Neuromuscular Spine Deformity

Neuromuscular spine deformities are idiopathic, but muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, spinal cord tumors, and lesions are associated with more severe curve progression. Bracing typically does not prevent progression, and surgery is necessary. "Neuromuscular Spine Deformity" by Amer F. Samdani et al is the most comprehensive book on this topic, covering preoperative evaluation, nonoperative management, surgical considerations, pathology-specific surgical interventions, clinical pearls, and patient outcomes. It is essential reading for orthopaedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, and trainees, as well as academic programs and institutional departments specializing in pediatric spine pathologies.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 206 pages
\n Publication date: 09 March 2018
\n Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
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While the majority of spine abnormalities, such as scoliosis, kyphosis, and lordosis, are of an idiopathic nature, conditions like muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, spinal cord tumors, and lesions are linked to more severe progression of spinal curves. Bracing, as a common treatment approach, often fails to halt the progression of these curves, necessitating surgical intervention.

Neuromuscular Spine Deformity, authored by Amer F. Samdani and a team of esteemed experts, stands as the most comprehensive resource available on this subject. Spanning 27 well-illustrated chapters, the book delves into the latest surgical techniques for a diverse range of common to rare neuromuscular pathologies. The extensive content is drawn from the collective expertise of the authors, who have accumulated years of hands-on experience, as well as evidence-based knowledge from the literature and multicenter scoliosis studies conducted by the prestigious Harms Study Group, a global association of spine surgeons dedicated to research.

The text commences by exploring preoperative evaluation, nonoperative management, and surgical considerations, including anesthesia, neuromonitoring, and estimated blood loss. Section two focuses on pathology-specific surgical interventions, while sections three and four offer valuable clinical pearls on various surgical techniques, complications, and patient outcomes.

Among the key highlights of the book are the challenges associated with diseases such as dislocated hips, hyperlordotic/hyperkyphotic spine in cerebral palsy, myelomeningocele-related myelodysplasia and spine deformity, Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, and spinal muscular atrophy. Guidance is provided on assessing the sagittal profile preoperatively and executing it intraoperatively in patients with spinal cord injury. A wide array of fixation options is discussed, including the novel sacral alar iliac screw approach for sacropelvic fixation and correction of pelvic obliquity. Postoperative issues, such as ICU management, incidence, and management of e.

\n Weight: 850g\n
Dimension: 225 x 286 x 18 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781626232600\n \n