Spinal Disorders

1. History of Spinal Disorders
Philipp Gruber, Thomas Boeni

2. Biomechanics of the Spine
Stephen Ferguson

3. Spinal Instrumentation
Daniel Haschtmann, Stephen J. Ferguson

4. Age-Related Changes of the Spine
Atul Sukthankar, Andreas G. Nerlich, Günther Paesold

5. Pathways of Spinal Pain
Heike E. Künzel, Norbert Boos

6. Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Spinal Disorders
Achim Elfering, Anne F. Mannion

7. Predictors of Surgical Outcome
Anne F. Mannion, Achim Elfering

8. History and Physical Examination
Clément Werner, Norbert Boos

9. Imaging Studies
Marius R. Schmid, Jürg Hodler

10. Spinal Injections
Massimo Leonardi, Christian W. Pfirrmann

11. Neurological Assessment in Spinal Disorders
Uta Kliesch, Armin Curt

12. Neurophysiological Investigations
Armin Curt, Uta Kliesch

13. Surgical Approaches
Norbert Boos, Claudio Affolter, Martin Merkle, Frank J. Ruehli

14. Preoperative Assessment
Stephan Blumenthal, Youri Reiland, Alain Borgeat

15. Intraoperative Anesthesia Management
Juan Francisco Asenjo

16. Postoperative Care and Pain Management
Stephan Blumenthal, Alain Borgeat

17. Degenerative Disorders of the Cervical Spine
Massimo Leonardi, Norbert Boos

18. Disc Herniation and Radiculopathy
Massimo Leonardi, Norbert Boos

19. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Patrick O. Zingg, Norbert Boos

20. Degenerative Lumbar Spondylosis
Martin Merkle, Beat Wälchli, Norbert Boos

21. Non-specific Low Back Pain
Florian Brunner, Sherri Weiser, Annina Schmid, Margareta Nordin

22. Postoperative Rehabilitation
Florian Brunner, Shira Schecter-Weiner, Annina Schmid, Rudolf Kissling

23. Idiopathic Scoliosis
Mathias Haefeli, Kan Min

24. Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Jean A. Ouellet, Vincent Arlet

25. Congenital Scoliosis
Francis H. Shen, Vincent Arlet

26. Degenerative Scoliosis
Max Aebi

27. Spondylolisthesis
Clayton N. Kraft, Rüdiger Krauspe

28. Juvenile Kyphosis (Scheuermann’s Disease)
Dietrich Schlenzka, Vincent Arlet

29. Malformations of the Spinal Cord
Dilek Könü-Leblebicioglu, Yasuhiro Yonekawa

30. Cervical Spine Injuries
Michael Heinzelmann, Karim Eid, Norbert Boos

31. Thoracolumbar Spinal Injuries
Michael Heinzelmann, Guido A. Wanner

32. Osteoporotic Spine Fractures
Paul F. Heini, Albrecht Popp

33. Primary Tumors of the Spine
Bruno Fuchs, Norbert Boos

34. Spinal Metastasis
Dante G. Marchesi

35. Intradural Tumors
Yashuhiro Yonekawa, Richard Marugg

36. Infections of the Spine
Norbert Boos

37. Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dieter Grob

38. Ankylosing Spondylitis
Thomas Liebscher, Kan Min, Norbert Boos

39. Treatment of Postoperative Complications
Martin Krismer, Norbert Boos

40. Outcome Assessment in Spinal Surgery
Mathias Haefeli, Norbert Boos

Nyckelord: Medicine & Public Health, Surgical Orthopedics, Orthopedics, Rheumatology, Neurology, Neurosurgery