European Spine Journal

Article	Citations
Machine learning versus logistic regression for prognostic modelling in individuals with non-specific neck pain	46
The catastrophization effects of an MRI report on the patient and surgeon and the benefits of ‘clinical reporting’: results from an RCT and blinded trials	44
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment	41
Titanium (Ti) cages may be superior to polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cages in lumbar interbody fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical and radiological outcomes of spinal interbody fus	37
Paraspinal muscle imaging measurements for common spinal disorders: review and consensus-based recommendations from the ISSLS degenerative spinal phenotypes group	36
Erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in spine surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	35
MRI-based vertebral bone quality score effectively reflects bone quality in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compressive fractures	35
Establishment and validation of a nomogram and web calculator for the risk of new vertebral compression fractures and cement leakage after percutaneous vertebroplasty in patients with osteoporotic ver	35
Preliminary outcomes after vertebral body tethering (VBT) for lumbar curves and subanalysis of a 1- versus 2-tether construct	34
Radiological risk factors for recurrent lumbar disc herniation after percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy: a retrospective matched case-control study	34
Trends of epidemiological characteristics of traumatic spinal cord injury in China, 2009–2018	33
Gut-disc axis: A cause of intervertebral disc degeneration and low back pain?	33
Epidemiological trends of low back pain at the global, regional, and national levels	33
Scoliosis and Prognosis—a systematic review regarding patient-specific and radiological predictive factors for curve progression	32
Different degeneration patterns of paraspinal muscles in degenerative lumbar diseases: a MRI analysis of 154 patients	30
Evaluation of cage subsidence in standalone lateral lumbar interbody fusion: novel 3D-printed titanium versus polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage	30
Spine surgeon perceptions of the challenges and benefits of telemedicine: an international study	29
Artificial intelligence in spine care: current applications and future utility	29
3D-printed drill guide template, a promising tool to improve pedicle screw placement accuracy in spinal deformity surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis	29
Degenerative lumbar scoliosis patients with proximal junctional kyphosis have lower muscularity, fatty degeneration at the lumbar area	27
Iatrogenic muscle damage in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and adjacent segment degeneration: a comparative finite element analysis of open and minimally invasive surgeries	27
Epidural steroid compared to placebo injection in sciatica: a systematic review and meta-analysis	27
Comparison of manual versus automated measurement of Cobb angle in idiopathic scoliosis based on a deep learning keypoint detection technology	26
Pain management after laminectomy: a systematic review and procedure-specific post-operative pain management (prospect) recommendations	26
A deep learning-based method for the diagnosis of vertebral fractures on spine MRI: retrospective training and validation of ResNet	24

Surgical complications and re-operation rates in spinal metastases surgery: a systematic review	24
Risk factors for subsequent vertebral fracture after acute osteoporotic vertebral fractures	23
Biomechanical analysis of lumbar interbody fusion supplemented with various posterior stabilization systems	23
The prevalence of depression in degenerative spine disease patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Artificial intelligence predicts disk re-herniation following lumbar microdiscectomy: development of the “RAD” risk profile	22
Long-term outcome of targeted therapy for low back pain in elderly degenerative lumbar scoliosis	21
Sagittal balance of the cervical spine: a systematic review and meta-analysis	21
Factors influencing cage subsidence in anterior cervical corpectomy and discectomy: a systematic review	21
Return to sport and daily life activities after vertebral body tethering for AIS: analysis of the sport activity questionnaire	21
Importance of the epiphyseal ring in OLIF stand-alone surgery: a biomechanical study on cadaveric spines	21
The predictive value of preoperative paraspinal muscle morphometry on complications after lumbar surgery: a systematic review	20
Serum biomarkers for Modic changes in patients with chronic low back pain	20
Augmented reality-navigated pedicle screw placement: a cadaveric pilot study	20
The contributions of cartilage endplate composition and vertebral bone marrow fat to intervertebral disc degeneration in patients with chronic low back pain	20
Local vancomycin therapy to reduce surgical site infection in adult spine surgery: a randomized prospective study	20
The flexion relaxation phenomenon in nonspecific chronic low back pain: prevalence, reproducibility and flexion–extension ratios. A systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Provider confidence in the telemedicine spine evaluation: results from a global study	19
Complications of occipitocervical fixation: retrospective review of 128 patients with 5-year mean follow-up	19
Comparative radiological outcomes and complications of sacral-2-alar iliac screw versus iliac screw for sacropelvic fixation	19
Artificial intelligence clustering of adult spinal deformity sagittal plane morphology predicts surgical characteristics, alignment, and outcomes	19
The role of percutaneous transarterial embolization in the management of spinal bone tumors: a literature review	18
The classification of scoliosis braces developed by SOSORT with SRS, ISPO, and POSNA and approved by ESPRM	18
Adjacent segment disease on hip joint as a complication of spinal fusion surgery including sacroiliac joint fixation	18
How helpful is the halo-gravity traction in severe spinal deformity patients?: A systematic review and meta-analysis	18
Causal effects of psychosocial factors on chronic back pain: a bidirectional Mendelian randomisation study	18
COVID-19 and the rise of virtual medicine in spine surgery: a worldwide study	18
Correlation analysis of the PI-LL mismatch according to the pelvic incidence from a database of 468 asymptomatic volunteers	18
Minimally invasive endoscopy in spine surgery: where are we now?	18
Comparison of a dual-surgeon versus single-surgeon approach for scoliosis surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	18
Comparison of interventions and outcomes of enhanced recovery after surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 2456 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis cases	18
Laminectomy alone versus laminectomy with fusion for degenerative cervical myelopathy: a long-term study of a national cohort	18
Validity of the global alignment proportion (GAP) score in predicting mechanical complications after adult spinal deformity surgery in elderly patients	18
Comparison of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebral bone quality scores for increased utility of bone mineral density screening	18
Rod contour and overcorrection are risk factors of proximal junctional kyphosis after adult spinal deformity correction surgery	17
The importance of inflammatory biomarkers in non-specific acute and chronic low back pain: a systematic review	17
Rehabilitation to improve outcomes of lumbar fusion surgery: a systematic review with meta-analysis	17
Overweight and smoking promote recurrent lumbar disk herniation after discectomy	17
Morphological analysis of Kambin's triangle using 3D CT/MRI fusion imaging of lumbar nerve root created automatically with artificial intelligence	17
Intra- and inter-observer reliability of the novel vertebral bone quality score	17
Clinical and MRI findings in lumbar spinal stenosis: baseline data from the NORDSTEN study	17
Robotic-guided placement of cervical pedicle screws: feasibility and accuracy	17
Effects of COVID-19 lockdown on low back pain intensity in chronic low back pain patients: results of the multicenter CONFI-LOMB study	16
SPINE20 A global advocacy group promoting evidence-based spine care of value	16
Efficacy of erector spinae plane block on postoperative pain in patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery	16
Motion preservation surgery for scoliosis with a vertebral body tethering system: a biomechanical study	16
Difference between radiographically suspected and intraoperatively confirmed tether breakages after vertebral body tethering for idiopathic scoliosis	16
Clinical pathways for the management of low back pain from primary to specialised care: a systematic review	16
Rotational vertebral artery occlusion (“bow hunter syndrome”)	16
Waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, body fat rate, total body fat mass and risk of low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Double-sided vertebral body tethering of double adolescent idiopathic scoliosis curves: radiographic outcomes of the first 13 patients with 2 years of follow-up	16

A systematic review of anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) versus posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF), transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF), posterolateral lumbar fusion (PLF)	16
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis 3D vertebral morphology, progression and nomenclature: a current concepts review	16
Decompression alone versus decompression with fusion in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis with degenerative spondylolisthesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Proximal junctional kyphosis is a rebalancing spinal phenomenon due to insufficient postoperative thoracic kyphosis after adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery	16
The use of electronic PROMs provides same outcomes as paper version in a spine surgery registry. Results from a prospective cohort study	16
Comparison of pelvic incidence measurement using lateral x-ray, standard ct versus ct with 3d reconstruction	16
The influence of cognitive behavioral therapy on lumbar spine surgery outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Prognostic scores for survival as decisional support for surgery in spinal metastases: a performance assessment systematic review	15
The Short-Form Neck Disability index has adequate measurement properties in chronic neck pain patients	15
No evidence for an effect of working from home on neck pain and neck disability among Swiss office workers: Short-term impact of COVID-19	15
Midterm osteolysis-induced aseptic failure of the M6-C™ cervical total disc replacement secondary to polyethylene wear debris	15
Does prophylactic vertebral augmentation reduce the refracture rate in osteoporotic vertebral fracture patients: a meta-analysis	15
Use of MRI-based vertebral bone quality score (VBQ) of S1 body in bone mineral density assessment for patients with lumbar degenerative diseases	15
Analysis of the risk factors for early tether breakage following vertebral body tethering in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis	15
The association between vertebral endplate structural defects and back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Outcomes of cauda equina syndrome due to lumbar disc herniation after surgical management and the factors affecting it: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 22 studies with 852 cases	15
Artificial intelligence in predicting early-onset adjacent segment degeneration following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion	14
Sonic Hedgehog modulates the inflammatory response and improves functional recovery after spinal cord injury in a thoracic contusion–compression model	14
Metallosis is commonly associated with magnetically controlled growing rods; results from an independent multicentre explant database	14
ISSLS PRIZE in Clinical Science 2022: Epidemiology, risk factors and clinical impact of juvenile Modic changes in paediatric patients with low back pain	14
Complications in TLIF spondylodesis–do they influence the outcome for patients? A prospective two-center study	14
Planned two-stage surgery using lateral lumbar interbody fusion and posterior corrective fusion: a retrospective study of perioperative complications	14
Accuracy and agreement of national spine register data for 474 patients compared to corresponding electronic patient records	14
MRI in differential diagnosis between tuberculous and pyogenic spondylodiscitis	14
The Haleem–Botchu classification: a novel CT-based classification for lumbar foraminal stenosis	14
Muscle spindles of the multifidus muscle undergo structural change after intervertebral disc degeneration	14
A novel classification and its clinical significance in Chiari I malformation with syringomyelia based on high-resolution MRI	14
Measurement of vertebral endplate bone marrow lesion (Modic change) composition with water–fat MRI and relationship to patient-reported outcome measures	14
The influence of frailty on postoperative complications in geriatric patients receiving single-level lumbar fusion surgery	14
MRI image features with an evident relation to low back pain: a narrative review	14
Clinical anatomy of the lumbar sinuvertebral nerve with regard to discogenic low back pain and review of literature	14
Echo-intensity, fatty infiltration, and morphology ultrasound imaging assessment in healthy and whiplash associated disorders populations: an observational study	13
The potential of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in diagnosis of spinal infection: a retrospective study	13
Revisiting thoracic kyphosis: a normative description of the thoracic sagittal curve in an asymptomatic population	13
The timing of tether breakage influences clinical results after VBT	13
GAP score potential in predicting post-operative spinal mechanical complications: a systematic review of the literature	13
External validation of the deep learning system “SpineNet” for grading radiological features of degeneration on MRIs of the lumbar spine	13
Integrative analysis of metabolomic, genomic, and imaging-based phenotypes identify very-low-density lipoprotein as a potential risk factor for lumbar Modic changes	13
Incidence of spinal cord injuries in Germany	13
Comparison between vertebroplasty with high or low viscosity cement augmentation or kyphoplasty in cement leakage rate for patients with vertebral compression fracture: a systematic review and network	13
The effects of vertebral body tethering on sagittal parameters: evaluations from a 2-years follow-up	13
Artificial intelligence and spine imaging: limitations, regulatory issues and future direction	13
Accuracy of computer-assisted pedicle screw placement for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a comparison between robotics and navigation	13
Hospital frailty risk score predicts adverse events in spine surgery	13
Evidence for infection in intervertebral disc degeneration: a systematic review	13
C-reactive protein in spinal surgery: more predictive than prehistoric	13
Pseudarthrosis in adult spine deformity surgery: risk factors and treatment options	12
Rating the incidence of iatrogenic vascular injuries in thoracic and lumbar spine surgery as regards the approach: A PRISMA-based literature review	12
ISSLS PRIZE IN CLINICAL SCIENCE 2021: What are the risk factors for low back pain flares and does this depend on how flare is defined?	12
Bacterial adhesion characteristics on implant materials for intervertebral cages: titanium or PEEK for spinal infections?	12
Public and patient perceptions of diagnostic labels for non-specific low back pain: a content analysis	12
Variation of cervical sagittal alignment parameters according to gender, pelvic incidence and age	12
Incidence of postoperative symptomatic spinal epidural hematoma requiring surgical evacuation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
A deep learning framework for vertebral morphometry and Cobb angle measurement with external validation	12
International comparative study of low back pain care pathways and analysis of key interventions	12
Alterations of gait kinematics depend on the deformity type in the setting of adult spinal deformity	12
Can artificial intelligence support or even replace physicians in measuring sagittal balance? A validation study on preoperative and postoperative full spine images of 170 patients	12
Incidence, prevalence and disability of spinal cord injury in China from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	12
Superiority of thoracolumbar injury classification and severity score (TLICS) over AOSpine thoracolumbar spine injury classification for the surgical management decision of traumatic spine injury in t	12
Smoking, alcohol and coffee consumption and risk of low back pain: a Mendelian randomization study	12
High- versus low-viscosity cement vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: a meta-analysis	12
The association between cervical focal kyphosis and myelopathy severity in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy before surgery	12
Comparison of different strategies on three-dimensional correction of AIS: which plane will suffer?	12
Can pelvic incidence change after spinal deformity correction to the pelvis with S2-alar-iliac screws?	12
The reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the graded chronic pain scale in patients with chronic low back pain	12
The association between pain scores and disc height change following discectomy surgery in lumbar disc herniation patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Validation of the work ability index—single item and the pain disability index—work item in patients with chronic low back pain	12
The lexicon for periprosthetic bone loss versus osteolysis after cervical disc arthroplasty: a systematic review	12
Chronic low back pain during COVID-19 lockdown: is there a paradox effect?	12
Use of machine learning to model surgical decision-making in lumbar spine surgery	12
A preliminary assessment of intervertebral disc health and pathoanatomy changes observed two years following anterior vertebral body tethering	12
Evolution of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and titanium interbody devices for spinal procedures: a comprehensive review of the literature	12
Adult spinal deformity surgery: posterior three-column osteotomies vs anterior lordotic cages with posterior fusion. Complications, clinical and radiological results. A systematic review of the litera	12
Effect of lumbar laminectomy on spinal sagittal alignment: a systematic review	12
Anxiety is associated with unfulfilled information needs and pain at the informed consent consultation of spine surgery patients: a longitudinal study	11
Coccygectomy for refractory coccygodynia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Understanding the implant performance of magnetically controlled growing spine rods: a review article	11
Evaluation of the degenerative lumbar osseous morphology using zero echo time magnetic resonance imaging (ZTE-MRI)	11
Machine learning-driven identification of novel patient factors for prediction of major complications after posterior cervical spinal fusion	11
Effects of Schroth method and core stabilization exercises on idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11

Risk factors for deep surgical site infection following posterior instrumented fusion for degenerative diseases in the thoracic and/or lumbar spine: a multicenter, observational cohort study of 2913 c	11
Surgical increase in thoracic kyphosis predicts increase of cervical lordosis after thoracic fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis	11
The impact of lumbar alignment targets on mechanical complications after adult lumbar scoliosis surgery	11
C1-C2 Injury: Factors influencing mortality, outcome, and fracture healing	11
Is impaired lung function related to spinal deformities in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis? A systematic review and meta-analysis—SOSORT 2019 award paper	11
Spinopelvic measurements of sagittal balance with deep learning: systematic review and critical evaluation	11
An international validation of the AO spine subaxial injury classification system	11
Cone of economy classification: evolution, concept of stability, severity level, and correlation to patient-reported outcome scores	11
Predicting final results of brace treatment of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: first out-of-brace radiograph is better than in-brace radiograph—SOSORT 2020 award winner	11
Clinical features and early post-operative complications of isolated C2 odontoid fractures: a retrospective analysis using a national inpatient database in Japan	11
Is fatty infiltration in paraspinal muscles reversible with exercise in people with low back pain? A systematic review	11
Classification and prognostic factors of residual symptoms after minimally invasive lumbar decompression surgery using a cluster analysis: a 5-year follow-up cohort study	11
Effectiveness of laminectomy with fusion and laminectomy alone in degenerative cervical myelopathy	11
Association of age with incidence and timing of recurrence after microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation	11
The impact of age, sex, disc height loss and T1 slope on the upper and lower cervical lordosis: a large-scale radiologic study	11
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Prediction of patient’s neurological recovery from cervical spinal cord injury through XGBoost learning approach	10
The reaction times and symmetry indices in the bilateral trunk and limb muscles in control subjects and subjects with low back pain that persisted two months or longer	10
Accuracy assessment of pedicle screw insertion with patient specific 3D‑printed guides through superimpose CT-analysis in thoracolumbar spinal deformity surgery	10
Global alignment taking into account the cervical spine with odontoid hip axis angle (OD-HA)	10
A real-time 3D electromagnetic navigation system for percutaneous pedicle screw fixation in traumatic thoraco-lumbar fractures: implications for efficiency, fluoroscopic time, and accuracy compared wi	10
Severe Lenke 1 and 2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis had poorer perioperative outcome, higher complication rate, longer fusion and higher operative cost compared to non-severe scoliosis	10
Analysis of the pulmonary function in patients undergoing vertebral body tethering for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis	10
Characteristics of MRI‑based vertebral bone quality scores in elderly patients with vertebral fragility fractures	10
Cost-effectiveness of anterior surgical decompression surgery for cervical degenerative disk disease: a systematic review of economic evaluations	10
Computational model predicts risk of spinal screw loosening in patients	10
Prognostic indicators of surgical outcome in painful foot drop: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Interleukin-1β and cathepsin D modulate formation of the terminal complement complex in cultured human disc tissue	10
Comparison of degenerative lumbar scoliosis correction and risk for mechanical failure using posterior 2-rod instrumentation versus 4-rod instrumentation and interbody fusion	10
The burden of percutaneous vertebroplasty: an epidemiological nationwide study in Italy from 2009 to 2015	10
Impact of mechanical stability on the progress of bone ongrowth on the frame surfaces of a titanium-coated PEEK cage and a 3D porous titanium alloy cage: in vivo analysis using CT color mapping	10
Comparison of full-endoscopic foraminoplasty and lumbar discectomy (FEFLD), unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) discectomy, and microdiscectomy (MD) for symptomatic lumbar disc herniation	10
Development of a machine-learning based model for predicting multidimensional outcome after surgery for degenerative disorders of the spine	10
Association of sedentary behavior and early engagement in physical activity with low back pain in adolescents: a cross-sectional epidemiological study	10
Closed-suction drainage in thoracolumbar spinal surgery–clinical routine without evidence? a systematic review	10
Transient paraplegia in lumbar spine surgery—a potential complication following erector spinae plane block	10
MRI-based vertebral bone quality score compared to quantitative computed tomography bone mineral density in patients undergoing cervical spinal surgery	10
Long-term (> 10 years) clinical outcomes of instrumented posterolateral fusion for spondylolisthesis	10
Is intervertebral disc degeneration associated with reduction in serum ferritin?	10
ISSLS Prize in Bioengineering Science 2021: in vivo sagittal motion of the lumbar spine in low back pain patients—a radiological big data study	9
Validity of the Japanese core outcome measures index (COMI)-neck for cervical spine surgery: a prospective cohort study	9
Self-efficacy beliefs mediate the association between pain intensity and pain interference in acute/subacute whiplash-associated disorders	9
Kickstand rods and correction of coronal malalignment in patients with adult spinal deformity	9
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) L5-S1 with overpowering of posterior lumbosacral instrumentation and fusion mass: a reliable solution in revision spine surgery	9
Research relating to three-dimensional (3D) printing in spine surgery: a bibliometric analysis	9
The efficacy of primary sacroiliac joint fusion for low back pain caused by sacroiliac joint pathology: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Assessment of the reliability of hand-held surface scanner in the evaluation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis	9
Patient-rated outcome after atlantoaxial (C1-C2) fusion: more than a decade of evaluation of 2-year outcomes in 126 patients	9
A comparison of two different surgical procedures in the treatment of isolated spinal metastasis patients with metastatic spinal cord compression: a case–control study	9
Clinical impact of 3-level anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) on the occipito-atlantoaxial complex: a retrospective study of patients who received a zero-profile anchored spacer versus	9
How to select the lowest instrumented vertebra in Lenke 5/6 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients with derotation technique	9
Endoscopic treatment of spondylodiscitis: systematic review	9
Can cavity-based pedicle screw augmentation decrease screw loosening? A biomechanical in vitro study	9
Low back pain scores correlate with the cytokine mRNA level in lumbar disc biopsies: a study of inflammatory markers in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion	9
Georg schmorl prize of the German spine society (DWG) 2021: Spinal Instability Spondylodiscitis Score (SISS)—a novel classification system for spinal instability in spontaneous spondylodiscitis	9
Validation of a surgical invasiveness index in patients with lumbar spinal disorders registered in the Spine Tango registry	9
Anatomical positional changes in the lateral lumbar interbody fusion	9
Incidences and reasons of postoperative surgical site infection after lumbar spinal surgery: a large population study	9
The association between preoperative MRI findings and clinical improvement in patients included in the NORDSTEN spinal stenosis trial	9
The influence of topical use of tranexamic acid in reducing blood loss on early operation for thoracolumbar burst fracture: a randomized double-blinded controlled study	9
Effect of endplate reduction on endplate healing morphology and intervertebral disc degeneration in patients with thoracolumbar vertebral fracture	9
A comprehensive model including preoperative peripheral blood inflammatory markers for prediction of the prognosis of diffuse spinal cord astrocytoma following surgery	9
Minimally invasive versus open surgery for degenerative lumbar pathologies:a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
The impact of osteoporosis on adult deformity surgery outcomes in Medicare patients	9
FUSE-ML: development and external validation of a clinical prediction model for mid-term outcomes after lumbar spinal fusion for degenerative disease	9
Lumbar intervertebral disc diurnal deformations and T2 and T1rho relaxation times vary by spinal level and disc region	9
The impact of frailty on postoperative complications in geriatric patients undergoing multi-level lumbar fusion surgery	9
Clinical outcomes and complications after biportal endoscopic spine surgery: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of 3673 cases	9
Classification and regression tree (CART) model to assist clinical prediction for tracheostomy in patients with traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: a 7-year study of 340 patients	9
Primary cervical decompression surgery may improve lumbar symptoms in patients with tandem spinal stenosis	9
Correlation of supine MRI and standing radiographs for cervical sagittal balance in myelopathy patients: a cross-sectional study	9
Surgical outcomes following hemivertebrectomy in congenital scoliosis: a systematic review and observational meta-analysis	9
Effect of bilateral ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block on postoperative pain after open lumbar spinal surgery: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial	8
Cross-validation of ultrasound imaging in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis	8
Bilateral ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block versus wound infiltration for postoperative analgesia in lumbar spinal fusion surgery: a randomized controlled trial	8
Radiofrequency ablation and balloon kyphoplasty for palliation of painful spinal metastases	8
Clinical efficiency of operating room-based sliding gantry CT as compared to mobile cone-beam CT-based navigated pedicle screw placement in 853 patients and 6733 screws	8
Advanced meta-analyses comparing the three surgical techniques total disc replacement, anterior stand-alone fusion and circumferential fusion regarding pain, function and complications up to 3 years t	8
How does magnetically controlled growing rods insertion affect sagittal alignment in ambulatory early onset scoliosis patients?	8
S2 alar-iliac screw loosening as a preventive factor for hip joint osteoarthritis after adult spinal deformity surgery: a case–control study	8
Advanced disc degeneration, bi-planar instability and pathways of peri-discal gas suffusion contribute to pathogenesis of intradiscal vacuum phenomenon	8
Prediction of walking ability following posterior decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis	8
Adjacent segments biomechanics following lumbar fusion surgery: a musculoskeletal finite element model study	8
One-way self-expanding rod for early-onset scoliosis: early results of a clinical trial of 20 patients	8
Single-position circumferential lumbar spinal fusion: an overview of terminology, concepts, rationale and the current evidence base	8
3D printing applications in spine surgery: an evidence-based assessment toward personalized patient care	8
Osteotomized debridement versus curetted debridement in posterior approach in treating thoracolumbar tuberculosis: a comparative study	8
Risk factors of early complications after thoracic and lumbar spinal deformity surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Non-specific spondylodiscitis: a new perspective for surgical treatment	8
Differences in lumbar paraspinal muscle morphology in patients with sagittal malalignment undergoing posterior lumbar fusion surgery	8
Vertebral bone marrow edema in magnetic resonance imaging correlates with bone healing histomorphometry in (sub)acute osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture	8
Patient and surgical predictors of 3D correction in posterior spinal fusion: a systematic review	8
Dural tear repair surgery comparative analysis: a stitch in time saves nine	8
Anterior column reconstruction of the lumbar spine in the lateral decubitus position: anatomical and patient-related considerations for ALIF, anterior-to-psoas, and transpsoas LLIF approaches	8
Management and outcome of spinal implant-associated surgical site infections in patients with posterior instrumentation: analysis of 176 cases	8
Prevalence of Vertebral artery anomaly in upper cervical and its surgical implications: a systematic review	8