Written by 108 specialists who practice mainly in the US, the 62 chapters of this two-volume work detail the issues and techniques used in the diagnosis and treatment of spinal disorders. The third edition is entirely new, with five new contributing editors, and a new sharing of focus on the pediatric spine. The book is organized into multi-chapter sections on diagnosis, general diseases of the spine, the pediatric spine, adult deformity, cervical spine, and thoracolumbar spine (with operative techniques included for each). Individual chapter topics include spinal disorders and the workplace, clinical neurophysiology and electrodiagnosis, salvage surgery of adult deformity, three chapters on lumbar spinal stenosis, interbody fusion, and bone grafting. Frymoyer is emeritus in orthopedics and rehabilitation, the U. of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington; Wiesel teaches orthopedics at the Georgetown U. Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Dr. Frymoyer’s definitive two-volume reference, The Adult Spine: Principles and Practice, has been thoroughly revised and refocused for its Third Edition. This edition covers both the adult and the pediatric spine, provides more complete and detailed information on surgical techniques, and includes eminent neurosurgeons as section editors and contributors.
Chapters thoroughly describe the clinical presentation, diagnosis, prognosis, nonoperative management, and surgical treatment of all diseases and traumatic injuries. Each chapter includes algorithms and bulleted lists of key points. This edition’s coverage of each region of the spine features a separate comprehensive section on operative techniques, with original drawings that demonstrate the techniques.
Dr. Frymoyer's definitive two-volume reference, The Adult Spine: Principles and Practice, has been thoroughly revised and refocused for its Third Edition. This edition covers both the adult and the pediatric spine, provides more complete and detailed information on surgical techniques, and includes eminent neurosurgeons as section editors and contributors. Chapters thoroughly describe the clinical presentation, diagnosis, prognosis, nonoperative management, and surgical treatment of all diseases and traumatic injuries. Each chapter includes algorithms and bulleted lists of key points. This edition's coverage of each region of the spine features a separate comprehensive section on operative techniques, with original drawings that demonstrate the techniques.
