December 1, 2007 - Volume 32 - Issue 25 : Spine

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December 1, 2007 - Volume 32 - Issue 25

pp: i-i,2787-2931,E734-E792,A14-A17

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Imagery

Monument Valley, Utah

Laborde, J Monroe

Spine. 32(25):i, December 1, 2007.

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Editorial

Use and Abuse of Oswestry Disability Index

Fairbank, Jeremy C. T.

Spine. 32(25):2787-2789, December 1, 2007.

Randomized Trial

A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study of the Efficacy of Postoperative Continuous Local Anesthetic Infusion at the Iliac Crest Bone Graft Site After Posterior Spinal Arthrodesis: A Minimum of 4-Year Follow-up

Singh, Kern; Phillips, Frank M.; Kuo, Eugene; More

Spine. 32(25):2790-2796, December 1, 2007.

Anatomy

The Natural History of Age-related Disc Degeneration: The Pathology and Sequelae of Tears

Vernon-Roberts, Barrie; Moore, Robert J.; Fraser, Robert D.

Spine. 32(25):2797-2804, December 1, 2007.

Pathomechanism of Loss of Elasticity and Hypertrophy of Lumbar Ligamentum Flavum in Elderly Patients With Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis

Kosaka, Hirofumi; Sairyo, Koichi; Biyani, Ashok; More

Spine. 32(25):2805-2811, December 1, 2007.

Basic Science

ISSLS Prize Winner: Repeated Disc Injury Causes Persistent Inflammation

Ulrich, Jill A.; Liebenberg, Ellen C.; Thuillier, Daniel U.; More

Spine. 32(25):2812-2819, December 1, 2007.

Expression of the Trp2 Allele of COL9A2 Is Associated With Alterations in the Mechanical Properties of Human Intervertebral Discs

Aladin, Darwesh M. K.; Cheung, Kenneth M. C.; Chan, Danny; More

Spine. 32(25):2820-2826, December 1, 2007.

p38 MAPK Inhibition in Nucleus Pulposus Cells: A Potential Target for Treating Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

Studer, Rebecca K.; Aboka, Alex M.; Gilbertson, Lars G.; More

Spine. 32(25):2827-2833, December 1, 2007.

COL6A1 Polymorphisms Associated With Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum and Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

Kong, Qingquan; Ma, Xi; Li, Feng; More

Spine. 32(25):2834-2838, December 1, 2007.

Vertebral Rounding Deformity in Pediatric Spondylolisthesis Occurs Due to Deficient of Endochondral Ossification of the Growth Plate: Radiological, Histological and Immunohistochemical Analysis of a Rat Spondylolisthesis Model

Higashino, Kosaku; Sairyo, Koichi; Sakamaki, Tadanori; More

Spine. 32(25):2839-2845, December 1, 2007.

Thalamic Activation in a Disc Herniation Model

Brisby, Helena; Hammar, Ingela

Spine. 32(25):2846-2852, December 1, 2007.

Clip Compression Model Is Useful for Thoracic Spinal Cord Injuries: Histologic and Functional Correlates

Poon, Peter C.; Gupta, Dimpy; Shoichet, Molly S.; More

Spine. 32(25):2853-2859, December 1, 2007.

Effects of Reloading After Simulated Microgravity on Proteoglycan Metabolism in the Nucleus Pulposus and Anulus Fibrosus of the Lumbar Intervertebral Disc: An Experimental Study Using a Rat Tail Suspension Model

Yasuoka, Hiroki; Asazuma, Takashi; Nakanishi, Kuniaki; More

Spine. 32(25):E734-E740, December 1, 2007.

Hypothermia Suppresses Excitatory Synaptic Transmission and Neuronal Death Induced by Experimental Ischemia in Spinal Ventral Horn Neurons

Nishi, Hideto; Nakatsuka, Terumasa; Takeda, Daisuke; More

Spine. 32(25):E741-E747, December 1, 2007.

Biomechanics

Human Internal Disc Strains in Axial Compression Measured Noninvasively Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

O'Connell, Grace D.; Johannessen, Wade; Vresilovic, Edward J.; More

Spine. 32(25):2860-2868, December 1, 2007.

Progressive Disc Herniation: An Investigation of the Mechanism Using Radiologic, Histochemical, and Microscopic Dissection Techniques on a Porcine Model

Tampier, Claudio; Drake, Janessa D. M.; Callaghan, Jack P.; More

Spine. 32(25):2869-2874, December 1, 2007.

Clinical Case Series

Anterior Approach to the Cervicothoracic Junction Without Sternotomy: A Report of 37 Cases

Pointillart, Vincent; Aurouer, Nicolas; Gangnet, Nicolas; More

Spine. 32(25):2875-2879, December 1, 2007.

Is Sedation Indicated Before Spinal Injections?

Kim, Nancy; Delport, Elva; Cucuzzella, Tony; More

Spine. 32(25):E748-E752, December 1, 2007.

Strategies for Prevention and Operative Treatment of Aortic Lesions Related to Spinal Interventions

Kopp, Reinhard; Beisse, Rudolph; Weidenhagen, Rolf; More

Spine. 32(25):E753-E760, December 1, 2007.

Deformity

Simultaneous Surgical Treatment in Congenital Scoliosis and/or Kyphosis Associated With Intraspinal Abnormalities

Hamzaoglu, Azmi; Ozturk, Cagatay; Tezer, Mehmet; More

Spine. 32(25):2880-2884, December 1, 2007.

Predicting Intraoperative Vertebral Rotation in Patients With Scoliosis Using Posterior Elements as Anatomical Landmarks

Sugimoto, Yoshihisa; Tanaka, Masato; Nakanishi, Kazuo; More

Spine. 32(25):E761-E763, December 1, 2007.

Diagnostics

Heterotopic Bone Formation With the Use of rhBMP2 in Posterior Minimal Access Interbody Fusion: A CT Analysis

Joseph, Vivek; Rampersaud, Yoga Raja

Spine. 32(25):2885-2890, December 1, 2007.

Health Services Research

ISSLS Prize Winner: Cost-Effectiveness of Two Forms of Circumferential Lumbar Fusion: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

Freeman, Brian J. C.; Steele, Nicholas A.; Sach, Tracey H.; More

Spine. 32(25):2891-2897, December 1, 2007.

The Influence of a Continuum of Care Model on the Rehabilitation of Compensation Claimants With Soft Tissue Disorders

Stephens, Brian; Gross, Douglas P.

Spine. 32(25):2898-2904, December 1, 2007.

Comparative Charge Analysis of One- and Two-Level Lumbar Total Disc Arthroplasty Versus Circumferential Lumbar Fusion

Levin, David A.; Bendo, John A.; Quirno, Martin; More

Spine. 32(25):2905-2909, December 1, 2007.

Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Among Low Income Medicare Beneficiaries

Solomon, Daniel H.; Katz, Jeffrey N.; Carrino, John S.; More

Spine. 32(25):2910-2914, December 1, 2007.

Minimal Clinically Important Change for Pain Intensity and Disability in Patients With Nonspecific Low Back Pain

Kovacs, Francisco M.; Abraira, Víctor; Royuela, Ana; More

Spine. 32(25):2915-2920, December 1, 2007.

Surgery

Training and Evaluating Spinal Surgeons: The Development of Novel Performance Measures

Woodrow, Sarah I.; Dubrowski, Adam; Khokhotva, Mykola; More

Spine. 32(25):2921-2925, December 1, 2007.

Letters

Battié, Michele C.; Videman, Tapio; Carragee, Eugene J.

Spine. 32(25):2926, December 1, 2007.

Letters

Daavittila (née Virtanen), Iita; Karppinen, Jaro; Taimela, Simo; More

Spine. 32(25):2926-2927, December 1, 2007.

Letters

Andersson, Gunnar B. J.; Block, Jon E.

Spine. 32(25):2927-2928, December 1, 2007.

Letters

Urrútia, Gerard; Kovacs, Francisco; Nishishinya, María Betina; More

Spine. 32(25):2928-2929, December 1, 2007.

Letters

Fairbank, Jeremy

Spine. 32(25):2929-2930, December 1, 2007.

Letters

Zigler, Jack E.

Spine. 32(25):2930-2931, December 1, 2007.

Literature Review

A Systematic Literature Review of Physical Prognostic Factors for the Development of Late Whiplash Syndrome

Williams, Mark; Williamson, Esther; Gates, Simon; More

Spine. 32(25):E764-E780, December 1, 2007.

Case Reports

Cervical Dystonia in Bechterev Disease Resulting in Atlantoaxial Rotatory Subluxation and Cranio-Cervical Osseous Fusion

Weigel, Ralf M.; Capelle, Hans-Holger; Krauss, Joachim K.

Spine. 32(25):E781-E784, December 1, 2007.

Three-Column Ligamentous Extension Injury of the Thoracic Spine: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Elgafy, Hossein; Bellabarba, Carlo

Spine. 32(25):E785-E788, December 1, 2007.

Paget Disease of the Spine Manifested by Thoracic and Lumbar Epidural Lipomatosis: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings

Oikonomou, Anastasia; Birbilis, Theodossios; Gymnopoulou, Eirini; More

Spine. 32(25):E789-E792, December 1, 2007.

Online Article Abstracts

Spine. 32(25):A14-A17, December 1, 2007.

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