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Spinal surgery, lower back surgery or lumbar spine surgery, including spinal fusion, laminectomy, microdiscectomy & minimally invasive spinal surgery
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Disc Herniation Wheeless
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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedicsdisc herniation may vary in severity from disc protrussion to disc extrusion, to finally disc sequestration; - disc containment: - w/ a contained disc herniation, the disc material herniated through the inner annulus but not...
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Discogenic Pain Wheeless
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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedicswhen the innervated ligamentous layer of the outer annulus fibrosis is stretched because of segmental instability, pain results; - acute sprain probably represents partial tearing of annular tissue; - if annular tissue becomes weakened to the point of allowing nucleus to...
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Double Major Curves Wheeless
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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedicsfrequently double curves balance out & do not produce cosmetic deformity; - they do not tend to progress unless> 60 deg at skeletal maturity; - operative indications: -...
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Eosinophilic Granuloma of the Spine
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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
- Discussion:
- most common in the thoracic spine;
- may present with progressive back pain;
- vertebra plana:
- in 2-6 yrs old child, EOG may present w/...
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Harrington Instrumentation Wheeless
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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedicsthis type of fixation is now outdated, and the text is maintained for historical context
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Herniated Disc in the Child
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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics- disc herniation is uncommon in children; - herniations are most common at the disc spaces between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae & between 5th lumbar and 1st sacral vertebrae
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Idiopathic Scoliosis Wheeless
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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedicsprevalence of scoliosis: - 10 deg curve is considered to be the threshold for scoliosis; - curves> 10 deg occur in 2.5/100; ...
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Intervertebral Discs Wheeless
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Wheeless' Textbook of OrthopaedicsNotes on anatomy. Sections - Cervical Spine, Thoracic Spine, Lumbar Spine
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Jacobs Rods Wheeless
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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedicslocking hook spinal rod is constructed of extra hard, 316 L stainless; - it is 5 x 7 mm in diameter and threaded at both ends for attachment hook, which are adjusted longitudinally using a...
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Kyphosis Wheeless
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Wheeless' Textbook of OrthopaedicsSee: - Cervical Kyphosis - Congenital Kyphosis: - Congenital Scoliosis: - Scheuermann's Kyphosis - Post Traumatic Kyphosis
Non Traumatic Adult Kyphosis: ...
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Left Thoracic Scoliosis Wheeless
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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedicsleft thoracic curvatures are uncommon (1-2% of curves) - associatted conditions: (33 % of patients) - occult syrinx; - treatment...
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Lumbar Scoliosis Wheeless
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Wheeless' Textbook of OrthopaedicsIndications for Rx: - curves> 40-45 deg; - documented progression; - marked imbalance with a shift to one side; - substantial pain;
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Luque Instrumentation Wheeless
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Wheeless' Textbook of OrthopaedicsLuque instrumentation involves sublaminar wiring connected to rods; - for most part, this has been abandoned for idiopathic scoliosis because of the potential morbidity that is associated w/ introduction of ...
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Multisegmented Hook Instrumentation Wheeless
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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedicsmultisegmental hook systems, like CD and TSRH, provide multiple points of fixation to the spine and allow both compression and distraction on the same rod; -...
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Myelomeningocele Scoliosis Wheeless
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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedicsscoliosis in myelomenigocele may have a multifactorial etiology: - idiopathic causes; - myelomeningocele structural defect; ...
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