The cervical spine

Section 1. Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics, and Basic Science of Bone Healing; 1. Anatomy of the Cervical Spine; 2. Developmental Anatomy of the Normal Cervical Spine; 3. Functional Anatomy of Joints, Ligaments, and Discs; 4. Cervical Spine Kinematics and Clinical Instability; 5. Mechanisms of Injury in the Cervical Spine: Basic Concepts, Biomechanical Modeling, Experimental Evidence and Clinical Applications 6. Biomechanics of Nonacute Cervical Spine Trauma 7. Cervical Orthoses and Cranioskeletal Traction 8. Pain Mechanisms 9. Treatment possibilities in chronic pain patients; Section 2. Neurological and Functional Evaluation; 10. Evaluation of Patients with Cervical Spine Lesions; 11. Neurological Examination of the Cervical Spine; 12. Anatomical Localization; 13. Neurological Examination: Grading Scales; 14. Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Cervical Radioculopathy; 15. Myelopathy: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis; 16. Diagnosis of Cervical Spine Disorders: Neurophysiological Tests; 17. Intraoperative Electrophysiological Monitoring Techniques; 18. Neurophysiological Monitoring During Cervical Spine Surgery; 19. The Wake Up Test; 20. Non Paralytic Anesthesia and Real-time Monitoring; 21. Diagnostic Blocks; 22. Cervical Discography; 23. Outcome Assessment Tools in Cervical Spine Surgery; Section 3. Radiographic Evaluation; 24. Plain Radiographic Evaluation of Cervical Spine Injury; 25. Computed Tomography and Myelography of the Cervical Spine; 26. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord; 27. Nuclear Medicine Evaluation of the Cervical Spine; 28. Angiography of the Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord; 29. Clearing the Cervical Spine in Trauma Patients; Section 4. Pediatric Conditions; 30. Cervical Orthoses, Halo Devices and Traction in Children; 31. Evaluation of the Cervical Spine in Children; 32. Congenital Malformations of the Base of the Skull, the Atlas and the Dens; 33. Cervical Spine Instability in the Pediatric Patient: Treatment; 34. Klippel-Feil Syndrome; 35. The Cervical Spine and Skeletal Dysplasias; 36. Miscellaneous Conditions of the Cervical Spine: Neurofibromatosis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and Rickets; 37. Cervical Spine Injuries in Children; 38. Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury; 39. Discitis, Osteomyelities and Intervertebral Disc Calcification in Children; 40. Torticollis in Children; Section 5. Trauma: Fractures/Dislocations; 41. Soft Tissue Neck Injuries; 42. Cervical Spine Injuries in Athletes; 43. Injuries to the Atlanto-Occipital Articulation; 44. Fractures of the Ring of the Atlas; 45. Dens Fractures; 46. Traumatic Spondylolisthesis of the Axis ""Hangman's Fracture""; 47. Classification of Lower C-Spine Injuries; 48. Flexion Injuries; 49. Extension Injuries; 50. Subaxial Cervical Spine Burst Fractures; 51. Cervical Instrumentation for Traumatic Injuries; Section 6. Spinal Cord Injury; 52. Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathophysiologcal Mechanisms, and Experimental Therapy; 53. Acute Injuries to the Spine and Spinal Cord: Evaluation

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Prepared by internationally recognized members of The Cervical Spine Research Society Editorial Committee , the Fourth Edition of this bestselling 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. FEATURES: Expert authors with worldwide reputations Most complete coverage of cervical spine problems Chapters cover anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, neurologic and functional evaluation, and radiographic evaluation and address the full range of pediatric problems, fractures, spinal cord injuries, degenerative disorders, and complications. Contains over 1,000 illustrations NEW TO THIS EDITION: Latest research on solutions to practical medical management of cervical spine problems Coverage of the latest (and more aggressive) technically demanding procedure.