Imaging of the Previously Injured Spinal Cord
Imaging of the Previously Injured Spinal Cord Steven Falcone Up to 95% of acute spinal cord injury (SCI) patients will survive their initial hospitalization (1). This is primarily attributable to…
Experimental Techniques of Spinal Imaging
Experimental Techniques of Spinal Imaging Eric D. Schwartz Introduction Epidemiology and Current Clinical Treatments Every year, approximately 12,000 people in the United States become victims of spinal cord injury, and…
Experimental Therapies for Spinal Cord Injury
Experimental Therapies for Spinal Cord Injury Marion Murray Introduction: The Problems of Spinal Cord Injury Many factors conspire to prevent repair and recovery after spinal injury. The intact adult spinal…
Imaging of Pediatric Spinal Injury
Imaging of Pediatric Spinal Injury Avrum N. Pollock Stephen M. Henesch In children, fractures and severe injuries to the spine are relatively rare and represent between 1% and 10% of…
Postoperative Spinal Imaging
Postoperative Spinal Imaging Ashwini D. Sharan Hana Choe Laura Snyder The goal of this chapter is to present a surgeon’s approach to management of the postsurgical spinal trauma patient and…
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Acute Spinal Trauma
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Acute Spinal Trauma Adam E. Flanders Prior to the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the extent of associated soft tissue injury to the intervertebral discs,…
Plain Film Radiography and Computed Tomography of the Cervical Spine: Part II. Classification and Subtypes of Spinal Injury
Plain Film Radiography and Computed Tomography of the Cervical Spine: Part II. Classification and Subtypes of Spinal Injury Alejandro Zuluaga Santamaria Diego B. Nùñez Jr. It is helpful to consider…
Imaging of Thoracolumbar Spinal Injury
Imaging of Thoracolumbar Spinal Injury George Koulouris Amy Y.I. Ting William B. Morrison Spinal trauma affects a variety of osteoligamentous supports that make up the vertebral column. The pattern of…
Plain Film Radiography and Computed Tomography of the Cervical Spine: Part I. Normal Anatomy and Spinal Injury Identification
Plain Film Radiography and Computed Tomography of the Cervical Spine: Part I. Normal Anatomy and Spinal Injury Identification Alejandro Zuluaga Diego B. Núñez Jr. Evaluation of suspected spine injuries has…
Controversies in Clearing the Spine
Controversies in Clearing the Spine Craig C. Blackmore Ken F. Linnau There are approximately 11,000 cases of spinal cord injury per year in the United States with an incidence of…
