1. ISSLS Prize in Basic science 2019: Physical activity attenuates fibrotic alterations to the multifidus muscle associated with intervertebral disc degeneration

   • G. James
   • D. M. Klyne
   • P. W. Hodges

   Original Article 08 February 2019 Pages: 893 - 904

   

2. ISSLS PRIZE IN BIOENGINEERING SCIENCE 2019: biomechanical changes in dynamic sagittal balance and lower limb compensatory strategies following realignment surgery in adult spinal deformity patients

   • Jeannie F. Bailey
   • Robert P. Matthew
   • Jeffrey C. Lotz

   Original Article Open access 02 March 2019 Pages: 905 - 913

   

3. ISSLS PRIZE IN CLINICAL SCIENCE 2019: clinical importance of trunk muscle mass for low back pain, spinal balance, and quality of life—a multicenter cross-sectional study

   • Yusuke Hori
   • Masatoshi Hoshino
   • Hiroaki Nakamura

   Original Article 06 February 2019 Pages: 914 - 921

   

4. GEORG SCHMORL PRIZE OF THE GERMAN SPINE SOCIETY (DWG) 2018: combined inflammatory and mechanical stress weakens the annulus fibrosus: evidences from a loaded bovine AF organ culture

   • Taryn Saggese
   • Graciosa Q. Teixeira
   • Cornelia Neidlinger-Wilke

   Original Article 28 January 2019 Pages: 922 - 933

   

5. GRAMMER EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL AWARD FOR BASIC SCIENCE AND APPLIED RESEARCH 2017/2018

   News 15 April 2019 Pages: 934 - 935

6. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL MAX AEBI AWARD FOR CLINICAL SCIENCES 2017/2018

   News 15 April 2019 Pages: 936 - 936

7. Imaging versus no imaging for low back pain: a systematic review, measuring costs, healthcare utilization and absence from work

   • G. P. G. Lemmers
   • W. van Lankveld
   • J. B. Staal

   Review Article 22 February 2019 Pages: 937 - 950

   

8. Fully automated radiological analysis of spinal disorders and deformities: a deep learning approach

   • Fabio Galbusera
   • Frank Niemeyer
   • Luca Maria Sconfienza

   Original Article 12 March 2019 Pages: 951 - 960

   

9. Age- and sex-related changes in facet orientation and tropism in lower lumbar spine: an MRI study of 600 patients

   • Devanand Degulmadi
   • Bharat R. Dave
   • Ajay Krishnan

   Original Article 18 March 2019 Pages: 961 - 966

   

10. Back pain and sagittal spine alignment in obese patients eligible for bariatric surgery

    • Alexandre Peixoto de Mello
    • Glaucus Cajaty dos Santos Martins
    • Maurício de Pinho Gama

    Original Article 15 March 2019 Pages: 967 - 975

    

11. Prevalence of and factors associated with dysfunctional low back pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    • Kazuto Miura
    • Osamu Morita
    • Naoto Endo

    Original Article Open access 08 March 2019 Pages: 976 - 982

    

12. Modic I changes size increase from supine to standing MRI correlates with increase in pain intensity in standing position: uncovering the “biomechanical stress” and “active discopathy” theories in low back pain

    • Alessandra Splendiani
    • Federico Bruno
    • Carlo Masciocchi

    Original Article Open access 15 April 2019 Pages: 983 - 992

    

13. Serum and nutrient deprivation increase autophagic flux in intervertebral disc annulus fibrosus cells: an in vitro experimental study

    • Takashi Yurube
    • William J. Buchser
    • Gwendolyn A. Sowa

    Original Article 07 March 2019 Pages: 993 - 1004

    

14. Diffusion kurtosis imaging provides quantitative assessment of the microstructure changes of disc degeneration: an in vivo experimental study

    • Li Li
    • Zhiguo Zhou
    • WenZhen Zhu

    Original Article 18 February 2019 Pages: 1005 - 1013

    

15. Effect of needle diameter, type and volume of contrast agent on intervertebral disc degeneration in rats with discography

    • Xiaodong Huang
    • Weiheng Wang
    • Xiaojian Ye

    Original Article Open access 12 March 2019 Pages: 1014 - 1022

    

16. Antifibrinolytic agents for paediatric scoliosis surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    • Shoahaib Karimi
    • Victor M. Lu
    • Ralph J. Mobbs

    Review Article 09 February 2019 Pages: 1023 - 1034

    

17. Multilevel spinal reconstruction in pediatric patients under 4 years old with non-congenital pathology (10-year single-center cohort study)

    • Alexander Yu Mushkin
    • Denis G. Naumov
    • Valery A. Evseev

    Original Article 07 September 2018 Pages: 1035 - 1043

    

18. Pure distraction injury of T1–2 with quad fever

    • Jun-Yeong Seo
    • Chae-Moon Lim
    • Kee-Yong Ha

    Grand Rounds 03 August 2017 Pages: 1044 - 1050

    

19. Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Pure distraction injury of T1–2 with quad fever” by Jun-Yeong Seo et al. (Eur Spine J [2017]: doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5232-2)

    • Yann Philippe Charles

    Reviewer's Comment 18 August 2017 Pages: 1051 - 1052

    

20. Effectiveness of posterior reduction and fixation in atlantoaxial dislocation: a retrospective cohort study of 135 patients with a treatment algorithm proposal

    • Jian Guan
    • Zan Chen
    • Fengzeng Jian

    Original Article 02 January 2019 Pages: 1053 - 1063

    

21. Type II odontoid fracture in elderly patients treated conservatively: is fracture healing the goal?

    • Giorgio Lofrese
    • Antonio Musio
    • Pasquale De Bonis

    Original Article 23 January 2019 Pages: 1064 - 1071

    

22. Lumbar spine posture and spinopelvic parameters change in various standing and sitting postures

    • Abdulhamit Misir
    • Turan Bilge Kizkapan
    • Mehmet Yetis

    Original Article 29 November 2018 Pages: 1072 - 1081

    

23. A pilot randomized controlled trial of 6-week combined exercise program on fasting insulin and fitness levels in individuals with spinal cord injury

    • Dong-Il Kim
    • J. Andrew Taylor
    • Justin Y. Jeon

    Original Article 24 January 2019 Pages: 1082 - 1091

    

24. Is cell transplantation a reliable therapeutic strategy for spinal cord injury in clinical practice? A systematic review and meta-analysis from 22 clinical controlled trials

    • He Zhao
    • Qing-Ling Sun
    • Xing Yu

    Review Article 21 January 2019 Pages: 1092 - 1112

    

25. Traumatic hyperextension-distraction injuries of the thoracolumbar spine: a technical note on surgical positioning

    • Andrew S. Moon
    • Carly A. Cignetti
    • Sakthivel Rajan Rajaram Manoharan

    Ideas and Technical Innovations 15 February 2019 Pages: 1113 - 1120

    

26. Osteoarthritis and spontaneous fusion of facet joints after percutaneous instrumentation in thoracolumbar fractures

    • Alix Tromme
    • Yann Philippe Charles
    • Jean-Paul Steib

    Original Article 09 June 2017 Pages: 1121 - 1129

    

27. Hybrid stabilization of unstable osteoporotic thoracolumbar vertebral body fractures: clinical and radiological outcome after a mean of 4 years

    • Ulrich J. Spiegl
    • Christine Anemüller
    • Christoph-Eckhard Heyde

    Original Article 21 March 2019 Pages: 1130 - 1137

    

28. Spinal injuries in airborne accidents: a demographic overview of 148 patients in a level-1 trauma center

    • Henrik C. Bäcker
    • J. Turner Vosseller
    • Moritz C. Deml

    Original Article 18 March 2019 Pages: 1138 - 1145

    

29. Functional outcome of surgically treated U-shaped sacral fractures: experience from 41 cases

    • Li He
    • Chengla Yi
    • Zhiyong Hou

    Original Article 24 January 2019 Pages: 1146 - 1155

    

30. Reliability and validity of self-reported questionnaires to measure pain and disability in adults with neck pain and its associated disorders: part 3—a systematic review from the CADRE Collaboration

    • N. Lemeunier
    • S. da Silva-Oolup
    • P. Côté

    Review Article 16 March 2019 Pages: 1156 - 1179

    

31. Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging assessment of lateral atlantoaxial joint meniscoid composition: a validation study

    • Scott F. Farrell
    • Peter Stanwell
    • Peter G. Osmotherly

    Original Article 02 January 2019 Pages: 1180 - 1187

    

32. A new variant ligament of the atlantooccipital joint: the lateral oblique atlantooccipital ligament

    • Shogo Kikuta
    • Joe Iwanaga
    • R. Shane Tubbs

    Original Article 19 February 2019 Pages: 1188 - 1191

    

33. Inter-spinous process distance: a novel parameter predicting segmental lordosis during posterior cervical spine deformity surgery

    • Takayoshi Shimizu
    • Suthipas Pongmanee
    • K. Daniel Riew

    Original Article 15 February 2019 Pages: 1192 - 1199

    

34. Kinematic characteristics of patients with cervical imbalance: a weight-bearing dynamic MRI study

    • Koji Tamai
    • Phillip Grisdela Jr.
    • Jeffrey C. Wang

    Original Article 08 January 2019 Pages: 1200 - 1208

    

35. 30-Day unplanned surgery in cervical spondylotic myelopathy surgically treated: a single-center experience

    • Xavier Plano
    • Manuel Ramírez
    • Ferran Pellisé

    Original Article 23 February 2019 Pages: 1209 - 1216

    

36. Physical performance decreases in the early stage of cervical myelopathy before the myelopathic signs appear: the Wakayama Spine Study

    • Keiji Nagata
    • Noriko Yoshimura
    • Munehito Yoshida

    Original Article 07 February 2019 Pages: 1217 - 1224

    

37. Preclinical evaluation of a novel anterior non-fusion fixation device for atlantoaxial instability: an in vivo comparison study in a canine model

    • Xuan Cai
    • Xiaoqing Yi
    • Xijing He

    Original Article 13 February 2019 Pages: 1225 - 1233

    

38. Minimum clinically important difference in outcome scores among patients undergoing cervical laminoplasty

    • So Kato
    • Yasushi Oshima
    • Katsushi Takeshita

    Original Article 14 March 2019 Pages: 1234 - 1241

    

39. Letter to the Editor concerning “Low virulence bacterial infections in cervical intervertebral discs: a prospective case series” by Chen Y, Wang X, Zhang X, et al. (Eur Spine J; 2018: doi:10.1007/s00586-018-5582-4)

    • Manu N. Capoor
    • Andrew McDowell
    • Ondrej Slaby

    Letter to the Editor Open access 23 June 2018 Pages: 1242 - 1245

    

40. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Manu N. Capoor et al. concerning “Low virulence bacterial infections in cervical intervertebral discs: a prospective case series” by Chen Y, Wang X, Zhang X, et al. (Eur Spine J; 2018: doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5582-4)

    • Yilei Chen
    • Xianjun Wang
    • Fengdong Zhao

    Reviewer's Comment 29 June 2018 Pages: 1246 - 1247

41. Letter to the Editor concerning “Is L5–S1 motion segment different from the rest? A radiographic kinematic assessment of 72 patients with chronic low back pain” by AB Sabnis et al. (Eur Spine J; 27(5):1127–1135)

    • Miao Yu
    • Xu Wang

    Letter to the Editor 21 June 2018 Pages: 1248 - 1248

42. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Miao Yu et al. concerning “Is L5-S1 motion segment different from the rest? A radiographic kinematic assessment of 72 patients with chronic low back pain” by AB Sabnis et al. (Eur. Spine J; 27(5):1127–1135)

    • Ashutosh B. Sabnis
    • Uphar Chamoli
    • Ashish D. Diwan

    Reviewer's Comment 22 June 2018 Pages: 1249 - 1249

43. Letter to the Editor concerning “The association of back muscle strength and sarcopenia-related parameters in the patients with spinal disorders” by Toyoda H, et al. (Eur Spine J; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-018-5858-8)

    • Vildan Binay Safer
    • lker Tasci
    • Umut Safer

    Letter to the Editor 12 March 2019 Pages: 1250 - 1251

44. Answer to the Letter to the Editor concerning “The association of back muscle strength and sarcopenia-related parameters in the patients with spinal disorders” by Toyoda H, et al. (Eur Spine J; doi.org/10.1007/s00586-018-5858-8)

    • Hiromitsu Toyoda
    • Masatoshi Hoshino
    • Hiroaki Nakamura

    Author's Reply 06 March 2019 Pages: 1252 - 1253

45. Correction to: Efficacy of the Game Ready^® cooling device on postoperative analgesia after scoliosis surgery in children

    • Myriam Bellon
    • Daphné Michelet
    • Souhayl Dahmani

    Correction 30 March 2019 Pages: 1254 - 1254

46. Announcement

    Announcements 22 April 2019 Pages: 1255 - 1255