Secondary Bone Tumors
CHAPTER 42 Secondary Bone Tumors Jesse T. Torbert, Edward J. Fox, Harish S. Hosalkar, Kingsley R. Chin, Carol A. Dolinskas, Richard Daniels, Richard D. Lackman INTRODUCTION Approximately 10% of all…
Low Back Pain and Pregnancy – Examination and Diagnostic Work-up in the Pregnant Patient
CHAPTER 123 Low Back Pain and Pregnancy – Examination and Diagnostic Work-up in the Pregnant Patient Colleen M. Fitzgerald, Christina Kerger Hynes INTRODUCTION Nearly any medical condition that can occur…
Examination of the Cervical Spine
CHAPTER 48 Examination of the Cervical Spine Hillel M. Sommer, Brinda S. Kantha, Larry H. Chou SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS Perhaps there is no better example of the ‘art’ of medicine…
Surgical Management of Isthmic, Dysplastic and Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
CHAPTER 100 Surgical Management of Isthmic, Dysplastic and Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Yizhar Floman INTRODUCTION Spondylolisthesis is a common radiological and clinical condition that may arise as a result of different developmental…
Sacral Insufficiency Fractures
CHAPTER 119 Sacral Insufficiency Fractures Mark A. Harrast INTRODUCTION Insufficiency fractures of the sacrum are an underrecognized cause of low back pain, particularly in the elderly female. To identify these…
Spondylolysis
CHAPTER 129 Spondylolysis Frank Lagatutta INTRODUCTION Spondylolysis is a devastating injury to a young athlete. It is the most frequent lumbar spine injury in the adolescent population. Sixty percent of…
Nonosseous Spinal Tumors
CHAPTER 37 Nonosseous Spinal Tumors M. Sean Grady, James Schuster, Thomas Metkus INTRODUCTION Only 15% of primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors are intraspinal.1 Nonosseous spinal tumors represent a collection…
Cervicogenic Headache
CHAPTER 69 Cervicogenic Headache Sarjoo M. Bhagia, Curtis W. Slipman, Craig D. Brigham INTRODUCTION It is a common experience in clinical practice to encounter syndromes that are diagnosed and treated…
Sacroiliac Joint Rehabilitation and Manipulation
CHAPTER 115 Sacroiliac Joint Rehabilitation and Manipulation Heidi Prather, Clayton Skaggs INTRODUCTION The path taken to diagnose sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain may not be a straight or clearly marked one….
Spine Infections: An Algorithmic Approach
CHAPTER 36 Spine Infections: An Algorithmic Approach Gregory A. Day, Ian B. McPhee INTRODUCTION Late diagnosed or misdiagnosed spine infections may have serious consequences. The commonest organisms causing spine infection…
