Spine / book editors, Christopher M. Bono, Steven R. Garfin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bono, Christopher M.

Garfin, Steven R.

Series:

Orthopaedic Surgery Essentials

Orthopaedic surgery essentials

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spine--Surgery.

Spine.

Spine--Diseases--Treatment.

Orthopedics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (363 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2004]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by the world's best known spine surgeons, this volume of our Orthopaedic Surgery Essentials Series presents all the information residents need during spine surgery rotations. It can easily be read cover to cover during a rotation or used for quick reference before a patient workup or operation. The user-friendly, visually stimulating format features ample illustrations, algorithms, bulleted lists, charts, and tables. Coverage begins with diagnostics and proceeds to specific disorders-trauma, infections, tumors, degenerative disorders, deformity, inflammatory disorders, sports injuries, and osteoporosis. Subsequent chapters cover nonsurgical treatments and surgical procedures. Concluding chapters cover pain, bone grafting, biomechanics, and outcomes assessment.

Contents:

section I. Examination and diagnostics

section II. Trauma

section III. Infection

section IV. Tumors

section V. Degenerative disorders

section VI. Spinal treatment

section VII. Metabolic and inflammatory disorders

section VIII. Surgery

section IX. General knowledge.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4698-7817-8

OCLC:

908076055