Interventional Spine: An Algorithmic ApproachAs 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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