Surgery of the Spine and Spinal Cord A Neurosurgical Approach /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: van de Kelft, Erik (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosurgery.; Orthopedics.; Pain medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Pain Medicine.

This book offers essential guidance on selecting the most appropriate surgical management option for a variety of spinal conditions, including idiopathic problems, and degenerative disease. While the first part of the book discusses the neuroanatomy and biomechanics of the spine, pain mechanisms, an...

Table of Contents:

• The development of the spine
• Anatomy of the back including all structures that may cause pain
• Pain mechanisms
• Spinal radiology and imaging techniques
• Evidence Based Medicine and classification. Surgical interventions at the cervical spine: Correction of idiopathic problems
• Problems due to trauma
• Problems due to degeneration. Surgical interventions at the thoracic spine: Correction of idiopathic problems
•  Problems due to trauma
• Problems due to degeneration. Surgical interventions at the lumbosacral spine: Correction of idiopathic problems
• Problems due to trauma
• Problems due to degeneration.