Beschreibung:
This fifth volume in the AOSpine Masters Series presents a detailed analysis of the essential aspects of managing the most common cervical spine injuries. World-renowned cervical spine experts discuss anatomy, biomechanics, patient evaluation, and critical steps in the decision-making process for the treatment of these complex injuries. Chapters include: Anatomy of the Cervical Spine, Nonoperative Management of Cervical Spine Trauma, and Subaxial Cervical Spine Injuries.
1 Anatomy of the Cervical Spine2 Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine: From the Normal State to the Injury State3 Evaluation of an Injured Cervical Spine4 Nonoperative Management of Cervical Spine Trauma5 Occipital Condyle Fractures and Occipitocervical Dissociation6 Atlas Injuries7 Odontoid Fractures, Hangman's Fractures, and C2 Body Fractures8 Compression (AO Type-A Injuries)9 Subaxial Cervical Spine Injuries: Distraction (AO Type-B Injuries)10 Facet and Lateral Mass Fractures11 Cervical Dislocations (AO Type-C Injuries)12 Cervicothoracic Junction Injuries13 Cervical Trauma in Combination with Ankylosing Spondylitis or Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis14 Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoporosis15 Pediatric Cervical Spine16 The New AOSpine Subaxial Cervical Spine Injury Classification System