Representing the collective efforts of a multinational, multidisciplinary panel of spine and spinal cord trauma masters, this beautifully illustrated evidence-based textbook does more than provide multiple treatment options — it offers unique access to insights from recognized spine experts and a thoughtful yet practical review of the most relevant literature and clinical evidence available in the field today. Each chapter centers on pertinent questions and objective reviews of state-of-the-art procedures that guide readers from an evaluation of the evidence through practical recommendations they can easily apply to their own practices.

Features:

• Succinct outline format — easy to read and reference
• ۱۳۸ detailed evidentiary tables appear throughout the text
• An innovative new classification system for spine trauma developed by The Spine Trauma Study Group, composed of 50 internationally recognized spine experts
• High-quality radiographs and full-color drawings and photographs complement the text
• Practical recommendations for the treatment of many common spinal injuries, including odontoid fractures, central cord injuries, and thoraco-lumbar flexion distraction injuries –in-depth information on everything from intensive care to rehabilitation
• An accompanying DVD contains 15 narrated videos — over one hour of footage — of actual procedures by the authors

Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma: Evidence-Based Managementis an invaluable reference for orthopaedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, residents and fellows in those specialties, and allied health professionals who care for spine injury patients.

Review

I would recommend this text to neurosurgeons and orthopeaedic surgeons.-JOST

Contents

۱ Principles of Evidence-Based Medicine in Spine Trauma
۲ Outcome Assessment Tools for Spinal Trauma Patients
۳ The Impact of Evidence-Based Medicine in Cervical Trauma
۴ The Impact of Evidence-Based Medicine in Thoracolumbar Trauma
۵ The Changing Face of Spinal Trauma Throughout the World
۶ Spinal Embryology and Anatomy of the Pediatric and Adult Spine
۷ Emergency Room Evaluation of the Spinal Injury Patient Including Assessment of Spinal Shock
۸ American Spinal Injury Association Neurological Examination and Neurological Assessment of Spinal Cord Injury
۹ Emergency Nursing and Allied Health Care of the Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Patients
۱۰ Principles of Nonoperative and Intensive Care Unit Management of Spinal Cord Injury
۱۱ Pharmacologic Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury
۱۲ Imaging of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine During the Emergency Department Evaluation
۱۳ Clearing the Cervical Spine in the Trauma Patient: A Systematic Review
۱۴ Spinal Nomenclature and Image Measurement Techniques for Cervical,Thoracic, Lumbar, and Sacral Injuries
۱۵ Spinal Stability
۱۶ Treatment and Outcomes of Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury
۱۷ Principles of Spinal Instrumentation in the Treatment of Pediatric Cervical,Thoracic, and Lumbar Spinal Injuries
۱۸ The Benefits of Early Stabilization of Spinal Fractures in the Trauma Patient
۱۹ Principles of Cervical Whiplash Management
۲۰ Timing of Surgical Intervention in the Setting of Acute Spinal Cord Injury
۲۱ Management of Spinal Cord Injury in the Setting of a Closed Head Injury
۲۲ Closed Skeletal Reduction and Bracing of Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spinal Injuries
۲۳ Management of Cervical Spine Injuries in the Athlete: Return-to-Play Criteria
۲۴ Craniocervical Disruption: Injuries of the Occiput–C1–C2 Region
۲۵ Management of Type II and Type III Odontoid Fractures
۲۶ Management of C2 Traumatic Spondylolisthesis (Hangman’s Fracture) and Other Variants
۲۷ The Subaxial Cervical Spine Injury Classification Scale (SLIC)
۲۸ The Cervical Spine Injury Severity Score (CSISS)
۲۹ Cervical Burst Fractures
۳۰ Flexion and Cervical Distraction Injuries Characterized by the SLIC System
۳۱ Distraction Injuries and Ankylosing Spondylitis in Cervical Trauma
۳۲ Traumatic Central Cord Syndrome Secondary to Cervical Spondylosis
۳۳ Surgical Approach to Rotational/Translational Injuries Using the SLIC System
۳۴ Management of Cervical Thoracic Junctional Injuries
۳۵ The Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity Score (TLICS)
۳۶ Management of Thoracolumbar Compression Fractures
۳۷ Nonoperative and Surgical Management of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures: A Systematic Review
۳۸ Thoracolumbar Flexion-Distraction Injuries
۳۹ Thoracolumbar Hyperextension Injuries in the Stiff Spine
۴۰ Thoracolumbar Injury Classification for Fracture-Dislocations
۴۱ Confounders and Their Influence on the Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity Score (TLICS)
۴۲ Surgical Management of Osteoporotic Thoracolumbar Spinal Fractures
۴۳ Surgical Management of Posttraumatic Kyphosis
۴۴ The Role of Surgery in Traumatic Conus Medullaris and Cauda Equina Injuries
۴۵ Sacral Fractures
۴۶ Autonomic Dysreflexia
۴۷ Management of Neuropathic Pain and Late Syrinx Formation
۴۸ Rehabilitation Strategies for Spinal Cord Injury–Induced Neuropathic Pain and Spasticity
۴۹ Charcot Disease of the Spine after Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
۵۰ Anterior Endoscopic Treatment of Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures
۵۱ Vertebroplasty Techniques for Stabilization of Thoracolumbar Spine Traumatic Fractures
۵۲ Minimally Invasive Posterior Stabilization Techniques in Trauma
۵۳ Promising Preclinical Regeneration and Repair Strategies for Spinal Cord Injury
۵۴ Emerging Rehabilitation Strategies for Spinal Cord Injury
۵۵ Robotics, Functional Electrical Stimulation, Brain–Computer Interfaces,and Locomotor Training Strategies
۵۶ Translational Clinical Research in Acute Spinal Cord Injury