The Role for Biologics in the Aging Spine
58 The Role for Biologics in the Aging Spine David A. Essig, Christopher P. Miller, Jonathan N. Grauer KEY POINTS • Define the current biologic options for treatment of degenerative…
Osteoporosis and the Aging Spine: Diagnosis and Treatment
12 Osteoporosis and the Aging Spine: Diagnosis and Treatment Aasis Unnanuntana, Brian P. Gladnick, Joseph M. Lane KEY POINTS • Osteoporosis fractures markedly increase morbidity and mortality; therefore, strategies for…
Infections of the Cervical Spine
30 Infections of the Cervical Spine Kamal R.M. Woods, Samer Ghostine, Terrance Kim, J. Patrick Johnson KEY POINTS • Early diagnosis and treatment is pivotal to the management of cervical…
Acupuncture in Treatment of Aging Spine–Related Pain Conditions
20 Acupuncture in Treatment of Aging Spine–Related Pain Conditions Chunbo Cai, Weibin Yang, Linqiu Zhou, Wei Huang, James J. Yue KEY POINTS • History of acupuncture and its development in…
Cervical Stenosis: Myelopathy
25 Cervical StenosisMyelopathy Sathish Subbaiah, William Thoman, Richard Fessler KEY POINTS • Cervical spondylosis is the primary cause of myelopathy in the elderly population • Muscle-sparing posterior decompression of the…
Natural History of the Degenerative Cascade
4 Natural History of the Degenerative Cascade Ali Araghi, Donna D. Ohnmeiss KEY POINTS • For many years, the mechanics of the spine and how spinal tissues respond to the…
Vertebroplasty
35 Vertebroplasty Elizabeth Gardner KEY POINTS • Worldwide there are 1.4 million vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) annually. The lifetime incidence in White women is 16%. • Vertebroplasty is indicated for…
Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and Other Complementary Alternative Therapies for Treatment of the Aging Spine and Chronic Pain
21 Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and Other Complementary Alternative Therapies for Treatment of the Aging Spine and Chronic Pain Wei Huang, Alice Fann, Linqiu Zhou, Weibin Yang, Chunbo Cai, James…
Spinal Stenosis Without Spondylolisthesis
14 Spinal Stenosis Without Spondylolisthesis Rob D. Dickerman KEY POINTS • Spinal stenosis is a degenerative cascade. • Lumbar spinal stenosis occurs most commonly at L4-L5 followed by L3-L4. •…
Biomechanics of the Senescent Spine
8 Biomechanics of the Senescent Spine Boyle C. Cheng KEY POINTS • Not all patients diagnosed with osteoporosis by current bone mineral density levels will experience vertebral fracture, nor will…
