Clinical outcomes after cervical disc arthroplasty for axial neck pain vs. radiculopathy/myelopathy ![]() |
| Radiographic, longitudinal follow-up after treatment of cervical single-level disc disease with the BRYAN cervical disc prosthesis ![]() |
| 5-year results of the prospective, randomized, multicenter, FDA Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Prodisc(R)-C TDR clinical trial ![]() |
| SwissSPINE: A governmentally mandated HTA-registry for total disc arthroplasty; methodology and results of 1073 cervical disc prostheses in 936 patients ![]() |
Comparison of 3 methods of ADCF using rigid plates, dynamic compression plates and cages ![]() |
| Plain radiographs vs. CT scanning in the assessment of odontoid fracture union - pseudoarthrosis rates have to be revisited! ![]() |
| Two-level contiguous cervical disc disease treated with peek cages packed with demineralized bone matrix: results of three year follow-up ![]() |
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| A prospective study of cognitive behavioural factors as predictors of pain, disability and quality of life one year after lumbar disc surgery ![]() |
| A RCT between Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) and posterolateral fusion in DDD and postdiscectomy syndrome ![]() |
Anterior versus anterior-posterior single level lumbar fusion: a prospective randomized study ![]() |
The effect of DC-stimulation on lumbar spinal fusion in older patients: a randomized clinical multi-center trial ![]() |
| Platelet rich plasma in mono-segmental posterior lumbar interbody fusion: a prospective randomized controlled study ![]() |
Early physiotherapeutic rehabilitation following lumbar spinal fusion surgery ![]() |
Comparison of physician based vs patient based outcome after posterior lumbar fusion ![]() |
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Imaging of the degenerative diseases of the spine ![]() |
Imaging of the tumours of the spine ![]() |
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| A prospective randomised study of chemonucleolysis vs. surgical enucleation of soft disc herniation: 10-13 year follow-up ![]() |
The recurrence rate and clinical findings of CO2 laser-assisted open microdiscectomy of 2 years follow up ![]() |
| Tubular diskectomy versus conventional microdiskectomy for the treatment of lumbar disk herniation; a doubled-blind randomized controlled trial ![]() |
Higher risk of dural tears and recurrent herniation with lumbar micro-endoscopic discectomy ![]() |
Dural lesions in lumbar disc herniation surgery - incidence, risk factors and effect on outcome ![]() |
| Effects of the perineural intraoperative corticosteroid injection for postoperative radiculalgia in lumbar spine surgery: a prospective, randomized, double-blind study ![]() |
Prospective evaluation of a conformable interbody graft container ![]() |
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Proposal of a new risk scoring system for osteoporotic vertebral fractures: study on a population of 450 patients ![]() |
| A randomized trial of Balloon Kyphoplasty (BKP) and Nonsurgical Care (NSC) for patients with acute Vertebral Compression Fractures (VCF): two year results ![]() |
| Inserting pedicle screws at the fracture level prevents failure of short constructs in thoracolumbar (T11-l2) burst fractures ![]() |
Surgical stabilisation of spinal metastases and neoplasia. Pre and post operative quality of life ![]() |
Reliability of Tokuhashi Index ![]() |
Risk factors for deep surgical site infections after lumbar spinal fusion ![]() |
| Venous Thromboembolism after spinal surgery: changes of the fibrin monomer complex and D-DIMER level during the perioperative period ![]() |
Overlooked spinal dural arteriovenous fistula: analysis of misdiagnosed cases ![]() |
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Nerve root sedimentation sign - evaluation of a new radiological sign in lumbar spinal stenosis ![]() |
Introducing a new MRI classification of lumbar spinal stenosis based on cross-sectional morphology of the dural sac ![]() |
The influence of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis on bone mineral density measurements of the spine ![]() |
| Lumbar disc changes in MRI and low-back pain. A prospective long-term study in normal volunteers followed from early school age to the end of growth ![]() |
Back pain and MRI changes in the thoraco-lumbar spine of top athletes in four different sports. A 15 year follow-up study ![]() |
Quantitative measures of modic changes in lumbar spine MRI: intra- and inter-rater reliability ![]() |
Lumbar degenenerative disc disease and low back pain: a 10 year longitudinal study in healthy twins ![]() |
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| Enhanced correction of main thoracic curve by pedicle screw construct causes left shoulder elevation in lenke type 1 curve ![]() |
| New strategy and decision making of whether the fusion should stop at l5 or extend to sacrum in the surgical treatment of neuromuscular scoliosis associated with severe pelvic tilt ![]() |
The sagittal profile of thoracic lordoscoliosis: posterior pedicle screw fixation versus anterior dual rod instrumentation ![]() |
Three-staged correction of severe rigid idiopathic scoliosis using halo-gravity traction ![]() |
A common complication in anterior instrumentation of idiopathic scoliosis: lesions of the sympathetic chain ![]() |
| Pedicle screws versus hybrid/hook instrumentation for lenke type 1,2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis - what happens when judges are blinded to the instrumentation? ![]() |
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Primary Tumors of the Mobile Spine ![]() |
Metastatic Disease of the Mobile Spine ![]() |
Sacral Tumors ![]() |
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FREE; RCT on kyphoplasty vs. conservative treatment ![]() |
Prospective studies on vertebroplasty long term results ![]() |
| Two RCTs comparing vertebroplasty with sham procedures find no difference in short-term pain relief - A critical appraisal ![]() |
| A prospective 1-year vertebroplasty case series in an academic spine department: patient characteristics, outcomes, complications, and predictors ![]() |
New technology: Vertebral body stenting KIVA System ![]() |
New technology: Vertebral body stenting KIVA System ![]() |
Principles of cement / bone handling and its impact on leakage ![]() |
Failure of fixation / adjacent fractures, rationale for prophylactic augmentation ![]() |
Stabilization in osteoporosis: Experience with cement reinforced screws ![]() |
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EuroSpine Medal Lecture: MAN IN THE UNIVERSE ![]() |
Winner of 2009 EuroSpine Full Paper Award ![]() |
| Winner of 2008/2009 Grammer/European Spine Journal Award: Vertebral endplate trauma induces disc cell apoptosis and promotes organ degeneration in vitro ![]() |
EuroSpine Presidential Address ![]() |
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Lumbar degenerative cascade & Posterior Dynamic stabilization ![]() |
Is Non-Fusion enough? ![]() |
Disc repairing process ![]() |
Conclusion ![]() |
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How to Tango and current status ![]() |
New horizons, objectives and future development ![]() |
Implementing the ST in my hospital ![]() |
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| Clinical results and development of heterotopic ossification (HO) in total cervical disc replacement during a four-year follow-up ![]() |
| Long-term surgical resuts (over 10 years) of occipito-cervical fixation using rectangular rod and wiring for rheumatoid cervical spine ![]() |
| Direct removal of a cervical disc prolapse from anterior without touching the disc. A new non-fusion technique for cervical disc disease ![]() |
Posterior C2 instrumentation: risks and accuracy associated with 4 techniques ![]() |
| Radio-frequency neurotomy (RF) of medial branch for chronic cervical facet joint pain. A randomized, double blind, controlled study with one-year follow-up ![]() |
| Anterior cervical decompression and fusion accelerates adjacent segment degeneration - comparison with asymptomatic volunteers in 10-year MRI follow-up study ![]() |
Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the cervical spine. A single chinese institution experience with 30 cases ![]() |
Circumferential resection of aggressive osteoblastoma of the cervical spine ![]() |
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Low back pain in adolescents. Is quality of life poorer in those consulting at a hospital? ![]() |
| A comparison of 'tailor-made' and 'off-the-shelf' outcome instruments for assessing the results of physiotherapy for chronic low back pain ![]() |
Referred pain can radiate below the knee ![]() |
| No effect of traction in patients with low back pain. A single centre, single blind, randomised controlled trial of Intervertebral Differential Dynamics Therapy® ![]() |
Outcome after lumbar spine surgery: do the patient and surgeon see eye-to-eye? ![]() |
Surgeon versus patient pre-operative expectations of spinal surgery ![]() |
The spine registry did not provide the same result as a randomised controlled study ![]() |
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Single stage front and back resection to correct neglected congenital angular deformities ![]() |
| Posterior Hemivertebra Resection combined with transpedicular instrumentation for the surgical treatment of congenital spinal deformity in children ![]() |
Posterior Vertebral Column Resection in severe congenital Kyphosis, Scoliosis and Kyphoscoliosis ![]() |
| Residual Kyphosis after posterior vertebral column resection for severe Kyphoscoliosis: its risk factors and further surgical management ![]() |
| The alert applying value of Somatosensory evoked potential examination in Posterior Vertebral Column Resection (PVCR) ![]() |
| Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy is better than Anterior Corpectomy and grafting for correcting post-traumatic Kyphosis of the thoracolumbar spine ![]() |
| Treatment of severe proximal junctional Kyphosis following large posterior fusions of Thoraco-Lumbar Scoliosis pedicle screws-hooks constructs at upper level ![]() |
Long instrumentation to L5 versus S1 in Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis: does pre-degeneration of l5/s1 matter? ![]() |
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| X-Stop Interspinous Decompression device in the management of symptomatic Lumbar Canal Stenosis - correlation between the change in canal area and clinical outcome at two years ![]() |
Does Wallis Implant reduces adjacent segment degeneration above Lumbosacral Instrumented Fusion? ![]() |
| Does post-surgical rehabilitation influence the long-term outcome after surgical decompression of the lumbar spine? A randomized controlled trial with 5-year follow-up ![]() |
New strategies in revision Lumbar Spine Surgery: the effectiveness of MESNA ![]() |
| SwissSPINE national mandatory registry for Lumbar Total Disc Arthroplasty; clinical results of 427 patients and 497 implants ![]() |
Comprehensive wear assessment of Prodisc-L Total Disc Replacement ![]() |
| Midterm outcome after Microendoscopic Decompressive Laminotomy (MEDL) for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: 4-year prospective study ![]() |
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