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Here is the result of our team's work in Spondylolisthesis this month:

1:	Spondylolisthesis and posterior instability.

Authors:	Niggemann P, Simons P, Kuchta J, Beyer HK, Frey H, Grosskurth D
Institution:	Privatpraxis fur Upright MRT, Koln, Germany. p.niggemann@mrt-koeln.de
Journal:	Acta Radiol. 2009 Apr;50(3):301-5.

2:	How do scoliotic women shrink throughout life?

Authors:	Gremeaux V, Casillas JM, Benatru I, Herisson C, Perennou D
Institution:	Pole Reeducation-Readaptation, University Hospital Dijon, Dijon Cedex, France. vincent.gremeaux@chu-dijon.fr
Journal:	Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Mar 15;34(6):598-602.

3:	Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis: prevalence and association with low back pain in the adult community-based population.

Authors:	Kalichman L, Kim DH, Li L, Guermazi A, Berkin V, Hunter DJ
Institution:	Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Journal:	Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Jan 15;34(2):199-205.

4:	Posterior migration of fusion cages in degenerative lumbar disease treated with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a report of three patients.

Authors:	Aoki Y, Yamagata M, Nakajima F, Ikeda Y, Takahashi K
Institution:	Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chiba Rosai Hospital, 2-16 Tatsumidai-higashi, Ichihara, Chiba, Japan. yasuaoki@h6.dion.ne.jp
Journal:	Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Jan 1;34(1):E54-8.

5:	Failure of attempted implant retention in spinal deformity delayed surgical site infections.

Authors:	Hedequist D, Haugen A, Hresko T, Emans J
Institution:	Children's Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Daniel.hedequist@childrens.harvard.edu
Journal:	Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Jan 1;34(1):60-4.

6:	Assessment of lumbosacral kyphosis in spondylolisthesis: a computer-assisted reliability study of six measurement techniques.

Authors:	Glavas P, Mac-Thiong JM, Parent S, de Guise JA, Labelle H
Institution:	Division of Orthopedics, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center, 3175 Cote Sainte-Catherine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada. pglavas@hotmail.com
Journal:	Eur Spine J. 2009 Feb;18(2):212-7. Epub 2008 Nov 18.

7:	Comparison of angled versus AP view radiography for post-operative evaluation of lumbosacral spondylolisthesis: a cadaveric study.

Authors:	Ebraheim NA, Liu J, Ramineni SK, Elsamaloty H, Lee AH, Patil V, Yeasting RA, Yang H
Institution:	Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toledo Medical Center, 3065 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH, 43614, USA.
Journal:	Surg Radiol Anat. 2009 Jan;31(1):63-7. Epub 2008 Jul 19.

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