5 COMMUNICATING WELLNESS: WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE HEALTHY? LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon successfully completing this chapter, you will be able to: • State the factors that help determine our health…
8 COMMUNICATING IN THE WORKPLACE: IT’S MORE THAN JUST PATIENTS LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon successfully completing this chapter, you will be able to: • Explain the concept of professional etiquette. • Define the…
1 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION: BUILDING THE FRAMEWORK LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon successful completion of this chapter, you will be able to: • Describe the steps in effective communication. • List your responsibilities in…
2 CHALLENGES TO COMMUNICATION: OVERCOMING THE BARRIERS LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon successfully completing this chapter, you will be able to: • Explain how barriers to communication interfere with establishing rapport. • Describe how…
10 Osteogenic Sarcoma and Ewing’s Sarcoma of the Spine Derek G. Ju, Patricia L. Zadnik, and Daniel M. Sciubba Introduction Osteogenic sarcoma and Ewing’s sarcoma are malignant tumors that generally…
1 Evaluation and Decision Making Stefano Boriani and Charles G. Fisher Introduction Primary bone tumors of the spine are very rare,1,2 comprising only 10% or less of all bone tumors….
5 Medical Oncology Principles for the Spine Oncology Surgeon Scott H. Okuno, Steven I. Robinson, and Shreyaskumar Patel Introduction Primary tumors of the spine are rare and require a multidisciplinary…
16 Complications and Their Avoidance: How to Plan Primary Tumor Resection to Minimize Complications and Maximize Outcome Michael C. Oh, Vedat Deviren, and Christopher P. Ames Introduction Although primary tumors…
12 Principles Behind Determining the Right Approach Nicolas Dea and Rowan Schouten Introduction Primary tumors of the spine are rare. As a result, clinical expertise has been concentrated in selected…
7 Aneurysmal Bone Cyst and Giant Cell Tumor Stefano Boriani, Stefano Bandiera, Riccardo Ghermandi, Simone Colangeli, Luca Amendola, and Alessandro Gasbarrini Introduction Many bone tumors include giant cells in their…
