CHAPTER 100 Surgical Management of Isthmic, Dysplastic and Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Yizhar Floman INTRODUCTION Spondylolisthesis is a common radiological and clinical condition that may arise as a result of different developmental…
CHAPTER 119 Sacral Insufficiency Fractures Mark A. Harrast INTRODUCTION Insufficiency fractures of the sacrum are an underrecognized cause of low back pain, particularly in the elderly female. To identify these…
CHAPTER 129 Spondylolysis Frank Lagatutta INTRODUCTION Spondylolysis is a devastating injury to a young athlete. It is the most frequent lumbar spine injury in the adolescent population. Sixty percent of…
CHAPTER 37 Nonosseous Spinal Tumors M. Sean Grady, James Schuster, Thomas Metkus INTRODUCTION Only 15% of primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors are intraspinal.1 Nonosseous spinal tumors represent a collection…
CHAPTER 69 Cervicogenic Headache Sarjoo M. Bhagia, Curtis W. Slipman, Craig D. Brigham INTRODUCTION It is a common experience in clinical practice to encounter syndromes that are diagnosed and treated…
CHAPTER 115 Sacroiliac Joint Rehabilitation and Manipulation Heidi Prather, Clayton Skaggs INTRODUCTION The path taken to diagnose sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain may not be a straight or clearly marked one….
CHAPTER 36 Spine Infections: An Algorithmic Approach Gregory A. Day, Ian B. McPhee INTRODUCTION Late diagnosed or misdiagnosed spine infections may have serious consequences. The commonest organisms causing spine infection…
CHAPTER 27 Technique for Chemonucleolysis of Lumbar Disc Herniation Mark D. Brown INTRODUCTION Chemonucleolysis is a method for the dissolving of displaced nucleus pulposus of the spinal intervertebral disc (Fig….
CHAPTER 5 Central Influences on Pain Michael H. Moskowitz INTRODUCTION Understanding central influences on pain is crucial if acute pain is to be prevented from becoming chronic and chronic pain…
CHAPTER 75 Surgery: Thoracic Disc Disease Kirkham Wood INTRODUCTION Compared with the cervical and lumbar spine, degenerative thoracic disc pathology is relatively uncommon. When present, however, it can produce symptoms…
