Anatomic Localization
Anatomic Localization Gordon K.T. Chu Michael G. Fehlings Injuries to the cervical spine can cause variable symptoms; the resultant injury encompasses a full spectrum of signs and symptoms from the…
Neurologic Evaluation of the Cervical Spine
Neurologic Evaluation of the Cervical Spine Margarita Almeida El-Ramey Maurice R. Hanson Nestor Galvez-Jimenez SYMPTOMS OF CERVICAL DYSFUNCTION The principal symptom that provokes a patient to seek medical attention is…
Differential Diagnosis of the Cervical Spine: Spinal Masqueraders
Differential Diagnosis of the Cervical Spine: Spinal Masqueraders Ricky James Placide A multitude of pathologic conditions can affect the structure and function of the cervical spine, contributing to a variety…
Neurologic and Functional Evaluation
Neurologic and Functional Evaluation Seth M. Zeidman Edward C. Benzel Virgilio Matheus Appropriate neurologic assessment is critical for the evaluation and treatment of cervical disk herniation and degenerative diseases of…
The Nonoperative Treatment of Cervical Pain
The Nonoperative Treatment of Cervical Pain Evan W. Rivers Christine M. Gagnon Norman R. Harden Neck pain is associated with multiple etiologies, including injury, biomechanical factors, occupational overuse, and anatomic…
Pain Mechanisms: Relevant Anatomy, Pathogenesis, and Clinical Implications
Pain Mechanisms: Relevant Anatomy, Pathogenesis, and Clinical Implications Beth A. Winkelstein Nadine Dunk James N. Weinstein This chapter describes briefly the anatomy of the cervical spine and relevant potential sources…
Cervical Orthoses and Cranioskeletal Traction
Cervical Orthoses and Cranioskeletal Traction Mark S. Eskander Dahari D. Brooks The earliest use of cervical orthoses comes from the fifth Egyptian dynasty (2750 to 2625 BC) (1). The biomechanical…
Mechanisms of Injury in the Cervical Spine: Basic Concepts, Biomechanical Modeling, Experimental Evidence, and Clinical Applications
Mechanisms of Injury in the Cervical Spine: Basic Concepts, Biomechanical Modeling, Experimental Evidence, and Clinical Applications Mark S. Eskander Jason C. Eck A thorough understanding of the cervical spine and…
Biomechanics of Nonacute Cervical Spine Trauma
Biomechanics of Nonacute Cervical Spine Trauma Parmenion P. Tsitsopoulos Alexander J. Ghanayem The cervical spine is subject to injury from various pathologic conditions other than acute trauma. Degenerative changes, inflammatory…
Cervical Spine Kinematics and Clinical Instability
Cervical Spine Kinematics and Clinical Instability Paul C. Ivancic Jiří Dvořák Vijay K. Goel Todd A. Fairchild Augustus A. White III Denis J. DiAngelo With the advent of novel methods…
