Description
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Cervical Myelopathy by Peter G Passias
This textbook seeks to reflect this trend and provide instructions as to how to incorporate diagnostic factors, such as alignment in designing treatment for this complex pathology.
Key Features:
• Covers anatomy of the skull base and cervical spine, biomechanics and alignment, diagnosis, outcomes, distinct etiologies, and both nonsurgical and surgical management of cervical myelopathy
• Includes a section on cervical myelopathy in the setting of spine tumors
• Conditions discussed includes cervical amyotrophy, rheumatologic disorders, ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament , os odontoideum, atlantoaxial dislocations, basilar invagination, and congenital abnormalities of the cervical spine
• Surgical procedures covered include laminectomy, laminoplasty, and total disk replacement
• Over 250 photographs and illustrations.