Surgical management of spinal cord injury : controversies and consensus / edited by Arun Paul Amar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Amar, Arun Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spinal cord--Surgery.

Spinal cord.

Spinal cord--Wounds and injuries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell Futura, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Surgical Management of Spinal Cord Injury: Controversies and Consensus reviews the controversies pertaining to the emergency, diagnostic, medical, and surgical management of spinal cord injury (SCI). In vitro studies, animal models, and clinical outcome analyses have all failed to yield incontrovertible guidelines that define the role of surgery in SCI. As a result, there is no consensus regarding the necessity, timing, nature, or approach of surgical intervention. In this concise yet comprehensive book some of the leading authorities in the field scrutinize the scientific

Contents:

Pathogenesis of acute spinal cord injury and theoretical bases of neurological recovery / Arun Paul Amar

Pharmacotherapy for spinal cord injury / Steven Casha, Joseph Silvaggio, R. John Hurlbert

Prehospital and emergency department management of spinal cord injury / Stuart P. Swadron, Danny L. Chang, Brian Wilbur

Radiographic workup of spinal cord injury / Nestor R. Gonzalez, Larry T. Khoo, Richard G. Fessler

Controversies in surgical decompression : timing of decompressive surgery of the spinal cord / Mark S. Gerber, Volker K.H. Sonntag

Biomechanics of spinal column failure / Eric P. Roger, G. Alexander Jones, Edward C. Benzel

Principles of spine stabilization / G. Alexander Jones, Eric P. Roger, Edward C. Benzel

Controversies in the management of cervical spinal cord injury / Paul G. Matz, Mark N. Hadley

Surgical decision-making in spinal fracture dislocations / Robert G. Watkins

Spinal cord injury in pediatric patients / Philipp R. Aldana, Douglas L. Brockmeyer

Management of penetrating spinal cord injury / K. Anthony Kim, Arun Paul Amar, Michael L. Levy

Traumatic vascular injury to the cervical spine / Michael L. DiLuna, Arun Paul Amar

Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring during spinal surgery / Indro Chakrabarti, Jerry Larson, Gordon L. Engler, Steven L. Giannotta

Surgery after the acute phase of traumatic spinal cord injury / Michael Y. Wang, Barth A. Green.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786611322847

9781281322845

1281322849

9780470753163

0470753161

9780470753149

0470753145

OCLC:

476172429