CHAPTER 61 Surgical Decompression for Foraminal Stenosis Mark A. Knaub, Douglas S. Won, Harry N. Herkowitz INTRODUCTION Cervical spondylosis is a common, occasionally disabling condition that occurs as a consequence…
CHAPTER 116 Therapeutic Injections and Radiofrequency Denervation Way Yin INTRODUCTION For more than 70 years, the sacroiliac joint complex has been implicated as a significant and discreet structural source of…
CHAPTER 104 Neural Scarring David W. Chow INTRODUCTION Of the myriad causes of failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS), neural scarring has been reported to be the cause of failed back…
CHAPTER 30 Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain Management Implantation Techniques Giancarlo Barolat INTRODUCTION The fact that electricity might beneficially affect painful conditions has been known since antiquity.1–4 Spinal cord…
CHAPTER 132 Fusion – Minimally Invasive Techniques Hoang Le, Issada Thongtrangan, Daniel H. Kim INTRODUCTION Minimally invasive spinal surgery strives to achieve the goals of surgery while minimizing the iatrogenic…
CHAPTER 20 Side Effects and Complications of Injection Procedures: Anticipation and Management Kenneth P. Botwin, Lee Ann Brown, Durgadas Sakalkale, Robert Savarese INTRODUCTION This chapter will focus on reviewing the…
CHAPTER 130 Return to Competition Following Prolonged Injury Brian Krabak, Evan Minkoff INTRODUCTION Athletes can experience a variety of spinal injuries depending upon the nature of the sporting activity. Most…
CHAPTER 42 Secondary Bone Tumors Jesse T. Torbert, Edward J. Fox, Harish S. Hosalkar, Kingsley R. Chin, Carol A. Dolinskas, Richard Daniels, Richard D. Lackman INTRODUCTION Approximately 10% of all…
CHAPTER 123 Low Back Pain and Pregnancy – Examination and Diagnostic Work-up in the Pregnant Patient Colleen M. Fitzgerald, Christina Kerger Hynes INTRODUCTION Nearly any medical condition that can occur…
CHAPTER 48 Examination of the Cervical Spine Hillel M. Sommer, Brinda S. Kantha, Larry H. Chou SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS Perhaps there is no better example of the ‘art’ of medicine…
