1. Editorial

   • M. Aebi
   • R. Gunzburg
   • S. Nazarian

   EditorialNotes Pages: 151 - 151

2. Primary stable anterior instrumentation or dorsoventral spondylodesis in spondylodiscitis?

   • P. Eysel
   • Ch. Hopf
   • J. -D. Rompe

   Original Article Pages: 152 - 157

3. Syringomyelia and Arnold Chiari in scoliosis initially classified as idiopathic: Experience with 25 patients

   • E. Emery
   • A. Redondo
   • A. Rey

   Original Article Pages: 158 - 162

4. Study of the course of the incidence angle during growth

   • Paolo Mangione
   • Dominique Gomez
   • Jacques Senegas

   Original Article Pages: 163 - 167

5. Distribution and incidence of degenerative spine changes in patients with a lumbo-sacral transitional vertebra

   • S. Vergauwen
   • P. M. Parizel
   • A. M. De Schepper

   Original Article Pages: 168 - 172

6. Does the choice of outcome scale influence prognostic factors for lumbar disc surgery?

   • C. Woertgen
   • M. Holzschuh
   • A. Brawanski

   Original Article Pages: 173 - 180

7. Low back pain and physical exercise in leisure time in 38-year-old men and women: A 25-year prospective cohort study of 640 school children

   • M. Harreby
   • G. Hesselsøe
   • K. Neergaard

   Original Article Pages: 181 - 186

8. Temporary external fixation for low back pain: Is it worth doing?

   • A. A. Faraj
   • K. Akasha
   • R. C. Mulholland

   Original Article Pages: 187 - 190

9. Expansive lumbar laminoplasty for degenerative spinal stenosis in patients below 70 years of age

   • H. Matsui
   • M. Kanamori
   • H. Tsuji

   Original Article Pages: 191 - 196

10. Fusion or stabilization alone for acute distractive flexion injuries in the mid to lower cervical spine?

    • H. Wingstrand
    • M. Annertz
    • C. Feldborg Nielsen

    Original Article Pages: 197 - 202

11. Thoracolumbar hernia: A rare cause of back pain

    • A. A. Faraj
    • H. Mehdian

    Case Report Pages: 203 - 204

12. False aneurysm of a lumbar artery following vertebral biopsy

    • K. J. Stevens
    • R. H. Gregson
    • R. W. Kerslake

    Case Report Pages: 205 - 207

13. Spinal cord compression caused by the rod of a Harrington instrumentation device: A late complication in scoliosis surgery

    • A. Krödel
    • J. C. Rehmet
    • C. Hamburger

    Case Report Pages: 208 - 210

14. Fracture of the thoracic spine with paralysis and esophageal perforation

    • M. A. M. Brouwers
    • E. F. M. Veldhuis
    • K. W. Zimmerman

    Case Report Pages: 211 - 213

15. Spinal fusion: A combined anterior and supplementary interspinous technique

    • M. W. Fidler

    Ideas and Technical Innovations Pages: 214 - 218

16. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 219 - 219

17. ESS Up-date

    Announcement Pages: 220 - 220