The Management of Disorders of the Child’s Cervical Spine

Part I. Basic Medical Science

1. Embryology and Anatomy of the Child’s Cervical Spine
Jonathan H. Phillips

2. Biomechanics of the Growing Cervical Spine
John Kemppainen, Burt Yaszay

3. Pathology of the Child’s Cervical Spine and Its Clinical Implications
Ehsan Saadat, Daniel J. Hedequist, Patrick Wright

4. Radiology of the Growing Cervical Spine
Paul D. Kiely, Gregory Cunn, Jonathan H. Phillips, Jahangir K. Asghar

Part II. Clinical Aspects of Disorders of the Child’s Cervical Spine

5. Clinical Presentation and Physical Examination of Children with Cervical Spine Disorders
William C. Warner, Ilkka Helenius

6. Pediatric and Adolescent Cervical Spine Trauma
Mitesh Shah, Martin J. Herman, Craig Eberson, John T. Anderson

7. Infections and Inflammatory Conditions of the Pediatric Cervical Spine
Kaela Frizzell, Archana Malik, Martin J. Herman, Peter Pizzutillo

8. Tumours of the Cervical Spine
Nanjundappa S. Harshavardhana, John P. Dormans

9. Congenital Disorders of the Child’s Cervical Spine
Alejandro Dabaghi-Richerand, Robert N. Hensinger, Frances A. Farley

10. Dysplasias in the Child’s Cervical Spine
Jennifer M. Bauer, William Mackenzie

11. Congenital Muscular Torticollis
Kaela Frizzell, Archana Malik, Martin J. Herman, Peter Pizzutillo

12. Cervical Spine Injuries in Athletes
Firoz Miyanji

Part III. The Medical and Surgical Treatment of Cervical Disorders in Children

13. Medical and Rehabilitative Techniques in Cervical Disorders of the Child
Katrina M. Lesher

14. Surgical Approaches to the Child’s Cervical Spine
Haemish A. Crawford, William Warner

15. Spinal Cord Monitoring in Pediatric Cervical Spine Surgery
Jonathan H. Phillips, Michael Isley

16. External Immobilization of the Child’s Cervical Spine
Michael B. Johnson, Leah McLachlan

17. Posterior Cervical Arthrodesis in Children
Daniel J. Hedequist, Anthony Stans

18. Anterior Cervical Arthrodesis in Children
Emmanuel N. Menga, Michael C. Ain, Paul D. Sponseller

19. Anterior Transoral Approaches to the Upper Cervical Spine in Children
Joshua Gottschall, James Kosko

20. Chiari Malformations and Foramen Magnum Stenosis
Christopher A. Gegg, Greg Olavarria

21. Miscellaneous Conditions of the Head and Neck in Infants and Children
David Miller

22. Complication Types and Rates in Pediatric Cervical Spine Surgery
Urvij M. Modhia, Paul D. Sponseller

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Orthopedics, Pediatrics