Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Editor
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Section I Developmental Anatomy
  • 1 Development and Maturation of the Axial Skeleton
  • Section II Biomechanics
  • 2 Spinal Biomechanics
  • 3 Clinical Application of Biomechanics
  • Section III Imaging Techniques
  • 4 Imaging Modalities
  • Section IV Patient Evaluation
  • 5 Back Pain in Children
  • 6 Evaluation of the Patient with Deformity
  • Section V Congenital Abnormalities
  • 7 Congenital Scoliosis
  • 8 Congenital Kyphosis and Lordosis
  • 9 Sacral Agenesis.
  • 10 Congenital and Developmental Spinal Stenosis
  • 11 Craniovertebral Junction Abnormalities in the Pediatric Spine
  • 12 Congenital Abnormalities of the Cervical Spine
  • 13 Neurosurgical Management of Spinal Dysraphism
  • 14 The Spine in Skeletal Dysplasias
  • Section VI Developmental Abnormalities
  • 15 Developmental Abnormalities of the Cervical Spine
  • 16 Early-Onset Idiopathic Scoliosis
  • 17 Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis
  • 18 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Etiology
  • 19 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Natural History
  • 20 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Nonsurgical Techniques.
  • 21 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Surgery
  • 22 Scheuermann Kyphosis
  • 23 Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
  • 24 Herniated Nucleus Pulposus and Slipped Vertebral Apophysis
  • 25 Neurofibromatosis
  • 26 Iatrogenic Spinal Deformities
  • 27 Marfan Syndrome
  • 28 Chiari Malformations, Syringomyelia, and the Tethered Cord Syndrome
  • Section VII Traumatic Conditions
  • 29 The Cell Biology of Spinal Cord Injury
  • 30 Cervical Spine Injuries in Children
  • 31 Thoracic, Lumbar, and Sacral Spine Fractures and Dislocations
  • 32 Spinal Cord Injury and Posttraumatic Deformities.
  • 33 Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
  • Section VIII Inflammatory and Infectious Conditions
  • 34 Pyogenic Infectious Spondylitis in Children
  • 35 Tuberculosis of the Spine
  • 36 Fungal Infections of the Spine
  • 37 Rheumatic Diseases
  • 38 Inflammatory Diseases of the Spinal Cord, Leptomeninges, and Dura
  • Section IX Neoplasms and Malformations
  • 39 Spine Neoplasms
  • 40 Spinal Cord Tumors
  • Section X Metabolic Disease
  • 41 Idiopathic Juvenile Osteoporosis
  • 42 The Spine in Osteogenesis Imperfecta
  • 43 Mucopolysaccharidosis, Mucolipidoses, and Homocystinuria.
  • Section XI Neuromuscular Disease
  • 44 Neuromuscular Spinal Deformities
  • 45 Spine Deformities Due to Cerebral Palsy
  • 46 Spinal Deformities in Friedreich's Ataxia
  • 47 Muscular Dystrophy
  • 48 Spinal Muscular Atrophy
  • 49 Myelomeningocele Spine
  • 50 Poliomyelitis Scoliosis
  • 51 Other Neuromuscular Deformities
  • Section XII Orthotics
  • 52 Orthotic Treatment for Spinal Disorders
  • Section XIII Appendices
  • A Terminology and Definitions
  • B Embryology, Growth and Maturation
  • C Radiographic Measurements
  • D Classifications
  • Index.