Interventional Spine: An Algorithmic Approach

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Elsevier Health Sciences, Jan 1, 2008 - Medical - 1454 pages
As many as 80% of patients will suffer from back pain at some point in their lifetime. It is the most common form of disability, and the second largest cause of work absenteeism. An early, proactive management approach offers the best route to minimizing these conditions. Renowned authority Curtis W. Slipman, MD and a team of multidisciplinary authorities present you with expert guidance on today's best non-surgical management methods, equipping you with the knowledge you need to offer your patients optimal pain relief. Refresh your knowledge of the basic principles that must be understood before patients with spinal pain can be properly treated. Know what to do when first-line tests and therapies fail, using practice-proven diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms. Offer your patients a full range of non-surgical treatment options, including pharmacology, physical therapy, injection techniques, ablative procedures, and percutaneous disc decompression. Make an informed surgical referral with guidance on indications, contraindications, methods, and postoperative rehabilitation. Better understand key techniques and procedures with visual guidance from more than 500 detailed illustrations. Download all of the book's illustrations from the accompanying CD-ROM for use in electronic presentations.
 

Contents

Section 1
17
Section 2
39
Section 3
41
Section 4
42
Section 5
50
Section 6
58
Section 7
64
Section 8
67
Section 14
95
Section 15
105
Section 16
113
Section 17
129
Section 18
137
Section 19
153
Section 20
161
Section 21
173

Section 9
69
Section 10
70
Section 11
76
Section 12
78
Section 13
79
Section 22
187
Section 23
193
Section 24
207
Section 25
208
Section 26
213

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