Spine Dec 2009 Vol 34 Iss 26

Presidential Address
2835-2837
The Second Half
Thomas A. Zdeblick, MD
Anatomy
2838-2842
Anomalous Vertebral Artery in Craniovertebral Junction With Occipitalization of the Atlas
Shenglin Wang, MD; Chao Wang, MD; Yi Liu, MD; Ming Yan, MD; Haitao Zhou, MD
Basic Science
2843-2847
Direct Single Injection of p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Inhibitor Does Not Affect Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Expression in Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons Innervating Punctured Discs in Rats
Yasushi Hayashi, MD; Seiji Ohtori, MD, PhD; Masaomi Yamashita et al
2848-2857
Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha and Its Receptors Contribute to Apoptosis of Oligodendrocytes in the Spinal Cord of Spinal Hyperostotic Mouse (twy/twy) Sustaining Chronic Mechanical Compression
Tomoo Inukai, MD; Kenzo Uchida, MD, PhD; Hideaki Nakajima et al
Biomechanics
2858-2864
Biomechanical Characteristics of Different Regions of the Human Spine: An In Vitro Study on Multilevel Spinal Segments
Iris Busscher, MD; Jaap H. van Dieën, PhD; Idsart Kingma et al
2865-2873
Vertebroplasty: Only Small Cement Volumes Are Required to Normalize Stress Distributions on the Vertebral Bodies
Jin Luo, BSc, PhD; Luke Daines, BSc; Alexander Charalambous, BSc; Michael A. Adams et al
Cervical Spine
2874-2879
Recovery Process Following Cervical Laminoplasty in Patients With Cervical Compression Myelopathy: Prospective Cohort Study
Akinobu Suzuki, MD, PhD; Hiromichi Misawa, MD, PhD; Mitsuhiko Simogata et al
2880-2885
C1–C2 Transarticular Screw Fixation for Atlantoaxial Instability due to Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Seven-Year Analysis of Outcome
Jabir Nagaria, MBBS, FRCS (SN); Micheal O. Kelleher et al
2886-2892
The Efficacy of Plate Construct Augmentation Versus Cage Alone in Anterior Cervical Fusion
Kyung-Jin Song, MD; Cyrus E. Taghavi, BS; Kwang-Bok Lee, MD; Ji-Hoon Song, MD; Jong-Pil Eun, MD
Deformity
2893-2899
Thoracic Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy for Fixed Sagittal Spinal Deformity
Brian A. O'Shaughnessy, MD; Timothy R. Kuklo, MD; Patrick C. Hsieh et al
Diagnostics
2900-2906
Three-Dimensional Analysis of the Cervical Spine Kinematics: Effect of Age and Gender in Healthy Subjects
Céline Lansade, MSc; Sébastien Laporte, PhD; Patricia Thoreux et al
2907-2911
Feasibility and Accuracy of Pedicle Screws in Children Younger Than Eight Years of Age
Ashish Ranade, MD; Amer F. Samdani, MD; Reed Williams et al
Technique
2912-2918
Cervical Spine Motion Generated With Manual Versus Jackson Table Turning Methods in a Cadaveric C1–C2 Global Instability Model
Christian P. DiPaola, MD; Bryan P. Conrad, MEng; MaryBeth Horodyski et al
2919-2926
Intraoperative Computed Tomography With Integrated Navigation System in Spinal Stabilizations
Stefan Zausinger, MD; Ben Scheder, MD; Eberhard Uhl, MD; Thomas Heigl et al
Erratum
2927
Anterior-Only Stabilization Using Plating With Bone Structural Autograft Versus Titanium Mesh Cages for Two- or Three-Column Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures: A Prospective Randomized Study: Erratum
Basic Science
E945-E951
Lidocaine Cytotoxicity to the Zygapophysial Joints in Rabbits: Changes in Cell Viability and Proteoglycan Metabolism In Vitro
Kenichi Takeno, MD, PhD; Shigeru Kobayashi, MD, PhD; Tsuyoshi Miyazaki et al
E952-E958
Role of the Oxygen-Dependent Degradation Domain in a Hypoxia-Inducible Gene Expression System in Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Gene Therapy
HongLian Jin, MD, PhD; Meng-Lu Liu, PhD; Hyun Ah Kim et al
Cervical Spine
E959-E966
A Novel Patient-Specific Navigational Template for Cervical Pedicle Screw Placement
Sheng Lu, MD, PhD; Yong Q. Xu, MD, PhD; William W. Lu, PhD; Guo X. Ni et al
Case Report
E965-E968
Progressive Kyphoscoliosis Associated With Tethered Cord Treated by Posterior Vertebral Column Resection: A Case Report
Morio Matsumoto, MD; Kota Watanabe, MD; Takashi Tsuji, MD; Ken Ishii et al
E969-E972
A Rare Case of Extramedullary-Intradural Hemangioblastoma in the Thoracic Spine
Shoichi Taniguchi, MD; Osamu Ogikubo, MD, PhD; Takaaki Nakamura et al
E973-E978
The Rare Case of an Intramedullary Cervical Spinal Cord Teratoma in an Elderly Adult: Case Report and Literature Review
Samer Ghostine, MD; Edward Perry, MD; Shoshanna Vaynman, PhD; Ravi Raghavan et al
E979-E982
Symptomatic Epidural Pneumorrhachis Associated With an Occult Pneumomediastinum Due to Minor Trauma
Byeong Jo Chun, MD, PhD; Jeong Mi Moon, MD, PhD
Online Article Abstracts
A10-A12
Online Article Abstracts