DOI: 10.1055/s-00000165

Evidence-Based Spine-Care Journal

Issue 02 · Volume 1 · August 2010 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-21402

Message from the Editor

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    „Building a foundation of trust”

    • Science in spine

    Scinece in spine

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    Norvell, Daniel C:

    Study types and bias—Don’t judge a study by the abstract’s conclusion alone

    • Original research

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    Gruenberg, Marcelo; Petracchi, Matias; Valacco, Marcelo; Solá, Carlos:

    The influence of anatomy (normal versus scoliosis) on the free-hand placement of pedicle screws: Is misplacement more frequent in patients with anatomical deformity?

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    Guyot, Juan P; Cizik, Amy; Bransford, Richard; Bellabarba, Carlo; Lee, Michael J:

    Risk factors for cardiac complications after spine surgery

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    Imposti, Felix; Cizik, Amy; Bransford, Richard; Bellabarba, Carlo; Lee, Michael J:

    Risk factors for pulmonary complications after spine surgery

    • Systematic review

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    Anderson, Paul A; Dettori, Jospeh R; Hermsmeyer, Jeffrey T:

    Does lumbar decompression in overweight patients assist in postoperative weight loss?

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    Schuster, James M; Fischer, Dena; Dettori, Joseph R:

    Is chemical antithrombotic prophylaxis effective in elective thoracolumbar spine surgery? Results of a systematic review

    • Case report

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    Ibrahim, George M; Kamali-Nejad, Tara; Fehlings, Michael G:

    Arachnoiditis ossificans associated with syringomyelia: An unusual cause of myelopathy

    • Selected abstracts

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    Alant, Jacob; Kemp, Stephen; Webb, Aubrey; Midha, Rajiv:

    Traumatic neuroma in continuity injury model in rodents: a preliminary report

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    Karpova, Alina; Craciunas, Sorin; Chua, Soo-Yong; Rabin, Doron; Smith, Sean; Fehlings, Michael G:

    Accuracy and reliability of MRI quantitative measurements to assess spinal cord compression in cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a prospective study

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    Eager, Matthew; Jahangiri, Faisal; Shimer, Adam; Shen, Francis; Arlet, Vincent:

    Intraoperative neuromonitoring: lessons learned from 32 case events in 2095 spine cases

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    Gebhard, Harry; Bowles, Robby; Dyke, Jonathan; Saleh, Tatianna; Doty, Stephen; Bonassar, Lawrence; Härtl, Roger:

    Total disc replacement using a tissue-engineered intervertebral disc in vivo: new animal model and initial results

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    Parolin, M; Gawri, R; Mwale, F; Steffen, T; Roughley, P; Antoniou, J; Jarzem,, P; Haglund, L; Ouellet,, J:

    Development of a whole disc organ culture system to study human intervertebral disc

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    Reis, Abilio; Bransford, Richard; Penoyar, Tom; Chapman, Jens R; Bellabarba, Carlo:

    Diagnosis and treatment of craniocervical dissociation in 48 consecutive survivors

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    Wu, Yongchao; Satkundrarajah, Kajana; Teng, Yang; Chow, Diana Shu-Lian; Fehlings, Michael G:

    Evaluation of the sodium-glutamate blocker riluzole in a preclinical model of cervical spinal cord injury

    • Letters to the Editor

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    Letters to the Editor