Cervical Spine Trauma

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8Cervical Spine Trauma I. General considerations A. Fifty thousand cervical spinal column or cord injuries reported yearly in the United States B. Most spinal column or cord injuries occur in…

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Biochemical Aspects of Intervertebral Disk Degeneration

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IIIDegenerative Spinal Conditions 10  Biochemical Aspects of Intervertebral Disk Degeneration 11  Degenerative Cervical Spine Disorders: Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment 12  Degenerative Thoracic Spine Conditions 13  Lumbar Disk Disease: Pathogenesis and…

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Spinal Imaging and Diagnostic Tests

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3Spinal Imaging and Diagnostic Tests ♦ Imaging Modalities I. General considerations A. Spinal imaging modalities (Table 3–1) 1. Plain radiographs 2. Computed tomography 3. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 4. Bone…

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Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures

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9Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures I. General considerations A. Thoracolumbular spine is the most common site of spinal injuries B. Most injuries occur in males (age 15 to 29), usually a result…

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Scoliosis

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17Scoliosis I. Classification A. Nonstructural: postural, sciatic, inflammatory, and compensatory B. Structural (Scoliosis Research Society) 1. Idiopathic (85%) a. Infantile (<3 years) b. Juvenile (3 to 10 years) c. Adolescent…

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Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

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14Lumbar Spinal Stenosis I. General considerations A. Definition: narrowing of the spinal canal (central stenosis), lateral recess (lateral recess stenosis) or the foramen (foraminal stenosis) with neural impingement that produces…

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History and Physical Examination

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2History and Physical Examination ♦ History I. Degenerative disorders of the spine A. History is the most important component of the patient evaluation. 1. Establishes the initial differential diagnoses 2….

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Kyphotic Spinal Deformities in Children and Adults

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18Kyphotic Spinal Deformities in Children and Adults I. General considerations A. Anatomic variation 1. Cervical lordosis, thoracic kyphosis, and lumbosacral lordosis 2. Sagittal plumb line (odontoid) should normally cross C7–T1,…

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Degenerative Thoracic Spine Conditions

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12Degenerative Thoracic Spine Conditions I. General considerations A. Thoracic pain may be due to several different etiologies (Table 12–1). 1. Incidence is ~15%. 2. Frequently presents in the fourth to…

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Evaluation and Management of Spinal Cord Injury

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IITrauma 6  Evaluation and Management of Spinal Cord Injury 7  Spinal Rehabilitation and Disability Evaluation 8  Cervical Spine Trauma 9  Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures 6Evaluation and Management of Spinal Cord Injury…

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