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Surgery for Low Back Pain

Low back pain is a very common problem. Various treatments are available, but surgery has acquired increasing importance. In the United States, low back pain is now the principal reason for spinal surgery, and the number of procedures performed for this reason is similar to the number of total hip r...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Szpalski, Marek. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Gunzburg, Robert. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Rydevik, Björn L. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Le Huec, Jean-Charles. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Mayer, H. Michael. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
Subjects:
Orthopedics.
Neurosurgery.
Rheumatology.
Neurology .
Surgical Orthopedics.
Neurology.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04547-9
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Table of Contents:
  • Basics
  • The Biology of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
  • Low Back Pain: Where Does the Pain Come From?
  • The Role of Cytokines in the Degenerative Spine
  • Psychosocial Aspects of Low Back Pain
  • Instability and Low Back Pain
  • Diagnosis
  • Dynamic MRI of the Spine
  • Assessment of Status of End Plate and Diffusion in Degenerative Disc Disease
  • The Role of Physician Extenders in a Low Back Pain Practice
  • Conservative Treatment
  • Natural Evolution of Nonspecific Low-Back Pain
  • Prescribing Conservative Treatment for Low Back Pain
  • Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Low back Pain and Back Schools
  • The Place of Chiropractic Care in the Treatment of Low Back Pain
  • Efficacy of IDET and PIRFT for the Treatment of Discogenic Low Back Pain
  • Lumbar Orthoses to Prevent and Treat Low-Back Pain
  • Surgical Treatment: Fusion
  • Indication for Lumbar Spinal Fusion
  • Evidence for Efficacy of Pedicle-Based Systems
  • Low Back Pain Is Not an Indication for Stabilisation in Patients Operated for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Hybrid Construct for DDD in the Lumbar Spine: The Compromise Between Fusion and Nonfusion
  • The Management of Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
  • Transpedicular-Transdiscal-Transcorporal (TPDC)-Fixation
  • Facet Problems: A Surgical Indication?
  • “Myth” or “Fact”
  • Pelvic Girdle Pain: Indication for Surgery?
  • Blood Loss Management in Major Spine Surgery
  • Surgical Treatment: Other Technologies
  • How Disc Replacement Fits in the Treatment Algorithm for Degenerative Disc Disease: Refining Indications for Disc Replacement
  • Clinical Factors that May Affect Outcome in Lumbar Total Disc Replacement. What Is the Evidence?
  • A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Two Lumbar Total Disk Replacements
  • Limitations of Lumbar Disk Arthroplasty
  • Is Posterior Dynamic Stabilization an Option to Avoid Adjacent Segment Decompensation?
  • Immediate Biomechanical Effects of Lumbar Posterior Dynamic Stabilisation
  • Overview of Pedicle Screw-Based Posterior Dynamic Stabilization Systems
  • Semirigid Fixation System for the Lumbar Spine
  • Nonrigid Stabilization of the Spine - Problems Observed: Screw Loosening/Breakage/Implant Failure/Adjacent Segment Degeneration
  • Interspinous Implants: State of the Art and Research of Evidence
  • NuBac Disc Arthroplasty System: Rationale and Clinical Results
  • Outcomes
  • Outcome Assessment for Cost-Utility Evaluations: SF-6D vs. EQ-5D
  • Review of the Medical Evidence Regarding the Surgical Treatment of Low Back Pain.

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