Focuses on individualized spinal injury assessments, immobilization techniques, nonoperative and operative indications, operative fixation strategies, and prognoses. Fractures of the Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine surveys the anatomy and physiology of the spinal cord injury designation and analysis using force vectors the spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality reduction and alignment of the spine in emergency management pharmacological intervention prior to surgery imaging in spinal trauma classification of cervical spine trauma Containing over 1900 references, Fractures of...

With contributions from more than 100 renowned authorities in the field, this reference compiles treatment recommendations and tips for a myriad of complications associated with nonoperative and operative management of various spinal pathologies in children and adults-providing expert guidance on complication identification, recognition, management, and prevention, as well as the legal and ethical aspects of contemporary spinal care.