Orthopaedic Surgery Essentials
by Christopher M. Bono
Spine covers basic diagnostic techniques, followed by vital information on the diagnosis and treatment of specific spinal disorders and injuries.
Features:
- Clinically focused information prepares you for the challenges of spinal trauma, infections, tumors, degenerative disorders, deformities, sports, injuries, and osteoporosis
- Expertly written chapters help you build knowledge and confidence needed for exams and certification
- Reader-friendly format lets you read the book cover to cover during a rotation or use it as a rapid reference before a patient work-up or procedure
- Abundant illustrations, algorithms, bulleted lists, charts, and tables put the information you need at your fingertips
- Emphasis on the basic principles of diagnosis and treatment provides practical, how-to-information you'll use every day
Contents
Examination and Diagnostics
- Physical Examination of the Spine
- Imaging
- Electromyography, Local Blocks/Injections, Discograms
Trauma
- Cervical Trauma
- Thoracic and Lumbar Trauma
- Spinal Cord Injury and Paralysis
- Spinal Injuries in Sports
Infection
- Pyogenic Infections
- Atypical Spine Infections
Tumors
- Primary Benign Tumors
- Primary Malignant Tumors
- Metastatic Tumors
Degenerative Disorders
- Cervical Spondylosis and Stenosis
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Thoracic Spondylosis, Stenosis, and Disc Herniations
- Lumbar Stenosis
- Lumbar Disc Herniarions, Discogenic Back Pain, and Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Lumbar Spondyolisthesis
Spinal Deformity
- Congenital Deformity
- Adolescent Deformity
- Adult Deformity
Metabolic and Inflammatory Disorders
- Inflammatory Spondyloarthropathy
- Anklyosing Spondylitis
- Osteoporosis of the Spine
Surgery
- Anatomy and Approaches
- Cervical Decompression
- Thoracolumbar Decompression: Anterior and Posterior
- Spinal Instrumentation
- Complications
General Knowledge
- Microinnervation: Pain Generators
- Spinal Biomechanics
- Spinal Orthoses
- Spinal Fusion
- Outcomes Assessment
Index
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