Paget’s Disease
CHAPTER 40 Paget’s Disease Clifford R. Everett, Rajeev Patel INTRODUCTION Osteitis deformans was initially described by Sir James Paget, an English surgeon, in 1877 as a chronic inflammation of bones.1…
Steroids in Spine Interventions
CHAPTER 13 Steroids in Spine Interventions Omar El Abd Corticosteroids currently constitute the cornerstone of spinal injections for management of painful inflammatory conditions unresponsive to oral treatment. Steroids are potent…
Postoperative Rehabilitation
CHAPTER 88 Postoperative Rehabilitation Raymond W.J.G. Ostelo, Katrien Bartholomeeusen INTRODUCTION Patients with intractable lumbar radiculopathy, due to a lumbar disc herniation, require surgery. Lumbar discectomy is the standard of care….
Opioid Analgesics
CHAPTER 14 Opioid Analgesics Jerome Schofferman, S. Ali Mostoufi The use of opioid analgesics is an important part of the practice of pain medicine. Most physicians who treat chronic low…
Failed Back Surgery
CHAPTER 103 Failed Back Surgery Jerome Schofferman Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) is a non-specific term that implies the final outcome of surgery did not meet the expectations of both…
Fusion Surgery for Axial Neck Pain
CHAPTER 68 Fusion Surgery for Axial Neck Pain Timothy A. Garvey INTRODUCTION For those suffering from cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy, there is little debate that an anterior cervical discectomy and…
Medical Causes of Low Back Pain
CHAPTER 76 Medical Causes of Low Back Pain Stefano Negrini, Donatella Bonaiuti, Marco Monticone, Carlo Trevisan INTRODUCTION Pain arising in the lumbar region of the spine can be due to…
Pathophysiologic Evidence of Injury
CHAPTER 53 Pathophysiologic Evidence of Injury Nikolai Bogduk Imaging is the conventional approach to finding evidence of injury. When major trauma to the neck results in fractures or dislocations, these…
Spinal Ablative Techniques for the Treatment of Chronic Pain Conditions
CHAPTER 109 Spinal Ablative Techniques for the Treatment of Chronic Pain Conditions Julius Fernandez, Claudio A. Feler INTRODUCTION The interruption of pathways of the nervous system concerned with pain is…
Epidemiology of Back Pain in Pregnancy
CHAPTER 122 Epidemiology of Back Pain in Pregnancy Per O.J. Kristiansson INTRODUCTION Low back pain is an important and commonly occurring public health problem with high impact to the person,…
