All physicians are involved in the management of pain at some level or the other, but of the various specialties and health professions, orthopedic surgeons are at the frontline of delivering perioperative pain care for a wide variety of problems that range from skeletal trauma, joint replacement procedures, bone tumors and spinal conditions. Perioperative Pain Management for Orthopedic and Spine Surgery offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of the surgical spine pain management field to help practitioners effectively plan and enhance perioperative pain control. Chapters provide guidance on solving common dilemmas facing surgeons who are managing patients with pain related problems and clinical decision-making, and explore essential topics required for the trainee and practitioner to quickly assess the patient with pain, to diagnose pain and painful conditions, determine the feasibility and safety of surgical procedure needed, and arrange for advanced pain management consults and care if needed. This text also explores the latest evolving techniques and appropriate utilization of modern equipment and technology to safely provide care. Highly accessible and written by experts in the field, Perioperative Pain Management for Orthopedic and Spine Surgery is an ideal resource for practicing orthopedic and spine surgeons, anesthesiologists, critical care personnel, residents, medical students.

1. Pathophysiology of Pain and Pain PathwaysPaula Trigo Blanco, Maricarmen Roche Rodriguez, and Nalini Vadivelu2. Preventative Analgesia for the Management of General Surgical PainMohammed Asif Qureshi, J.H. Gan, Sree Kunnumpurath, Clara Pau, Alice Kai, Zachariah Mirsky, William Park, and Nalini Vadivelu3. Perioperative Nonopioid Analgesics of Use in Pain Management for Spine SurgeryKenneth Fomberstein, Michael Rubin, Dipan Patel, Ivona Truszkowska, and S. Gabriel Farkas4. Perioperative Opioid Analgesics of Use in Pain Management for Spine SurgeryKenneth Fomberstein, Marissa Rubin, Dipan Patel, John-Paul Sara, and Abhishek Gupta5. Local AnestheticsDonna Thomas6. Susceptibility of Peripheral Nerves in Diabetes to Compression and Implications in Pain TreatmentNatalia Murinova and Daniel Krashin7. Cervical SpineSiddarth Thakur and Salahadin Abdi8. Thoracic Spine PainMark R. Jones, Matthew Novitch, Graham R. Hadley, Alan D. Kaye, and Sudhir A. Diwan9. Lumbosacral SpineChang-Yeon Kim, Charles Chang, Raysa Cabrejo, and James Yue10. Lumbar Neurogenic Claudication: Causes and Pain Management OptionsRaj Gala and James Yue11. Needle PlacementKenneth D. Candido and Teresa M. Kusper12. Sacroiliac Pain: Causes and Pain Management OptionsRene Przkora, Richard Cleveland Sims, and Andrea Trescot13. Sympathetic Pain SyndromesKenneth D. Candido and Teresa M. Kusper14. Comprehensive Review of Discography in Spinal PainGraham R. Hadley, Matthew Novitch, Mark R. Jones, Vwaire Orhurhu, Alan D. Kaye, and Sudhir A. Diwan15. Open Endoscopic RhizotomyRaj Gala, Lauren Szolomayer, and James Yue16. Endoscopically Assisted Lumbar Medial Branch RhizotomyLauren Szolomayer, Raysa Cabrejo, James Yue, and Raj Gala17. Advances in Dorsal Column StimulationChirag D. Shah and Maunak V. Rana18. Advances in Intrathecal Drug Delivery: Impact on Orthopedic PracticeJay S. Grider, Michael E. Harned, and Vital Nagar19. Neuromodulation and Spinal Cord Stimulators: A Long Overdue Paradigm Disruption with the Interventional Pain Management LadderAnh L. Ngo, Bruce A. Piszel, Mark R. Jones, Hector J. Cases, Alan D. Kaye, and Mark V. Boswell