European Spine Journal

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Published monthly. Devoted to functional spinal anatomy, spinal deformity analysis, spinal biomechanics, surgical technique refinements, and rehabilitative spine protocols. Student Rationale: Excellent resource for mastering spinopelvic parameters (pelvic incidence, pelvic tilt, sacral slope, sagittal vertical axis) and understanding alignment restoration in adult spinal deformity.

• Robotic-assisted fixation with cortical bone trajectory versus conventional pedicle trajectory for short-segment lumbar decompression and fusion surgery: a retrospective propensity score-matched cohort study

  Objective Methods Results Conclusions

• A three-dimensional finite element-based biomechanical properties analysis of the 10th thoracic vertebra invaded by bone metastases for clinical procedure optimization

  Background Methods Results Conclusion

• Cervicothoracic dumbbell ganglioneuroblastoma with spinal canal involvement and bone marrow metastasis: a case report and systematic review

  Background Methods Results Case presentation Conclusion

• The S1-LIV angle is essential for fusion selection in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis – a dual-center machine learning study with external validation

  Purpose Methods Results Conclusion

• Markerless motion capture to quantify disability and functional performance in spine patients: a concurrent validity study bridging laboratory biomechanics and clinical practice

  Background Purpose Methods Results Conclusions

• Association between the anterior tilt slope and spinal sagittal parameters in asymptomatic adults from Southern China

  Objective Methods Results Conclusions

• Predictors of failure of non-operative management in neurologically intact thoracolumbar burst fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  Purpose Methods Results Conclusions

• Return to sports after lumbar disc herniation surgery: a survey of German surgeons and postoperative patient experiences

  Purpose Methods Results Conclusion

• Re-evaluating prone-position MRI markers in occult tethered cord syndrome: a prospective observational study

  Objective Methods Results Conclusion

• Fully percutaneous, navigation-assisted cervical pedicle screw instrumentation: technical note and a report of safety and accuracy

  Introduction Materials and methods Results Conclusions