Libri di Robert Gunzburg

Written by an international group of recognized experts, this volume is a comprehensive, up-to-date reference on degenerative disc disease. Coverage begins with the epidemiology, physiology, and biomechanical effects of degenerative disc disease and proceeds to diagnosis, clinical presentation, and conservative and surgical treatment modalities. The book offers practical advice on when to operate and when to treat conservatively and provides complete information on alternatives to surgery and surgical options. Chapters describe the new total disc replacements that are currently used in Europe and undergoing clinical trials in the United States. Also included are discussions of economic and ethical considerations.

Written by internationally recognized experts from Europe and the United States, this volume is a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the physiology, biomechanics, natural history, clinical presentation, complications, diagnosis, and medical and surgical treatment of vertebral osteoporosis and compression fractures. The coverage includes detailed information on vertebroplasty and the use of synthetic bone void filler for repair of vertebral fractures. Other chapters discuss pharmacological management of osteoporosis, physical activity and exercise recommendations, use of orthoses for vertebral compression fractures, and pain management. Several contributors offer decision-making advice on when to operate and analyze the costs and benefits of medical and surgical treatment.

Written by an international group of recognised experts, this volume is the most comprehensive and up to date reference on lumbar disc herniation. The contributors thoroughly examine the causes, natural history, and diagnostic workup of disc herniation, the full range of current nonsurgical and surgical treatment options, and also the economic and ethical aspects of patient management.Chapters offer practical advice on when to treat nonsurgically and when to operate and provide complete information on all current surgical procedures, including discectomy, microdiscectomy, automated percutaneous discectomy, laser discectomy, arthroscopic discectomy, and lumbar posterior endoscopic microdiscectomy. There are also recommendations for managing failed back surgery

ritten by leading orthopaedic, neurosurgical, and neurologic authorities from Europe and the United States, this volume describes the most successful approaches to the diagnosis and management of degenerative cervical spine disorders. Coverage includes all the essential information on anatomy, biomechanics, clinical presentation, diagnosis, surgical and nonsurgical treatments, management of complications, and economic and ethical considerations. Chapters discuss the use of current imaging modalities--including CT and MRI--in the diagnostic workup. Nonsurgical therapies described include steroidal agents, cervical facet blocks, trigger point injections, spinal cord stimulation, and radiofrequency interventions. A major section details current surgical approaches, both with and without instrumentation

This volume is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art clinical reference on spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, and degenerative spondylolisthesis. Leading experts from the United States, Europe, and Israel present the latest concepts and findings on the biomechanics, clinical presentation, imaging, diagnosis, natural evolution, and conservative and surgical treatment of these vertebral conditions in adults and in children. A major portion of the book focuses on current strategies for surgical treatment in adults.