Postoperative blood salvage and reinfusion in spinal surgery: blood quality, effectiveness and impact on patient blood parameters C. SebastiánR. RomeroM. Muñoz Original article Pages: 458 - 465
Exposure of the porcine spine to mechanical compression: differences in injury pattern between adolescents and adults O. LundinLars EkströmLeif Swärd Original article Pages: 466 - 471
Three-dimensional motion analysis with Synex C. KnopU. LangeM. Blauth Original article Pages: 472 - 485
Operative treatment of severe scoliosis in osteogenesis imperfecta: results of 20 patients after halo traction and posterior spondylodesis with instrumentation G. J. M. JanusG. FinidoriJ. E. H. Pruijs Original article Pages: 486 - 491
Deformity planning for sagittal plane corrective osteotomies of the spine in ankylosing spondylitis B. J. Van RoyenA. De GastT. H. Smit Original article Pages: 492 - 498
Anterior thoracoscopic surgery followed by posterior instrumentation and fusion in spinal deformity T. NiemeyerB. J. C. FreemanJ. K. Webb Original article Pages: 499 - 504
The results of anterior fusion and Cotrel-Dubousset-Hopf instrumentation in idiopathic scoliosis Ì. Teoman BenliSerdar AkalinEvrim Duman Original article Pages: 505 - 515
Relationship between gibbosity and Cobb angle during treatment of idiopathic scoliosis with the SpineCor brace J. GriffetM. A. LerouxC. H. Rivard Original article Pages: 516 - 522
Surgery in spinal metastasis without spinal cord compression: indications and strategy related to the risk of recurrence H. ChataignerM. Onimus Original article Pages: 523 - 527
Augmentation of (pedicle) screws with calcium apatite cement in patients with severe progressive osteoporotic spinal deformities: an innovative technique P. I. J. M. WuismanMartijn Van DijkBarend J. Van Royen Original article Pages: 528 - 533
Improved extraction torque of hydroxyapatite-coated pedicle screws B. SandénClaes OlerudSune Larsson Original article Pages: 534 - 537
Conservative treatment versus surgery in spondylotic cervical myelopathy: a prospective randomised study Z. KadaňkaJ. BednaříkI. Urbánek Original article Pages: 538 - 544
Neck sprain after motor vehicle accidents in drivers and passengers G. J. VersteegenJ. KingmaH. J. ten Duis Original article Pages: 547 - 552
Surgical management of syringomyelia–Chiari complex R. ErgünG. AkdemirY. Taskin Original article Pages: 553 - 557
A long-term (4- to 12-year) follow-up study of surgical treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis M. CornefjordG. ByrödB. Rydevik Original article Pages: 563 - 570
Motion of threaded cages in posterior lumbar interbody fusion T. PitzenFred H. GeislerWolf-Ingo Steudel Original article Pages: 571 - 576
Psoas muscle and lumbar spine stability: a concept uniting existing controversies L. Penning New ideas Pages: 577 - 585
Apophyseolysis of the fourth lumbar vertebra: an early postoperative complication following kyphectomy in myelomeningocele H. BöhmHesham ElSaghir Case report Pages: 586 - 587
Unilateral psoas abscess following posterior transpedicular stabilization of the lumbar spine P. KorovessisGiorgos PetsinisZisis Papazisis Case report Pages: 588 - 590