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REMEDICA Common Spinal Disorders Explained by Andrew Skyrme Guy Selmon Leslie Apthorp
Using extensive illustrations and clinical x-ray films the authors explain the most common spinal disorders including thoracolumbar trauma mechanical lower-back pain prolapsed thoracolumbar intervertebral discs lumbar spinal stenosis spondylolisthesis infections tumors inflammatory arthropathies disorders of the sacrum and coccyx cervical spine and related soft-tissue injuries cervical radiculopathy cervical spondylosis and myelopathy the rheumatoid spine and pediatric spinal conditions. They also explain how to take a history and give an examination what to expect from imaging of the spine and give a basic description of the anatomy of the thoracolumbar and cervical spine. Annotation ©2005 Book News Inc. Portland OR (booknews.com)