1. SECTION 1: Gross Anatomy—John E. Lonstein, section editor
1.1. Surgical Anatomy of the Sacrum and Pelvis
1.2. Surgical Anatomy of the Lumbar Spine
1.3. Surgical Anatomy of the Thoracic Spine
1.4. Surgical Anatomy of the Cervical Spine
1.5. Muscles and Ligaments
2. SECTION 2: Microanatomy—Vincent Arlet, section editor
2.1. Development and Maturation of the Spine and Spinal Cord
2.2. Microscopic Anatomy of Bone
2.3. Macro- and Microscopic Anatomy of the Disk and End Plate
2.4. Nervous System
3. SECTION 3: Physiology—Lawrence G. Lenke, section editor
3.1. Physiology of Bone
3.2. Nerve and Muscle Physiology
3.3. Pulmonary and Chest Cage Physiology
3.4. Electrophysiology
3.5. Cerebral Spinal Fluid Physiology
4. SECTION 4: Biomechanics—Thomas R. Haher, section editor
4.1. Biomechanics
4.2. Biomechanics of the Intervertebral Disk
4.3. Spine Testing Modalities
5. SECTION 5: Pharmacology—George H. Thompson, section editor
5.1. Antibiotic Therapy in Spine Surgery
5.2. Osteoporosis: Evaluation and Pharmacologic Treatment
5.3. Pharmacologic Agents that Minimize Perioperative Blood Loss in Spine Surgery
5.4. Common Medications in Spinal Afflictions
6. SECTION 6: Pathology—John P. Kostuik, section editor
6.1. Pathophysiology of Lumbar Degenerative Disk Disease
6.2. Spinal Inflammatory Arthritides
6.3. Spinal Neuroarthropathy (Charcot’s Spine)
6.4. Pyogenic Vertebral Infection
6.5. Coagulation Disorders in Spine Surgery
6.6. Blood Conservation Strategies in Spine Surgery
6.7. Management of Metastatic Disease to the Spine
7. SECTION 7: Clinical Evaluation—Robert W., section editor
7.1. Evaluation of the Patient with Congenital Spine Deformity
7.2. Clinical Evaluation of the Patient with a Spine Deformity (Scoliosis, Kyphosis)
7.3. Clinical Evaluation for Neuromuscular Scoliosis and Kyphosis
7.4. Evaluation of Back Pain in the Spinal Deformity Patient
8. SECTION 8: Neurology—James W. Ogilvie, section editor
8.1. Spinal Cord Injury, Reflexes, and Syndromes
8.2. Anterior Horn Cell Disease: Poliomyelitis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Acute Transverse Myelitis
8.3. Congenital and Developmental Spinal Cord Abnormalities: Syringomyelia, Tethered Cord, Diastematomyella, Diplomyelia
8.4. The Spine in Friedrich’s Ataxia, Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, and Familial Dysautonomia
8.5. Cerebral Palsy, Myelodysplasia, Hydrosyringomyelia, Rett Syndrome, and Muscular Dystrophies
9. SECTION 9: Anesthesia—Kim W. Hammerberg, section editor
9.1. Anesthetic Considerations for Spinal Surgery
10. SECTION 10: Radiology—Mark Weidenbaum, section editor
10.1. Radiology
11. SECTION 11: Rehabilitation—John P. Lubicky, section editor
11.1. Rehabilitation
12. SECTION 12: Treatment of the Adult Spine—Donald P. Chan, section editor
12.1. Operative Management of Degenerative Lumbar Stenosis
12.2. Degenerative Disk Disease and Degenerative Spondylolisthesis of the Lumbar Spine
12.3. Adult Spine Trauma
12.4. Inflammatory Arthritis of the Spine
12.5. Vertebral Osteomyelitis
12.6. Neoplasms of the Spinal Column
13. SECTION 13: Surgical Techniques—Keith H. Bridwell, section editor
13.1. Tables and Positioning
13.2. Halo and Cranial Traction
13.3. Approaches to the Cervical Spine
13.4. Open Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Surgical Approaches
13.5. Cervical Decompression
13.6. Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
13.7. Spine Fusion
13.8. Spine Osteotomy and Resection
13.9. Staging Plus Complications of Approaches
13.10. Thoracoplasty
13.11. Endoscopic and Mini-Open Approaches to the Spine
14. SECTION 14: Instrumentation and Complications—Denis S. Drummond, section editor
14.1. Basic Principles of Deformity Correction
14.2. A Biomechanical Approach to Posterior Spinal Instrumentation: Principles and Applications
14.3. Sacropelvic Fixation in Spinal Deformity
14.4. Neurological Injury Complicating Surgery
14.5. Postoperative Complications
14.6. Revision Surgery
15. SECTION 15: Pediatric Spine—Dennis R. Wenger, section editor
15.1. Etiology of Scoliosis
15.2. Idiopathic Scoliosis: Prevalence and Natural History
15.3. Congenital Scoliosis and Kyphosis
15.4. Inflammatory and Infectious Disorders of the Child’s Spine
15.5. The Spine in Skeletal Syndromes and Dysplasias
15.6. Neuromuscular Scoliosis
15.7. Pediatric Spine Trauma
15.8. Spine Tumors in Childhood and Adolescence
16. SECTION 16: Deformities—Michael G. Neuwirth, section editor
16.1. Idiopathic Scoliosis: General Considerations, Natural History, and Treatment Guidelines
16.2. Bracing in Scoliosis
16.3. Spinal Deformities Associated with Metabolic Diseases
16.4. Perioperative Blood and Blood Product Management for Spinal Deformity Surgery
16.5. Scheuermann’s Kyphosis
16.6. Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
16.7. Intraoperative and Immediate Postoperative Complications of Spinal Deformity Surgery
FOREWORD 1
FOREWORD 2
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
DEDICATION