Spine January 2009 Vol 34 Issue 2

Randomized Trial
101-107
Comparison of BRYAN Cervical Disc Arthroplasty With Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion: Clinical and Radiographic Results of a Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial
John G. Heller, MD; Rick C. Sasso, MD; Stephen M. Papadopoulos, MD; Paul A. Anderson et al
108-114
Suitability of a Calcium Phosphate Cement in Osteoporotic Vertebral Body Fracture Augmentation: A Controlled, Randomized, Clinical Trial of Balloon Kyphoplasty Comparing Calcium Phosphate Versus Polymethylmethacrylate
Thomas R. Blattert, MD, PhD; Leonie Jestaedt; Arnulf Weckbach, MD, PhD
115-120
The Efficacy of Prostaglandin E1 Derivative in Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Ko Matsudaira, MD; Atsushi Seichi, MD; Junichi Kunogi, MD; Takashi Yamazaki et al
Basic Science
121-130
Parathyroid Hormone (1-34) Augments Spinal Fusion, Fusion Mass Volume, and Fusion Mass Quality in a Rabbit Spinal Fusion Model
Padhraig F. O’Loughlin, MD; Matthew E. Cunningham, MD, PhD; Susan V. Bukata et al
131-140
Intervertebral Disc Cell Death in the Porcine and Human Injured Cervical Spine After Trauma: A Histological and Ultrastructural Study
Ingrid Sitte, MD; Anton Kathrein, MD; Kristian Pfaller, PhD; Florian Pedross, Mag; Sally Roberts
141-148
Transplantation of Human Mesenchymal Stems Cells Into Intervertebral Discs in a Xenogeneic Porcine Model
Helena B. Henriksson, Msc; Teresia Svanvik, MD; Marianne Jonsson et al
Biomechanics
149-155
Comparing Cervical Spine Motion With Different Halo Devices in a Cadaveric Cervical Instability Model
Christian P. DiPaola, MD; Andrew Sawers, MS; Bryan P. Conrad, MSEng; MaryBeth Horodyski et al
156-160
A New Stand-Alone Cervical Anterior Interbody Fusion Device: Biomechanical Comparison With Established Anterior Cervical Fixation Devices
Matti Scholz, MD; Phillip M. Reyes, BSE; Philipp Schleicher, MD; Anna G. U. Sawa et al
Cervical Spine
161-166
Predictors of Outcome After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Multivariate Analysis
Paul A. Anderson, MD; Brian R. Subach, MD, FACS; K Daniel Riew, MD
167-175
Effect of Halo-Vest Components on Stabilizing the Injured Cervical Spine
Paul C. Ivancic, PhD; Naseem N. Beauchman, BA; Lisa Tweardy, MSE
176-183
Comparison of Short-term SF-36 Results Between Total Joint Arthroplasty and Cervical Spine Decompression and Fusion or Arthroplasty
Paul A. Anderson, MD; Thomas J. Puschak, MD; Rick C. Sasso, MD
184-188
O-C2 Angle as a Predictor of Dyspnea and/or Dysphagia After Occipitocervical Fusion
Masahiko Miyata, MD; Masashi Neo, MD, PhD; Shunsuke Fujibayashi, et al
189-192
Does Incorrect Level Needle Localization During Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Lead to Accelerated Disc Degeneration?
Ahmad Nassr, MD; Joon Y. Lee, MD; Rubin S. Bashir, MD; Jeffrey A. Rihn, MD; Jason C. Eck et al
Deformity
193-198
Video-Assisted Anterior Thoracoscopic Spinal Fusion Versus Posterior Spinal Fusion: A Comparative Study Utilizing the SRS-22 Outcome Instrument
Baron S. Lonner, MD; Joshua D. Auerbach, MD; Michael Estreicher, BA; Andrew H. Milby et al
Epidemiology
199-205
Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis: Prevalence and Association With Low Back Pain in the Adult Community-Based Population
Leonid Kalichman, PT, PhD; David H. Kim, MD; Ling Li, MPH; Ali Guermazi et al
Health Services Research
206-213
Efficacy of a Patient-Educational Booklet for Neck-Pain Patients With Workers' Compensation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Jane Derebery, MD, FACOEM; Geneva M. Giang, MBA; Robert J. Gatchel et al
Biomechanics
E70-E75
Transmission of Muscularly Generated Force and Stiffness Between Layers of the Rat Abdominal Wall
Stephen H. M. Brown, PhD; Stuart M. McGill, PhD
E76-E82
The Effect of Soft Tissue Properties on Spinal Flexibility in Scoliosis: Biomechanical Simulation of Fulcrum Bending
J Paige Little, PhD; Clayton J. Adam, PhD
Cervical Spine
E83-E87
Use of the Finite Element Method to Study the Mechanism of Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiological Abnormality in the Cervical Spine
Yasuaki Imajo, MD; Isamu Hiiragi; Yoshihiko Kato; Toshihiko Taguchi
Diagnostics
E88-E93
The Intravertebral Cleft in Acute Osteoporotic Fractures: Fluid in Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Vacuum in Computed Tomography?
Jennifer Linn, MD; Christof Birkenmaier, MD; Ralf T. Hoffmann, MD; Maximilian Reiser et al
Genetics
E94-E100
Genetic Linkage Localizes an Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis and Pectus Excavatum Gene to Chromosome 18 q
Christina A. Gurnett, MD, PhD; Farhang Alaee, MD; Anne Bowcock, PhD; Lisa Kruse et al
Case Reports
E101-E105
A Patient With Two Re-surgeries for Delayed Myelopathy Due to Progression of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligaments After Cervical Laminoplasty
Yasuaki Tokuhashi, MD; Yasumitsu Ajiro, MD; Natsuki Umezawa, MD
E106-E109
Bacteremia Coexisting With Tophaceous Gout of the Spine Mimicking Spondylodiscitis: A Case Report
Chun-Hao Tsai, MD; Yen-Jen Chen, MD; Horng-Chaung Hsu, MD; Hsien-Te Chen, MD
Online Article Abstracts
A10-A12
Online Article Abstracts