Percutaneous Discectomy
CHAPTER 84 Percutaneous Discectomy Conor W. O’Neill, John Carrino, Cynthia Chin INTRODUCTION Percutaneous discectomy is a method for treating disc herniations. There are two basic types of percutaneous discectomy: selective…
Lumbar Axial Pain – An Algorithmic Methodology
CHAPTER 89 Lumbar Axial Pain – An Algorithmic Methodology Jason S. Lipetz INTRODUCTION Promoting an algorithmic approach to the patient with lumbar axial pain may at first appear paradoxical. Algorithms…
Percutaneous Disc Decompression
CHAPTER 85 Percutaneous Disc Decompression Curtis W. Slipman, Klaus Birnbaum, Victor W. Isaac INTRODUCTION An increase in intradiscal pressure resulting from age, disease, or injury may alter the balance between…
The Lumbar Degenerative Disc
CHAPTER 77 The Lumbar Degenerative Disc Christopher T. Plastaras, Gwendolyn A. Sowa, Brad Sorosky INTRODUCTION AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Lumbar degenerative disc disease is an ubiquitous process that occurs in most humans….
Injection Procedures
CHAPTER 73 Injection Procedures Jan Slezak, Milan P. Stojanovic INTRODUCTION Perhaps because of a reduced potential for injury, the prevalence of painful disorders of the thoracic spine is significantly less…
Thoracic Spinal Pain
CHAPTER 72 Thoracic Spinal Pain Madhuri Are, Allen W. Burton INTRODUCTION Disorders of the thoracic spine are as disabling as those in the cervical and lumbar spine and therefore deserve…
Postoperative Pseudomeningocele, Hematoma, and Seroma
CHAPTER 105 Postoperative Pseudomeningocele, Hematoma, and Seroma Kenny S. David, Raj D. Rao, Jeffrey S. Fischgrund PSEUDOMENINGOCELE A pseudomeningocele is an extradural collection of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that has extravasated…
Intradiscal Steroids and Prolotherapy: Clinical Relevance, Outcomes and Efficacy
CHAPTER 95 Intradiscal Steroids and Prolotherapy: Clinical Relevance, Outcomes and Efficacy Michael B. Furman, Ryan S. Reeves, William A. Ante Internal disc disruption treatments are evolving. This chapter focuses on…
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…
