Modern management of spinal deformities : a theoretical, practical, and evidence-based text

Dickson, Robert A.,

Modern management of spinal deformities : a theoretical, practical, and evidence-based text [E-Book] - 1 online resource : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The beginnings of surgery for spinal deformities -- Basic principles -- The etiology of spinal deformities -- Idiopathic scoliosis -- Scheuermann's disease -- Congenital deformities -- Neuromuscular deformities -- Deformities associated with neurofibromatosis -- Spinal deformity due to tumors -- Miscellaneous conditions associated with spine deformities -- Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis.

Authored by two world-renowned pioneers in the field of spinal surgery, Modern Management of Spinal Deformities: A Theoretical, Practical, and Evidence-Based Text covers the range of spinal deformities-emphasizing scoliosis-and their etiologies, including idiopathic, congenital, neuromuscular, tumors, neurofibromatosis, and more. All too often in other works, too much attention has been focused on how to put in metalwork, without sufficiently discussing the what, when, and why. Authors Dickson and Harms provide a wealth of knowledge through experience that shows how important newer therapeutic.

9783132016415 3132016411

10.1055/b-004-140241. doi

2017018914


Spine--Diseases.
Spine--Abnormalities.
Spine--Surgery.
Evidence-based medicine.
Spinal Diseases--surgery
Spine--abnormalities
Spine--surgery
Evidence-Based Medicine
Evidence-Based Practice

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