Format:
1 Online-Ressource (LXVI, 1165 Seiten)
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ISBN:
9783540690917
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Content:
Spinal disorders are among the most common medical conditions with significant impact on health related quality of life, use of health care resources and socio-economic costs. This is an easily readable teaching tool focusing on fundamentals and basic principles and provides a homogeneous syllabus with a consistent didactic strategy. The chosen didactic concept highlights and repeats core messages throughout the chapters. This textbook, with its appealing layout, will inspire and stimulate the reader for the study of spinal disorders.
Content:
Spinal disorders are among the most common medical conditions with significant impact on health related quality of life, use of health care resources and socio-economic costs. Spinal surgery is still one of the fastest growing areas in clinical medicine. The increasing age of the population will require an increased need for the treatment of degenerative spinal disorders particularly spinal stenosis. Basic knowledge on the state of the art in diagnosis and treatment of spinal disorders is required not only for spine specialists but also for general orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, chiropractors, physiotherapists, basic scientists and health care executives to choose and/or evaluate appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. 'Spinal Disorders'is an easily readable teaching tool focusing on fundamentals and basic principles. It provides a homogeneous syllabus with a consistent didactic strategy teaching fundamentals and general principles. The chosen didactic concept highlights and repeats core messages throughout the chapters. This modern, up-to-date and easy to read textbook on spinal disorders with its appealing layout will inspire and stimulate the reader for the study of spinal disorders.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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History of Spinal Disorders; Biomechanics of the Spine; Spinal Instrumentation; Age-Related Changes of the Spine; Pathways of Spinal Pain; Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Spinal Disorders; Predictors of Surgical Outcome; History and Physical Examination; Imaging Studies; Spinal Injections; Neurological Assessment in Spinal Disorders; Neurophysiological Investigations; Surgical Approaches; Preoperative Assessment; Intraoperative Anesthesia Management; Postoperative Care and Pain Management; Degenerative Disorders of the Cervical Spine; Disc Herniation and Radiculopathy; Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
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Degenerative Lumbar SpondylosisNon-specific Low Back Pain; Postoperative Rehabilitation; Idiopathic Scoliosis; Neuromuscular Scoliosis; Congenital Scoliosis; Degenerative Scoliosis; Spondylolisthesis; Juvenile Kyphosis (Scheuermann's Disease); Malformations of the Spinal Cord; Cervical Spine Injuries; Thoracolumbar Spinal Injuries; Osteoporotic Spine Fractures; Primary Tumors of the Spine; Spinal Metastasis; Intradural Tumors; Infections of the Spine; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Ankylosing Spondylitis; Treatment of Postoperative Complications; Outcome Assessment in Spinal Surgery
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783540405115
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Spinal disorders Berlin : Springer, 2008 ISBN 9783540405115
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3540405119
Language:
English
Subjects:
Medicine
Keywords:
Wirbelsäulenkrankheit
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Wirbelsäulenkrankheit
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Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-540-69091-7
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Author information:
Aebi, Max 1948-
Author information:
Boos, Norbert
