Common Spinal Disorders Explained

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)