6 Trauma, Tumor, and Infection

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10.1055/b-0035-106381 6 Trauma, Tumor, and Infection 6.1 Introduction This chapter focuses predominantly on trauma. Tumor 1 ,​ 2 and infection, 3 – 6 however, often have biomechanical effects on the…

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5 Degenerative and Inflammatory Diseases of the Spine

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10.1055/b-0035-106380 5 Degenerative and Inflammatory Diseases of the Spine The management of degenerative and inflammatory spine diseases is complex. Alterations of both bony and ligamentous spinal integrity are the predominant…

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8 Neural Element Injury

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10.1055/b-0035-106383 8 Neural Element Injury 8.1 Mechanisms of Neural Element Injury External influences can cause a cell to become dysfunctional, or to die, by one or a combination of three…

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7 Spine Deformations

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10.1055/b-0035-106382 7 Spine Deformations Spinal deformities can be the result of unstable motion segments or, conversely, can cause them. The classification of spinal deformities can be confusing. For example, the…

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9 Correlation of the Anatomical and Clinical Domains

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10.1055/b-0035-106384 9 Correlation of the Anatomical and Clinical Domains Surgery for spinal pathology can be grouped into three fundamental and relatively distinct categories: (1) surgery for neural element compression or…

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4 Bone Quality

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10.1055/b-0035-106379 4 Bone Quality 4.1 The Demographics of Aging A deterioration of bone quality over time is inevitable. Osteoporosis is a relentlessly progressive process. However, it does not manifest until…

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