Spine Oct 15 2009, Vol 34 Iss 22

Basic Science
2363-2368
Temporal and Spatial CGRP Innervation in Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein Induced Spinal Fusion in Rabbits
Xiao-Yun Wang, PhD; Xia Guo, MD; Shu-Xin Qu, PhD; Jie Weng, PhD; Chung-Yiu Jack Cheng, MD

Biomechanics
2369-2377
The Natural History of Polyethylene Oxidation in Total Disc Replacement
Steven M. Kurtz, PhD; Daniel MacDonald, BS; Allyson Ianuzzi, PhD; Andre van Ooij, MD; Jorge Isaza, MD; Edward R. Ross, MD; John Regan, MD

2378-2383
The Effect of Dilation of Immature Pedicles on Pullout Strength of the Screws: Part 2: In Vivo Study
Guney Yilmaz, MD; Gokhan Demirkiran, MD; Cenk Ozkan, MD; Kenan Daglioglu, PhD, Vet; Murat Pekmezci, MD; Ahmet Alanay, MD; Muharrem Yazici, MD

Cervical Spine
2384-2388
Efficacy and Durability of the Titanium Mesh Cage Spacer Combined With Transarticular Screw Fixation for Atlantoaxial Instability in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Hyoung-Joon Chun, MD; Seong Hoon Oh, MD; Hyeong-Joong Yi, MD; Yong Ko, MD

2389-2394
Cervical Segmental Motion at Levels Adjacent to Disc Herniation as Determined With Kinetic Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Scott D. Daffner, MD; Jiang Xin, MD; Cyrus E. Taghavi, BS; Henry J. Hymanson, BS; Chethan Mudiyam, BS; Wei Hongyu, MD; Jeffrey C. Wang, MD

Clinical Case Series
2395-2399
The Value of Routinely Performing a Bone Biopsy During Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures
Sander Paul Jan Muijs, MD; Paul A. Akkermans, BSc; Arian R. van Erkel, MD, PhD; Sander D. Dijkstra, MD, PhD

2400-2405
Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Spine Sustained by Soldiers in Vehicles Attacked by Improvised Explosive Devices
Brian T. Ragel, MD; C Dain Allred, MD; Sid Brevard, MD, MPH; Richard T. Davis, MD; Edmund H. Frank, MD

Deformity
2406-2412
Increasing Lumbar Lordosis of Adult Spinal Deformity Patients via Intraoperative Prone Positioning
Katsumi Harimaya, MD, PhD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Takuya Mishiro, MD, PhD; Keith H. Bridwell, MD; Linda A. Koester, BS; Brenda A. Sides, MA

2413-2418
Is it Necessary to Operate All Split Cord Malformations Before Corrective Surgery for Patients With Congenital Spinal Deformities?
Mehmet Ayvaz, MD; Nejat Akalan, MD; Muharrem Yazici, MD; Ahmet Alanay, MD; R Emre Acaroglu, MD

Diagnostics
2419-2423
Simple Oblique Lumbar Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technique and its Diagnostic Value for Extraforaminal Disc Herniation
Dong Hwa Heo, MD; Myeong Sub Lee; Seung Hun Sheen; Sung Min Cho; Yong Jun Cho; Sae Moon Oh

2424-2430
Prediction of Residual Disease of Spine Infection Using F-18 FDG PET/CT
Seong-Jang Kim, MD, PhD; In-Ju Kim, MD, PhD; Kuen Tak Suh, MD, PhD; Yong-Ki Kim, MD, PhD; Jung Sub Lee, MD, PhD

2431-2436
Augmented Cerebral Activation by Lumbar Mechanical Stimulus in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients: An fMRI Study
Yoshitaka Kobayashi, MD; Jiro Kurata, MD, PhD; Miho Sekiguchi, MD, PhD; Mika Kokubun, RT; Takashi Akaishizawa, et al

2437-2443
Development of a Clinical Workflow Tool to Enhance the Detection of Vertebral Fractures: Accuracy and Precision Evaluation
Alan Brett, PhD; Colin G. Miller, PhD; Curtis W. Hayes, MD; Joel Krasnow, MD; Takouhi Ozanian, PhD; Ken Abrams, MD; Jon E. Block, PhD; Cornelis van Kuijk, MD, PhD

Exercise Physiology
2444-2449
A Criterion Measure of Walking Capacity in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Its Comparison With a Treadmill Protocol
Christy C. Tomkins, PhD; Michele C. Battié, PhD; Todd Rogers, PhD; Harry Jiang, MD, PhD; Stewart Petersen, PhD

Health Services Research
2450-2457
Discriminative and Predictive Validity of the Scoliosis Research Society-22 Questionnaire in Management and Curve-Severity Subgroups of Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis
Eric C. Parent, PhD; Doug Hill, MBA; Jim Mahood, MD; Marc Moreau, MD; Jim Raso, MASc; Edmond Lou, PhD

Occupational Health/Ergonomics
2458-2465
The Quantified Lumbar Flexion-Relaxation Phenomenon Is a Useful Measurement of Improvement in a Functional Restoration Program
Tom G. Mayer, MD; Randy Neblett, MA, LPC, BCIA-C; Emily Brede, RN; Robert J. Gatchel, PhD, ABPP

Surgery
2466-2468
Postoperative Culture Positive Surgical Site Infections After the Use of Irradiated Allograft, Nonirradiated Allograft, or Autograft for Spinal Fusion
Mark M. Mikhael, MD; Paul M. Huddleston, MD; Ahmad Nassr, MD

Errata
2469
To the Editor: Re: Matsumoto M, Watanabe K, Tsuji T, et al. Nocturnal leg cramps: a common complaint in patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis. Spine 2009;34:E189–94: Erratum

2470-2472
Diabetes and Perioperative Outcomes Following Cervical Fusion in Patients With Myelopathy: Erratum

Letters to the Editor
2473
Letters
Mehmet Ayvaz, MD; Ahmet Alanay, MD; R Emre Acaroglu, MD

2473-2475
Letters
Panagiotis G. Korovessis, PhD

2475-2476
Letters
Michael T. Haneline, DC, MPH

2476
Letters
Morgan Young, DC

2476-2477
Letters
Liliana Olim Gouveia, MD; Pedro Castanho, MD; Joaquim Ferreira, MD

2477
Letters
Jan Van Zundert, MD, PhD, FIPP; Marc A. Huntoon, MD; Maarten van Kleef, MD, PhD, FIPP

2477-2478
Letters
Gautam Malhotra, MD; Arjang Abbasi, DO

Basic Science
E790-E793
Factors Influencing Manometric Pressure During Pressure-Controlled Discography
Dong Ah Shin, MD; Sang Hyun Kim, MD; In Bo Han, MD; Seung Chul Rhim, MD, PhD; Hyoung Ihl Kim, MD, PhD

Biomechanics
E794-E799
Effect of Two-Level Total Disc Replacement on Cervical Spine Kinematics
Frank M. Phillips, MD; Michael N. Tzermiadianos, MD; Leonard I. Voronov, MD, PhD; Robert M. Havey, BS; Gerard Carandang, MS; Andrew Dooris, PhD; Avinash G. Patwardhan, PhD

Cervical Spine
E800-E805
Navigated Anterior Approach to the Upper Cervical Spine After Occipitocervical Fusion
Masashi Neo, MD, PhD; Ryo Asato, MD, PhD; Shunsuke Fujibayashi, MD, PhD; Hiromu Ito, MD, PhD; Mitsuru Takemoto, MD, PhD; Takashi Nakamura, MD, PhD

Clinical Case Series
E806-E810
Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis of the Spine—Is it the Beginning of the End?: A Study of Twenty-Five Culture Proven Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Spine Patients
Uday M. Pawar, D'ortho, DNB Ortho; Vishal Kundnani, MS Ortho; Vikas Agashe, MS Ortho; Amita Nene, MD, DETRD, FCCP; Abhay Nene, MS Ortho

Diagnostic Testing
E811-E817
Midlumbar Lateral Flexion Stability Measured in Healthy Volunteers by In Vivo Fluoroscopy
Fiona E. Mellor, BSc (Hons); Jennifer M. Muggleton, BSc (Eng), PhD; Jeff Bagust, PhD; William Mason, MA, MB, BChir, MRCS, MSc; Peter W. Thomas, PhD; Alan C. Breen, DC, PhD

Literature Review
E818-E822
Effectiveness of Calcitonin in Intermittent Claudication Treatment of Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Systematic Review
Roberto Coronado-Zarco, MD; Eva Cruz-Medina, MD; Aurelia Arellano-Hernández, MD; Daniel Chavez-Arias, MD; Saúl Renan León-Hernández, MD

Case Report
E823-E825
Spine-Shortening Vertebral Osteotomy for Tethered Cord Syndrome: Report of Three Cases
Naohisa Miyakoshi, MD, PhD; Eiji Abe, MD, PhD; Tetsuya Suzuki, MD, PhD; Tadato Kido, MD, PhD; Mitsuho Chiba, MD, PhD; Yoichi Shimada, MD, PhD