Spine August 2009 Vol 34 Iss 18

Basic Science
E635-E639
Restoration of Bone Turnover Rate After Decompression Surgery in Patients With Symptomatic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Preliminary Report
Ho-Joong Kim, MD; Hwan-Mo Lee, MD; Heoung-Jae Chun, PhD et al

Biomechanics
E640-E644
Biomechanical Evaluation of the Vertebral Jack Tool and the Inflatable Bone Tamp for Reduction of Osteoporotic Spine Fractures
Maurits S. Sietsma, MD; Allard J. F. Hosman, MD, PhD et al

Clinical Case Series
E645-E652
Cerebrospinal Fluid Concentrations of Nitric Oxide Metabolites in Spinal Cord Injury
Shinji Kimura, MD, PhD; Noboru Hosaka, MD, PhD et al

Deformity
E653-E658
Dissecting the Effects of Spinal Fusion and Deformity Magnitude on Quality of Life in Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Shunji Tsutsui, MD; Jeff Pawelek, BS; Tracey Bastrom, MA et al

E659-E663
Comparison of the Melatonin and Calmodulin in Paravertebral Muscle and Platelets of Patients With or Without Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Emre Acaroglu, MD; Ibrahim Akel, MD; Ahmet Alanay, MD et al

Surgery
E664-E672
Tubular Microsurgery for Lumbar Discectomies and Laminectomies in Obese Patients: Operative Results and Outcome
Andre Tomasino, MD; Karishma Parikh, BS; Jeremy Steinberger, BS et al

Case Report
E673-E676
Spinal Subarachnoid Hematoma With Hyperextension Lumbar Fracture in Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis: A Case Report
Sang-Hun Lee, MD

Basic Science
1887-1892
Histological Changes of an Injectable rhBMP-2/Calcium Phosphate Cement in Vertebroplasty of Rhesus Monkey
Bo Bai, MD, PhD; Zhixun Yin, MD; Qian Xu, MD; Megan Lew, PhD et al

Biomechanics
1893-1899
Biomechanical Study of Artificial Atlanto-Odontoid Joint
Bin Lu, PhD; Xijing He, MD, PhD; Chen-guang Zhao, PhD; Hao-Peng Li, MD; Dong Wang, MD

1900-1905
Validation of a Noninvasive Dynamic Spinal Stiffness Assessment Methodology in an Animal Model of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
Christopher J. Colloca, DC; Tony S. Keller, PhD; Robert J. Moore, PhD et al
Cervical Spine
1906-1909
Etiology of Child Acute Stiff Neck
Alexander V. Gubin, MD; Edward V. Ulrich; Aleksey I. Taschilkin, MD; Anatoly N. Yalfimov, MD

1910-1916
Active Head and Cervical Range of Motion: Effect of Age in Healthy Females
Davide G. Tommasi, MS, PhD; Anna C. Foppiani, BSc et al

Clinical Case Series
1917-1922
Repeated and Multiple New Vertebral Compression Fractures After Percutaneous Transpedicular Vertebroplasty
Yuan-Yun Tseng, MD; Tao-Chieh Yang, MD; Po-Hsun Tu, MD; Yang-Lan Lo, MD; Shun-Tai Yang, MD

1923-1928
Mini-Open Versus Conventional Open Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for the Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Comparison of Paraspinal Muscle Damage and Slip Reduction
Takahiro Tsutsumimoto, MD, PhD; Mitsuhiko Shimogata, MD et al

Cochrane Collaboration
1929-1941
2009 Updated Method Guidelines for Systematic Reviews in the Cochrane Back Review Group
from the Editorial Board of the Cochrane Back Review Group

Deformity
1942-1951
Comparison of Surgical Treatment in Lenke 5C Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Anterior Dual Rod Versus Posterior Pedicle Fixation Surgery: A Comparison of Two Practices
Matthew J. Geck, MD; Anthony Rinella, MD; Dana Hawthorne, PA et al

1952-1955
Neurologic Risk in Growing Rod Spine Surgery in Early Onset Scoliosis: Is Neuromonitoring Necessary for All Cases?
Wudbhav N. Sankar, MD; David L. Skaggs, MD; John B. Emans, MD; David S. Marks et al

Health Services Research
1956-1962
Insurance Status, Geography, Race, and Ethnicity as Predictors of Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery Rates and In-Hospital Mortality: An Examination of United States Trends From 1992 to 2005
Hassan Alosh, BS; Lee H. Riley, III, MD; Richard L. Skolasky, ScD

1963-1969
National Complication Rates and Disposition After Posterior Lumbar Fusion for Acquired Spondylolisthesis
Paul S. Kalanithi, MD; Chirag G. Patil, MD; Maxwell Boakye, MD

1970-1975
Predicting Outcome in Acute Low Back Pain Using Different Models of Patient Profiling
Benedict M. Wand, PhD; James H. McAuley, PhD; Louise Marston, PhD; Lorraine H. De Souza, PhD

1976-1983
The Balanced Inventory for Spinal Disorders: The Validity of a Disease Specific Questionnaire for Evaluation of Outcomes in Patients With Various Spinal Disorders
Elisabeth Svensson, PhD; Birgitta Schillberg, RN; Anna-Maria Kling, MSc; Bo Nyström, MD, PhD

1984-1989
The Relationship Between Back Pain and Future Vertebral Fracture in Postmenopausal Women
Tatsuhiko Kuroda, PhD; Masataka Shiraki, MD, PhD; Shiro Tanaka, PhD; Yumiko Shiraki,et al

Surgery
1990-1994
Spinal Surgery in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease Undergoing Hemodialysis Therapy
In-Ho Han, MD; Keun-Su Kim, MD, PhD; Hyeong-Cheon Park, MD, PhD et al

Technique
1995-1999
A Simple Radiological Method for Recognizing Osteoporotic Thoracic Vertebral Compression Fractures and Distinguishing Them From Scheuermann Disease
Youssef Masharawi, PhD; Bruce Rothschild, MD; Nathan Peled, MD; Israel Hershkovitz, PhD

Online Article Abstracts
A11-A13
Online Article Abstracts