Overview

A comprehensive and concise reference for determining treatment options of the spine Updated and expanded to reflect current management strategies and new technologies, Decision Making in Spinal Care, Second Edition provides readers with focused guidance to every major topic in spine, with an emphasis on clinical decision making. Covering the most common spine problems, this new edition covers the spectrum of diagnoses seen in a typical spinal practice, from trauma injuries to metabolic and degenerative diseases to spinal deformities. Highlights of the Second Edition: Focuses on """"must-know"""" information that significantly impacts clinical decisions Includes new spinal technologies in the Contemporary Topics section to keep readers current Contains more algorithms, figures, and diagrams to aid understanding and facilitate rapid management guidance Written by world-renowned spinal care experts This handy portable reference will enable residents, fellows, spine surgeons, and associated clinicians in orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery to quickly access the information they need to make the right decisions in treating typical spinal conditions. ""

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Author:   David Greg Anderson ,  Alexander R. Vaccaro ,  Frank M. Phillips
Publisher:   Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.998kg
ISBN:  

9781604064179

ISBN 10:   160406417
Pages:   638
Publication Date:   17 September 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I Cervical Trauma 1 Occipito-Atlantal Injuries 2 C1 Ring Fractures 3 Atlanto-Axial Instability 4 Odontoid Fractures 5 Traumatic Spondylolisthesis of the Axis (Hangman's Fracture) 6 Flexion-Compression Injuries of the Cervical Spine 7 Cervical Distraction-Extension Injuries 8 Cervical Facet Dislocations 9 Cervicothoracic Fractures and Dislocations 10 Facet Fractures II Thoracolumbar Trauma 11 Thoracic and Lumbar Vertebral Compression Fractures 12 Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures 13 Thoracolumbar Flexion-Distraction Injuries 14 Thoracolumbar Fracture Dislocations 15 Sacral Fractures 16 Thoracolumbar Distraction-Extension Injuries III Cervical Degenerative/Metabolic Disease 17 Cervical Disk Degeneration 18 Cervical Radiculopathy 19 Cervical Myelopathy: Anterior Approach 20 Cervical Myelopathy: Posterior Approach 21 Cervical Kyphosis 22 Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament 23 Cervical Whiplash 24 Cervical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Injections and Procedures IV Thoracic Degenerative/Metabolic Disease 25 Ankylosing Spondylitis 26 Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis 27 Thoracic Disk Herniation V Lumbar Degenerative/Metabolic Disease 28 Lumbar Disk Disease and Low Back Pain 29 Lumbar Radiculopathy 30 Lumbar Spinal Stenosis 31 Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis 32 Degenerative Scoliosis 33 Adult Isthmic Spondylolisthesis 34 Failed Back Syndromes 35 Lumbar Injections and Procedures VI Scoliosis 36 Congenital Scoliosis 37 Infantile Scoliosis 38 Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis 39 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis 40 Neuromuscular Scoliosis 41 Adult Scoliosis VII Kyphosis 42 Scheuermann Disease 43 Post-Traumatic Thoracolumbar Kyphosis 44 Corrective Osteotomies for Kyphosis VIII Spondylolisthesis 45 High-Grade Spondylolisthesis IX Spinal Tumors 46 Primary Spinal Tumors 47 Metastatic Spinal Tumors 48 Classification, Staging, and Management of Spinal Tumors X Spinal Infections and Inflammatory Disease 49 Pyogenic Infections of the Spine 50 Atypical Infections of the Spine: Tuberculosis and Fungal 51 Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Cervical Spine XI Osteoporosis 52 Medical Management of Spinal Osteoporosis 53 Surgical Treatment of the Osteopenic Patient 54 Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty XII Minimally Invasive Surgery 55 Minimally Invasive Anterior Cervical Approaches 56 Minimally Invasive Posterior Cervical Approaches 57 Thoracoscopy 58 Lumbar Laparoscopy 59 Posterior Lumbar Minimally Invasive Surgery 60 Computer-Assisted Spinal Surgery XIII Non-Fusion Techniques 61 Percutaneous Discogenic Pain Treatment 62 Cervical Intervertebral Disk Arthroplasty 63 Intervertebral Disk Arthroplasty of the Lumbar Spine 64 Posterior Lumbar Non-Fusion Devices XIV Spinal Imaging 65 Imaging for Back Pain and Spinal Infection 66 Spinal Imaging for Pseudarthrosis XV Spinal Monitoring 67 Intraoperative Neuromonitoring During Spine Surgery XVI Miscellaneous Topics 68 Spinal Cord Stimulators for Back Pain 69 Spinal Cord Stimulators for Extremity Pain 70 Bone Graft Substitutes/Biologics 71 Bracing and Orthoses 72 Penetrating Injuries to the Spine 73 Spine Emergencies

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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA

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