Table of Contents
Reduction and Fixation of Sacroiliac Joint Dislocation by the Combined Use of S1 Pedicle Screws and an Iliac Rod
Kuniyoshi Abumi, Manabu Ito, Yoshihisa Kotani, and Michinori Saita
Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in the Treatment of Osteoporotic Fractures
L. Alvarez and A. Pérez Higueras
Biomechanics of Vertebroplasty
Stephen M. Belkoff
Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty for the Treatment of Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures
Christopher M. Bono and Steven R. Garfin
Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Implants for Spinal Fusion: Biomechanical and Clinical Advantages of a New Material
John W. Brantigan
Stand-Alone Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Constructs: Effect of Interbody Design, Bone Graft, and Bone Morphogenetic Protein on Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes
J. Kenneth Burkus
Overcoming Chemical Inhibition of Spine Fusion
Brian Claytor and Steven M. Theiss
Use of a Cloned Osteoprogenitor Cell in Spinal Fusion
Quanjun Cui, Zeng Ming Xiao, Gary Balian, and Gwo-Jaw Wang
Axially Loaded CT and MRI of the Lumbar Spine
Barbro Danielson and Jan Willén
Experience with OP-1 in a Rabbit Model of Lumbar Fusions
Jonathan S. Erulkar, Jonathan N. Grauer, Tushar Ch. Patel, and Gary E. Friedlaender
Structure and Function of Normal, Degenerate, and Surgically Fixed Spinal Segments
Nicola L. Fazzalari, John J. Costi, and Trevor C. Hearn
A Quantitatively Unstable Model to Evaluate the Biological Effects of Mechanical Forces on Spine Fusion
Mark R. Foster
Ankylosing Spondylitis and Spinal Complications
Aaron M. From, Patrick W. Hitchon, Paul M. Peloso, and Matthew Brenton
Atlantoaxial Transarticular Screw Fixation—Indication, Technique, Risks, and Pitfalls
Takeoshi Fuji, Takenori Oda, and Yasuji Kato
Biomechanics of Artificial Discs
Vijay K. Goel, Andrew P. Dooris, Dennis McGowan, and S. Rengachary.
