Orthopaedic knowledge update® Spine 6 / editor, Eeric Truumees ; coeditor, Heidi Prather.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Truumees, Eeric, editor.

Prather, Heidi, editor.

Series:

AAOS - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orthopedic surgery.

Orthopedics.

Spinal cord--Diseases.

Spinal cord.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (various pagings)

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, 2022.

Summary:

"Welcome to the sixth edition of Orthopaedic Knowledge Update®: Spine. Here, we sought to maintain the tradition of excellence fostered by previous editors, learn from and expand on our experience editing the OKU®: Spine 5, and provide readers the latest developments from the rapidly evolving world of spine care. As we noted with OKU®: Spine 5, the pace of change and the explosion of new data sources, both geographically and in terms of the numbers of journals covering spine-related topics, have continued their logarithmic pace. For both learners and specialists working to maintain up-to-date knowledge, the challenge is not finding information, but rather how to sift through and prioritize the mountains of data available. As editors, our job was to assemble a great team of field experts. Currently, optimal spine care requires an interdisciplinary approach with invaluable input from our colleagues in physical medicine and rehabilitation, anesthesia, radiology, neurology, neurosurgery, rheumatology, and internal medicine. We sought to reflect that spectrum of caregivers in our selection of contributors. The more than 90 authors not only represent various disciplines and subspecialty interests but are also diverse in background and geography. The tried-and-true OKU® format allowed us to organize this information with an ultimate goal of answering the questions: "Where are we in spine care?" and "Where are we going?" Most topics begin with a review of critical background information, followed by an update of the past 5 years' literature. Each chapter offers an annotated bibliography to guide readers' further exploration of a topic. Although each chapter stands on its own, the book is also organized with a logic that allows it to be read cover to cover or section by section"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-9751-8018-6