Surgical management of spinal cord injury : controversies and consensus /
There is little consensus regarding the necessity, timing, nature or approach of medical and surgical interventions in spinal cord injury. In vitro studies, animal models, and clinical outcomes analyses have all failed to yield standards that define the roles of surgery and pharmacotherapy. Intuitiv...
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Malden, Mass. ; Oxford :
Blackwell Futura,
2007.
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Table of Contents:
- Pathogenesis of acute spinal cord injury and theoretical bases of neurological recovery / Arun Paul Amar
- Pharmacotherapy for spinal cord injury / Steven Casha, Joseph Silvaggio, R. John Hurlbert
- Prehospital and emergency department management of spinal cord injury / Stuart P. Swadron, Danny L. Chang, Brian Wilbur
- Radiographic workup of spinal cord injury / Nestor R. Gonzalez, Larry T. Khoo, Richard G. Fessler
- Controversies in surgical decompression : timing of decompressive surgery of the spinal cord / Mark S. Gerber, Volker K.H. Sonntag
- Biomechanics of spinal column failure / Eric P. Roger, G. Alexander Jones, Edward C. Benzel
- Principles of spine stabilization / G. Alexander Jones, Eric P. Roger, Edward C. Benzel
- Controversies in the management of cervical spinal cord injury / Paul G. Matz, Mark N. Hadley
- Surgical decision-making in spinal fracture dislocations / Robert G. Watkins
- Spinal cord injury in pediatric patients / Philipp R. Aldana, Douglas L. Brockmeyer
- Management of penetrating spinal cord injury / K. Anthony Kim, Arun Paul Amar, Michael L. Levy
- Traumatic vascular injury to the cervical spine / Michael L. DiLuna, Arun Paul Amar
- Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring during spinal surgery / Indro Chakrabarti, Jerry Larson, Gordon L. Engler, Steven L. Giannotta
- Surgery after the acute phase of traumatic spinal cord injury / Michael Y. Wang, Barth A. Green.