AO SPINE TEXTBOOK: COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW ON SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF THE SPINe

Founded by four Swiss surgeons in 1958, AO Spine is a premier knowledge provider in spine surgery and at the forefront of education and research.

Endorsed by AO Spine, this book is a comprehensive guide to the management of spinal disorders.

Beginning with a general overview of the spine and its physiology and biomechanics, the next section extensively covers the paediatric spine and associated disorders.

The following sections discuss conditions found in the different anatomical sections of the spine – cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral – and their history, physical examination, diagnosis and surgical and non-operative management techniques. The final part of the book explores future trends in spine surgery.

Authored by leading US-based neuro and orthopaedic surgeons, this textbook is highly illustrated with more than 650 surgical images, diagrams and tables.

Key points:

• Comprehensive guide to surgical and non-operative management of spinal disorders
• Endorsed by AO Spine committee
• Covers diagnosis and treatment of numerous conditions in each section of the spine
• Highly experienced and renowned, US-based author team

Table of Contents:

 Section 1: General Topics

 1. Relevant Surgical Anatomy...................................................................................................................3 Graham C Calvert, Michael J Beebe, Darrel S Brodke

 2. Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine: The Nuts and Bolts of Spinal Instrumentation ....................21 Fernando Techy, Edward C Benzel

3. Bone and Intervertebral Disk Physiology ..........................................................................................40 Shah-Nawaz M Dodwad, Sohrab S Virk, Safdar N Khan, Tom D Cha, Howard S An

4. Preoperative Bone Health Assessment and the Potential use of Systemic Osteoporosis Drugs in Select Patients Undergoing Elective Spine Fusion Surgery ............................................53 Kelly Krohn 5. Inflammatory Diseases of the Spine...................................................................................................63 Yu-Po Lee

6. Principles of Spine Trauma and Spinal Cord Injury..........................................................................76 Melissa Nadeau, Brian K Kwon

 7. Principles of Spine Fusion ..................................................................................................................97 S Tim Yoon, Colin G Crosby 8. Spinal Infections.................................................................................................................................106 Scott D Daffner, Vincent J Miele

 9. Intradural Spinal Tumors................................................................................................................... 117 Yonatan G Keschner, Daniel Lubelski, Gregory R Trost, Edward C Benzel

Section 2: Pediatric Spine

10. Evaluation of Back Pain in Children.................................................................................................135 Hillard T Spencer, Anthony A Scaduto

11. Congenital Scoliosis..........................................................................................................................145 Kaine C Onwuzulike

 12. Idiopathic Scoliosis............................................................................................................................158 Richard E Bowen, Natalie L Leong

13. Neuromuscular Scoliosis ..................................................................................................................186 David Gurd, Siddharth A Badve xx AO Spine Textbook

14. Juvenile Kyphosis (Scheuermann's Disease).................................................................................214 Luiz Roberto Vialle, Emiliano Vialle, Orlando Colina

15. Pediatric Trauma ................................................................................................................................224 Theodore J Choma, Daniel G Hoernschemeyer, Sumit K Gupta

16. Pediatric Spinal Column: Congenital Anomalies ............................................................................241 Juliann Kwak Lee, Mauricio Silva

17. Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis..............................................................................................253 Haariss Ilyas, Keith Bachmann, Joel Kolmodin, Siddharth A Badve, Ryan Goodwin

18. Spinal Conditions Associated with Congenital Disorders .............................................................279 Vikram Mehta, Daniel Lubelski, David T Anderson, Edward C Benzel

 19. Biologics used in Spine Surgery for Fusion....................................................................................302 Wellington K Hsu

20. Imaging of the Spine: Types, Strengths and Limitations ...............................................................323 Todd M Emch, Michael T Modic

21. Navigation and Robotics in Spine Surgery......................................................................................381 Xiaobang Hu, Christopher Bonsignore, Isador H Lieberma

 22. Evidence in Spinal Surgery...............................................................................................................392 Daniel K Resnick

Section 3: Cervical

 23. Cervical Spine: History and Physical Examination ........................................................................405 Marzena Buzanowska

24. Spine Surgery: Current Concepts and Evidence Neck Pain.......................................................... 411 Zachary L Gordon, James D Kang

25. Spine Surgery: Current Concepts and Evidence Cervical Radiculopathy ...................................429 Abhishek Ray, Michael P Steinmetz

26. Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.....................................................................................................455 Sean Barry, Michael G Fehlings

27. Revision Cervical Spine Surgery......................................................................................................471 Justin K Scheer, Jessica A Tang, Christopher P Ames, Robert A Hart

 28. Current Concepts and Evidence in Cervical Spinal Deformities...................................................486 Michael P Kelly, Adam L Wollowick, K Daniel Riew

29. Cervical Tumors .................................................................................................................................500 Mari L Groves, Ziya L Gokaslan, Jean Paul Wolinsky

 30. Trauma of the Cervical Spine............................................................................................................526 George Rymarczuk, Geoffrey Stricsek, James S Harrop xxi Contents

Section 4: Thoracic

31. Thoracic Spine: History and Physical Examination........................................................................537 Alexandra Paraskos, Marzena Buzanowska, Michael P Steinmetz

 32. Thoracic Radiculopathy and Myelopathy ........................................................................................541 Karthikeyan E Ponnusamy, Emmanuel Menga, A Jay Khanna

33. Classification and Management of Thoracic Spine Trauma...........................................................553 Sajeel R Khan, Ankit I Mehta

Section 5: Lumbosacral

34. Lumbosacral Spine: History and Physical Examination ................................................................565 Alexandra Paraskos, Marzena Buzanowska, Michael P Steinmetz

35. Low Back Pain Spine Surgery: Current Concepts and Evidence..................................................573 David E Fish, Jason D Berk, Casey Fisher, Stephen Dechter

36. Lumbar Disk Herniation.....................................................................................................................594 Perry Dhaliwal, Ajit A Krishnaney

37. Spinal Stenosis...................................................................................................................................605 Sandeep N Gidvani, Michael D Daubs

38. Degenerative Spondylolisthesis.......................................................................................................615 Gabriel Widi, Faiz Ahmad, Jason I Liounakos, Yi Lu, Michael Y Wang

 39. Spine Surgery: Current Concepts and Evidence Isthmic Spondylolisthesis...............................628 Douglas Orr, Perry Dhaliwal

40. Spine Surgery: Current Concepts and Evidence Adult Scoliosis .................................................641 Caglar Yilgor, Ahmet Alanay

 41. Revision Lumbar Surgery..................................................................................................................659 Michael J Lee, Jens R Chapman

42. Trauma of the Thoracolumbar Junction, Lumbar, and Sacral Spine.............................................667 George Rymarczuk, Geoffrey Stricsek, Kevin Hines, James S Harrop

43. Thoracic, Lumbar, and Sacral Tumors .............................................................................................676 Paul E Kaloostian, Jean Paul Wolinsky, Ziya L Gokaslan

Section 6: Future Trends in Spine Surgery

44. Future of Spine Surgery ....................................................................................................................689 Shaleen Vira, Jacob Enders, Ghaith Habboub, Michael P Steinmetz, Edward C Benzel Index............................................................................................................................................................697