Advances in Spinal Fusion

Preface, 1. Reduction and Fixation of Sacroiliac Joint Dislocation by the Combined Use of SI Pedicle Screws and an Iliac Rod, 2. Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in the Treatment of Osteoporotic Fractures, 3. Biomechanics of Vertebroplasty, 4. Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty for the Treatment of Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures, 5. Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Implants for Spinal Fusion: Biomechanical and Clinical Advantages of a New Material, 6. Stand-Alone Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Constructs: Effect of Interbody Design, Bone Graft, and Bone Morphogenetic Protein on Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes, 7. Overcoming Chemical Inhibition of Spine Fusion, 8. Use of a Cloned Osteoprogenitor Cell in Spinal Fusion, 9. Axially Loaded Computer Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Lumbar Spine, 10. Experience with OP-1 in a Rabbit Model of Lumbar Fusions, 11.Structure and Function of Normal, Degenerate, and Surgically Fixed Spinal Segments, 12. A Quantitatively Unstable Model to Evaluate the Biological Effects of Mechanical Forces on Spine Fusion, 13. Ankylosing Spondylitis and Spinal Complications, 14. Atlantoaxial Transarticular Screw Fixation: Indication, Technique, Risks, and Pitfalls, 15. Biomechanics of Artificial Discs, 16. Comparison of the Leukotactic Properties of Nucleus Pulposus, Anulus Fibrosus, and Cartilage Following Subcutaneous Injection in Pigs, 17. Advances in Bone Graft Substitutes in Spinal Fusion, 18. Titanium Mesh Cage in Spinal Reconstruction Surgery: Biomechanics and Clinical Application, 19. Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using the Brantigan I/F Cage, 20. SF-36 Health Status and Oswestry Disability Index in Worker's Compensation Patients with Neck Pain, 21. Interbody Fusion in the Elderly, 22. Choice of Anterior and Posterior Thoracolumbar Spinal Implants, 23. Spondylotic Cervical Myelopathy: Clinical Aspects, 24. Autogenous Free Fat Grafts After Posterior Lumbar Surgery, 25. In Vitro Stability of Cervical Spine Cages, 26. In Vivo Performance of Cervical Spine Cages, 27. Autologous Growth Factors and Progenitor Cells as Effective Components in Bone Grafting Products for Spine, 28. Process of Lumbar Spinal Degeneration: Interrelationships Between Disc Degeneration and Facet Joint Osteoarthritis, 29. Relationships Between Lumbar Sagittal Alignment and Clinical Outcomes After Decompression and Posterolateral Spinal Fusion for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis, 30. Histological Findings in Revision Surgery of Instrumented Spine Fusion with the Use of Coralline Hydroxy apatite, 31. New Developments in Spinal Cord Monitoring, 32. The Physical Properties and Biocompatibility of Plasma-Sprayed Hydroxyapatite Coating, 33. Biomechanical Efficacy of Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty, 34. Bioactive Bone Cement for the Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture, 35. Advances in Technology and Spinal Fusion: A Clinician's Perspective, 36. Replacement of Autograft with BMP for Spinal Arthrodesis: Future Perspectives Following Recent Research, 37. Occipitocervical Fusion for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Myelopathy, 38. Validity of a Bioactive Ceramic Spacer in Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Studies of the Stability of the Pedicle Screw for the Osteoporotic Spine In Vivo and In Vitro, 39. Thoracic Pedicle Screws: Biomechanical Considerations of the Extrapedicular Approach, 40. Two-Cage Reconstruction Versus Single Mega-Cage or Dual Nested Cages for Lumbar Interbody Fusion, 41. Spontaneous Remission of Intervertebral Disc Hernia and Responses of Surrounding Macrophages, 42. Gene Expression Profiling During Osteochondrogenic Events in the Spinal Region: Use in the Development of Promising Spinal Fusion, 43. Cells, Signals, and Scaffolds: The Future of Spinal Fusion, 44. Roentgen Stereometric Analysis: A Novel In Vivo Method to Assess Spinal Fusion, 45. The Morbidity of Autogenous Bone Graft Donation Peter A. Robertson and Mark J. Sherwood46. Loads on an Internal Spinal Fixation Device Measured In Vivo, 47. New Anterior Cervical Instrumentation Systems Combining Intradiscal Cage with Integrated Plate: Biomechanics and Clinical Applications, 48. Improvement of Pedical Screw Fixation with Hydroxy apatite Coating, 49. Multilevel Cervical Decompression and Reconstruction, 50. Decision Support Tools in Spinal Surgery: Artificial Neural Networks and Predictive Modeling, 51. Porous Tantalum for Spinal Interbody Fusion, 52. Advances in Spinal Fusion, Index