chapter 1 Reduction and Fixation of Sacroiliac Joint Dislocation by the Combined Use of S1 Pedicle Screws and an Iliac Rod / chapter 2 Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in the Treatment of Osteoporotic Fractures / chapter 3 Biomechanics of Vertebroplasty / chapter 4 Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty for the Treatment of Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures / chapter 5 Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Implants for Spinal Fusion: Biomechanical and Clinical Advantages of a New Material / chapter 6 Stand-Alone Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Constructs: Effect of Interbody Design, Bone Graft, and Bone Morphogenetic Protein on Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes / chapter 7 Overcoming Chemical Inhibition of Spine Fusion / chapter 8 Use of a Cloned Osteoprogenitor Cell in Spinal Fusion / chapter 9 Axially Loaded Computer Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Lumbar Spine / chapter 10 Experience with OP-1 in a Rabbit Model of Lumbar Fusions / chapter 11 Structure and Function of Normal, Degenerate, and Surgically Fixed Spinal Segments -- chapter 12 A Quantitatively Unstable Model to Evaluate the Biological Effects of Mechanical Forces on Spine Fusion -- chapter 13 Ankylosing Spondylitis and Spinal Complications -- chapter 14 Atlantoaxial Transarticular Screw Fixation: Indication, Technique, Risks, and Pitfalls -- chapter 15 Biomechanics of Artificial Discs / chapter 16 Comparison of the Leukotactic Properties of Nucleus Pulposus, Anulus Fibrosus, and Cartilage Following Subcutaneous Injection in Pigs -- chapter 17 Advances in Bone Graft Substitutes in Spinal Fusion / chapter 18 Titanium Mesh Cage in Spinal Reconstruction Surgery: Biomechanics and Clinical Application -- chapter 19 Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using the Brantigan I/F Cage / chapter 20 SF-36 Health Status and Oswestry Disability Index in Worker's Compensation Patients with Neck Pain -- chapter 21 Interbody Fusion in the Elderly / chapter 22 Choice of Anterior and Posterior Thoracolumbar Spinal Implants Patrick W. Hitchon, Mathew Brenton, Andrew G. Black, Aaron M. From, / chapter 23 Spondylotic Cervical Myelopathy: Clinical Aspects / chapter 24 Autogenous Free Fat Grafts After Posterior Lumbar Surgery / chapter 25 In Vitro Stability of Cervical Spine Cages / chapter 26 In Vivo Performance of Cervical Spine Cages / chapter 27 Autologous Growth Factors and Progenitor Cells as Effective Components in Bone Grafting Products for Spine / chapter 28 Process of Lumbar Spinal Degeneration: Interrelationships Between Disc Degeneration and Facet Joint Osteoarthritis / chapter 29 Relationships Between Lumbar Sagittal Alignment and Clinical Outcomes After Decompression and Posterolateral Spinal Fusion for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis / chapter 30 Histological Findings in Revision Surgery of Instrumented Spine Fusion with the Use of Coralline Hydroxyapatite / chapter 31 New Developments in Spinal Cord Monitoring / chapter 32 The Physical Properties and Biocompatibility of Plasma-Sprayed Hydroxyapatite Coating / chapter 33 Biomechanical Efficacy of Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty / chapter 34 Bioactive Bone Cement for the Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture / chapter 35 Advances in Technology and Spinal Fusion: A Clinician's Perspective / chapter 36 Replacement of Autograft with BMP for Spinal Arthrodesis: Future Perspectives Following Recent Research / chapter 37 Occipitocervical Fusion for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Myelopathy / chapter 38 Validity of a Bioactive Ceramic Spacer in Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Studies of the Stability of the Pedicle Screw for the Osteoporotic Spine In Vivo and In Vitro / chapter 39 Thoracic Pedicle Screws: Biomechanical Considerations of the Extrapedicular Approach / chapter 40 Two-Cage Reconstruction Versus Single Mega-Cage or Dual Nested Cages for Lumbar Interbody Fusion / chapter 41 Spontaneous Remission of Intervertebral Disc Hernia and Responses of Surrounding Macrophages / chapter 42 Gene Expression Profiling During Osteochondrogenic Events in the Spinal Region: Use in the Development of Promising Spinal Fusion / chapter 43 Cells, Signals, and Scaffolds: The Future of Spinal Fusion / chapter 44 Roentgen Stereometric Analysis: A Novel In Vivo Method to Assess Spinal Fusion / chapter 45 The Morbidity of Autogenous Bone Graft Donation / chapter 46 Loads on an Internal Spinal Fixation Device Measured In Vivo / chapter 47 New Anterior Cervical Instrumentation Systems Combining Intradiscal Cage with Integrated Plate: Biomechanics and Clinical Applications / chapter 48 Improvement of Pedical Screw Fixation with Hydroxyapatite Coating / chapter 49 Multilevel Cervical Decompression and Reconstruction / chapter 50 Decision Support Tools in Spinal Surgery: Artificial Neural Networks and Predictive Modeling / chapter 51 Porous Tantalum for Spinal Interbody Fusion / chapter 52 Advances in Spinal Fusion