CHAPTER 60 Interspinous Process Decompressive Devices Clifford B. Tribus, MD The interspinous process space has increasingly become a target for spinal implants to address degenerative conditions of the lumbar spine….
CHAPTER 10 Outcomes Research for Spinal Disorders Adam M. Pearson, MD, Kevin Spratt, PhD, James N. Weinstein, DO Need for Outcomes Research Outcomes research can be defined simply as “the…
CHAPTER 38 Nonoperative Management of Cervical Disc and Degenerative Disorders Clayton L. Dean, MD, John M. Rhee, MD Degenerative, or spondylotic, cervical conditions comprise a spectrum of disorders including degenerative…
CHAPTER 6 The Intervertebral Disc Normal, Aging, and Pathologic Edward Westrick, MD, Gwendolyn Sowa, MD, PhD, James D. Kang, MD The intervertebral disc is a fibrocartilaginous structure whose principal function…
CHAPTER 27 Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis Suken A. Shah, MD, Faisal Mahmood, MD, K. Durga Nagraju, MD, DNB, Andrew H. Milby, MD Spondylolysis is defined as a defect in the pars…
CHAPTER 4 Anatomy and Mechanics of the Abdominal Muscles Stephen H.M. Brown, PhD, Samuel R. Ward, PT, PhD, Richard L. Lieber, PhD Relatively little is known about the mechanics of…
CHAPTER 8 Sciatica and Nerve Root Pain in Disc Herniation and Spinal Stenosis A Basic Science Review and Clinical Perspective Kjell Olmarker, MD, PhD, Björn Rydevik, MD, PhD, Shinichi Kikuchi,…
