The lumbar intervertebral disc [E-Book]

Includes bibliographical references.

Basic science -- Epidemiology and economics of intervertebral disc disease -- Anatomy and physiology of the lumbar intervertebral disc and endplates -- Biology of the lumbar intervertebral disc -- Biomechanics of the lumbar intervertebral disc -- Mechanisms of pain from intervertebral discs -- Biology and biomechanics of the spinal degenerative cascade -- Disc herniation -- Pathophysiology and etiology of intervertebral disc herniation -- Clinical features of herniated nucleus pulposus -- Nonsurgical treatment of herniated nucleus pulposus -- Percutaneous decompression -- Decompressive surgery for herniated nucleus pulposus (open, micro, and minimally invasive approaches) -- Annular repair and barrier technologies -- Degenerative disc disease -- Clinical presentation of disc degeneration -- Degenerative disc imaging -- Provocative testing (discography) -- Presurgical psychological screening -- Treatment of degenerative disc disease -- Mechanical diagnosis and therapy -- Role of education and back schools -- Cognitive therapy for symptomatic disc degeneration -- Biologic therapies for disc repair -- Intradiscal therapy -- Nucleus augmentation -- Interspinous devices -- Posterior nonfusion pedicle screw-based stabilization -- Lumbar spine arthroplasty -- Spinal fusion: posterior approaches -- Spinal fusion: anterior approach -- Spinal fusion: combined anteroposterior approach -- Minimally invasive spinal fusion procedures -- Biologics for spinal fusion -- Postoperative rehabilitation of lumbar spine patients -- Surgical treatment of degenerative lumbar disc disease: a critical review.

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