Chapter 3 The Etiology of Spinal Deformities 3.1Introduction 3.2The Development of Idiopathic Scoliosis 3.3Experimental Models 3.4What Pathogenesis Tells Us about Treatment 3 The Etiology of Spinal Deformities 3.1 Introduction It is probably…
Chapter 5 Scheuermann’s Disease 5.1Pathogenesis 5.2Clinical Diagnosis 5.3Radiological Diagnosis 5.4Management 5 Scheuermann’s Disease Scheuermann’s disease is a rigid angular kyphosis usually occurring after puberty. The apical vertebral bodies are wedge shaped…
Chapter 9 Spinal Deformity due to Tumors 9.1Intradural Tumors 9.2Syringomyelia 9.3Extradural Tumors 9.4Tumor-like Lesions 9 Spinal Deformity due to Tumors There is a wide variety of tumors, tumor-like processes, and cysts…
Chapter 7 Neuromuscular Deformities 7.1Introduction 7.2Cerebral Palsy 7.3Poliomyelitis 7.4The True Neuromuscular Diseases of Childhood 7.5Peripheral Neuropathies, Friedreich’s Ataxia, and Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita 7.6Scoliosis in the True Neuromuscular Diseases 7.7The Other…
Chapter 1 The Beginnings of Surgery for Spinal Deformities 1.1The Early Days 1.2Posterior Instrumentation 1.3Anterior Instrumentation 1 The Beginnings of Surgery for Spinal Deformities 1.1 The Early Days For more than two…
Chapter 8 Deformities Associated with Neurofibromatosis 8.1Introduction 8.2Axial Skeletal Lesions in Neurofibromatosis 8.3Spinal Deformities in Neurofibromatosis 8.4Management of Spinal Deformities in Neurofibromatosis 8.5Cervical and Cervicothoracic Spine Deformities Case Gallery 8 Deformities…
Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus The brachial plexus is a complex structure located in the lower half of the lateral neck, extending from the cervical spine to the axilla ( ▶ Fig….
How to Start (Basic Principles) One of the basic principles of US is the fact that high frequency (17–15 MHz; ▶ Fig. 8.1) leads to high resolution but low tissue…
Musculocutaneous Nerve Transformation of the medial and lateral cords of the brachial plexus into their terminal branches is M-shaped. The lateral leg of the letter M is the musculocutaneous nerve…
Clinical Presentation Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is caused by chronic compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel. 1 Carpal tunnel is built by carpal bones (scaphoid, trapezium, hamate)…
