Comment on

• The risk of "getting worse" after lumbar microdiscectomy.

  Solberg TK, Nygaard OP, Sjaavik K, Hofoss D, Ingebrigtsen T. Solberg TK, et al. Eur Spine J. 2005 Feb;14(1):49-54. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0721-5. Epub 2004 May 6. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 15138862 Free PMC article.
• The costs for persons sick-listed more than one month because of low back or neck problems. A two-year prospective study of Swedish patients.

  Hansson EK, Hansson TH. Hansson EK, et al. Eur Spine J. 2005 May;14(4):337-45. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0731-3. Epub 2004 May 19. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 15150703 Free PMC article.
• Potential risk factors for prolonged recovery following whiplash injury.

  Osti OL, Gun RT, Abraham G, Pratt NL, Eckerwall G, Nakamura H. Osti OL, et al. Eur Spine J. 2005 Feb;14(1):90-4. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0711-7. Epub 2004 May 25. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 15160316 Free PMC article.
• Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PPP), I: Terminology, clinical presentation, and prevalence.

  Wu WH, Meijer OG, Uegaki K, Mens JM, van Dieën JH, Wuisman PI, Ostgaard HC. Wu WH, et al. Eur Spine J. 2004 Nov;13(7):575-89. doi: 10.1007/s00586-003-0615-y. Epub 2004 Aug 27. Eur Spine J. 2004. PMID: 15338362 Free PMC article.
• Expression of fibronectin and TGF-beta1 mRNA and protein suggest altered regulation of extracellular matrix in degenerated disc tissue.

  Nerlich AG, Bachmeier BE, Boos N. Nerlich AG, et al. Eur Spine J. 2005 Feb;14(1):17-26. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0745-x. Epub 2004 Sep 1. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 15340826 Free PMC article.
• Reviewer's comment on: balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of pathological vertebral compressive fractures (I.N. Gaitanis et al.).

  Pellisé F. Pellisé F. Eur Spine J. 2005 Apr;14(3):261-2. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0790-5. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 15378416 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
• Isolated thoracic spine lesion: is this the presentation of a SAPHO syndrome? A case report.

  Court C, Charlez C, Molina V, Clerc D, Miquel A, Nordin JY. Court C, et al. Eur Spine J. 2005 Sep;14(7):711-5. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0791-4. Epub 2004 Oct 12. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 15480825 Free PMC article.
• Balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of pathological vertebral compressive fractures.

  Gaitanis IN, Hadjipavlou AG, Katonis PG, Tzermiadianos MN, Pasku DS, Patwardhan AG. Gaitanis IN, et al. Eur Spine J. 2005 Apr;14(3):250-60. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0767-4. Epub 2004 Oct 8. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 15480827 Free PMC article.
• TNFalpha-stimulated gene product (TSG-6) and its binding protein, IalphaI, in the human intervertebral disc: new molecules for the disc.

  Roberts S, Evans H, Menage J, Urban JP, Bayliss MT, Eisenstein SM, Rugg MS, Milner CM, Griffin S, Day AJ. Roberts S, et al. Eur Spine J. 2005 Feb;14(1):36-42. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0798-x. Epub 2004 Nov 12. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 15549486 Free PMC article.
• Cement leakage during vertebroplasty: an underestimated problem?

  Schmidt R, Cakir B, Mattes T, Wegener M, Puhl W, Richter M. Schmidt R, et al. Eur Spine J. 2005 Jun;14(5):466-73. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0839-5. Epub 2005 Feb 3. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 15690210 Free PMC article.
• Atlantoaxial osteoarthritis: case series and review of the literature.

  Schaeren S, Jeanneret B. Schaeren S, et al. Eur Spine J. 2005 Jun;14(5):501-6. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0856-4. Epub 2005 Feb 4. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 15692824 Free PMC article. Review.
• Persistent swallowing and voice problems after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with allograft and plating: a 5- to 11-year follow-up study.

  Yue WM, Brodner W, Highland TR. Yue WM, et al. Eur Spine J. 2005 Sep;14(7):677-82. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0849-3. Epub 2005 Feb 4. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 15692825 Free PMC article.
• Determinants of lumbar artery occlusion among patients with sciatica: a three-year follow-up with magnetic resonance angiography.

  Karppinen J, Kurunlahti M, Taimela S, Haapea M, Vanharanta H, Tervonen O. Karppinen J, et al. Eur Spine J. 2005 Sep;14(7):664-70. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0860-8. Epub 2005 Feb 19. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 15723216 Free PMC article.
• Fusion as treatment for chronic low back pain--existing evidence, the scientific frontier and research strategies.

  Fritzell P. Fritzell P. Eur Spine J. 2005 Jun;14(5):519-20. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0846-6. Epub 2005 Mar 1. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 15739108 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
• Spinal stenosis re-operation rate in Sweden is 11% at 10 years--a national analysis of 9,664 operations.

  Jansson KA, Németh G, Granath F, Blomqvist P. Jansson KA, et al. Eur Spine J. 2005 Sep;14(7):659-63. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0851-9. Epub 2005 Mar 8. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 15754213 Free PMC article.
• Back pain in pregnancy: 1-year follow-up of untreated cases.

  Padua L, Caliandro P, Aprile I, Pazzaglia C, Padua R, Calistri A, Tonali P. Padua L, et al. Eur Spine J. 2005 Mar;14(2):151-4. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0712-6. Epub 2004 May 15. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 15759172 Free PMC article.
• Lessons learned from cervical pseudoarthrosis in ankylosing spondylitis.

  Mountney J, Murphy AJ, Fowler JL. Mountney J, et al. Eur Spine J. 2005 Sep;14(7):689-93. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0742-0. Epub 2005 Mar 24. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 15789232 Free PMC article.
• Does raloxifene treatment influence back pain and disability among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis?

  Papadokostakis G, Katonis P, Damilakis J, Hadjipavlou A. Papadokostakis G, et al. Eur Spine J. 2005 Dec;14(10):977-81. doi: 10.1007/s00586-005-0899-1. Epub 2005 Apr 15. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 15834592 Clinical Trial.
• Low back pain in a cohort of 622 Tunisian schoolchildren and adolescents: an epidemiological study.

  Bejia I, Abid N, Ben Salem K, Letaief M, Younes M, Touzi M, Bergaoui N. Bejia I, et al. Eur Spine J. 2005 May;14(4):331-6. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0785-2. Epub 2004 Sep 30. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 15940479 Free PMC article.
• Results of spinal meningioma surgery in patients with severe preoperative neurological deficits.

  Haegelen C, Morandi X, Riffaud L, Amlashi SF, Leray E, Brassier G. Haegelen C, et al. Eur Spine J. 2005 Jun;14(5):440-4. doi: 10.1007/s00586-004-0809-y. Epub 2004 Nov 17. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 15959827 Free PMC article.
• The adult scoliosis.

  Aebi M. Aebi M. Eur Spine J. 2005 Dec;14(10):925-48. doi: 10.1007/s00586-005-1053-9. Epub 2005 Nov 18. Eur Spine J. 2005. PMID: 16328223 Review.