Spine Vol 35 No 1 Jan 2010

Editorial
1-3
Where Is the Wisdom in Healthcare?: The “Wizard of Oz”: Heart, Brain, and Courage
James Weinstein, DO, MS

Basic Science
4-9
Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein in Canine Spinal Cord Appears in the Cerebrospinal Fluid Associated With Intervertebral Disc Herniation
Satoshi Tokunaga, DVM; Kazuto Yamanokuchi, DVM; Akira Yabuki, DVM, PhD; Makoto Fujiki, DVM, PhD; Kazuhiro Misumi, DVM, PhD

10-17
The Reactions of Glial Cells and Endoneurial Macrophages in the Dorsal Root Ganglion and Their Contribution to Pain-Related Behavior After Application of Nucleus Pulposus Onto the Nerve Root in Rats
Ken-ichi Otoshi, MD; Shin-ichi Kikuchi, MD, PhD; Shin-ichi Konno, MD, PhD; Miho Sekiguchi, MD, PhD

18-25
Computed Tomographic Validation of the Porcine Model for Thoracic Scoliosis
Ashish Patel, MD; Frank Schwab, MD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Archit Patel, MD; Moutasem M. Obeidat, MD; Jean-Pierre Farcy, MD

Biomechanics
26-31
Biomechanical Evaluation of the Kinematics of the Cadaver Lumbar Spine Following Disc Replacement With the Prodisc-L Prosthesis
Constantine K. Demetropoulos, PhD; Dilip K. Sengupta, MD, DrMed et al

Cervical Spine
32-35
A New Performance Test for Cervical Myelopathy: The Triangle Step Test
Hisanori Mihara, MD; Soichi Kondo, MD; Atsushi Murata, MD; Koh Ishida, MD; Takanori Niimura, MD; Masashi Hachiya, MD

36-43
Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion Accelerates Adjacent Segment Degeneration: Comparison With Asymptomatic Volunteers in a Ten-Year Magnetic Resonance Imaging Follow-up Study
Morio Matsumoto, MD; Eijiro Okada, MD; Daisuke Ichihara, MD et al
Clinical Case Series
44-50
Short Segment Coronal Plane Deformity After Two-Level Lumbar Total Disc Replacement
Alexander C. Ching, MD; Christof Birkenmaier, MD; Robert A. Hart, MD

51-56
Prevalence, Distribution, and Morphology of Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum: A Population Study of One Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Six Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scans
Jiong Jiong Guo, MD; Keith D. K. Luk et al

Deformity
57-63
Patients' Preferences for Scoliosis Brace Treatment: A Discrete Choice Experiment
Eveline M. Bunge, PhD; Esther W. de Bekker-Grob, PhD; Frans C. van Biezen, MD; Marie-Louise Essink-Bot, MD, PhD; Harry J. de Koning, MD, PhD

64-70
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Treated With Open Instrumented Anterior Spinal Fusion: Five-Year Follow-up
John E. Tis, MD; Michael F. O'Brien, MD; Peter O. Newton, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; David H. Clements, MD; Jürgen Harms, MD; Randal R. Betz, MD

Diagnostics
71-75
A Variability Study of Computerized Sagittal Sacral Radiologic Measures
Zhi Wang, MD; Stefan Parent, MD, PhD; Jacques A. de Guise, PhD; Hubert Labelle, MD

76-82
Morphometric Analysis of Neurocentral Synchondrosis Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Normal Skeletally Immature Spine
Hong Zhang, MD; Daniel J. Sucato, MD, MS; Pamela Nurenberg, MD; Anna McClung, RN

83-88
The Effect of Backpacks on the Lumbar Spine in Children: A Standing Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Timothy B. Neuschwander, MD; John Cutrone, MD; Brandon R. Macias, BA; Samantha Cutrone; Gita Murthy, PhD; Henry Chambers, MD; Alan R. Hargens, MD

Health Services Research
89-97
The Impact of Workers' Compensation on Outcomes of Surgical and Nonoperative Therapy for Patients With a Lumbar Disc Herniation: SPORT
Steven J. Atlas, MD, MPH; Tor D. Tosteson, ScD; Emily A. Blood, MS; Jonathan S. Skinner et al

98
Point of View
Nortin M. Hadler, MD, MACP, FACR, FACOEM

99-103
Complications of Spinal Fusion for Scheuermann Kyphosis: A Report of the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee
Jeffrey D. Coe, MD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Sigurd Berven, MD; Vincent Arlet et al

104-107
Incidence of Spinal and Spinal Cord Injuries and Their Surgical Treatment in Children and Adolescents: A Population-Based Study
Ville Puisto, MD; Sakari Kääriäinen, MSc; Antti Impinen, MSc; Timo Parkkila et al

108-115
In the Eye of the Beholder: Preferences of Patients, Family Physicians, and Surgeons for Lumbar Spinal Surgery
S Samuel Bederman, MD, PhD, FRCSC; Nizar N. Mahomed, MD, ScD, FRCSC; Hans J. Kreder et al

116
Point of View
Steven J. Atlas, MD, MPH

Surgery
117-123
Surgery Significantly Improves Survival in Patients With Chordoma
Muhammad Umar Jawad, MD; Sean P. Scully, MD, PhD

Technique
124-129
Instrumented One and Two Level Posterolateral Fusions With Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 and Allograft: A Computed Tomography Study
Jeffery L. Stambough, MD, MBA; Elisha K. Clouse, RN, BSN, CCRP; Jeffrey B. Stambough, BA

Letters to the Editor
130
Letters
Tsz Ping Lam, MBBS; Yee Kit Tse, MPhil; Vivian Wing Yin Hung, MPhil; Bobby Kin Wah Ng, FHKAM(Ortho Surg); Hiu Yan Yeung, PhD; Jack Cheng, MD

130-131
Letters
Elizabeth A. Szalay, MD; Dan Tandberg, MD

131
Letters
Robert Ferrari, MD

Biomechanics
E1-E7
Kinematics of Sagittal Spine and Lower Limb Movement in Healthy Older Adults During Sit-to-Stand From Two Seat Heights
Yi-Liang Kuo, PhD; Elizabeth A. Tully, PhD; Mary P. Galea, PhD

Cervical Spine
E8-E15
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the Cervical Spine: A Single Chinese Institution Experience With Thirty Cases
Liang Jiang, MD; Zhong Jun Liu, MD; Xiao Guang Liu, MD; Wo Quan Zhong, MD; Qing Jun Ma, MD; Feng Wei, MD; Geng Ting Dang, MD; Hui Shu Yuan, MD

Health Services Research
E16-E21
Psychological Factors in the Use of the Neck Disability Index in Chronic Whiplash Patients
Howard Vernon, DC, PhD; Rocco Guerriero, DC; Shawn Kavanaugh, DC; David Soave, MSc; Jesse Moreton, BSc

Case Report
E22-E24
Cauda Equina Syndrome in an Eleven-Month-Old Infant Following Sacrococcygeal Teratoma Tumor Resection and Coccyx Excision: Case Report
Benjamin W. Sears, MD; Gregory G. Gramstad, MD; Alexander J. Ghanayem, MD

E25-E26
Postoperative Cervical Cord Compression Induced by Hydrogel (DuraSeal): A Possible Complication
Dushan Thavarajah, MRCS; Patricia De Lacy, MRCS; Rahim Hussain, MRCS; Robert M. Redfern, FRCS

E27-E30
Brown-Sèquard Syndrome Caused by Type III Odontoid Fracture: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Yung-Tsan Wu, MD; Cheng-Wen Ho, MD, PhD; Shin-Tsu Chang, MD, MS, PhD; Liang-Cheng Chen, MD, MS

E31-E34
A Rare Anesthetic Complication Involving Central Line Access During Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Case Report and Review
Waqas Hussain, MD; Purnendu Gupta, MD