CHAPTER 36 Cervical Spondylosis Pathophysiology, Natural History, and Clinical Syndromes of Neck Pain, Radiculopathy, and Myelopathy Sara Jurek, MD, Raj D. Rao, MD Degenerative changes at the cervical discs and…
CHAPTER 53 Posterior Dynamic Stabilization* Dilip K. Sengupta, MD, PhD, MCh (Orth), Dr Med Degenerative disorders in the lumbar spine can lead to an abnormal pattern of motion causing segmental…
CHAPTER 95 Spinal Dural Injuries Peter G. Campbell, MD, Amgad Hanna, MD, James S. Harrop, MD Spinal thecal sac or dural disruption may result in subsequent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage…
CHAPTER13 The Electrodiagnostic Examination Jinny Tavee, MD, Kerry H. Levin, MD The electrodiagnostic examination comprises two parts: nerve conduction studies (NCS) and needle electrode examination (NEE). Together, they assess the…
CHAPTER 55 Rationale of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Choll W. Kim, MD, PhD, Steven R. Garfin, MD, Richard G. Fessler, MD The goal of minimally invasive spine (MIS) surgery is…
CHAPTER 103 Chronic Pain The Basic Science Aldric Hama, PhD, Shyam Gajavelli, PhD, Jacqueline Sagen, PhD In addition to the five senses, pain sensation is also an important physiologic means…
CHAPTER 75 Basic Science of Spinal Cord Injury Alexandre Rasouli, MD, W. Dalton Dietrich, III, PhD Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains the most devastating injury for patients and spine surgeons…
CHAPTER 68 Bone Substitutes Basic Science and Clinical Applications Jeffrey C. Wang, MD, Scott McGovern, MD, Winston Fong, MD Spinal fusion is a common treatment for various conditions including deformity,…
CHAPTER 90 Spinal Intradural Infections Ramin J. Javahery, MD, Allan D. Levi, MD, PhD Bacterial Pathogens Spinal Subdural Empyema Background The current understanding of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis…
CHAPTER 1 Development of the Spine Christopher M. Bono, MD, Wesley W. Parke, PhD, Steven R. Garfin, MD The embryologic development of the human spine is an enormously complex process…
