The Internet Journal of Spine Surgery
ISSN: 1937-8270
Editor in Chief
William Sukovich MD
Naval Medical Center
Portsmouth Virginia USA
Naval Medical Center
Portsmouth Virginia USA
Associate Editor
Nahshon Rand MD
Senior Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon; Vice-Chairman
Israel Spine Center
Tel-Aviv IsraelSenior Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon
Department of Orthopaedics
Assaf-Harofe Hospital
Zrifin Israel
Senior Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon; Vice-Chairman
Israel Spine Center
Tel-Aviv IsraelSenior Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon
Department of Orthopaedics
Assaf-Harofe Hospital
Zrifin Israel
Editorial Board
Nicholas C. Birch FRCS (Orth)
BMI Three Shires Hospital
Northampton United Kingdom
BMI Three Shires Hospital
Northampton United Kingdom
Balkan Cakir M.D.
University of Ulm
Ulm Germany
University of Ulm
Ulm Germany
Tom Chen MD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Pathology; Director, Surgical Neuro-oncology
University of Southern California
Los Angeles California USA
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Pathology; Director, Surgical Neuro-oncology
University of Southern California
Los Angeles California USA
Kingsley R. Chin MD
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
Chun Kee Chung MD
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Seoul Korea
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Seoul Korea
Kaushik Das M.D.
Saint Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center
New York New York USA
Saint Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center
New York New York USA
Richard Francis MD, FRCS Ed., FRCS Ed. (Tr.&Orth)
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopedics
Surgery of the Spine
The University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston Texas USA
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopedics
Surgery of the Spine
The University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston Texas USA
Rick Guyer M.D.
Texas Back Institute
Plano Texas USA
Texas Back Institute
Plano Texas USA
Stephen E. Hanks MD
Tucson Arizona USA
Tucson Arizona USA
Mitchell A. Hardenbrook M.D.
Naval Medical Center
Portsmouth Virginia USA
Naval Medical Center
Portsmouth Virginia USA
Zafar Khan MD
Coastline Orthopaedic Associates
Fountain Valley California USA
Coastline Orthopaedic Associates
Fountain Valley California USA
Larry Teik-Man Khoo MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Surgery
Comprehensive Spine Center
UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles California USA
Assistant Professor
Division of Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Surgery
Comprehensive Spine Center
UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles California USA
Terry Lichtor M.D., Ph.D.
Rush University
Chicago Illinois USA
Rush University
Chicago Illinois USA
Ian E. McCutcheon M.D., F.R.C.S.(C)
Professor of Neurosurgery
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston Texas USA
Professor of Neurosurgery
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston Texas USA
Ehud Mendel MD
Associate Professor; Co-Director, Spine Program
Department of Neurosurgery
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston Texas USA
Associate Professor; Co-Director, Spine Program
Department of Neurosurgery
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston Texas USA
Laurence Rhines MD
Assistant Professor; Director of the Spine Program in Neurosurgery
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston Texas USA
Assistant Professor; Director of the Spine Program in Neurosurgery
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston Texas USA
Marcus Richter MD, PhD
St. Josefs-Hospital Spine Center
Wiesbaden Germany
St. Josefs-Hospital Spine Center
Wiesbaden Germany
Koichi Sairyo MD, PhD
University of Tokushima, Japan & Kuramoto
Tokushima Japan
University of Tokushima, Japan & Kuramoto
Tokushima Japan
A.N. Schamie M.D.
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles CA USA
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles CA USA
Dr. René Schmidt
University of Ulm
Ulm Germany
University of Ulm
Ulm Germany
Curtis W. Slipman MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
Peter F. Sturm MD
Chief of Staff Shriners Hospital
Chicago IL USA
Chief of Staff Shriners Hospital
Chicago IL USA
Daisuke Togawa MD, PhD
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland Ohio USA
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland Ohio USA