Pharmacologic Strategies in Back Pain and Radiculopathy
CHAPTER 105 Pharmacologic Strategies in Back Pain and Radiculopathy Lokesh B. Ningegowda, MD, Nagy A. Mekhail, MD, PhD Back pain is a major health problem in the United States. About…
Arachnoiditis and Epidural Fibrosis
CHAPTER 102 Arachnoiditis and Epidural Fibrosis Robert F. Heary, MD, Antonios Mammis, MD Spinal arachnoiditis is a nonspecific inflammatory process of the arachnoid layer of the spinal cord or cauda…
Cervical Spondylosis: Pathophysiology, Natural History, and Clinical Syndromes of Neck Pain, Radiculopathy, and Myelopathy
CHAPTER 36 Cervical Spondylosis Pathophysiology, Natural History, and Clinical Syndromes of Neck Pain, Radiculopathy, and Myelopathy Sara Jurek, MD, Raj D. Rao, MD Degenerative changes at the cervical discs and…
Posterior Dynamic Stabilization
CHAPTER 53 Posterior Dynamic Stabilization* Dilip K. Sengupta, MD, PhD, MCh (Orth), Dr Med Degenerative disorders in the lumbar spine can lead to an abnormal pattern of motion causing segmental…
Spinal Dural Injuries
CHAPTER 95 Spinal Dural Injuries Peter G. Campbell, MD, Amgad Hanna, MD, James S. Harrop, MD Spinal thecal sac or dural disruption may result in subsequent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage…
The Electrodiagnostic Examination
CHAPTER13 The Electrodiagnostic Examination Jinny Tavee, MD, Kerry H. Levin, MD The electrodiagnostic examination comprises two parts: nerve conduction studies (NCS) and needle electrode examination (NEE). Together, they assess the…
Rationale of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
CHAPTER 55 Rationale of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Choll W. Kim, MD, PhD, Steven R. Garfin, MD, Richard G. Fessler, MD The goal of minimally invasive spine (MIS) surgery is…
Chronic Pain: The Basic Science
CHAPTER 103 Chronic Pain The Basic Science Aldric Hama, PhD, Shyam Gajavelli, PhD, Jacqueline Sagen, PhD In addition to the five senses, pain sensation is also an important physiologic means…
Basic Science of Spinal Cord Injury
CHAPTER 75 Basic Science of Spinal Cord Injury Alexandre Rasouli, MD, W. Dalton Dietrich, III, PhD Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains the most devastating injury for patients and spine surgeons…
Bone Substitutes: Basic Science and Clinical Applications
CHAPTER 68 Bone Substitutes Basic Science and Clinical Applications Jeffrey C. Wang, MD, Scott McGovern, MD, Winston Fong, MD Spinal fusion is a common treatment for various conditions including deformity,…
