10.1055/b-0034-98154 5.4 Degenerative measures: 5.4.1 Degenerative measures: cervical myelopathy 1 Introduction to cervical myelopathy and stenosis classifications Clinically symptomatic myelopathy and stenosis of the cervical spine usually exist concurrently; however,…
10.1055/b-0034-98156 5.5 Osteoporosis severity measures Susan M Ott 1 Introduction to spine osteoporosis severity There are two components of osteoporosis severity in relationship to the spine: the degree of vertebral…
10.1055/b-0034-98161 6.1 General trauma severity measures 1 Introduction to general trauma classification systems There are a variety of general trauma severity measures in use today. Their primary goals vary from…
10.1055/b-0034-98153 5.3 Deformity severity measures: 5.3.4 Deformity severity measures: spondylolisthesis Richard P Williams 1 Introduction to lumbosacral sponylolisthesis classifications Nowhere is there a greater need for an integrated and clinically…
10.1055/b-0034-98160 5.9 Heterotopic ossification 1 Introduction to total disk arthroplasty and heterotopic ossification The introduction of motion preserving implants in the treatment of cervical and lumbar degenerative disorders has brought…
10.1055/b-0034-98159 5.8 Stenosis severity measures 1 Introduction to lumbar stenosis classifications Lumbar spinal stenosis is the narrowing of any part of the lumbar spinal canal. Although alluded to as early…
10.1055/b-0034-98151 5.3 Deformity severity measures: 5.3.2 Spine Classifications and Severity Measures Jens R Chapman, Jeffrey T Hermsmeyer, Daniel C Norvell, Theodore R Wagner 1 Introduction to hyper-kyphosis in spine: an…
10.1055/b-0034-98148 5.1 Spine Classifications and Severity Measures 1 Introduction to general disease status classification systems The field of spine surgery is fascinating and (at the same time) perplexing in its…
10.1055/b-0034-98147 4 Spine Classifications and Severity MeasuresJeffrey T Hermsmeyer, Joseph R Dettori 1 How the severity measures are displayed in this book The purpose of this book is to provide…
10.1055/b-0034-98146 3 What makes a quality severity measure?Joseph R Dettori, Jeffrey T Hermsmeyer “A classification is useful only if it considers the severity of the bone lesion and serves as…
