| 100 Q&as about Spine Disorders Contributor(s): Jandial, Rahul (Author), Aryan, Henry E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763749885 ISBN-13: 9780763749880 Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers OUR PRICE: $21.73 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: Spine disorders, including degenerative disk disease, spinal tumors, scoliosis, spinal trauma, etc., are very common. The problems range from inconvenient to life-threatening. New treatments are curing or at least improving the Quality Of Life of spine disorder patients. This easy to read book answers all questions that a patient diagnosed with a spine disorder will need to know about what to expect. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Rheumatology - Medical | Physician & Patient |
| Dewey: 616.73 |
| LCCN: 2007031768 |
| Series: 100 Questions & Answers about |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.91" W x 8.98" (0.56 lbs) 172 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Empower Yourself! Whether you're a newly diagnosed patient, a survivor, or loved one of someone suffering from a spine disorder, this book offers help. The only text available to provide both the doctor's and patient's views, 100 Questions & Answers About Spine Disorders, provides practical, authoritative answers to 100 of the most common questions asked. Written with commentary from actual patients, this is an invaluable resource for anyone struggling with the medical, physical, and emotional turmoil of this disease. This book includes sections on: The healthy spine Spine tumors Spinal cord tumors Spine trauma and fractures Spine degenerative disease (disc herniation and canal narrowing) Scoliosis Spine surgery Spine surgery-minimally invasive Spine infections Pediatric spine diseases Pediatric scoliosis Pediatric spine surgery Non-surgical spine procedures (injections) Spine rehabilitation exercises |
Contributor Bio(s): Jandial, Rahul: - UCSD Department of Neurosurgery, Burnham Institute for Medical ResearchAryan, Henry E.: - UCSF Department of Neurosurgery, Sierra Pacific Orthopaedic & Spine Center |