Diseases of the Spine and Spinal Cordreviews the full spectrum of disorders affecting this region including primary spinal tumors and metastases, infection, degenerative diseases, and trauma. Presenting an inter-disciplinary perspective, the book includes up-to-date information on therapy [including neurosurgical], new information on developmental disorders of the spine, and a definitive chapter on trauma, including information on biomechanics. A separate chapter on pain syndromes also is included.
1. Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Spine and Spinal Cord 2. Clinical Pathophysiology of Spinal Signs and Symptoms 3. Pain of Spinal Origin 4. Degenerative Disorders of the Spine 5. Epidural Tumors 6. Intradural-Extramedullary and Intramedullary Tumors and Vascular Malformations 7. Leptomeningeal Metastases 8. Noncompressive Myelopathies 9. Infectious and Non-Infectious Inflammatory Diseases Affecting the Spine 10. Syringomyelia and Spinal Hemorrhage 11. Spine Trauma, Spinal Cord Injury, and Spinal Stability 12. Management of the Spinally Impaired Patient
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