Sofamor Danek Paper and Poster Awards 1998

PAPER AWARDS
  Prediction of low back pain in individuals with asymptomatic disc alterations in MRI
V. Schade, N. Semmer, C. Main and N. Boos
Zurich and Salford, UK

In vivo porcine intervertebral pressure as a function of external loading
L. Ekstrom, S. Holm, A. Kaigle, T. Hansson
Goteborg

POSTER AWARDS
  1st - New intradiscal pressure measurements in vivo during daily activities
H.J. Wilke, P. Neef, M. Caimi Th. Hoogland, L. Claes
Ulm and Munchen, Germany, Basel, Switzerland

2nd Pro-prostaglandin E1 alleviates neuronal dysfunction induced by experimental lumbar spinal canal stenosis in rats
T. Akira, T. Kawamura, T. Maruyama, T. Imagawa, N. Nakamura, H. Takai, T. Ikata
Osaka and Tokushima, Japan

3rd award was shared - Surgical and non-surgical outcomes in chemically sensitized discs diagnosed by discography
R. Derby, M. Howard, J. Grant, J. Lettice
California, USA

and - A 7 year followup study of the value of lumbar spine MR to predict the development of low back pain in asymptomatic individuals
D. Borenstein, J. O'Mara, S. Boden, W. Lauerman, A. Jacobson, C. Platenberg, D. Schelenger, S. Wiesel
Washington DC. and Atlanta, GA