The Michel Benoist and Robert Mulholland yearly European Spine Journal Review. A survey of the "surgical and research" articles in the European Spine Journal, 2004

Eur Spine J. 2005 Feb;14(1):10-6. doi: 10.1007/s00586-005-0881-y. Epub 2005 Jan 28.

Abstract

The Deputy Editor has explained in his editorial the reason for this review. I found it a challenging but very rewarding project. The overall quality of papers was so good that it was very difficult to select the necessarily few which space would allow me to review. Inevitably I am influenced by my particular interests, and hence very many excellent papers will not be discussed; failure to discuss a paper is not a reflection on its quality or importance. Criticisms of papers again reflect my own prejudices.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Athletic Injuries / etiology
  • Athletic Injuries / pathology
  • Athletic Injuries / physiopathology
  • Back Pain / etiology
  • Back Pain / pathology
  • Back Pain / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Complications / etiology
  • Intraoperative Complications / physiopathology
  • Intraoperative Complications / prevention & control
  • Orthopedic Procedures / methods*
  • Orthopedic Procedures / trends
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Complications / etiology
  • Reoperation / statistics & numerical data
  • Spinal Diseases / pathology
  • Spinal Diseases / physiopathology*
  • Spinal Diseases / surgery*
  • Spine / pathology
  • Spine / physiopathology*
  • Spine / surgery*