Overview

While most spine deformities such as scoliosis, kyphosis, and lordosis are idiopathic, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, spinal cord tumors and lesions are associated with more severe curve progression. Bracing typically does not prevent progression of spinal curves, and surgery is necessary for these patients. Neuromuscular Spine Deformity by Amer F. Samdani et al is the most comprehensive book on this topic to date, detailing the latest surgical techniques for a wide range of common to rare neuromuscular pathologies, in 27 well-illustrated chapters. The comprehensive content derives from the authors' collective years of hands-on expertise, evidence-based knowledge from the literature, and multicenter scoliosis studies performed by the prestigious Harms Study Group, a worldwide research-based association of spine surgeons. The text begins with discussion of preoperative evaluation, nonoperative management, and surgical considerations such as anesthesia, neuromonitoring, and estimated blood loss. Section two highlights pathology-specific surgical interventions, while sections three and four provide clinical pearls on a wide array of surgical techniques, complications, and patient outcomes. Book Features: The team of editors and authors, from the renowned Harms Study Group, includes both neurosurgeons and orthopaedic spine surgeons, each who is a major name worldwide To date, this is the only textbook which covers all aspects of treating neuromuscular spine deformity Spine deformity is a large part of what spine surgeons do; this book covers the complexities of neuromuscular spine deformity, which typically requires surgery that is complicated by pre-existing comorbidities This state-of-the-art resource is essential reading for orthopaedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, and trainees in these specialties. It is also a must-have reference for academic programs and institutional departments specializing in pediatric spine pathologies.

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Author:   Amer F. Samdani ,  Peter O. Newton ,  Paul D. Sponseller ,  Harry L. Shufflebarger
Publisher:   Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.726kg
ISBN:  

9781626232600

ISBN 10:   1626232601
Pages:   206
Publication Date:   23 May 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I. Surgical and Medical Considerations 1. Preoperative Evaluation and Optimization 2. Nonoperative Management 3. Surgical Indications in Neuromuscular Scoliosis 4. Intraoperative Issues: Anesthesia, Neuromonitoring, Estimated Blood Loss 5. Unique Challenges with Scoliosis and Dislocated Hips 6. Predicting Complications: When to Operate or Not II. Diagnosis Specific 7. Scoliosis in Cerebral Palsy 8. Surgical Treatment of Spinal Deformity in Myelomeningocele 9. The Patient with Spinal Cord Injury: Surgical Considerations 10. The Spine in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 11. Spinal Muscular Atrophy 12. Other Neuromuscular Conditions: Rett Syndrome, Charcot–Marie–Tooth Disease, and Friedreich's Ataxia 13. Neurosurgical Causes of Scoliosis 14. Sagittal Plane Spinal Deformity in Patients with Neuromuscular Disease 15. Spinal Deformity Associated with Neurodegenerative Disease in Adults III. Surgical Techniques 16. Sacropelvic Fixation Techniques 17. Comparison of Unit Rods with Modular Constructs in Cerebral Palsy 18. Halo-Gravity Traction: An Adjunctive Treatment for Severe Spinal Deformity 19. Osteotomies: Ponte and Vertebral Column Resection 20. Growing Spine Options for Neuromuscular Scoliosis 21. Anterior Approaches to the Spine for Neuromuscular Spinal Deformity IV. Postoperative Management and Complications 22. Incidence of Major Complications in Surgery for Neuromuscular Spine Deformity 23. Management of Early and Late Infection 24. Postoperative Intensive Care Unit Management 25. Reoperations: Instrumentation Failure, Junctional Kyphosis, and Cervical Extension 26. Health-Related Quality of Life in Neuromuscular Scoliosis 27. Baclofen Pump: Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Management

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