaraj
    • Joy S. Michael
    • Venkatesh Krishnan

    Original Article 08 April 2017 Pages: 3162 - 3169

    

16. Is decompressive surgery the only treatment option? A case series of patients with spinal tuberculosis in advanced pregnancy

    • Ashok K. Rathod
    • Vishwajeet Singh
    • Hemant Singh

    Original Article 22 May 2017 Pages: 3170 - 3177

    

17. Tubercular spondylodiscitis in elderly is a more severe disease: a report of 66 consecutive patients

    • Ajoy Prasad Shetty
    • Vibhu Krishnan Viswanathan
    • Rajasekaran Shanmuganathan

    Original Article 07 June 2017 Pages: 3178 - 3186

    

18. Incomplete burst fractures of the thoracolumbar spine: a review of literature

    • U. J. Spiegl
    • C. Josten
    • C.-E. Heyde

    Review 25 May 2017 Pages: 3187 - 3198

    

19. Intracardiac bone cement embolism as a complication of vertebroplasty: management strategy

    • Catherine Hatzantonis
    • Marcin Czyz
    • Bronek M. Boszczyk

    Grand Rounds 17 August 2016 Pages: 3199 - 3205

    

20. Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Intracardiac bone cement embolism as a complication of vertebroplasty: management strategy” by Hatzantonis C, Czyz M, Pyzik R, Boszczyk BM. (Eur Spine J; 2016. doi:10.1007/s00586-016-4695-x)

    • Robert Henderson

    Reviewer's Comment 12 April 2017 Pages: 3206 - 3208

21. Modification of PMMA vertebroplasty cement for reduced stiffness by addition of normal saline: a material properties evaluation

    • Christian Schröder
    • Mai Nguyen
    • Christof Birkenmaier

    Original Article 09 December 2016 Pages: 3209 - 3215

    

22. Local and systemic diffusion of antineoplastic drugs following vertebroplasty using acrylic cement mixed with cisplatin or methotrexate: experimental study in pigs

    • Rafael Llombart-Blanco
    • Carlos Villas
    • Matías Alfonso

    Original Article 06 February 2017 Pages: 3216 - 3224

    

23. Biomechanical in vitro comparison of radiofrequency kyphoplasty and balloon kyphoplasty

    • Gerhard Achatz
    • Hans-Joachim Riesner
    • Hans-Joachim Wilke

    Original Article 27 April 2017 Pages: 3225 - 3234

    

24. Comparison of the 18-month outcome after the treatment of osteoporotic insufficiency fractures by means of balloon sacroplasty (BSP) and radiofrequency sacroplasty (RFS) in comparison: a prospective randomised study

    • Reimer Andresen
    • Sebastian Radmer
    • Hans-Christof Schober

    Original Article Open access 09 January 2017 Pages: 3235 - 3240

    

25. Announcements

    Announcements 21 November 2017 Pages: 3241 - 3241