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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
