Spine February 2009 Vol 34 Iss 3 2009

Randomized Trial
215-220
Effectiveness of a Lumbar Belt in Subacute Low Back Pain: An Open, Multicentric, and Randomized Clinical Study
Paul Calmels, PhD, MD; Patrice Queneau, MD; Claude Hamonet, PhD, MD; Claude Le Pen et al
221-228
Graded Exercise for Recurrent Low-Back Pain: A Randomized, Controlled Trial With 6-, 12-, and 36-Month Follow-ups
Eva Rasmussen-Barr; Bjorn Äng, ; Inga Arvidsson, ; Lena Nilsson-Wikmar,
229-232
Steroids and Risk Factors for Airway Compromise in Multilevel Cervical Corpectomy Patients: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study
Sanford E. Emery, MD, MBA; Sam Akhavan, MD; Pam Miller, RN; Christopher G. Furey et al
233-237
Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Nonresorbable Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone Versus Resorbable Poly-l-Lactide-Co-d,l-Lactide Fusion Devices: A Prospective, Randomized Study to Assess Fusion and Clinical Outcome
Timothy Jiya, MBBCh; Theo Smit, MSc, PhD; James Deddens, PhD; Margriet Mullender, PhD
238-243
RhBMP-2 Versus Iliac Crest Bone Graft for Lumbar Spine Fusion in Patients Over 60 Years of Age: A Cost-Utility Study
Leah Y. Carreon, MD, MSc; Steven D. Glassman, MD; Mladen Djurasovic, MD; Mitchell J. Campbell, MD; Rolando M. Puno, MD; John R. Johnson, MD; John R. Dimar, II, MD
Anatomy
244-248
Secular Trend in the Opening of the Sacral Canal: An Australian Study
Lucian Bogdan Solomon, MD, PhD; Frank Jakobus Rühli, MD, PhD; Yu Chao Lee, MD; Maciej Henneberg, PhD, DSc
Basic Science
249-254
Administration of Human Peripheral Blood-Derived CD133+ Cells Accelerates Functional Recovery in a Rat Spinal Cord Injury Model
Hirofumi Sasaki, MD; Masakazu Ishikawa, MD, PhD; Nobuhiro Tanaka et al
Biomechanics
255-261
Prospective Design Delineation and Subsequent In Vitro Evaluation of a New Posterior Dynamic Stabilization System
Hans-Joachim Wilke, PhD; Frank Heuer, PhD; Hendrik Schmidt, PhD
Cervical Spine
262-267
Work Disability After Whiplash: A Prospective Cohort Study
J Buitenhuis, MD; Peter J. de Jong, PhD; Jan P.C. Jaspers, PhD; Johan W. Groothoff, MSc, PhD
268-273
A Segmental Partial Laminectomy for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Anatomical Basis and Clinical Outcome in Comparison With Expansive Open-Door Laminoplasty
Koji Otani, MD; Katsuhiko Sato, MD; Shoji Yabuki, MD; Masumi Iwabuchi, MD; Shinichi Kikuchi, MD
274-279
Spinal Cord Shift on Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 24 Hours After Cervical Laminoplasty
Takashi Shiozaki, MD; Hironori Otsuka, MD; Yoshihiro Nakata, MD; Toru Yokoyama et al
Clinical Case Series
280-284
Influence of Lumbar Lordosis Restoration on Thoracic Curve and Sagittal Position in Lumbar Degenerative Kyphosis Patients
Jee-Soo Jang, MD, PhD; Sang-Ho Lee, MD, PhD; Jun-Hong Min, MD, PhD; Dae Hyeon Maeng, MD
285-290
Radiographic Assessment of Lumbar Facet Distance Spacing and Pediatric Spondylolysis
Scott W. Zehnder, MD; Carol V. Ward, PhD; Austin J. Crow, BS; Dirk Alander, MD; Bruce Latimer, PhD
Literature Review
291-303
Thromboembolic Disease in Spinal Surgery: A Systematic Review
Michael P. Glotzbecker, MD; Christopher M. Bono, MD; Kirkham B. Wood, MD; Mitchell B. Harris, MD
Spine Update
304-307
The Ninth International Forum for Primary Care Research on Low Back Pain
on Behalf of the International Organizing Committee of the Ninth International Forum for Primary Care Research on Low Back Pain and All the Participants
Cervical Spine
E110-E114
Radiographic Analysis of the Cervical Spine in Patients With Retro-Odontoid Pseudotumors
Hirotaka Chikuda, MD; Atsushi Seichi, MD; Katsushi Takeshita, MD; Naoki Shoda, MD; Takashi Ono et al
Clinical Case Series
E115-E121
Effect of Osteoporosis on Morphology and Mobility of the Lumbar Spine
Zhengyi Yang, PhD; James F. Griffith, MD; Ping Chung Leung, MD; Raymond Lee, PhD
Diagnostics
E122-E126
Cervical Segmental Motion Induced by Shoulder Abduction Assessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Hiroshi Takasaki, PT, MSc; Toby Hall, PT, MSc, FACP; Shouta Kaneko, OT; Takeshi Iizawa, PT, BSc; Yoshikazu Ikemoto, MD, PhD
Case Report
E127-E129
Favorable Response to Intrathecal, But Not Oral, Baclofen of Priapism in a Patient With Spinal Cord Injury
Giangaetano D’Aleo, MD; Carmela Rifici, MD; Markus Kofler, MD; Leopold Saltuari, MD; Placido Bramanti, MD
Online Article Abstracts
A14-A15
Online Article Abstracts