ISSLS Prize in Basic science 2019: Physical activity attenuates fibrotic alterations to the multifidus muscle associated with intervertebral disc degeneration G. JamesD. M. KlyneP. W. Hodges Original Article 08 February 2019 Pages: 893 - 904
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. BaileyRobert P. MatthewJeffrey C. Lotz Original Article Open access 02 March 2019 Pages: 905 - 913
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 HoriMasatoshi HoshinoHiroaki Nakamura Original Article 06 February 2019 Pages: 914 - 921
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 SaggeseGraciosa Q. TeixeiraCornelia Neidlinger-Wilke Original Article 28 January 2019 Pages: 922 - 933
GRAMMER EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL AWARD FOR BASIC SCIENCE AND APPLIED RESEARCH 2017/2018 News 15 April 2019 Pages: 934 - 935
EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL MAX AEBI AWARD FOR CLINICAL SCIENCES 2017/2018 News 15 April 2019 Pages: 936 - 936
Imaging versus no imaging for low back pain: a systematic review, measuring costs, healthcare utilization and absence from work G. P. G. LemmersW. van LankveldJ. B. Staal Review Article 22 February 2019 Pages: 937 - 950
Fully automated radiological analysis of spinal disorders and deformities: a deep learning approach Fabio GalbuseraFrank NiemeyerLuca Maria Sconfienza Original Article 12 March 2019 Pages: 951 - 960
Age- and sex-related changes in facet orientation and tropism in lower lumbar spine: an MRI study of 600 patients Devanand DegulmadiBharat R. DaveAjay Krishnan Original Article 18 March 2019 Pages: 961 - 966
Back pain and sagittal spine alignment in obese patients eligible for bariatric surgery Alexandre Peixoto de MelloGlaucus Cajaty dos Santos MartinsMaurício de Pinho Gama Original Article 15 March 2019 Pages: 967 - 975
Prevalence of and factors associated with dysfunctional low back pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Kazuto MiuraOsamu MoritaNaoto Endo Original Article Open access 08 March 2019 Pages: 976 - 982
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 SplendianiFederico BrunoCarlo Masciocchi Original Article Open access 15 April 2019 Pages: 983 - 992
Serum and nutrient deprivation increase autophagic flux in intervertebral disc annulus fibrosus cells: an in vitro experimental study Takashi YurubeWilliam J. BuchserGwendolyn A. Sowa Original Article 07 March 2019 Pages: 993 - 1004
Diffusion kurtosis imaging provides quantitative assessment of the microstructure changes of disc degeneration: an in vivo experimental study Li LiZhiguo ZhouWenZhen Zhu Original Article 18 February 2019 Pages: 1005 - 1013
Effect of needle diameter, type and volume of contrast agent on intervertebral disc degeneration in rats with discography Xiaodong HuangWeiheng WangXiaojian Ye Original Article Open access 12 March 2019 Pages: 1014 - 1022
Antifibrinolytic agents for paediatric scoliosis surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis Shoahaib KarimiVictor M. LuRalph J. Mobbs Review Article 09 February 2019 Pages: 1023 - 1034
Multilevel spinal reconstruction in pediatric patients under 4 years old with non-congenital pathology (10-year single-center cohort study) Alexander Yu MushkinDenis G. NaumovValery A. Evseev Original Article 07 September 2018 Pages: 1035 - 1043
Pure distraction injury of T1–2 with quad fever Jun-Yeong SeoChae-Moon LimKee-Yong Ha Grand Rounds 03 August 2017 Pages: 1044 - 1050
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
Effectiveness of posterior reduction and fixation in atlantoaxial dislocation: a retrospective cohort study of 135 patients with a treatment algorithm proposal Jian GuanZan ChenFengzeng Jian Original Article 02 January 2019 Pages: 1053 - 1063
Type II odontoid fracture in elderly patients treated conservatively: is fracture healing the goal? Giorgio LofreseAntonio MusioPasquale De Bonis Original Article 23 January 2019 Pages: 1064 - 1071
Lumbar spine posture and spinopelvic parameters change in various standing and sitting postures Abdulhamit MisirTuran Bilge KizkapanMehmet Yetis Original Article 29 November 2018 Pages: 1072 - 1081
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 KimJ. Andrew TaylorJustin Y. Jeon Original Article 24 January 2019 Pages: 1082 - 1091
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 ZhaoQing-Ling SunXing Yu Review Article 21 January 2019 Pages: 1092 - 1112
Traumatic hyperextension-distraction injuries of the thoracolumbar spine: a technical note on surgical positioning Andrew S. MoonCarly A. CignettiSakthivel Rajan Rajaram Manoharan Ideas and Technical Innovations 15 February 2019 Pages: 1113 - 1120
Osteoarthritis and spontaneous fusion of facet joints after percutaneous instrumentation in thoracolumbar fractures Alix TrommeYann Philippe CharlesJean-Paul Steib Original Article 09 June 2017 Pages: 1121 - 1129
Hybrid stabilization of unstable osteoporotic thoracolumbar vertebral body fractures: clinical and radiological outcome after a mean of 4 years Ulrich J. SpieglChristine AnemüllerChristoph-Eckhard Heyde Original Article 21 March 2019 Pages: 1130 - 1137
Spinal injuries in airborne accidents: a demographic overview of 148 patients in a level-1 trauma center Henrik C. BäckerJ. Turner VossellerMoritz C. Deml Original Article 18 March 2019 Pages: 1138 - 1145
Functional outcome of surgically treated U-shaped sacral fractures: experience from 41 cases Li HeChengla YiZhiyong Hou Original Article 24 January 2019 Pages: 1146 - 1155
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. LemeunierS. da Silva-OolupP. Côté Review Article 16 March 2019 Pages: 1156 - 1179
Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging assessment of lateral atlantoaxial joint meniscoid composition: a validation study Scott F. FarrellPeter StanwellPeter G. Osmotherly Original Article 02 January 2019 Pages: 1180 - 1187
A new variant ligament of the atlantooccipital joint: the lateral oblique atlantooccipital ligament Shogo KikutaJoe IwanagaR. Shane Tubbs Original Article 19 February 2019 Pages: 1188 - 1191
Inter-spinous process distance: a novel parameter predicting segmental lordosis during posterior cervical spine deformity surgery Takayoshi ShimizuSuthipas PongmaneeK. Daniel Riew Original Article 15 February 2019 Pages: 1192 - 1199
Kinematic characteristics of patients with cervical imbalance: a weight-bearing dynamic MRI study Koji TamaiPhillip Grisdela Jr.Jeffrey C. Wang Original Article 08 January 2019 Pages: 1200 - 1208
30-Day unplanned surgery in cervical spondylotic myelopathy surgically treated: a single-center experience Xavier PlanoManuel RamírezFerran Pellisé Original Article 23 February 2019 Pages: 1209 - 1216
Physical performance decreases in the early stage of cervical myelopathy before the myelopathic signs appear: the Wakayama Spine Study Keiji NagataNoriko YoshimuraMunehito Yoshida Original Article 07 February 2019 Pages: 1217 - 1224
Preclinical evaluation of a novel anterior non-fusion fixation device for atlantoaxial instability: an in vivo comparison study in a canine model Xuan CaiXiaoqing YiXijing He Original Article 13 February 2019 Pages: 1225 - 1233
Minimum clinically important difference in outcome scores among patients undergoing cervical laminoplasty So KatoYasushi OshimaKatsushi Takeshita Original Article 14 March 2019 Pages: 1234 - 1241
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. CapoorAndrew McDowellOndrej Slaby Letter to the Editor Open access 23 June 2018 Pages: 1242 - 1245
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 ChenXianjun WangFengdong Zhao Reviewer's Comment 29 June 2018 Pages: 1246 - 1247
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 YuXu Wang Letter to the Editor 21 June 2018 Pages: 1248 - 1248
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. SabnisUphar ChamoliAshish D. Diwan Reviewer's Comment 22 June 2018 Pages: 1249 - 1249
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 Saferlker TasciUmut Safer Letter to the Editor 12 March 2019 Pages: 1250 - 1251
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 ToyodaMasatoshi HoshinoHiroaki Nakamura Author's Reply 06 March 2019 Pages: 1252 - 1253
Correction to: Efficacy of the Game Ready® cooling device on postoperative analgesia after scoliosis surgery in children Myriam BellonDaphné MicheletSouhayl Dahmani Correction 30 March 2019 Pages: 1254 - 1254