BookBoyle C. Cheng, editor.
Summary: This handbook is the most authoritative and up-to-date reference on spine technology written for practitioners, researchers, and students in bioengineering and clinical medicine. It is the first resource to provide a road map of both the history of the field and its future by documenting the poor clinical outcomes and failed spinal implants that contributed to problematic patient outcomes, as well as the technologies that are currently leading the way towards positive clinical outcomes. The contributors are leading authorities in the fields of engineering and clinical medicine and represent academia, industry, and international government and regulatory agencies. The chapters are split into five sections, with the first addressing clinical issues such as anatomy, pathology, oncology, trauma, diagnosis, and imaging studies. The second section, on biomechanics, delves into fixation devices, the bone implant interface, total disc replacements, injury mechanics, and more. The last three sections, on technology, are divided into materials, commercialized products, and surgery. All appropriate chapters will be continually updated and available on the publisher's website, in order to keep this important reference as up-to-date as possible in a fast-moving field.
Contents:
Cervical Spine Anatomy
Thoracic Spine Anatomy
Lumbar Spine Anatomy
Pathology
Clinically Diagnosed Spinal Instability
Adult Onset Deformity
Oncology
Trauma with Neurologic Deficiencies
Cervical Trauma
Thoracolumbar Trauma
Clinical Outcomes
Diagnosis
Imaging Studies
Intraoperative Imaging
Clinical Biomechanics
Characterizing Fixation Devices
Bone Implant Interface
Biomechanics for Patient Diagnosis
Metrics for Cervical Total Disc Replacements
Metrics for Lumbar Total Disc Replacements
Metrics for Posterior Dynamic Stabilization
Facet Mechanics
Articulation for Motion Preservation within the Spine
Cervical Injury Mechanics
Thoracolumbar Injury Mechanics
Lesson Learned from Positive Biomechanics and Poor Clinical Outcomes
Positive Biomechanics, Positive Clinical Outcomes
Metal Design Materials
Metal Ion Exposure
Surface Treatments
Bone Apposition
Characterizing Roughness
Biodegradable Materials
Polymer Design Materials
Composite Materials
Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials
Bone Substitutes
Biologics
Stem Cell Therapies
Annulus Repair
Preclinical Studies for Products
Approved Products in the US
Approved Products Outside the US
Fixation Products
Trauma Products
Deformity Correction Products
Cleared Products
Withdrawn Products
Motion Preservation Products
Posterior Dynamic Stabilization
Failed Products
Abandoned Products
Retrieved Implant Analysis
Radiologic Assessments
Radiographic Considerations
Sagittal Balance
Biomarkers for Deformity
Patient Positioning
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Posterior Approaches to Lumbar Spine
Lateral Approaches to the Lumbar Spine
Anterior Approaches to the Lumbar Spine
Approaches to the Cervical Spine
Image Guided Surgery
Robotic Assisted Surgery.