Neural Injury at the Molecular Level
Chapter 9 Neural Injury at the Molecular Level Kevin M. Walsh, Jeffrey P. Mullin, David H. Kim, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Fraser C. Henderson, Edward C. Benzel The histopathologic appearance of…
NEUROLOGY
Muscular Support of the Spine
Chapter 6 Muscular Support of the Spine Eric A.K. Mayer, Michael P. Steinmetz Spinal muscles have long been ignored contributors to spine stability. Paraspinal muscles have been inadequately appreciated and…
Differential Diagnosis of Surgical Disorders of the Spine
Chapter 4 Differential Diagnosis of Surgical Disorders of the Spine Robert M. Starke, Kai-Ming G. Fu, Justin S. Smith, Christopher I. Shaffrey Establishing a differential diagnosis of spine pathology starts…
Ultrasound-Guided and Fluoroscopically Guided Joint Injections
Chapter 23 Ultrasound-Guided and Fluoroscopically Guided Joint Injections Steve J. Wisniewski, Mark-Friedrich B. Hurdle Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Injections for the control of painful conditions are not limited to the…
Radiofrequency Rhizotomy for Facet Syndrome
Chapter 14 Radiofrequency Rhizotomy for Facet Syndrome Jan Van Zundert, Pascal Vanelderen, Maarten van Eerd, Arno Lataster, Craig Hartrick, Nagy Mekhail, Maarten van Kleef Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Neck pain…
Sacroiliac Joint Injections and Lateral Branch Blocks, Including Water-Cooled Neurotomy
Chapter 15 Sacroiliac Joint Injections and Lateral Branch Blocks, Including Water-Cooled Neurotomy Bryan S. Williams Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: The sacroiliac joint (SIJ) represents a significant but underappreciated source of…
Lower Limb Blocks
Chapter 7 Lower Limb Blocks Padraig Mahon, Colin J.L. McCartney Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Perhaps because spinal and epidural nerve block procedures for both analgesia and anesthesia have been so…
Peripheral Applications of Ultrasonography for Chronic Pain
Chapter 10 Peripheral Applications of Ultrasonography for Chronic Pain Philip Peng Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Ultrasonic imaging has provided a relatively new tool in the management of patients with pain…
Cervical and Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks
Chapter 8 Cervical and Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks Samer Narouze, Sean Graham Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Many pain syndromes include a sympathetic component, often in the form of output that exacerbates…
Vertebral Augmentation
Chapter 19 Vertebral Augmentation Tristan C. Pico, Basem Hamid, Allen W. Burton Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: The spine is susceptible to vertebral compression fractures (VCFs), which can arise from osteoporosis…
