| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 305 pages) : color illustrations |
| Contents |
Basic science -- Epidemiology and economics of intervertebral disc disease -- Anatomy and physiology of the lumbar intervertebral disc and endplates -- Biology of the lumbar intervertebral disc -- Biomechanics of the lumbar intervertebral disc -- Mechanisms of pain from intervertebral discs -- Biology and biomechanics of the spinal degenerative cascade -- Disc herniation -- Pathophysiology and etiology of intervertebral disc herniation -- Clinical features of herniated nucleus pulposus -- Nonsurgical treatment of herniated nucleus pulposus -- Percutaneous decompression -- Decompressive surgery for herniated nucleus pulposus (open, micro, and minimally invasive approaches) -- Annular repair and barrier technologies -- Degenerative disc disease -- Clinical presentation of disc degeneration -- Degenerative disc imaging -- Provocative testing (discography) -- Presurgical psychological screening -- Treatment of degenerative disc disease -- Mechanical diagnosis and therapy -- Role of education and back schools -- Cognitive therapy for symptomatic disc degeneration -- Biologic therapies for disc repair -- Intradiscal therapy -- Nucleus augmentation -- Interspinous devices -- Posterior nonfusion pedicle screw-based stabilization -- Lumbar spine arthroplasty -- Spinal fusion: posterior approaches -- Spinal fusion: anterior approach -- Spinal fusion: combined anteroposterior approach -- Minimally invasive spinal fusion procedures -- Biologics for spinal fusion -- Postoperative rehabilitation of lumbar spine patients -- Surgical treatment of degenerative lumbar disc disease: a critical review |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Intervertebral disk -- Diseases.
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Lumbar vertebrae.
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Intervertebral Disc.
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Lumbosacral Region.
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Spinal Diseases.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lauryssen, Carl.
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Phillips, Frank M.
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| ISBN |
1604060484 |
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1604060980 (electronic bk.) |
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9781604060485 |
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9781604060980 (electronic bk.) |
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