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Volume 2 (2006), Issue 2 (February)

1. Complications in spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in the new millennium. A report of the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee.
   Spine, 31(3): 345-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Spontaneous correction and derotation of secondary curves after selective anterior fusion of idiopathic scoliosis.
   Spine, 31(3): 315-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. The effect of scoliosis fusion on spinal motion: a comparison of fused and nonfused patients with idiopathic scoliosis.
   Spine, 31(3): 309-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Minimum 5-year analysis of L5-S1 fusion using sacropelvic fixation (bilateral S1 and iliac screws) for spinal deformity.
   Spine, 31(3): 303-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Distal junctional kyphosis of adolescent idiopathic thoracic curves following anterior or posterior instrumented fusion: incidence, risk factors, and prevention.
   Spine, 31(3): 299-302. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Comparative analysis of pedicle screw versus hybrid instrumentation in posterior spinal fusion of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
   Spine, 31(3): 291-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Spinal range of motion, muscle endurance, and back pain and function at least 20 years after fusion or brace treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a case-control study.
   Spine, 31(3): 275-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Anatomic reduction and monosegmental fusion in high-grade developmental spondylolisthesis.
   Spine, 31(3): 269-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Potential role of disc repositioning in preventing postsurgical recurrence of traumatogenic temporomandibular joint ankylosis: a retrospective review of 17 consecutive cases.
   Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 35(3): 219-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Iatrogenic fractures in ankylosing spondylitis--a report of two cases.
    Eur Spine J, 15(1): 100-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Subsidence after anterior lumbar interbody fusion using paired stand-alone rectangular cages.
    Eur Spine J, 15(1): 16-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Salvage technique of posterior iliac bolt placement in long-segment spinal constructs with a previous posterior iliac crest harvest: technical note.
    Neurosurgery, 58(1): ONS-E178; discussion ONS-E178. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Bone morphogenetic protein gene therapy using a fibrin scaffold for a rabbit spinal-fusion experiment.
    Neurosurgery, 58(2): 373-80; discussion 373-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Scoliosis: surgical versus nonsurgical treatment.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res, 443: 248-59. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Treatment of instability and spondylolisthesis: surgical versus nonsurgical treatment.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res, 443: 222-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Spinal stenosis: surgical versus nonsurgical treatment.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res, 443: 198-207. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Trends and variations in the use of spine surgery.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res, 443: 139-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Aneurysmal bone cyst of the second cervical vertebrae causing multilevel upper cervical instability.
    J Spinal Disord Tech, 19(1): 73-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Unilateral spondylolysis combined with contralateral lumbar pediculolysis in a military parachutist.
    J Spinal Disord Tech, 19(1): 65-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. In vitro study of shear force on interbody implants.
    J Spinal Disord Tech, 19(1): 32-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Efficacy of pneumatic compression stocking prophylaxis in the prevention of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism following 139 lumbar laminectomies with instrumented fusions.
    J Spinal Disord Tech, 19(1): 28-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Use of spinous processes to determine drill trajectory during placement of lateral mass screws: a cadaveric analysis.
    J Spinal Disord Tech, 19(1): 18-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Inflammatory back pain in ankylosing spondylitis: a reassessment of the clinical history for application as classification and diagnostic criteria.
    Arthritis Rheum, 54(2): 569-78. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Combined use of Bispectral Index and A-Line Autoregressive Index to assess anti-nociceptive component of balanced anaesthesia during lumbar arthrodesis.
    Br J Anaesth, 96(3): 353-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Ankle arthrodesis by compression screws in rheumatoid arthritis: primary nonunion in 9/35 patients.
    Acta Orthop, 76(6): 884-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme criteria for the use of tumour necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis in Australia: are they evidence based?
    Intern Med J, 36(2): 72-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. First update of the international ASAS consensus statement for the use of anti-TNF agents in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
    Ann Rheum Dis, 65(3): 316-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Dynamic stabilization in addition to decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis with degenerative spondylolisthesis.
    Spine, 31(4): 442-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Influence of screw positioning in a new anterior spine fixator on implant loosening in osteoporotic vertebrae.
    Spine, 31(4): 406-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Pott disease in the thoracolumbar spine with marked kyphosis and progressive paraplegia necessitating posterior vertebral column resection and anterior reconstruction with a cage.
    Spine, 31(4): E123-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Intraoperative somatosensory evoked potential monitoring during cervical spine corpectomy surgery: experience with 508 cases.
    Spine, 31(4): E105-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Use of a gum elastic bougie to facilitate blind nasotracheal intubation in children: a series of three cases.
    Anaesthesia, 61(3): 291-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. The potential use of antibacterial peptide antibody indices in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.
    J Clin Rheumatol, 12(1): 11-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Aneurysmal bone cyst of the cervical spine in a child: case report and review of the surgical role.
    Surg Neurol, 65(3): 298-303; discussion 303. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Impaired endothelial function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
    Rheumatology (Oxford), 45(3): 283-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Unanticipated difficult endotracheal intubations in patients with cervical spine instrumentation.
    Anesth Analg, 102(3): 960-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Severe postburn contracture of cheek mucosa leading to false temporomandibular joint ankylosis.
    J Coll Physicians Surg Pak, 16(2): 160-1. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Biomechanical evaluation of a dynamic pedicle screw fixation device.
    Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon), 21(4): 330-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Double-segment Wilhelm Tell technique for anterior lumbar interbody fusion in unstable isthmic spondylolisthesis and adjacent segment discopathy.
    J Clin Neurosci, 13(2): 265-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Clinical experience with rigid occipitocervical fusion in the management of traumatic upper cervical spinal instability.
    J Clin Neurosci, 13(2): 193-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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