Overview
- Editors:
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Eric O. Klineberg
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California - Davis, Sacramento, USA
- Provides the orthopedic surgeon and spinal practitioner with the most current evidence and expert thought about the evaluation and management of adult lumbar scoliosis
- Covers pre-operative evaluation and radiography, non-operative and operative strategies, including minimally invasive techniques, and post-operative management
- Includes a focus on surgical outcomes as well as the costs and impact of complications and their management
About this book
Providing a sound definition and review of the pertinent treatment goals for the management of adult lumbar scoliosis, this practical and comprehensive guide covers everything from pre-operative evaluation and radiography to post-operative management and complications. Both non-operative and operative strategies are presented, including minimally invasive techniques, decompression, anterior release, spinal osteotomy, and proximal and distal fixation, with an emphasis on clinical guidelines and management outcomes. The impact and prevention of complications following treatment are also discussed, including the prevention of proximal junctional kyphosis. Concluding with an examination of future directions for research and clinical treatment strategies, the comprehensive approach of this book provides the orthopedic surgeon, neurosurgeon and spinal practitioner with the most current evidence and expert thought about the evaluation and management of adult lumbar scoliosis.
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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- Durga R. Sure, Michael LaBagnara, Justin S. Smith, Christopher I. Shaffrey
Pages 1-9
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- Dana L. Cruz, Themistocles Protopsaltis
Pages 11-21
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- Patrick Reid, Jeffrey Varghese, Virginie Lafage
Pages 23-30
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- Vadim Goz, Joseph F. Baker, Darrel S. Brodke
Pages 31-47
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- Joshua Bunch, Douglas Burton
Pages 49-59
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- Quinlan D. Buchlak, Vijay Yanamadala, Jean-Christophe Leveque, Rajiv Sethi
Pages 61-70
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- Jonathan Falakassa, Serena S. Hu
Pages 71-75
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- Pouya Alijanipour, Hongda Bao, Frank Schwab
Pages 77-91
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- Dana L. Cruz, Louis Day, Thomas Errico
Pages 93-106
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- Ryan T. Cassilly, Cyrus M. Jalai, Gregory W. Poorman, Peter G. Passias
Pages 107-121
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- Thomas Kosztowski, C. Rory Goodwin, Rory Petteys, Daniel Sciubba
Pages 123-139
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- Todd D. Vogel, Junichi Ohya, Praveen V. Mummaneni
Pages 141-147
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- Gregory M. Mundis Jr, Pooria Hosseini
Pages 149-156
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- Ashish Patel, Federico Girardi, Han Jo Kim
Pages 157-169
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- Munish C. Gupta, Sachin Gupta
Pages 171-180
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- Tina Raman, Khaled Kebaish
Pages 181-193
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- Ngoc-Lam M. Nguyen, Christopher Y. Kong, Khaled M. Kebaish, Michael M. Safaee, Christopher P. Ames, Robert A. Hart
Pages 195-216
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- Michael M. Safaee, Taemin Oh, Ngoc-Lam M. Nguyen, Christopher Y. Kong, Robert A. Hart, Christopher P. Ames
Pages 217-227
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- Peter Christiansen, Michael LaBagnara, Durga Sure, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Justin S. Smith
Pages 229-243
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California - Davis, Sacramento, USA
Eric O. Klineberg
About the editor
Eric O. Klineberg, MD, Associate Professor and Spine Fellowship Program Director, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Center, University of California - Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA