Authors: T. Friesem, University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, UK
T. Brown, Pioneer Surgical Technology, Marquette, USA
D. Zou, 306 Hospital Beijing, China
H. Ma, 306 Hospital Beijing, China
H. Yang, Suzhou Medical University, Suzhou, China
W. Wu, 304 Hospital Beijing, China

Authors: Walter Schratt, MD
Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham
Palaniappan Lakshmanan, MS (Orth), FRCS (Orth)
Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham
Sashin Ahuja, MSc, MS (Orth), FRCS (Orth)
Cardiff Spinal Unit, University Hospital of Wales & Llandough Hospital, Cardiff

Address for correspondence:
P Lakshmanan
36, Greenhills
Killingworth
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
NE12 5BB
eMail: lakunns@gmail.com

Authors: Jette Nygaard Jensen, Karen Albertsen, Vilhelm Borg and Kirsten Nabe-Nielsen
The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark

Authors: George Sapkas^1,3
Nicolas E Efstathopoulos²
Michael Papadakis³

1. 1st Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Haidari, Greece
   
2. 2nd Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Athens, Agia Olga General Hospital, N. Ionia, Greece
   
3. Spine Unit, Metropolitan Hospital, Faliro, Greece

Authors: Palaniappan Lakshmanan, MS (Orth), FRCS (Orth), Wansbeck General Hospital, Ashington
Sashin Ahuja, MSc, MS (Orth), FRCS (Orth)University Hospital of Wales & Llandough Hospital, Cardiff

Author:Dr N C G Richards MBBS DIH DRCOG MRCGP MFOM
Accredited Specialist in Occupational Medicine
E-mail: nickrichards@doctors.org.uk

Author: John A. Engelhardt, MS, FAIMBE ORTHOWORLD INC.

Authors: Palaniappan Lakshmanan, MS (Orth), FRCS (Orth), Wansbeck General Hospital, Ashington, Sashin Ahuja, MSc, MS (Orth), FRCS (Orth), University Hospital of Wales & Llandough Hospital, Cardiff

Authors: Hans-Rudolf Weiss¹ and Mario Werkmann²,¹Koob-Scolitech, Orthopedic Rehabilitation Services, Huehnerhof 100, D-55568 Abtweiler, Germany, ²Orthomed Orthopedic Technical Services, Bad Sobernheim, Germany

Authors: ¹Lex Giltaij, MD
²Jake Timothy, FRCS(SN)
¹Margreet Derks, MSc
¹Pioneer Surgical Technology BV, Driebergen, The Netherlands
²Department of Neurosurgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom

Authors: Mr Sameer Batra, MRCS, MS (Orth), Specialist Registrar, Dept of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport
Mr Sashin Ahuja, FRCS (Orth), Consultant Spinal Surgeon, Division of Spine Surgery, Department Of Orthopaedics, Llandough Hospital and University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff

Corresponding author: Mr Sameer Batra, Specialist Registrar, Dept of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Gwent Hospital Newport, UK NP20 2UB. Phone No: +44 (0)7915053576, Email: drbatrasameer@yahoo.co.uk

Authors: Stéphane Poitras¹, Michel Rossignol1, Clermont Dionne², Michel Tousignant³, Manon
Truchon⁴, Bertrand Arsenault⁵, Pierre Allard⁶, Manon Coté⁷ and Alain Neveu⁸

¹Montreal Department of Public Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
²Department of Rehabilitation, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada
³Department of Rehabilitation, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, Canada
⁴Department of Industrial Relations, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada
⁵School of Rehabilitation, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
⁶Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada
⁷Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, Montreal, Canada
⁸Constance Lethbridge Rehabilitation Centre, Montreal, Canada

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9:54doi:10.1186/1471-2474-9-54
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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Author: P J Sell, President British Association of Spinal Surgeons

Authors: Scoliosis 2007, 2:18 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-2-18
Tomasz Kotwicki (kotwicki@amp.edu.pl)
Edyta Kinel (ekinel@amp.edu.pl)
Wanda Stryla (rehabilitacja@orsk.ump.edu.pl)
Andrzej Szulc (ortopedia_dziecieca@orsk.ump.edu.pl)

Scoliosis
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Authors: Hans-Rudolf Weiss¹, Mario Werkmann² and Carola Stephan^1
1Asklepios Katharina Schroth Spinal Deformities Rehabilitation Centre, Korczakstr. ², D-55566 Bad Sobernheim, Germany
²Orthomed Scolicare, Orthopedic Technical Services, D-55566 Bad Sobernheim, Germany

Authors: Mr Sameer Batra, MRCS, MS (Orth)1, Mr S.Ahuja, MS (Orth), FRCS (Orth)2

1. Specialist Registrar, Department Of Orthopaedics, Royal Gwent Hospital Newport NP20 4EZ
2. Consultant Spinal Surgeon, Division of Spine Surgery;
Department Of Orthopaedics,
University hospital of Wales and Llandough Hospital
Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust, Cardiff, UK

Instant Collaboration: an Introduction by Cheryl Woodruff, and a Collaborative Case Posted on SpineConnect.com by Jim Youssef, MD, and Andrew Paterson, MD

Reprinted with permission from the July-August 2006 issue of Orthopedic Technology Review, an Ascend Media publication

Authors: Alex R. Giltaij, MD, Qi-Bin Bao, PhD, Margaretha C. Derks, MSc

Authors: Palaniappan Lakshmanan, MS (Orth), AFRCS Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Sashin Ahuja, MS (Orth), FRCS, FRCS (Orth) University Hospital of Wales & Llandough Hospital, Cardiff

Authors: Palaniappan Lakshmanan, MS (Orth), AFRCS
Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

Sashin Ahuja, MS (Orth), FRCS, FRCS (Orth)
University Hospital of Wales and Llandough Hospital, Cardiff

Authors: Kornelia Kulig¹, Christopher M Powers¹, Robert F Landel¹, Hungwen Chen¹, Michael Fredericson², Marc Guillet² and Kim Butts³

¹Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
²Department of Functional Restoration, Division of Sports Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, USA
³Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

Authors: Shahid Khan MA FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Sashin Ahuja FRCS (Orth) Spinal Unit
Llandough Hospital
Cardiff, Wales

Author: Abdulrahim H. Zwayed (Ph.D.-N/S), Yemen-Sana'a - P.O. BOX 4598, E-mail: aralmaliky@yahoo.com

Authors: Shahid Khan MA FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Sashin Ahuja FRCS (Orth)

Author: J. Sénégas
Printed with permission from Mayer, H.M (Ed)
Minimally invasive Spine Surgery; pp459-465

Authors: Mr. Satish Kale, FRCS.Ed, Trauma Fellowship (NY, USA)
Assistant Professor and Consultant
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics
Dr. R.N.Cooper Hospital, University of Mumbai, India
Dr.Samir Pilankar, Lecturer
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics

Authors: Martha C Hawes¹  and Joseph P O’Brien²

Authors: Shahid Khan MA FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Sashin Ahuja FRCS (Orth)

Author: Mr Philip Sell, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Author: Dr. James K. Brannon

Authors: Tony S Keller ¹, Christopher J Colloca ², Robert J Moore ³, Robert Gunzburg ⁴ and Deed E Harrison ⁵

1. Director of Research, Florida Orthopaedic Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
2. Master’s Candidate, Department Of Kinesiology, Biomechanics Laboratory, Exercise and Sport Science Research Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA; Clinic Director, State Of The Art Chiropractic Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3. Head, The Adelaide Centre For Spinal Research, Institute Of Medical And Veterinary Science, Adelaide, South Australia
4. Senior Consultant, Department Of Orthopaedic Surgery, Eeuwfeestkliniek Hospital, Antwerpen, Belgium
5. Vice President, Chiropractic Biophysics Non-profit, Inc., Evanston, Wyoming, USA; Clinic Director, Ruby Mountain Chiropractic Center, Elko, Nevada, USA

First published in Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2006, 14:6 doi:10.1186/1746-1340-14-6
©2006 Keller et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

Authors: Mr Sashin Ahuja Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.

Author: Dr Geoff Hide, Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne

Author: Dr. Carola Dony, Scil Technology

Authors: Mr Philip Sell, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon University Hospitals of Leicester and Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham
Prof Gordon Waddell, Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr Alison McGregor, Physiotherapy London
Prof Kim Burton, Ergonomics Huddersfield

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Author: Dr Bernd Ferkmann

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