Spine Sept 2009 Vol 34 Iss 19

Basic Science
E677-E681
DR5 and DcR2 are Expressed in Human Lumbar Intervertebral Discs
Bohua Chen, MD; Bin Ma, MD; Shangyou Yang, MD; Xiuhua Xing, MD; Run Gu, MD; Yougu Hu, MD

Biomechanics
E682-E688
Vibration Modes of Injured Spine at Resonant Frequencies Under Vertical Vibration
Li-Xin Guo, PhD; Ming Zhang, PhD; Yi-Min Zhang, PhD; Ee-Chon Teo, PhD

E689-E696
Range of Motion and Orientation of the Lumbar Facet Joints In Vivo
Michal Kozanek, MD; Shaobai Wang, MS; Peter G. Passias, MD; Qun Xia, MD; Gang Li, MD; Christopher M. Bono, MD; Kirkham B. Wood, MD; Guoan Li, PhD

Cervical Spine
E697-E702
Synovial Folds of the Lateral Atlantoaxial Joints: In Vivo Quantitative Assessment Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Healthy Volunteers
Alexandra L. Webb, BSc, MChiro, PhD; Angela A. Darekar, BSc, MSc; Madeline Sampson, MBChB; Hamid Rassoulian, BSc, MSc, PhD

Case Report
E703-E708
Management of Traumatic Cervical Spondyloptosis in a Neurologically Intact Patient: Case Report
Luis M. Tumialán, MD; Vladimir Dadashev, MD; David V. Laborde, MD; Sanjay K. Gupta, MD

E709-E711
Cervical Myelopathy by C1 Posterior Tubercle Impingement in a Patient With DISH
Masahito Kawabori, MD; Kazutoshi Hida, PhD; Minoru Akino, PhD; Shunsuke Yano, PhD; Hisatoshi Saito, PhD; Yoshinobu Iwasaki, PhD

E712-E715
Intradural Calcifying Fibroblastic Proliferation Associated With a Nerve Root: A Reactive Process Mimicking a Nerve Sheath Tumor
Vasileios Apostolopoulos, MBBS, MRCS; Karoly M. David, FRCS (SN); Archie Malcolm, FRCPath; Andrew King, FRCPath

Randomized Trial
2001-2007
Sagittal Cervical Alignment After Cervical Disc Arthroplasty and Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Results of a Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial
Okechukwu A. Anakwenze, MD; Joshua D. Auerbach, MD; Andrew H. Milby, BS; Baron S. Lonner, MD; Richard A. Balderston, MD

2008-2013
Clinical Study of Low Back Pain and Radicular Pain Pathways by Using L2 Spinal Nerve Root Infiltration: A Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial
Yasuaki Murata, MD, PhD; Yoshiharu Kato, MD, PhD; Kazuhisa Miyamoto, MD; Kazuhisa Takahashi, MD, PhD

Basic Science
2014-2021
Short-Term Effects of Parathyroid Hormone on Rat Lumbar Vertebrae
Stephan Sehmisch, MD; Matthias Erren, MD; Thomas Rack, MD; Mohammed Tezval, et al

Biomechanics
2022-2032
Effect of Nucleus Replacement Device Properties on Lumbar Spine Mechanics
Steven A. Rundell, MS; Heather L. Guerin, PhD; Joshua D. Auerbach, MD; Steven M. Kurtz, PhD

Cervical Spine
2033-2038
Comparative Study of Neck Pain in Relation to Increase of Cervical Epidural Pressure During Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy
Ju-Yeon Joh, MD; Gun Choi, MD, PhD; Byoung-Joon Kong, MD; Hahck Soo Park, MD, PhD; Sang-Ho Lee, MD, PhD; Seong Ho Chang, MD, PhD

2039-2043
Teachability and Reliability of a New Classification System for Lower Cervical Spinal Injuries
Scott W. Zehnder, MD; Christopher J. Lenarz, MD; Howard M. Place, MD

Clinical Case Series
2044-2051
A Prospective Cohort Study of Close Interval Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging After Primary Lumbar Discectomy: Factors Associated With Recurrent Disc Herniation and Disc Height Loss
Matthew J. McGirt, MD; Sandro Eustacchio, MD; Peter Varga, MD; Milorad Vilendecic, MD; Martin Trummer, MD; Miro Gorensek, MD; Darko Ledic, MD; Eugene J. Carragee, MD

2052-2059
The Effect of Compensation Status on Waiting Time for Elective Surgical Lumbar Discectomy
Jeffrey A. Quon, DC, PhD; Adrian R. Levy, PhD; Boris Sobolev, PhD; Charles G. Fisher, et al

2060-2065
Quantification of a Meaningful Change in Low Back Functional Impairment
Sue A. Ferguson, PhD; William S. Marras, PhD; Deborah L. Burr, PhD; Stephen Woods, MD; Ehud Mendel, MD; Purnendu Gupta, MD

Exercise Physiology
2066-2076
Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Efficacy of Iyengar Yoga Therapy on Chronic Low Back Pain
Kimberly Williams, PhD; Christiaan Abildso, PhD, MPH; Lois Steinberg, et al

Health Services Research
2077-2084
Trends in Health Care Expenditures, Utilization, and Health Status Among US Adults With Spine Problems, 1997–2006
Brook I. Martin, MPH; Judith A. Turner, PhD; Sohail K. Mirza, MD, MPH; Michael J. Lee, MD; Bryan A. Comstock, MS; Richard A. Deyo, MD, MPH

2085-2089
Predicting SF-6D Utility Scores From the Oswestry Disability Index and Numeric Rating Scales for Back and Leg Pain
Leah Y. Carreon, MD, MSc; Steven D. Glassman, MD; Christine M. McDonough, PhD, PT, MS; Raja Rampersaud, MD; Sigurd Berven, MD; Michael Shainline, MS, MBA

2090-2095
Development of the Italian Version of the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI-I): A Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Reliability, and Validity Study
Marco Monticone, MD; Paola Baiardi, PhD; Silvano Ferrari, PT; Calogero Foti, MD; Raffaele Mugnai, PT; Paolo Pillastrini, PT; Carla Vanti, PT; Gustavo Zanoli, MD

Surgery
2096-2103
Effect of Epsilon Aminocaproic Acid on Red-Cell Transfusion Requirements in Major Spinal Surgery
Sean M. Berenholtz, MD, MHS; Julius Cuong Pham, MD, PhD; Elizabeth Garrett-Mayer et al

2104-2109
Robotic Approaches to the Posterior Spine
Karthikeyan Ponnusamy, MSE; Samuel Chewning, MD; Catherine Mohr, MD, MSME

Letters to the Editor
2110
Letters
Panagiotis G. Korovessis, PhD

2110-2111
Letters
Thomas Roger Blattert, MD, PhD

Online Article Abstracts
A16-A18
Online Article Abstracts