Can spinal surgery in England be saved from litigation: a review of 978 clinical negligence claims against the NHS John T. MachinJohn HardmanMike Hutton Original Article 27 August 2018 Pages: 2693 - 2699
Cervical and postural strategies for maintaining horizontal gaze in asymptomatic adults Nour KhalilAren Joe BizdikianAyman Assi Original Article 07 September 2018 Pages: 2700 - 2709
Clinical course and prognostic models for the conservative management of cervical radiculopathy: a prospective cohort study Marije L. S. Sleijser-KoehorstMichel W. CoppietersGwendolijne G. M. Scholten-Peeters Original Article Open access 16 October 2018 Pages: 2710 - 2719
Importance of the preoperative cross-sectional area of the semispinalis cervicis as a risk factor for loss of lordosis after laminoplasty in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy Byung-Jou LeeJin Hoon ParkSung Woo Roh Original Article 13 August 2018 Pages: 2720 - 2728
Cervical pedicle screw instrumentation is more reliable with O-arm-based 3D navigation: analysis of cervical pedicle screw placement accuracy with O-arm-based 3D navigation Sourabh ChachanHamid Rahmatullah Bin Abd RazakDinesh Shree Kumar Original Article 12 April 2018 Pages: 2729 - 2736
Comment on “Cervical pedicle screw instrumentation is reliable with O-arm-based 3D navigation: analysis of cervical pedicle screw placement accuracy with O-arm-based 3D navigation” by S. Chachan et al. (Eur Spine J; 2018: doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5585-1) R. CecchinatoC. Lamartina Reviewer's Comment 19 June 2018 Pages: 2737 - 2737
Proposal for a new trajectory for subaxial cervical lateral mass screws Samer Amhaz-EscanlarAlberto Jorge-MoraMaximo-Alberto Diez-Ulloa Original Article 20 June 2018 Pages: 2738 - 2744
Multi- versus single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: comparing sagittal alignment, early adjacent segment degeneration, and clinical outcomes Bryce A. BasquesPhilip K. LouieHoward S. An Original Article 26 June 2018 Pages: 2745 - 2753
A novel technique of cervical pedicle screw placement with a pilot screw under the guidance of intraoperative 3D imaging from C-arm cone-beam CT without navigation for safe and accurate insertion Masahiko TakahataKatsuhisa YamadaNorimasa Iwasaki Original Article 23 July 2018 Pages: 2754 - 2762
Percutaneous ultrasonographic evaluation of the spinal cord after cervical laminoplasty: time-dependent changes Yoshiharu NakayaAtsushi NakanoMasashi Neo Original Article 07 September 2018 Pages: 2763 - 2771
Motion analysis of dynamic cervical implant stabilization versus anterior discectomy and fusion: a retrospective analysis of 70 cases Zhonghai LiHuarong WuTiesheng Hou Original Article 07 September 2018 Pages: 2772 - 2780
A critical appraisal of the quality of low back pain practice guidelines using the AGREE II tool and comparison with previous evaluations: a EuroAIM initiative Fabio Martino DoniselliMoreno ZanardoEstanislao Arana Review 15 September 2018 Pages: 2781 - 2790
Clinical practice guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care: an updated overview Crystian B. OliveiraChris G. MaherBart W. Koes Review Open access 03 July 2018 Pages: 2791 - 2803
Validation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Korean version of the Core Outcome Measures Index in patients with degenerative lumbar disease Ho-Joong KimJin S. YeomAnne F. Mannion Original Article 17 September 2018 Pages: 2804 - 2813
Validation of the Croatian version of the Oswestry Disability Index Ivan DomazetJakob NemirMarin Stančić Original Article 08 September 2018 Pages: 2814 - 2822
The use of STarT BACK Screening Tool in emergency departments for patients with acute low back pain: a prospective inception cohort study Flávia Cordeiro MedeirosLeonardo Oliveira Pena CostaLucíola Cunha Menezes Costa Original Article 18 April 2018 Pages: 2823 - 2830
Aberrant intervertebral motion in patients with treatment-resistant nonspecific low back pain: a retrospective cohort study and control comparison Alexander BreenFiona MellorAlan Breen Original Article Open access 20 June 2018 Pages: 2831 - 2839
Axial loading during MRI reveals deviant characteristics within posterior IVD regions between low back pain patients and controls H. HebelkaL. TorénH. Brisby Original Article 09 October 2018 Pages: 2840 - 2846
The prevalence of chronic low back pain and lumbar deformities in patients with Parkinson’s disease: implications on spinal surgery Imke GalazkyChristina CaspariJoerg Franke Original Article 08 September 2018 Pages: 2847 - 2853
Endplate lesions in the lumbar spine: a novel MRI-based classification scheme and epidemiology in low back pain patients Marco Brayda-BrunoDomenico AlbanoAlberto Zerbi Original Article 10 October 2018 Pages: 2854 - 2861
Smartphone app in self-management of chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial H. S. ChhabraSunil SharmaShalini Verma Original Article 15 October 2018 Pages: 2862 - 2874
Cost of low back pain: results from a national register study in Sweden Gylfi OlafssonEmma JonssonFredrik Borgström Original Article Open access 28 August 2018 Pages: 2875 - 2881
Letter to Editor concerning “Comparative study of the efficacy of transdermal buprenorphine patches and prolonged-release tramadol tablets for postoperative pain control after spinal fusion surgery: a prospective, randomized controlled non-inferiority trial” by Kim HJ, Ahn HS, Nam Y, Chang BS, Lee CK, Yeom JS (2017) Eur Spine J 26:2961–2968 Lucas J. Castro-AlvesMark C. Kendall Letter to the Editor 06 October 2018 Pages: 2882 - 2883
Answer to the Letter to the Editor of LJ Castro-Alves et al. concerning “Comparative study of the efficacy of transdermal buprenorphine patches and prolonged-release tramadol tablets for postoperative pain control after spinal fusion surgery: a prospective, randomized controlled non-inferiority trial” by HJ Kim et al. (2017) Eur Spine J;26:2961–2968 Ho-Joong Kim Author's Reply 10 October 2018 Pages: 2884 - 2884
Letter to the Editor concerning “Predicting medical complications in spine surgery: evaluation of a novel online risk calculator” by M. F. Kasparek et al. (Eur Spine J: DOI 10.1007/s00586-018-5707-9) Soodeh ShahsavariMehdi NaderiMasoumeh Abbasi Letter to the Editor 08 October 2018 Pages: 2885 - 2886
Reply to the Letter to the Editor of S. Shahsavari et al. concerning “Predicting medical complications in spine surgery: evaluation of a novel online risk calculator” by M. F. Kasparek et al. (Eur Spine J: doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5707-9) M. F. KasparekF. BoettnerJ. Grohs Author's Reply 11 October 2018 Pages: 2887 - 2888
Comments to the Letter to the Editor of S. Shahsavari et al. concerning “Predicting medical complications in spine surgery: evaluation of a novel online risk calculator” by M. F. Kasparek et al. (Eur Spine J: doi:10.1007/s00586-018-5707-9) and the reply to the Letter to the Editor of S. Shahsavari et al. concerning “Predicting medical complications in spine surgery: evaluation of a novel online risk calculator” by M. F. Kasparek et al. (Eur Spine J: doi:10.1007/s00586-018-5707-9) Kimberley L. Edwards Reviewer’s Comment 16 October 2018 Pages: 2889 - 2890
Letter to the Editor concerning “Clinical practice guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care: an updated overview” by Oliveira CB, Maher CG, Pinto RZ, Traeger AC, Lin CWC, Chenot JF, van Tulder M, Koes BW (2018) Eur Spine J. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-018-5673-2 Stephen BirchMyeong Soo Lee Letter to the Editor 08 October 2018 Pages: 2891 - 2893
Reply to the Letter to the Editor of S. Birch et al. concerning “Clinical practice guidelines for the management of nonspecific low back pain in primary care: an updated overview” by Oliveira CB, Maher CG, Pinto RZ, Traeger AC, Lin CWC, Chenot JF, van Tulder M, Koes BW (2018) Eur Spine J; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-018-5673-2 Crystian B. OliveiraChris G. MaherBart W. Koes Author's Reply 15 October 2018 Pages: 2894 - 2897