Thoracic Spinal Pain
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…
Injection Procedures
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…
Postoperative Pseudomeningocele, Hematoma, and Seroma
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…
Paget’s Disease
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…
Intradiscal Steroids and Prolotherapy: Clinical Relevance, Outcomes and Efficacy
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…
Steroids in Spine Interventions
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…
Postoperative Rehabilitation
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….
Opioid Analgesics
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…
Failed Back Surgery
CHAPTER 103 Failed Back Surgery Jerome Schofferman Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) is a non-specific term that implies the final outcome of surgery did not meet the expectations of both…
Fusion Surgery for Axial Neck Pain
CHAPTER 68 Fusion Surgery for Axial Neck Pain Timothy A. Garvey INTRODUCTION For those suffering from cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy, there is little debate that an anterior cervical discectomy and…
