DOI: 10.1055/s-00000165

Evidence-Based Spine-Care Journal

Issue 01 · Volume 2 · February 2011 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-21875

Davos, December 2010

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Celebrating a successful first year of EBSJ

Message from the Editor

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Rating an academic journal—indexing and impact factor

Science in Spine

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Dettori, Joseph R: Loss to follow-up

Science in spine

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Skelly, Andrea C; Chapman, Jens: Evidence-based medicine (EBM): origins and modern application to spine care

Original research

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Schroeder, Josh E; Barzilay, Yair; Hasharoni, Amir; Kaplan, Leon: Long-term outcome of surgical correction of congenital kyphosis in patients with myelomeningocele (MMC) with segmental spino-pelvic fixation
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Hill, Clint; Wingerter, Scott; Parsell, Doug; McGuire, Robert: Vertebral compression model and comparison of augmentation agents
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Gebhard, Harry; James, Andrew R; Bowles, Robby D; Dyke, Jonathan P; Saleh, Tatianna; Doty, Stephen P; Bonassar, Lawrence J; Härtl, Roger: Biological intervertebral disc replacement: an in vivo model and comparison of two surgical techniques to approach the rat caudal disc

Systematic review

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Wilson, Jefferson R; Hashimoto, Robin E; Dettori, Joseph R; Fehlings, Michael G: Spinal cord injury and quality of life: a systematic review of outcome measures
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Chou, Dean; Lau, Darryl; Hermsmeyer, Jeffrey; Norvell, Daniel: Efficacy of interspinous device versus surgical decompression in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis: a modified network analysis

Case Report

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Arnold, Paul M; Harsh, Viraat; Oliphant, Seth M: Spinal cord compression secondary to intrathecal catheter–induced granuloma: a report of four cases