Spine Secrets

 

Description:

For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Spine Secrets Plus, 3rd Edition, by Dr. Vincent J. Devlin, features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.

The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time – succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective.

Fully revised and updated throughout, including protocols and guidelines that are continuously evolving and that increasingly dictate best practices.

Expanded PLUS format includes extended coverage, a larger format, colorful visual elements, and larger, detailed images and illustrations to provide an overall enhanced learning experience.

Remain at the forefront of the nuances of spine surgery and related specialties with updates on new techniques and technologies, as well as changing treatment options and drug information.

Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams.

Zero in on key information with bulleted lists, mnemonics, and practical tips from prominent specialists – all providing a concise overview of important, board-relevant content.

Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytim

 

Table of Contents:

 

Top 100 Secrets

Regional spinal anatomy

Clinical evaluation of the spine patient

Spinal imaging

Assessment and nonsurgical management of spinal disorders

Surgical indications and perioperative management of the spine patient

Basic spinal procedures, surgical approaches, and spinal instrumentation

Pediatric spinal deformities and spinal disorders

Degenerative disorders of the adult spine

Adult spinal deformities

Spinal trauma

Systemic problems affecting the spinal column

Emerging spinal technologies

I. Regional Spinal Anatomy

1.  Clinically relevant anatomy of the cervical region

Osteology

Articulations, ligaments, and discs

Neural anatomy

Vascular structures

Fascia and musculature of the cervical spine

Bibliography

2.  Clinically relevant anatomy of the thoracic region

Osteology

Articulations, ligaments, and discs

Neural anatomy

Vascular structures

15 Fascia, musculature, and related structures

Bibliography

3.  Clinically relevant anatomy of the lumbar and sacral region

Osteology

Articulations, ligaments, and discs

Neural anatomy

Vascular structures

Fascia, musculature, and related structures

Bibliography

II. Clinical Evaluation of the Spine Patient

4.  Evaluation of cervical spine disorders

Bibliography

5.  Evaluation of thoracic and lumbar spine disorders

Thoracic spine examination

Lumbar spine examination

Bibliography

6.  Evaluation of spinal deformities

Evaluation of patients with coronal plane spinal deformities

Evaluation of patients with sagittal plane spinal deformities

Bibliography

7.  Evaluation of impairment, disabilty, and workers’ compensation

References

Bibliography

III. Spinal Imaging

8.  Strategies for imaging and diagnosis in spinal disorders

References

Bibliography

9.  Radiographic assessment of the spine

General

Cervical spine

Thoracic spine

Lumbar spine

Spinal deformity assessment

Bibliography

10.  Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine

Bibliography

11.  Computed tomography and CT-myelography

Bibliography

12.  Nuclear imaging and spinal disorders

Bibliography

IV. Nonsurgical Management of Spinal Disorders

13.  Cervical spinal disorders: Nonsurgical management strategies

Bibliography

14.  Thoracic and lumbar spinal disorders: Nonsurgical management strategies

Thoracic spine

Lumbar spine

References

Bibliography

Thoracic spine

Lumbar spine

15.  Pharmacologic management of pain in spine disorders

Bibliography

16.  Diagnostic and therapeutic spinal injections

General considerations

Epidural injections

Medial branch nerve blocks and facet joint injections

Injections targeting the intervertebral disc

Sacroiliac injections

Injections to assess conditions which mimic spinal pathology

Bibliography

17.  Electrodiagnosis in spinal disorders

Bibliography

18.  Spinal orthoses

Bibliography

V. Surgical Indications and Perioperative Management of the Spine Patient

19.  Indications for surgical intervention in spinal disorders and when not to operate

Bibliography

20.  Preoperative assessment and planning for patients undergoing spine surgery

Bibliography

21.  Anesthetic considerations and intraoperative management during spine surgery

References

Bibliography

22.  Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring during spinal procedures

Clinically based spinal monitoring tests

Neurophysiologic monitoring modalities

Clinical applications of neurophysiologic monitoring

Reference

Bibliography

23.  Postoperative management and adverse events after spine surgery

Surgical adverse events

Medical adverse events

References

Bibliography

VI. Basic Spinal Procedures, Surgical Approaches, and Spinal Instrumentation

24.  Procedures for decompression of the spinal cord and nerve roots

General principles

Cervical spinal region

Thoracic and lumbar spinal regions

Reference

Bibliography

25.  Spinal arthrodesis, graft materials, and graft techniques

References

Bibliography

26.  Surgical approaches to the occiput and cervical spine

Posterior surgical approaches

Anterior surgical approaches

Bibliography

27.  Surgical approaches to the thoracic, lumbar, and lumbosacral spine

Bibliography

28.  Occipital and cervical spine instrumentation

Bibliography

29.  Thoracic and lumbar spine instrumentation

General considerations

Posterior spinal instrumentation

Anterior spinal instrumentation

Bibliography

30.  Instrumentation and fusion at the lumbosacral junction and pelvis

Reference

Bibliography

31.  Minimally invasive spine surgery

Minimally invasive cervical spine surgery

Minimally invasive thoracic spine surgery

Minimally invasive lumbar spine surgery

Bibliography

32.  Artificial disc replacement

Lumbar total disc arthroplasty

Cervical disc arthroplasty

Bibliography

33.  Revision spine surgery

General considerations

Revision surgery after prior spinal decompression procedures

Revision surgery after prior spinal fusion

Revision surgery for spinal deformity

Bibliography

34.  Spinal cord stimulation and implantable drug delivery systems

Bibliography

VII. Pediatric Spinal Deformities and Spinal Disorders

35.  Pediatric back pain

Evaluation

Common conditions associated with pediatric back pain

References

Bibliography

36.  Pediatric cervical disorders

Development of the cervical spine

Specific conditions affecting the pediatric occipitocervical junction and cervical region

Reference

Bibliography

37.  Early-onset scoliosis

Background

Nonoperative treatment

Surgical treatment

Bibliography

38.  Idiopathic scoliosis

Early-onset idiopathic scoliosis

Late-onset or adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Bibliography

39.  Congenital spinal deformities

Bibliography

40.  Neuromuscular spinal deformities

General concepts

Specific neuromuscular disorders

Miscellaneous neuromuscular disorders

References

Bibliography

41.  Sagittal plane deformities in pediatric patients

Background

Postural kyphosis

Scheuermann kyphosis

Congenital kyphosis

Miscellaneous pediatric sagittal plane deformities

References

Bibliography

42.  Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in pediatric patients

Definitions

Spondylolysis

Spondylolisthesis

Bibliogrpahy

43.  Pediatric spinal trauma

General considerations

Cervical spine

Thoracic and lumbar spine

Bibliography

VIII. Degenerative Disorders of the Adult Spine

44.  Pathophysiology and pathoanatomy of degenerative disorders of the adult spine

Bibliography

45.  Cervical degenerative disorders

Axial neck pain

Cervical radiculopathy

Degenerative cervical myelopathy

References

Bibliography

46.  Thoracic disc herniation and stenosis

Bibliography

47.  Lumbar disc herniation

Bibliography

48.  Discogenic low back pain

Reference

Bibliography

49.  Lumbar spinal stenosis

Bibliography

50.  Disorders of the sacroiliac joint

Background

Anatomy

Diagnosis

Nonsurgical treatments

Surgical treatment

References

Bibliography

IX. Adult Spinal Deformities

51.  Adult idiopathic and degenerative scoliosis

References

Bibliography

52.  Sagittal plane deformities in adults

General principles

Surgical treatment

Bibliography

53.  Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in adults

Isthmic spondylolisthesis

Degenerative spondylolisthesis

References

Bibliography

X. Spinal Trauma

54.  Evaluation of the spine trauma patient

References

Bibliography

55.  Spinal cord injury

Bibliography

56.  Upper cervical spine trauma

Occipital condyle and craniocervical junction

Atlas fractures and C1–C2 joint injuries

Axis fractures and C2–C3 joint injuries

Bibliography

57.  Lower cervical spine injuries

Injury classification

Compression subaxial cervical spine injuries (AO TYPE A)

Tension band subaxial cervical spine injuries (AO TYPE B)

Translational subaxial cervical injuries (AO TYPE C)

Facet injuries involving the subaxial cervical spine (AO TYPE F)

Injuries in special circumstances

References

Bibliography

58.  Thoracic and lumbar spine fractures

General

Injury classification

Overview of treatment options

Treatment of specific injuries

Flexion-distraction injuries

Extension injuries

Translational injuries (fracture-dislocations)

Gunshot injuries to the spine

References

Bibliography

59.  Sacral fractures

Bibliography

60.  Spinal injuries in athletes

Cervical spine injuries

Thoracic spine injuries

Lumbar spine injuries

Injuries involving the sacrum

Reference

Bibliography

XI. Systemic Problems Affecting the Spinal Column

61.  Disorders of the spinal cord and related structures

Spinal cord tumors

Syringohydromyelia and chiari malformation

Spinal dysraphism

Miscellaneous disorders involving the spinal cord

Bibliography

62.  Primary spine tumors

References

Bibliography

63.  Metastatic spine tumors

References

Bibliography

64.  Metabolic bone diseases of the spine

Bone basics—structure, function, and homeostasis

Osteoporosis

Osteomalacia

Paget disease

Bibliography

65.  Treatment options for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures

Bibliography

66.  Spinal infections

Pyogenic infections

Granulomatous infections

Bibliography

67.  Rheumatoid arthritis

Bibliography

68.  Ankylosing spondylitis and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis

Bibliography

XII. Emerging Spinal Technologies

69.  Spinal navigation, robotic surgery, and three-dimensional printing

Spinal navigation

Robot-assisted spine surgery

3D-printing applications for spine surgery

 

An aparitie	23-Jul-20
Autor	Vincent J. Devlin MD
Dimensiuni	13.34 x 2.54 x 20.96 cm
Editura	Elsevier
Format	Paperback
ISBN	9780323636629
Limba	Engleza
Nr pag	736