16 December 2013

Increased pelvic incidence may lead to arthritis and sagittal orientation of the facet joints at the lower lumbar spine

Abstract Background Correct sagittal alignment with a balanced pelvis and spine is crucial in the management of spinal disorders. The...

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16 December 2013

Trials and Errors

Imagine an ordinary coin that lands on heads every time it is flipped. You know this, because you have seen...

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31 May 2013

A thoracic spine fracture with Parkinson’s disease and diffuse ankylosis

Y Aoki et al. investigate the challenging management of spinal fractures in patients with Parkinson’s and diffuse ankylosis Abstract Background...

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31 May 2013

EFORT 2013: Joint efforts in Turkey

Professors Pierre Hoffmeyer and Enric Cáceres Palou preview the EFORT congress in Istanbul this June The 14th Congress of the...

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31 May 2013

Magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGR) for early onset scoliosis

P Goru and S Ahuja investigate the use of growing rods in children with the spinal deformity E arly-onset scoliosis presents...

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11 June 2012

Spinal radiosurgery – efficacy and safety after prior conventional radiotherapy

Conventional external beam radiotherapy is a standard procedure for treatment of spinal metastases. In case of progression spinal cord tolerance...

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10 April 2012

Britspine 2012

The 2nd to 4th May sees the biennial Britspine conference take place at the Sage, in the vibrant and exciting...

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10 April 2012

Implantation of spinal cord stimulator in a patient with cancer pain

Abstract Around 56% of sufferers of cancer-related pain, experience moderate to severe pain and around 10-15% of these patients fail...

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