Spine Vol 34 No 11 May 2009

Randomized Trial
1119-1126
A Prospective Randomized Study of Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Cervical Compressive Myelopathy Treated With Open-Door or French-Door Laminoplasty
Motohiro Okada; Akihito Minamide, ; Toru Endo; Munehito Yoshida et al

Basic Science
1127-1133
Peroxynitrite Induces Gene Expression in Intervertebral Disc Cells
Lucy Poveda, PhD; Michael Hottiger, PhD; Norbert Boos, MD, MBA; Karin Wuertz, PhD

Cervical Spine
1134-1139
The Time Course of Range of Motion Loss After Cervical Laminoplasty: A Prospective Study With Minimum Two-Year Follow-up
Seung-Jae Hyun, MD; Seung-Chul Rhim, MD, PhD; Sung-Woo Roh, MD, PhD; Suk-Hyung Kang, MD; K Daniel Riew, MD

1140-1147
Three-Dimensional Finite Element Model of the Cervical Spinal Cord: Preliminary Results of Injury Mechanism Analysis
Xin-Feng Li, MD, MSc; Li-Yang Dai, MD, PhD

1148-1152
Does Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Affect the Neurological Outcome After Traumatic Cervical Cord Injury?
Seiji Okada, MD, PhD; Takeshi Maeda, MD, PhD; Yasuyuki Ohkawa, PhD; Katsumi Harimaya et al

1153-1159
Artificial Disc Replacement Combined With Fusion Versus Two-Level Fusion in Cervical Two-Level Disc Disease
Dong Ah Shin, MD; Seong Yi, MD; Do Heum Yoon, MD, PhD; Keung Nyun Kim, MD, PhD; Hyun Cheol Shin

1160-1161
Point of View
Paul McAfee, MD

Deformity
1162-1166
Comparison of Selective Anterior Versus Posterior Screw Instrumentation in Lenke5C Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Ming Li, MD; Jianqiang Ni, MD; Xiutong Fang, MD; Hongtao Liu, MD; Xiaodong Zhu et al

1167-1175
Surgical Correction and Fusion Using Posterior-Only Pedicle Screw Construct for Neuropathic Scoliosis in Patients With Cerebral Palsy: A Three-Year Follow-up Study
Hitesh N. Modi, MS; Jae-Young Hong, MD; Satyen S. Mehta, MS, MRCS; S Srinivasalu et al

1176-1184
Radiographic Outcomes Over Time After Endoscopic Anterior Scoliosis Correction: A Prospective Series of 106 Patients
Douglas Hay, FRCS; Maree T. Izatt, BPhty; Clayton J. Adam, PhD; Robert D. Labrom, MSc, FRACS; Geoffrey N. Askin, FRACS

Diagnostic Imaging
1185-1191
High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging and 18FDG-PET Findings of the Cervical Spinal Cord Before and After Decompressive Surgery in Patients With Compressive Myelopathy
Kenzo Uchida, MD, PhD; Hideaki Nakajima, MD, PhD; Takafumi Yayama et al

Epidemiology
1192-1197
Musculoskeletal Pain Combinations in Adolescents
Juha P. Auvinen, BM; Markus V. J. Paananen, BM; Tuija H. Tammelin, PhD; Simo P. Taimela; Pertti O. A. Mutanen, MSc; Paavo J. Zitting, MD; Jaro I. Karppinen

Health Services Research
1198-1203
The Influence of Preoperative Back Pain on the Outcome of Lumbar Decompression Surgery
Frank S. Kleinstück, MD; Dieter Grob, MD; Friederike Lattig, MD; Viktor Bartanusz, MD; Francois Porchet, MD; Dezsö Jeszenszky, MD; David O’Riordan, BSc; Anne F. Mannion, PhD

1204-1210
Predictive Factors for the Outcome of Fusion in Adult Isthmic Spondylolisthesis
Per Ekman, MD, PhD; Hans Möller, MD, PhD; Rune Hedlund, MD, PhD

1211-1216
Validation of the Simplified Chinese Version of the Oswestry Disability Index
Hui Liu, BM; Huiren Tao, MD, PhD; Zhuojing Luo, MD, PhD

1217
Point of View
Jeffrey C. Wang, MD

1218-1226
Doctors With a Special Interest in Back Pain Have Poorer Knowledge About How to Treat Back Pain
Rachelle Buchbinder, PhD, FRACP; Margaret Staples, PhD; Damien Jolley, MSc

1227
Point of View
Steven J. Atlas, MD, MPH

Literature Review
1228-1232
Percutaneous Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Meta-analysis of Complications
Michael J. Lee, MD; Mark Dumonski, MD; Patrick Cahill, MD; Tom Stanley, MD; Daniel Park, MD; Kern Singh, MD

Occupational Medicine
1233-1238
Differences in Balance Strategies Between Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain Patients and Healthy Control Subjects During Unstable Sitting
Ulrike Van Daele, PT; Friso Hagman, PhD; Steven Truijen, PhD; Peter Vorlat, MD; Bart Van Gheluwe, PhD; Peter Vaes, PhD

Technique
1239-1242
Nerve Injury to the Posterior Rami Medial Branch During the Insertion of Pedicle Screws: Comparison of Mini-Open Versus Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Insertion Techniques
Gilad J. Regev, MD; Yu Po Lee, MD; William R. Taylor, MD; Steven R. Garfin, MD; Choll W. Kim, MD, PhD

Anatomy
E384-E390
An Anatomic and Radiographic Study of Lumbar Facets Relevant to Percutaneous Transfacet Fixation
Brian W. Su, MD; Thomas D. Cha, MD; Paul D. Kim, MD; Joseph Lee, MD; Ernest W. April, PhD; Mark Weidenbaum, MD; Todd J. Albert, MD; Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD

Basic Science
E391-E396
Recording Diffusion Responses From Contralateral Intercostal Muscles After Stimulus-Triggered Electromyography: Refining a Tool for the Assessment of Thoracic Pedicle Screw Placement in an Experimental Porcine Model
Gema de Blas, MD, PhD; Jesús Burgos, MD, PhD; Ignacio Regidor, MD, PhD; Carlos Barrios, MD, PhD; Román Solá, MD; Sergio García-Urquiza, MD; Eduardo Hevia, MD

E397-E404
A Porcine Model for Progressive Thoracic Scoliosis
Frank Schwab, MD; Ashish Patel, MD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Jean-Pierre Farcy, MD

Literature Review
E405-E413
Safety of Chiropractic Interventions: A Systematic Review
Liliana Olim Gouveia, MD; Pedro Castanho, MD; Joaquim J. Ferreira, MD

Case Report
E414-E417
Synovial Chondromatosis Presenting With Lumbar Radiculopathy
Sang Woo Kim, MD; Joon Hyuk Choi, MD

E418-E421
Transoral Osteosynthesis C1 as a Function-Preserving Option in the Treatment of Bipartite Atlas Deformity: A Case Report
Yong Hu, MD; Weihu Ma, MD; Rongming Xu, MD

Online Article Abstracts
A12-A13
Online Article Abstracts