Decision Making in Spinal Care () von David Greg Anderson

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

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.