The Management of Disorders of the Child's Cervical Spine

Focuses exclusively on both major and minor conditions affecting the pediatric cervical spine, utilizing the most current evidence

Discusses basic science, clinical aspects, and medical and surgical treatment of pediatric cervical spine disorders

Unique and definitive resource for pediatric orthopedic spine surgeons, neurologists and all medical professionals treating these delicate conditions

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Jonathan Phillips, MD, Attending Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Associate Professor of Orthopedics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

Suken A. Shah, MD, Division Chief, Spine and Scoliosis Center, Clinical Fellowship Director, Department of Orthopedics, Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA USA Burt Yaszay, MD, Attending Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, Rady's Children's Hospital, Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedics, University of California (San Diego), San Diego, CA, USA Daniel Hedequist, MD, Attending Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, Children's Hospital Boston, Assistant Professor of Orthopedics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

Inhalt
Embryology and Anatomy of the Child's Cervical Spine.- Biomechanics of the Growing Cervical Spine.- Pathology Of the Child's Cervical Spine and Its Clinical Implications.- Radiology of the Growing Cervical Spine.- Clinical Presentation And Physical Examination Of Children With Cervical Spine Disorders .- Pediatric and Adolescent Cervical Spine Trauma.- Infections and Inflammatory Conditions of the Pediatric Cervical Spine.- Tumors of the Cervical Spine.- Congenital Disorders of the Child's Cervical Spine.- Dysplasias in the Child's Cervical Spine.- Congenital Muscular Torticollis.- Cervical Spine Injuries in Athletes.- Medical and Rehabilitative Techniques in Cervical Disorders of the Child.- Surgical Approaches to the Child's Cervical Spine.- Spinal Cord Monitoring in Pediatric Cervical Spine Surgery.- External Immobilization of the Child's Cervical Spine.- Posterior Cervical Arthrodesis in Children.- Anterior Cervical Arthrodesis in Children.- Anterior Transoral Approaches to the Upper Cervical Spine in Children.- Chiari Malformations and Foramen Magnum Stenosis.- Miscellaneous Conditions of the Head and Neck in Infants and Children.- Complication Types and Rates in Pediatric Cervical Spine Surgery. ****