Principles of Diagnostic Blocks
CHAPTER 16 Principles of Diagnostic Blocks Nikolai Bogduk A critical property of any diagnostic test is that it must be valid. If a test is not valid, the information that…
Medical Radiculopathies
CHAPTER 34 Medical Radiculopathies Andrew J. Haig Sciatica – This is often associated with rheumatism and gout, but is also frequently brought on by catching cold. Occasionally it is due…
Neurophysiology of Diagnostic Injections
CHAPTER 17 Neurophysiology of Diagnostic Injections Christopher W. Huston, Curtis W. Slipman INTRODUCTION In the patient presenting with symptoms in a classic dermatomal pattern and a corroborative imaging study, the…
Inflammatory Basis of Spinal Pain
CHAPTER 3 Inflammatory Basis of Spinal Pain James D. Kang, Stephen Hanks INTRODUCTION Low back pain with or without radiculopathy continues to be a significant clinical entity causing major disability…
Nuclear Medicine Imaging With an Emphasis on Spinal Infections
CHAPTER 7 Nuclear Medicine Imaging With an Emphasis on Spinal Infections Christophe Van de Wiele INTRODUCTION Nuclear medicine imaging assesses pathophysiologic processes such as regional perfusion, permeability, accumulation of white…
Epidemiology
CHAPTER 2 Epidemiology David A. Lenrow INTRODUCTION Epidemiology is the branch of medicine that deals with the study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations.1 Epidemiology of…
Past, Present, and Future of Interventional Physiatry
CHAPTER 1 Past, Present, and Future of Interventional Physiatry Richard Materson THE PAST One might inquire what a history and philosophical chapter is doing in an evidence-based clinical textbook. Interventional…
Paediatric Proximal Radial Fractures
Chapter 11 Paediatric Proximal Radial Fractures Pierre Lascombes, Pierre Journeau, Thierry Haumont, Dimitri Popkov Introduction Since radial head fractures are very rare in children1 this chapter will concentrate on paediatric…
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Conservative Surgical Procedures Open/Arthroscopic Synovectomy
Chapter 42 Rheumatoid Arthritis Conservative Surgical Procedures Open/Arthroscopic Synovectomy Greg Hoy, Farnaz Yassaee Introduction Involvement of the elbow is rarely the initial presenting sign of rheumatoid arthritis, nor does it…
