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Contemporary management of spinal cord injury

AANS Publications Committee ; Edward C. Benzel and Charles H. Tator, editors

(Neurosurgical topics)

American Association of Neurological Surgeons, c1995

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Provides full coverage of the modern management of spinal cord injury. Topics covered include: epidemiology and general characteristics of the spinal cord injury patient; clinical manifestations of acute spinal cord injury; and cellular, ionic and biomolecular mechanisms of the injury process.

Table of Contents

  • Historical introduction to spinal cord injury
  • epidemiology and general characteristics of the spinal cord injury patient
  • clinical manifestations of acute spinal cord injury
  • cellular, ionic and biomolecular mechanisms of the injury process
  • applied biomechanics
  • resuscitation and early medical management of the spinal cord injury patient
  • imaging of spinal cord injury
  • immobilization and traction
  • anaesthesia and critical care management of spinal cord injury
  • patient selection and timing of surgery
  • surgical techniques - craniocervical
  • surgical techniques - cervical spine stabilization
  • surgical techniques - thoracic and lumbar
  • surgical techniques - lumbosacral and sacropelvic fixation
  • penetrating injuries
  • paediatric spinal cord injury
  • prevention and treatment of medical complications
  • urologic management
  • spinal orthotics
  • fundamentals, techniques and expectations of the rehabilitation process
  • the spinal cord injury unit
  • prevention of the spinal cord injury
  • past and current human spinal cord injury drug trials
  • CME questions.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA24186122
  • ISBN
    • 1879284308
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Park Ridge, Ill.
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 307 p.
  • Size
    27 cm
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