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