CURBSIDE
CONSULTATION OF THE SPINE
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Editor:
Kern Singh, MD.; series editor: Bernard R. Bach, Jr.
Bibliographic Data: ISBN: 978-1-55642-823-4; 2008 by SLACK Incorporated,
NJ, USA, 170 pages, soft cover: alk. paper.
Subjects: Spine: Diagnosis, clinical and preoperative management,
surgical techniques, postoperative care, rehabilitation, infection, spinal
tumours, spine and sports medicine, deformity, trauma, degenerative spine,
spine in paediatrics.
Reviewed by: M.Asım Baykan MD, Orthopaedic surgeon, Acibadem Harvard
Medical International, Kozyatagi Hosp. Istanbul, Turkey.
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Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2009) 8, 312
| DESCRIPTION |
| A
user friendly source for spinal surgery giving practical information
regarding the management of common clinical scenarios designed in
a question and answers format, composed of articles containing current
concepts and preferences of authors in spinal surgery, enhanced by
several images, diagrams, references and written in the form of casual
advices from leading young authorities of spinal surgery by Kern Singh,
MD. |
| PURPOSE |
| By
this practical reference, Kern Singh, MD. and the contributors have
aimed providing not only practical information regarding the management
of common clinical issues but also straightforward and brief answers,
evidence-based advices, their preference and opinions containing current
concepts for unanswered questions those are encountered on a daily
basis by spinal surgeons but often controversial and not addressed
clearly in traditional spinal surgery references. |
| AUDIENCE |
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Mainly
orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons, residents of orthopaedics
and neurosurgery who are interested in spinal surgery have been
targeted but the current information and incorporating expert advice
will also be welcomed by experienced clinicians. Also non-physician
personnel may benefit the brief knowledge.
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| FEATURES |
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There
are 49 scenarios each written by a different author designed in
15 sections in a question and answers format including several images
and diagrams and also essential references at the end of each article.
Sections are: Anatomy, Diagnostic imaging, Surgical Approach, Spinal
Instrumentation, Tumour, Infection, Trauma, Degenerative, Paediatrics,
Bone Grafts, Intraoperative, Postoperative Patients, Sports Medicine,
Deformity, Rehabilitation.
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| ASSESSMENT |
| Providing
practical information and current concept for common clinical problems,
straightforward, brief answers and practical solutions to frequently
encountered problems and controversial issues of the daily practise
of spinal surgery makes the text a practical and useful reference.
These carefully chosen questions forming the sections are making almost
a comprehensive source. The casual style of articles resembling the
advices in a dialog of colleagues on a curbside consult makes the
text easier to read and understand. Various images and diagrams enhance
the knowledge in the text. |
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