Bookeditor, Vincent J. Devlin.
Contents:
Clinically relevant anatomy of the cervical region
Clinically relevant anatomy of the thoracic region
Clinically relevant anatomy of the lumbar and sacral region
Evaluation of cervical spine disorders
Evaluation of thoracic and lumbar spine disorders
Evaluation of spinal deformities
Evaluation of impairment, disability, and workers’ compensation
Strategies for imaging and diagnosis in spinal disorders
Radiographic assessment of the spine
Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine
Computed tomography and CT-myelography
Nuclear imaging and spinal disorders
Cervical spinal disorders: Nonsurgical management strategies
Thoracic and lumbar spinal disorders: Nonsurgical management strategies
Pharmacologic management of pain in spine disorders
Diagnostic and therapeutic spinal injections
Electrodiagnosis in spinal disorders
Spinal orthoses
Indications for surgical intervention in spinal disorders and when not to operate
Preoperative assessment and planning for patients undergoing spine surgery
Anesthetic considerations and intraoperative management during spine surgery
Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring during spinal procedures
Postoperative management and adverse events after spine surgery
Procedures for decompression of the spinal cord and nerve roots
Spinal arthrodesis, graft materials, and graft techniques
Surgical approaches to the occiput and cervical spine
Surgical approaches to the thoracic, lumbar, and lumbosacral spine
Occipital and cervical spine instrumentation
Thoracic and lumbar spine instrumentation
Instrumentation and fusion at the lumbosacral junction and pelvis
Minimally invasive spine surgery
Artificial disc replacement
Revision spine surgery
Spinal cord stimulation and implantable drug delivery systems
Pediatric back pain
Pediatric cervical disorders
Early-onset scoliosis
Idiopathic scoliosis
Congenital spinal deformities
Neuromuscular spinal deformities
Sagittal plane deformities in pediatric patients
Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in pediatric patients
Pediatric spinal trauma
Pathophysiology and pathoanatomy of degenerative disorders of the adult spine
Cervical degenerative disorders
Thoracic disc herniation and stenosis
Lumbar disc herniation
Discogenic low back pain
Lumbar spinal stenosis
Disorders of the sacroiliac joint
Adult idiopathic and degenerative scoliosis
Sagittal plane deformities in adults
Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in adults
Evaluation of the spine trauma patient
Spinal cord injury
Upper cervical spine trauma
Lower cervical spine injuries
Thoracic and lumbar spine fractures
Sacral fractures
Spinal injuries in athletes
Disorders of the spinal cord and related structures
Primary spine tumors
Metastatic spine tumors
Metabolic bone diseases of the spine
Treatment options for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures
Spinal infections
Rheumatoid arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
Spinal navigation, robotic surgery, and three-dimensional printing.