The Spine

Featuring illustrations, this is a 2-volume reference, which is considered the defining source on the basic science and clinical practice of spine surgery in adults and children.

SECTION I. BASIC SCIENCE 1. Developmental Anatomy 2. Applied Anatomy 3. Architectural Design and Function of Human Back Muscles 4. Intervertebral Disc: Normal, Aging, and Pathologic 5. Lumbar Musculature: Anatomy and Function 6. Pain Mechanisms: Basic Science 7. Osteoporosis and Bone Physiology 8. Genetic Applications: Overview 9. Biomechanics 10. Outcomes Research for Spine Disorders SECTION II. DIAGNOSIS 11. The Patient History and Physical Examination: Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar 12. Spine Imaging 13. Electromyography, Nerve Conduction Velocity, and Dermatomal Somatosensory Evoked Potential 14. Intraoperative Somatosensory and Motor-Evoked Potentials 15. Epidural Nerve Block, Nerve Root Injections, and Discography SECTION III. SURGICAL ANATOMY AND SURGICAL APPROACHES 16. Cervical Spine: Anterior and Posterior 17. Thoracic Spine: Anterior 18. Thoracic Spine: Posterior 19. Thoracoscopic Approach for Spinal Conditions 20. Lumbosacral Spine: Anterior 21. Minimally Invasive

SECTION I. BASIC SCIENCE 1. Developmental Anatomy 2. Applied Anatomy 3. Architectural Design and Function of Human Back Muscles 4. Intervertebral Disc:Anatomy and Function 6. Pain Mechanisms: Basic Science 7. Osteoporosis and Bone Physiology 8. Genetic Applications: Overview 9. Biomechanics 10. Outcomes Research for Spine Disorders SECTION II. DIAGNOSIS 11. The Patient History and Physical Examination: Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar 12. Spine Imaging 13. Electromyography, Nerve Conduction Velocity, and Dermatomal Somatosensory Evoked Potential 14. Intraoperative Somatosensory and Motor-Evoked Potentials 15. Epidural Nerve Block, Nerve Root Injections, and Discography SECTION III. SURGICAL ANATOMY AND SURGICAL APPROACHES 16. Cervical Spine: Anterior and Posterior 17. Thoracic Spine: Anterior 18. Thoracic Spine: Posterior 19. Thoracoscopic Approach for Spinal Conditions 20. Lumbosacral Spine: Anterior 21. Minimally Invasive / Normal, Aging, and Pathologic 5. Lumbar Musculature.