The cervical spine / the Cervical Spine research Society. Editorial Committee, Charles R. Clark [and nine others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cervical Spine Research Society. Editorial Committee.

Contributor:

Cervical Spine Research Society. Editorial Committee.

Clark, Charles R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cervical vertebrae--Diseases.

Cervical vertebrae.

Cervical vertebrae--Abnormalities.

Cervical vertebrae--Wounds and injuries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1275 p.)

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Prepared by internationally recognized members of The Cervical Spine Research Society Editorial Committee, the Fourth Edition of this best-selling volume is the most comprehensive, current, and authoritative reference on the cervical spine. It provides state-of-the-art coverage of basic and clinical research, diagnostic methods, and medical and surgical treatments, bringing together the latest thinking of the foremost orthopaedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, neurologists, rheumatologists, radiologists, anatomists, and bioengineers. Chapters cover anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, neurologic and functional evaluation, and radiographic evaluation and address the full range of pediatric problems, fractures, spinal cord injuries, tumors, infections, inflammatory conditions, degenerative disorders, and complications. More than 1,100 illustrations are included.

Contents:

""The Cervical Spine""; ""Contents""; ""SECTION I Anatomy, Physiology, and Biomechanics""; ""Anatomy of the Cervical Spine""; ""Developmental Anatomy of the Normal Cervical Spine""; ""Functional Anatomy of Joints, Ligaments, and Discs""; ""Cervical Spine Kinematics and Clinical Instability""; ""Mechanisms of Injury in the Cervical Spine: Basic Concepts, Biomechanical Modeling, Experimental Evidence, and Clinical Applications""; ""Biomechanics of Nonacute Cervical Spine Trauma""; ""Cervical Orthoses and Cranioskeletal Traction""

""Pain Mechanisms: Relevant Anatomy, Pathogenesis, and Clinical Implications""""Pharmacologic and Psychological Treatment of Chronic Pain""; ""SECTION II Neurologic and Functional Evaluation""; ""Evaluation of Patients with Cervical Spine Lesions""; ""Neurologic Evaluation of the Cervical Spine""; ""Anatomic Localization""; ""Neurologic Examination: Grading Scales""; ""Cervical Radiculopathy: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis""; ""Myelopathy: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis""; ""Diagnosis of Cervical Spine Disorders: Neurophysiologic Tests""

""Multimodal Intraoperative Monitoring During Cervical Spine Surgery""""Neurophysiologic Monitoring During Cervical Spine Surgery""; ""The Wake-up Test""; ""Nonparalytic Anesthesia and Real-Time Monitoring""; ""Diagnostic Blocks""; ""Diagnostic Cervical Disc Injection""; ""Outcome Assessment Tools in Cervical Spine Surgery""; ""SECTION III Radiographic Evaluation""; ""Plain Radiographic Evaluation of Cervical Spine Injury""; ""Computed Tomography and Myelography of the Cervical Spine""; ""Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord""

""Nuclear Medical Evaluation of the Cervical Spine""""Angiography of the Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord""; ""Clearing the Cervical Spine in Trauma Patients""; ""SECTION IV Pediatric Conditions""; ""The Use of Cervical Orthoses, Halo Devices, and Traction in Children""; ""Evaluation of the Cervical Spine in Children""; ""Congenital Malformations of the Base of the Skull, Atlas, and Dens""; ""Treatment of Cervical Spine Instability in the Pediatric Patient""; ""KlippelFeil Syndrome""; ""The Cervical Spine in Skeletal Dysplasia""; ""Miscellaneous Conditions of the Cervical Spine""

""Cervical Spine Injuries in Children""""Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury""; ""Discitis, Osteomyelitis, and Intervertebral Disc Calcification in Children""; ""Torticollis in Children""; ""SECTION V Trauma: Fractures and Dislocations""; ""Soft Tissue Neck Injuries""; ""Cervical Spine Injuries in Athletes""; ""Injuries to the Atlantooccipital Articulation""; ""Transverse Ligament Injury""; ""Dens Fractures""; ""Traumatic Spondylolisthesis of the Axis: “Hangman�s Fracture�""; ""Classification of Lower Cervical Spine Injuries""; ""Flexion Injuries""; ""Extension Injuries""

""Subaxial Cervical Spine Burst Fractures""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

1-4698-7806-2

OCLC:

908075811