CHAPTER 80 Developmental and Functional Anatomy of the Lumbar Spine Russell V. Gilchrist INTRODUCTION A thorough knowledge of human anatomy continues to be the cornerstone for all diagnosis and treatment…
CHAPTER 101 Instability: Clinical Manifestations and Assessment Ashley Lewis Park INTRODUCTION Lumbar segmental instability is an important but often unrecognized cause of chronic low back pain (LBP). It has been…
CHAPTER 81 Medical Rehabilitation Howard Liss, Donald Liss, Steven Helper INTRODUCTION This chapter will provide the reader with a strategy for treating radicular pain and radiculopathy caused by lumbar disc…
CHAPTER 32 Vertebroplasty Amit S. Bhargava, Curtis W. Slipman SCREENING OF PATIENTS REFERRED FOR VERTEBROPLASTY Before considering vertebroplasty, one must perform a through history, physical examination, and review appropriate investigations…
CHAPTER 63 Rehabilitation Methods Anthony R. Cucuzzella, Julie Marley INTRODUCTION About two-thirds of all people will experience neck pain at some point in their lives.1 Diverse rehabilitation methods and techniques…
CHAPTER 91 Manipulation and Manual Methods John J. Triano INTRODUCTION Central axis pain is, perhaps, the core enigma of spine disorders. The diagnosis is one often made by exception and…
CHAPTER 25 Discography Richard Derby, Sang-Heon Lee, Byung-Jo Kim INTRODUCTION Discography was developed in the late 1940s for diagnosing lumbar intervertebral disc herniation.1,2 In contemporary practice, discography refers to provocation…
CHAPTER 41 Primary Tumors Jesse T. Torbert, Harish S. Hosalkar, Kingsley R. Chin, Edward J. Fox, Carol A. Dolinskas, Richard Daniels, Richard D. Lackman INTRODUCTION Primary tumors of the spine…
CHAPTER 94 Lumbar Provocation Discography: Clinical Relevance, Sensitivity, Specificity, and Controversies Michael B. Furman, William A. Ante, Ryan S. Reeves INTRODUCTION Lumbar provocation discography is a commonly used diagnostic procedure…
CHAPTER 60 Surgery for Cervical Radicular Pain Frederick A. Simeone INTRODUCTION Historical notes The first recognized case of cervical radiculitis caused by herniation of the nucleus pulposus was operated on…
