1. Editorial

   • R. Gunzburg

   OriginalPaper 11 March 2014 Pages: 177 - 177

2. Translaminar screw fixation in the lumbar spine: technique, indications, results

   • D. Grob
   • T. Humke

   Review article 11 March 2014 Pages: 178 - 186

3. Treatment of fractures of the thoracolumbar spine by combined anteroposterior fixation using the Harms method

   • H. L. A. Defino
   • A. E. Rodriguez-Fuentes

   Original article 11 March 2014 Pages: 187 - 194

4. Neck sprain in patients injured in car accidents: a retrospective study covering the period 1970–1994

   • G. J. Versteegen
   • J. Kingma
   • H. J. ten Duis

   Original article 11 March 2014 Pages: 195 - 200

5. Neck sprain not arising from car accidents: a retrospective study covering 25 years

   • G. J. Versteegen
   • J. Kingma
   • H. J. ten Duis

   Original article 11 March 2014 Pages: 201 - 205

6. Access to a three-dimensional measure of vertebral axial rotation

   • J. Hecquet
   • J. Legaye
   • G. Duval-Beaupère

   Original article 11 March 2014 Pages: 206 - 211

7. The relationship between height, shape and histological changes in early degeneration of the lower lumbar discs

   • U. Berlemann
   • N. C. Gries
   • R. J. Moore

   Original article 11 March 2014 Pages: 212 - 217

8. Do first impressions count?

   • M. Grevitt
   • K. Pande
   • J. Webb

   Original article 11 March 2014 Pages: 218 - 223

9. Reviewer’s Comment

   • C. G. Greenough

   Announcement 11 March 2014 Pages: 223 - 223

10. A method for morphometric study of the intercostal muscles by high-resolution ultrasound

    • K. M. Diab
    • A. Shalabi
    • P. Güntner

    Original article 11 March 2014 Pages: 224 - 228

11. Laminectomy and functional impairment of the lumbar spine: the importance of muscle forces in flexible and rigid instrumented stabilization – a biomechanical study in vitro

    • U. Quint
    • H.-J. Wilke
    • L. Claes

    Original article 11 March 2014 Pages: 229 - 238

12. Reviewer’s Comment

    • R. Gunzburg

    Announcement 11 March 2014 Pages: 238 - 238

13. Progressive thrombotic occlusion of the left common iliac artery after anterior lumbar interbody fusion

    • R. Khazim
    • N. Boos
    • J. K. Webb

    Case report 11 March 2014 Pages: 239 - 241

14. Osteoid osteoma of the lateral mass of C5. Should excision be combined with fusion?

    • A. Faraj
    • P. Byrne
    • S. M. H. Mehdian

    Case report 11 March 2014 Pages: 242 - 245

15. Painful scoliosis secondary to osteoblastoma of the vertebral body

    • H. Mehdian
    • A. A. Faraj
    • C. Weatherley

    Case report 11 March 2014 Pages: 246 - 248

16. Osteoblastoma of the vertebral body of the third lumbar vertebra

    • A. A. Faraj
    • J. O’Dowd
    • J. K. Webb

    Case report 11 March 2014 Pages: 249 - 251

17. Chordoma of the lumbar L2 vertebra: case report and review of the literature

    • P. Manzone
    • N. Fiore
    • C. F. Cabrera

    Case report 11 March 2014 Pages: 252 - 256

18. Cystic angiomatosis of bone with massive osteolysis of the cervical spine

    • N. K. Sferopoulos
    • D. Anagnostopoulos
    • J. K. Webb

    Case report 11 March 2014 Pages: 257 - 259

19. Instrumentation for correction and fixation of scoliosis in fibrous dysplasia of the thoracolumbar spine

    • G. J. M. Janus
    • R. H. H. Engelbert
    • J. E. H. Pruijs

    Case report 11 March 2014 Pages: 260 - 262

20. Comment on the paper of Nibu K et al (1997) Dynamic elongation of the vertebral artery during an in vitro whiplash simulation. Eur Spine J 6 : 286–289

    • L. Penning

    Letter to the editor 11 March 2014 Pages: 263 - 264

21. Authors’ reply

    • M. M. Panjabi
    • J. Cholewicki

    Letter to the editors 11 March 2014 Pages: 265 - 265