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Predicting the need for surgical intervention in patients with spondylodiscitis: the Brighton Spondylodiscitis Score (BSDS)

Nageswary Appalanaidu, Roozbeh Shafafy, Christopher Gee, Kit Brogan, Shuaib Karmani, Giuseppe Morassi, Sherief Elsayed
October 2018, pp 1 - 11
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5775-x
First Online: 13 October 2018

Role of closed drain after multi-level posterior spinal surgery in adults: a randomised open-label superiority trial

Alexander Vadimovich Gubin, Oksana Germanovna Prudnikova, Koushik Narayan Subramanyam, Alexander Vladimirovich Burtsev, Maxim Viktorovich Khomchenkov, Abhishek Vasant Mundargi
October 2018, pp 1 - 9
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5791-x
First Online: 11 October 2018

Reply to the Letter to the Editor of S. Shahsavari et al. concerning "Predicting medical complications in spine surgery: evaluation of a novel online risk calculator" by M. F. Kasparek et al. (Eur Spine J: doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5707-9)

M. F. Kasparek, F. Boettner, A. Rienmueller, M. Weber, P. T. Funovics, P. Krepler, R. Windhager, J. Grohs
October 2018, pp 1 - 2
Author's Reply
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5784-9
First Online: 11 October 2018

The use of CT Hounsfield unit values to identify the undiagnosed spinal osteoporosis in patients with lumbar degenerative diseases

Da Zou, Weishi Li, Chao Deng, Guohong Du, Nanfang Xu
October 2018, pp 1 - 9
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5776-9
First Online: 10 October 2018

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of LJ Castro-Alves et al. concerning "Comparative study of the efficacy of transdermal buprenorphine patches and prolonged-release tramadol tablets for postoperative pain control after spinal fusion surgery: a prospectiv

Ho-Joong Kim
October 2018, pp 1 - 1
Author's Reply
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5785-8
First Online: 10 October 2018

Endplate lesions in the lumbar spine: a novel MRI-based classification scheme and epidemiology in low back pain patients

Marco Brayda-Bruno, Domenico Albano, Guglielmo Cannella, Fabio Galbusera, Alberto Zerbi
October 2018, pp 1 - 8
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5787-6
First Online: 10 October 2018

Impact of lumbar hypolordosis on the incidence of symptomatic postoperative spinal epidural hematoma after decompression surgery for lumbar spinal canal stenosis

Nobuyuki Fujita, Takehiro Michikawa, Mitsuru Yagi, Satoshi Suzuki, Osahiko Tsuji, Narihito Nagoshi, Eijiro Okada, Takashi Tsuji, Masaya Nakamura, Morio Matsumoto, Kota Watanabe
October 2018, pp 1 - 7
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5782-y
First Online: 09 October 2018

Axial loading during MRI reveals deviant characteristics within posterior IVD regions between low back pain patients and controls

H. Hebelka, L. Torén, K. Lagerstrand, H. Brisby
October 2018, pp 1 - 7
Original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5774-y
First Online: 09 October 2018

Letter to the Editor concerning "Clinical practice guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care: an updated overview" by Oliveira CB, Maher CG, Pinto RZ, Traeger AC, Lin CWC, Chenot JF, van Tulder M, Koes BW (2018) Eur Spine

Stephen Birch, Myeong Soo Lee
October 2018, pp 1 - 3
Letter to the Editor
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5786-7
First Online: 08 October 2018

Letter to the Editor concerning "Predicting medical complications in spine surgery: evaluation of a novel online risk calculator" by M. F. Kasparek et al. (Eur Spine J: DOI 10.1007/s00586-018-5707-9)

Soodeh Shahsavari, Mehdi Naderi, Masoumeh Abbasi
October 2018, pp 1 - 2
Letter to the Editor
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5780-0
First Online: 08 October 2018