... University of Bern, and Chief of Staff, Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery, Hirslanden-Salem Hospital, Bern, Switzerland. Max Aebi
is Co-Founder and Past Chairman of AO Spine, a member of the European ... 1960 and is a Swiss citizen. He studied at
the University of Saarland, Germany, and the University of Basle, Switzerland. He
then received an international training as a...
... 14
Surgery 14
BackPainandSciatica 15
AWrongMixtureofFluids 15
DiscHerniation 17
HistoricalCaseStudy 19
TheFacetSyndrome 21
SpinalStenosis 21
SpinalInfections 22
EgyptianMummiesandSirPercivalPott ... mean difficult choices in
the allocation of treatment modalities. Therefore, a basic knowledge of the state
of the art of the diagnosis and treatment of spinal di...
... “ishion” standing for hip, buttocks, sacrum, loin and also
upper limb. Since the time of Hippocrates of Cos (46 0–370
B.C.), this term has
relatedtopainsyndromeofthelowerbackandtheupperpartsofthelowerlimbs
[57].
The ... (1930).
2 Section History of Spinal Disorders
c d
Figure 2. (Cont.)
c Andreas Vesalius (15 14 15 64) . d Josias Weitbrecht’s (1702 – 1 747 ) Syndesmologia (1 742 ) p...
... [42].
Par ´e ( 151 0– 159 0)
introduced a brace
for scoliosis treatment
A less cruel method of treating spinal deformities was developed by Ambroise
Par´e ( 151 0– 159 0). The father of French surgery ... loca-
tion and size of the lesion. There is often a history of trauma not immediately related to the present condition. Numbness
and tingling, anaesthesia, partial or complet...
... with
implantation.
Recapitulation
Goals of spinal instrumentation.
The aims of spinal
instrumentation are stabilization, achievement and
maintenance of curve correction (alignment) and
facilitation of bony fusion (spondylodesis). ... tumor and post-traumatic
kyphosis. The load is transferred through a combination of compressive or ten-
sile loading along the length of th...
... Gallacher D (200 6)Surveyofchronicpain
in Europe: Prevalence, impact of daily life, and treatment. Eur J Pain 10:287 – 333
This article provides recent (200 3) estimates of the prevalence of pain in ... classification and staging [112]. In addi-
tion to a population based registry approach [79, 80], a greater standardization of
the assessment of risk, treatment and outcomes...
... integ-
rity of the spinal function. At the same time larger doses of opiates became popular
to help maintain stable hemodynamic conditions and better pain control intra-
and postsurgery. In the 1980s and ... decompressed of gas and secre-
Careful eye and face
protection is crucial
tions by using the gastric tube. Careful eye protection with cream, occlusive tape
and periph...
... function of the spinal cord and nerve roots. Usually the spinal
cord, brachial plexus roots, and L5 and S1 can be evaluated by asking the patient
to move their hands and feet. The WUT is an outstanding ... [26]. Recently, the use
of aprotinin was associated with a doubling of the risk of renal failure, a 55%
increased risk of myocardial infarction and a 181% increase i...
... level
of T10/11 with significant
compression of the spinal
cord.
b T2 weighted axial
MR image demonstrating
the severe spinal canal
obliteration with com-
pression and deformation
of the spinal ... during 1 year of observa-
tion [49]. Bell and Rothman found prevalences of sciatic pain in a population
older than 35 years of 4.8% in men and 2.5% in women [17]. The first...
... trefoil shape of the spinal canal mostly occurs at the fifth lumbar
level.
Size and shape
of the spinal canal are
dependent on the level
The anteroposterior diameter of the lumbar spinal canal ... technique and prospective results of 463 patients. Spine 30:2570 – 8
118. Rydevik B, Garfin S (1989) Spinal nerve root compression. In: Szabo RM (ed) Nerve root
compression syndr...
... members of the Scoliosis
Research Society and of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
revealed a high degree of variability with regard to the opinion of the effective-
ness of brace treatment ... overprojec-
tion of the shoulder, the upper endplate of T4 or T5 is usually used. For the assess-
ment of the sagittal lumbar profile, the upper endplates of L1...
... injuries
and to identify a possible cord lesion
✔
Primary goals of treatment are prevention and
limitation of neurological injury as well as res-
toration of spinal stability, regardless of
whether ... Michaelis L (1973) Closed injuries of the cervical spine and spinal
cord: results of conservative treatment of flexion fractures and flexion rotation fracture
disl...
... the success of modern medical treatment and the decreasing inci-
dence of manifest instability of the spine, surgery will remain one of the treat-
ment options in advanced stages of the disease. ... exclusively by the joint capsule and the
Tumors and Inflammation Section 1041
Table 6. Surgical treatment of spinal infections with instrumentation
Author Cases Type of...
... with
long-standing disease. The findings of increased numbers of T cells and B cells
and neoangiogenesis suggest that these features play a role in the pathogenesis of
AS [3].
Stages of pathological
changes ... is the major advantage of whole-body MRI [105].
Standard Radiographs
Standard radiography
remains the mainstay
of diagnostic imaging
Standard radiographs of the spine...