Jens R Chapman
Joseph R Dettori
Daniel C Norvell

Care of spinal conditions has become increasingly complex and confusing. Classification systems can help in understanding the subject matter at hand, but have exploded in numbers and complexity. Attempts at extracting classifications of spinal disorders are cumbersome and require careful study of numerous reference books without achieving a comprehensive overview in the end. This one of a kind reference text summarizes over 185 spine classification or severity measures with standardized art work, provides ratings and critical evaluations of pertinent strengths and weaknesses in a concise and systematic fashion and provides help in:

•  Studying spinal disease conditions
•  Preparing informed treatment decisions
•  Communicating individual patient disease severity
•  Evaluating publications regarding treatment results and success
•  Formulating spinal research projects
•  Providing a scientific reference tool

The book is divided into two major systems:

Disease severity:

•  General disease severity
•  Instability
•  Osteoporosis
•  Stenosis
•  Spinal deformity
•  Degenerative disorders
•  Infection
•  Tumor
•  Heterotopic ossification
•  Trauma severity:
•  General trauma scores
•  Spinal cord injury
•  Fracture classifications

Trauma severity:

•  General trauma scores
•  Spinal cord injury
•  Fracture classifications

All identified measures within each category are
formally reviewed and displayed in a unique visually
friendly manner containing:

•  A one of a kind compendium of high
  quality diagrams for each severity measure
  or classification system with unrivaled
  specificity and detail
•  The content of each measure and whether
  it incorporates the critically important ABCDs
  of disease severity including: an anatomical
  component (A), a biomechanical component
  (B), a clinical component (C), and the degree
  of severity component (D)
•  A summary of the measures validity, reliability,
  and predictive ability with corresponding patient
  populations
•  An evaluation of each measure using our scoring
  criteria focusing on methodological rigor and
  clinical utility
•  An overall score for each measure rating the
  instrument’s strength with respect to methodology
  and clinical utility

Published in 2009
Hardcover
542 pages
965 figures and illustrations

ISBN 978-3-13-146441-5

€ 249.95