Surgery of the Cervical Spine

Includes Bibliographical references and Index

Anatomy of the cervical spine; surgical approaches to the cervical spine; biomechanics of the cervical spine; clinical evaluation of cervical spine disorders; radiology of the cervical spine; non-surgical evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of cervical spine disorders; congenital abnormalities of the cervical spine; degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine; anterior surgical procedures for cervical disc disease; surgical management of cervical disc disease - posterior approach; traumatic injuries of the adult upper cervical spine; traumatic injuries to the adult lower cervical spine; cervical spine injury in the skeletally immature patient; tumours of the cervical spine; infections of the cervical spine; rheumatoid arthritis of the cervical spine; cervical kyphosis; spinal instrumentation of the cervical spine; complications of the cervical spine.

This illustrated text covers the full range of conditions affecting the cervical spine, together with the latest and most effective means of managing them.