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Edward C. Benzel, MD
Sait Naderi, MD


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Tom Errico, MD
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M. Idris Ali, MD
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Mario Brock, MD
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Mohamed Maziad, MD
Robert Mulholland, MD
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Chun-Kun Park, MD, PhD
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Luiz H.M. Pimenta, MD
Vladimir Radchenko, MD
Andrzej Radek, MD
Yury Shulev, MD
Vo Van Thanh, MD
Visit Vamvanij, MD
Luiz Roberto Vialle, MD
Charl Vorster, MD
Mehmet Zileli, MD
Dewei Zou, MD

 

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Home / Publications / World Spine Journal / Volume 3 Issue 1

Volume 3 Issue 1

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Journal Review

Review of Selected Studies from the Past Three Months
Edward C. Benzel, MD

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Invited Review

Endoscopic Surgery in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Alper Gokce

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Psychological Aspects of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Review
Hakan Atalay, MD

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Clinical Studies

Treatment of Neuromuscular Scoliosis with Posterior-Only Pedicle Screw Fixation
Hitesh N. Modi, MS; Seung Woo Suh MD, PhD; Hae-Ryong Song, MD, PhD; Harry Fernandez,MS; Jae Hyuk Yang, MD

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Assesment of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with Expandable Titanium Intervertebral Cage Using Multiplanar Reformation Computerized Tomography
Tarkan Calisaneller, Ozgur Ozdemir, Askin Hasturk, Erkan Yildirim, Nur Altinors

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Case Studies

Symptomatic Lumbar Epidural Varices Mimicking Prolapse of Intervertebral Disc: Report of Three Cases
Nail Ozdemir, MD; Gonul Guvenc, MD; Ismail Ertan Sevin, MD; Gungor
Usta, MD; Hamit Gunes Feran; Sevket Tektas, MD

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Lumbar Burst Fracture as a Result of Seizures
Vitali Goriainov, MRCS; John L. Fowler, FRCS; Edward Gardner, MRCS

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Postpartum Osteoporosis-Related Spinal Fracture in Association with Sickle Cell Disease: A Case Report
Aydıner Kalacı MD; Yurdal Serarslan MD; Ahmet Nedim Yanat MD; Gökhan Akdemir MD

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Congenital Overgrowth Originating from the Posterior Elements of the Lower Cervical Spine
Aydiner Kalaci, MD; Cenk Ozkan, MD; Yurdal Serarslan, MD; Serdar Kabatas, MD

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From the Literature

Cervical spinal motion before and after surgery in patients with Chiari malformation Type I associated with syringomyelia
Atsushi Ono, MD, PhD; Futoshi Suetsuna, MD, PhD; Kazumasa Ueyama, MD, PhD; Toru Yokoyama, MD, PhD; Shuichi Aburakawa, MD, PhD; Kazunari Takeuchi, MD, PhD; Takuya Numasawa, MD, PhD; Kanichiro Wada, MD, PhD;
Satoshi Toh, MD, PhD from J Neurosurg Spine. 2007;7:473-477.

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In vitro biomechanical comparison of transpedicular versus
translaminar C-2 screw fixation in C2–3 instrumentation

Chandan Reddy, MD; Aditya V. Ingalhalikar, MS; Scott Channon, BS; Tae-Hong Lim, PhD; James Torner, PhD; Patrick W. Hitchon, MD from J Neurosurg Spine. 2007;7:414-418.

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Historical Paper

Wiring the Spinous Processes in Pott’s Disease
E.E. Hadra, MD from Transactions – American Orthopaedic Association. 1891; 4:206-10.

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News from the Society

World Spine IV Review
Mehmet Zileli, MD

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