Spinal Disorders
Fundamentals of Diagnosis and Treatment
E-Book
Spinal disorders are among the most common medical conditions with significant impact on health related quality of life, use of health care resources and socio-economic costs. This is an easily readable teaching tool focusing on fundamentals and basic principles and provides a homogeneous syllabus with a consistent didactic strategy. The chosen didactic concept highlights and repeats core messages throughout the chapters. This textbook, with its appealing layout, will inspire and stimulate the reader for the study of spinal disorders.
1;Dedication;5 2;Foreword;6 3;Foreword;7 4;Preface;8 5;Contents;10 6;List of Contributors;22 7;Guided Tour;27 8;History of Spinal Disorders;30 9;Biomechanics of the Spine;67 10;Spinal Instrumentation;93 11;Age-Related Changes of the Spine;117 12;Pathways of Spinal Pain;149 13;Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Spinal Disorders;178 14;Predictors of Surgical Outcome;199 15;History and Physical Examination;222 16;Imaging Studies;247 17;Spinal Injections;280 18;Neurological Assessment in Spinal Disorders;310 19;Neurophysiological Investigations;338 20;Surgical Approaches;356 21;Preoperative Assessment;391 22;Intraoperative Anesthesia Management;407 23;Postoperative Care and Pain Management;434 24;Degenerative Disorders of the Cervical Spine;443 25;Disc Herniation and Radiculopathy;494 26;Lumbar Spinal Stenosis;526 27;Degenerative Lumbar Spondylosis;551 28;Non-specific Low Back Pain;596 29;Postoperative Rehabilitation;613 30;Idiopathic Scoliosis;631 31;Neuromuscular Scoliosis;671 32;Congenital Scoliosis;701 33;Degenerative Scoliosis;720 34;Spondylolisthesis;740 35;Juvenile Kyphosis ( Scheuermann's Disease);771 36;Malformations of the Spinal Cord;803 37;Cervical Spine Injuries;828 38;Thoracolumbar Spinal Injuries;885 39;Osteoporotic Spine Fractures;927 40;Primary Tumors of the Spine;950 41;Spinal Metastasis;976 42;Intradural Tumors;996 43;Infections of the Spine;1019 44;Rheumatoid Arthritis;1038 45;Ankylosing Spondylitis;1054 46;Treatment of Postoperative Complications;1084 47;Outcome Assessment in Spinal Surgery;1119 48;Subject Index;1139 49;The Editors;1159 50;The Medical Illustrator;1160 51;The Artist;1161
| ISBN | 9783540690917 |
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| Artikelnummer | 9783540690917 |
| Medientyp | E-Book - PDF |
| Auflage | 2. Aufl. |
| Copyrightjahr | 2008 |
| Verlag | Springer-Verlag |
| Umfang | 1165 Seiten |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Kopierschutz | Adobe DRM |
