1. Cervical radiculopathy and myelopathy: when and what can surgery contribute to treatment?

   • K. Yonenobu

   Review Pages: 1 - 7

2. Nucleus pulposus inhibits the axonal outgrowth of cultured dorsal root ganglion cells

   • L. Lidslot
   • K. Olmarker
   • B. Rydevik

   Original article Pages: 8 - 13

3. Biomechanical stability of five stand-alone anterior lumbar interbody fusion constructs

   • A. Tsantrizos
   • A. Andreou
   • T. Steffen

   Original Article Pages: 14 - 22

4. Early histologic changes in lower lumbar discs and facet joints and their correlation

   • N. C. Gries
   • U. Berlemann
   • B. Vernon-Roberts

   Original article Pages: 23 - 29

5. Tissue response to bioactive glass and autogenous bone in the rabbit spine

   • N. C. Lindfors
   • A. J. Aho

   Original Article Pages: 30 - 35

6. Lumbar disc high-intensity zone: the value and significance of provocative discography in the determination of the discogenic pain source

   • K. S. Lam
   • D. Carlin
   • R. C. Mulholland

   Original Article Pages: 36 - 41

7. Posterior lumbar interbody fusion combined with instrumented postero-lateral fusion: 5-year results in 60 patients

   • B. J. C. Freeman
   • P. Licina
   • S. H. Mehdian

   Original Article Pages: 42 - 46

8. Sagittal alignment in lumbosacral fusion: relations between radiological parameters and pain

   • J-Y. Lazennec
   • S. Ramaré
   • R. Trabelsi

   Original article Pages: 47 - 55

9. Odontoid fractures: high complication rate associated with anterior screw fixation in the elderly

   • S. Andersson
   • M. Rodrigues
   • C. Olerud

   Original article Pages: 56 - 59

10. Reviewer’s comment

    • B. Jeanneret

    Pages: 60 - 60

11. The anatomic variability of human cervical pedicles: considerations for transpedicular screw fixation in the middle and lower cervical spine

    • E. K. Shin
    • M. M. Panjabi
    • J.-L. Wang

    Original article Pages: 61 - 66

12. A retrospective study of surgical and conservative treatment for spinal extradural abscess

    • J. P. Grieve
    • N. Ashwood
    • A. J. Moore

    Original article Pages: 67 - 71

13. Spondylodiscitis and epidural abscess due to Candida albicans

    • P. Derkinderen
    • F. Bruneel
    • B. Regnier

    Case Report Pages: 72 - 74

14. Surgical treatment of aspergillus spondylodiscitis

    • A. van Ooij
    • J. M. H. Beckers
    • G. H. I. M. Walenkamp

    Case report Pages: 75 - 79

15. Spinal epidural abscess following blunt pelvic trauma

    • B. M. Boszczyk
    • P. Krause
    • H. M. Mayer

    Case report Pages: 80 - 84

16. Spontaneous remission of a solitary intraspinal synovial cyst of the lumbar spine

    • Y. Maezawa
    • H. Baba
    • K. Yoshizawa

    Case Report Pages: 85 - 87