BookAfshin E. Razi, Stuart H. Hershman, editors.
Summary: Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are the most common type of fracture secondary to osteoporosis. These fractures are associated with significant rates of morbidity and mortality and annual direct medical expenditures of more than $1 billion in the United States. This book presents a concise review of the diagnosis, management and treatment of vertebral compression fractures, discussing best practices for evaluation and radiographic diagnosis of vertebral compression fractures, as well as both non-operative and operative treatment options, including cement augmentation. Opening chapters discuss both normal bone physiology as well as the pathophysiology of osteoporotic bone, and the evaluation and biomechanics of VCF, both osteoporotic and pathologic. Examination, radiography and long-term sequelae of VCF are then presented. The bulk of the remainder of the book focuses on medical, non-operative and operative management strategies, including vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty cement augmentation, management of spinal deformity, VCF adjacent to previous spinal fusion, and sacral insufficiency fractures. A final chapter on future treatment strategies rounds out the presentation. Spinal Compression Fractures in Osteoporotic and Pathologic Bone is ideal for orthopaedic trauma, spine, and neurosurgeons. The book is also intended for endocrinologists, rheumatologists, interventional radiologists, physiatrists, anesthesiologists, primary care physicians, and other practitioners who manage and treat patients with osteoporosis.
Contents:
Normal Bone Physiology
Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Osteoporosis
The Economic Burden of Osteoporosis
Evaluation and Medical Management of Vertebral Osteoporosis
Preventing the Next Fracture
Biomechanics of Vertebral Compression Fractures
Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures
Pathologic vertebral compression fractures: diagnosis and management
History, Physical Exam and Differential Diagnosis of Vertebral Compression Fracture
Radiographic Diagnosis of Patients with Vertebral Compression Fractures
Natural History and Long Term Sequelae of Vertebral Compression Fractures
Medical, Interventional, and Orthotic Management of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures
Outcomes of Non-Operative Management and Vertebral Augmentation of Vertebral Compression Fractures
Vertebroplasty Cement Augmentation Technique
Kyphoplasty Cement Augmentation Technique
Management of Spinal Deformity in the Setting of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures
Operative Treatment of Pathologic Compression Fractures of the Spine
Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures Adjacent to Previous Spinal Fusion
Surgical Strategies In Osteoporotic Bone
Sacral Insufficiency Fractures
Future Treatment Strategies.