Spine October 2008 Volume 33 Issue 22

Randomized Trial
2371-2378
The Effectiveness of Manual Physical Therapy and Exercise for Mechanical Neck Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Michael J. Walker; Robert E. Boyles; Brian A. Young; Joseph B. Strunce; Matthew B. Garber et al

2379-2386
Therapeutic Effect of Intrathecal Morphine After Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery: A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized Study
Stephan Ziegeler, MD; Ekkehard Fritsch, MD; Clemens Bauer, MD; Thomas Mencke et al

Basic Science
2387-2393
A Repeatable Ex Vivo Model of Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
Katie Beadon, MASc; James D. Johnston, MSc(Eng); Kevin Siggers et al

2394-2402
Insulin Potentiates the Proliferation and Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2-Induced Osteogenic Differentiation of Rat Spinal Ligament Cells via Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase and Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase
Hai Li, MD, MSc; Da Liu, MD, MSc; Chang-Qing Zhao, MD, MSc; Lei-Sheng Jiang et al

2403-2408
Direct Application of the TNF-Alpha Inhibitor, Etanercept, Does Not Affect CGRP Expression and Phenotypic Change of DRG Neurons Following Application of Nucleus Pulposus Onto Injured Sciatic Nerves in Rats
Masaki Norimoto, MD; Seiji Ohtori, MD, PhD; Masaomi Yamashita, MD; Gen Inoue et al

Cervical Spine
2409-2414
Axial and Coronal Orientation of Subaxial Cervical Zygapophysial Joints and Their Effect on Axial Rotation and Lateral Bending
Wen-Hsing Hsu, MD; Edward C. Benzel, MD; Tzu-Yung Chen, MD; Yao-Liang Chen, MD

2415-2421
A Biomechanical Evaluation of Three Revision Screw Strategies for Failed Lateral Mass Fixation
Richard A. Hostin, MD; Chunhui Wu, PhD; Joseph H. Perra, MD; David W. Polly et al

2422-2426
Anatomical Variations of the Vertebral Artery Segment in the Lower Cervical Spine: Analysis by Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography Angiography
Jae Taek Hong, MD, PhD; Daniel K. Park, MD; Michael J. Lee, MD, PhD; Sang Woo Kim et al

2427-2433
Catastrophizing and Causal Beliefs in Whiplash
J Buitenhuis, MD; P J. de Jong, PhD; J P. C. Jaspers, PhD; J W. Groothoff, MSc, PhD

2434
Point of View
Oliver Kwan, PhD; Robert Ferrari, MD; Jon Friel, PhD

Clinical Case Series
2435-2439
Bone Metabolism in Postmenopausal Women With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Analysis of Bone Mineral Density and Bone Turnover Markers
Ho-Joong Kim, MD; Hwan-Mo Lee, MD; Hak-Sun Kim, MD; Jin-Oh Park et al

Diagnostics
2440-2443
Significance of Perianular Enhancement Associated With Anular Tears on Magnetic Resonance Imagings in Diagnosis of Radiculopathy
Woo Mok Byun, MD; Sang Ho Ahn, MD; Myun-Whan Ahn, MD

2444-2449
Posterior Component Impingement After Lumbar Total Disc Replacement: A Radiographic Analysis of 66 ProDisc-L Prostheses in 56 Patients
Wolfram Käfer, MD; Charlotte B. Clessienne, MD, MPH; Manuel Däxle, MD; Tugrul Kocak et al

Health Services Research
2450-2457
Responsiveness of a Patient Specific Outcome Measure Compared With the Oswestry Disability Index v2.1 and Roland and Morris Disability Questionnaire for Patients With Subacute and Chronic Low Back Pain
Helen Frost, MSc, PhD; Sarah E. Lamb, MSc, DPhil; Sarah Stewart-Brown

2458
Point of View
Jeremy Fairbank, MD, FRCS

2459-2463
Clinimetric Testing of Three Self-report Outcome Measures for Low Back Pain Patients in Brazil: Which One Is the Best?
Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa, PT, MSc; Chris G. Maher, PT, PhD; Jane Latimer et al

Literature Review
2464-2472
Sciatica: Review of Epidemiological Studies and Prevalence Estimates
Kika Konstantinou, PhD; Kate M. Dunn, PhD

Surgery
2473-2478
Is Aggressive Surgery Necessary for Acute Postoperative Deep Spinal Wound Infection?
Hsu-Shan Hong, MD; Ming-Chau Chang, MD; Chien-Lin Liu, MD; Tain-Hsiung Chen, MD

Imaging Corner
2479-2480
Hydatid Disease of the Spine
Hofmeyr Viljoen, MB ChB; Jason Crane, MB ChB

Letters to the Editor
2481
Letters
Gustavo Cartaxo Patriota, MD
2481
Letters
Claudius Thomé, MD

Errata
2482
Errata

Basic Science
E812-E819
The Distribution of Tissue Damage in the Spinal Cord Is Influenced by the Contusion Velocity
Carolyn J. Sparrey, MASc; Anthony M. Choo, PhD; Jie Liu, MD; Wolfram Tetzlaff et al

Biomechanics
E820-E827
Biomechanical Evaluation of an Interspinous Stabilizing Device, Locker
Chan Shik Shim, MD, PhD; Seoung Woo Park, MD; Sang-Ho Lee, MD, PhD; T Jesse Lim et al

E828-E835
Effects of Facetectomy and Crosslink Augmentation on Motion Segment Flexibility in Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Norman B. Chutkan, MD; Haitao Zhou, MD; John P. Akins, MD; Karl H. Wenger, PhD

Deformity
E836-E842
Comparison of Reliability Between the PUMC and Lenke Classification Systems for Classifying Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Guixing Qiu, MD; Qiyi Li, MD; Yipeng Wang, MD; Bin Yu, MD; Jun Qian, MD; Keyi Yu et al

Health Services Research
E843-E848
Education of Patients After Whiplash Injury: Is Oral Advice Any Better Than a Pamphlet?
Alice Kongsted, PhD; Erisela Qerama, PhD; Helge Kasch, PhD; Flemming Winther Bach et al

Case Report
E849-E851
Unusual Association of Tethered Cord, Filum Terminale Lipoma, and Myxopapillary Ependymoma
Fuldem Yildirim Donmez, MD; Ceyla Basaran, MD; Esra Meltem Kayahan Ulu et al

E852-E857
Evaluation and Management of Abdominal Lymphoceles After Anterior Lumbar Spine Surgery
Jay Jagannathan, MD; Toomas Anton, MD; Harpreet Baweja, MD; Daniel E. Kleiner et al

A12-A14
Online Article Abstracts