The management of patients with spinal conditions involves a team-based approach, with professionals and trainees contributing through their respective roles. As such, medical trainees need resources that enable them to quickly and adeptly learn spine "basics," such as performing spinal examinations.
This handbook is a concise, compact guide on key principles of spine surgical knowledge - from the atlanto-occipital joint to the coccyx. It provides both professionals and medical trainees with user-friendly, insightful text gleaned from the hands-on insights of seasoned spinal surgeons.
Core fundamentals cover spine anatomy, clinical evaluations, spine imaging, diagnostic spine tests, and select spine procedures. Common surgical approaches are delineated in succinct bulleted text, accompanied by case studies and radiographic pathology. This format is conducive to learning and provides an ideal spine surgery review for medical students, postgraduate trainees participating in spine rotations, and residents.
Key Highlights- The only book on spinal pathology and management created with contributions from medical students and residents
High-impact citations and questions at the end of each chapter highlight key topics
- Detailed drawings, diagrams, radiographic images, and MRIs elucidate and expand upon chapter topics
- Tables provide a quick reference, with concise information including impacted anatomy, nerves, and procedural maneuvers utilized in exams
Spine Essentials Handbook is a must-have resource for orthopaedic and neurosurgery residents and medical students. It will also benefit physiatrists, spine practitioners, orthopaedic and neurosurgical trainees and nurses, and chiropractors.
Table of Contents- 1 Neuroanatomy and Physiology
- 2 General Spine Anatomy and Long Tract Pathways
- 3 Atlanto-Occipital Anatomy
- 4 Cervical Spine Anatomy
- 5 Thoracic Spine
- 6 Lumbar Spine Anatomy
- 7 Sacral Spine
- 8 Spinal History and Physical Examination
- 9 Common Radiographic Measurements
- 10 Cervical Disk Disease
- 11 Lumbar Disk Disease
- 12 Scoliosis
- 13 Spinal Trauma and Fractures
- 14 Primary and Metastatic Spinal Tumors
- 15 Spinal Infections
- 16 Pediatrics
- 17 Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion
- 18 Posterior Cervical Laminoplasty with Instrumentation
- 19 Posterior Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion
- 20 Open Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion
- 21 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- 22 Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- 23 Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- 24 Surgical Complications
- 25 Common Medical Complications Following Routine Spinal Surgery
