Spine August 2008, Volume 33, Issue 18

Randomized Trial
1919-1924
Cefuroxime Prophylaxis Is Effective in Noninstrumented Spine Surgery: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
Christiane Petignat, MD; Patrick Francioli, MD; Stephan Harbarth, MD, MS; Luca Regli et al

Basic Science
1925-1934
A Simple Disc Degeneration Model Induced by Percutaneous Needle Puncture in the Rat Tail
Bin Han, MD; Kai Zhu, MD; Fang-cai Li, MD; Yu-xiang Xiao, MD; Jie Feng et al

1935-1942
Evaluation of Insoluble Bone Gelatin as a Carrier for Enhancement of Osteogenic Protein-1-Induced Intertransverse Process Lumbar Fusion in a Rabbit Model
Guanfeng Yao, PhD; Yu Qian, PhD; Jimin Chen, PhD; Ying Fan, PhD; Karl Stoffel et al

1943-1950
Expression of Apoptosis Signal-Regulating Kinase 1 in Mouse Spinal Cord Under Chronic Mechanical Compression: Possible Involvement of the Stress-Activated Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathways in Spinal Cord Cell Apoptosis
Takeshi Takenouchi, MD; Takao Setoguchi, MD, PhD; Kazunori Yone et al

1951-1957
In Vitro Study on Interaction Between Human Nucleus Pulposus Cells and Mesenchymal Stem Cells Through Paracrine Stimulation
Shu-Hua Yang, MD, PhD; Chang-Chin Wu, MD; Tiffany Ting-Fang Shih et al

Biomechanics
1958-1965
Biomechanical Response of a Lumbar Intervertebral Disc to Manual Lifting Activities: A Poroelastic Finite Element Model Study
Raghu N. Natarajan, PhD; Steve A. Lavender, PhD; Howard A. et al

1966-1969
Does the Direction of Pedicle Screw Rotation Affect the Biomechanics of Direct Transverse Plane Vertebral Derotation?
Stefan Parent, MD, PhD; Tim Odell, BS; Richard Oka, BA; Andrew Mahar et al

Cervical Spine
1970-1976
Cervical Spine Imaging Using Standard C-Arm Fluoroscopy: Patient and Surgeon Exposure to Ionizing Radiation
Brian D. Giordano, MD; Judith F. Baumhauer, MD; Thomas L. Morgan et al

Clinical Case Series
1977-1981
Comparing the Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Pedicular Transvertebral Screw Fixation of the Lumbosacral Spine in Spondylolisthesis Versus Unilateral Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) With Posterior Fixation Using Anterior Cages
Juan C. Rodriguez-Olaverri, MD, PhD; Nicholas C. Zimick, BS; Andrew Merola et al

1982-1985
All-Terrain Vehicles and Associated Spinal Injuries
James A. Sanfilippo, MD; Corbett D. Winegar, MD; James S. Harrop, MD; Todd J. Albert et al

Deformity
1986-1994
Anterior Thoracoscopic Instrumentation in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Systematic Review Vasantha Reddi, PhD; Douglas Vinton Clarke, Jr, BA; Vincent Arlet, MD

1995-2000
Baclofen Pump Implantation and Spinal Fusion in Children: Techniques and Complications
Andrzej Borowski, MD; Suken A. Shah, MD; Aaron G. Littleton, BSc; Kirk W. Dabney et al

2001-2006
Hemivertebra Resection for the Treatment of Congenital Lumbarspinal Scoliosis With Lateral-Posterior Approach
Xiangdong Li, MD; Zhuojing Luo, MD; Xinkui Li, MD; Huiren Tao, MD; Junjie Du et al

Diagnostics
2007-2011
Is Rheumatoid Arthritis a Risk Factor for a High-Riding Vertebral Artery?
Masahiko Miyata, MD; Masashi Neo, MD, PhD; Hiromu Ito, MD, PhD; Makoto Yoshida et al

2012-2016
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of the Alar Ligaments in Whiplash Injuries: A Case-Control Study
Rigmor Myran, MD; Kjell Arne Kvistad, MD, PhD; Oystein Petter Nygaard et al

Surgery
2017-2022
Greater Peripheral Blood Flow but Less Bleeding With Propofol Versus Sevoflurane During Spine Surgery: A Possible Physiologic Model?
Andrea Albertin, MD; Luca La Colla, MS; Azzurra Gandolfi, MD; Eleonora Colnaghi et al

Letter to the Editor
2023
Letters
Alvin H. Crawford, MD; Oheneba Boachie Adjei, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD

Randomized Trial
E624-E629
A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Single-Dose IM Corticosteroid for Radicular Low Back Pain
Benjamin W. Friedman, MD, MS; David Esses, MD; Clemencia Solorzano et al

Cervical Spine
E630-E635
Disability in Subacute Whiplash Patients: Usefulness of the Neck Disability Index
Rubén Nieto, BS; Jordi Miró, PhD; Anna Huguet, PhD

Clinical Case Series
E636-E642
Minimum Four-Year Follow-up of Spinal Stenosis With Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Treated With Decompression and Dynamic Stabilization
Stefan Schaeren, MD; Ivan Broger, MD; Bernhard Jeanneret, MD

Surgery
E643-E647
Correlation Between Centrally Versus Peripherally Transduced Venous Pressure in Prone Patients Undergoing Posterior Spine Surgery
Stavros G. Memtsoudis, MD, PhD; Kethy Jules-Elysse, MD; Federico P. Girardi et al
E648-E652
Retroperitoneal Lymphocele After Anterior Spinal Surgery
Alpesh A. Patel, MD; William R. Spiker, MD; Michael D. Daubs, MD; Darrel S. Brodke et al
Case Reports
E653-E655
A Case of Psoas Ossification From the Use of BMP-2 for Posterolateral Fusion at L4–L5
Richard S. Brower, MD; Nancy M. Vickroy, MPAS, PA-C

E656-E658
Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Zygoapophyseal Joint: A Case Report
Joshua Rovner, MD; Arash Yaghoobian, MD; Michael Gott, BS; Nathaniel Tindel, MD

E659-E662
Survival After Concurrent Traumatic Dislocation of the Atlanto-Occipital and Atlanto-Axial Joints: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Conor P. Kleweno, MD; Jay M. Zampini, MD; Andrew P. White, MD; Ekkehard M. Kasper et al
E663-E666
Traumatic Subluxation Associated With Absent Cervical Pedicle: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Sung-Jun Moon, MD; Jung-Kil Lee, MD; Bo-Ra Seo, MD; Soo-Han Kim, MD

Online Article Abstracts
A11-A13
Online Article Abstracts