Essentials of Spinal Cord Injury

Basic Research to Clinical Practice (Sprache: Englisch)

Autoren: Michael G. Fehlings , Alexander R. Vaccaro , Maxwell Boakye

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- Approximately 250,000

- 400,000 individuals in the United States are living with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Every year, approximately 11,000 people sustain new spinal cord injuries

- that#s thirty new injuries every day. Other statistics for SCI include:

- 82% male, 18% female

- Highest per capita rate of injury occurs between ages 16-30

- Average age at injury - 33.4

- Median age at injury - 26

- Mode (most frequent) age at injury 19 Causes of Spinal Cord Injury

- Motor vehicle accidents (44%)

- Acts of violence (24%)

- Falls (22%)

- Sports (8%) (2/3 of sports injuries are from diving)

- Other (2%)

The proposed book seeks to be THE definitive guide on spinal cord injury emphasizing state-of-art research and its links to current clinical practice. Chapter authors will be from surgical, rehabilitative, and allied health fields to represent the multidisciplinary nature of treating patients with SCI. Coverage of surgical and medical management will be evidence-based with clear translations to real-world clinical practice. In this one authoritative reference, SCI clinicians will be able to make sense of emerging trends and therapies and proven clinical guidelines.

Klappentext zu „Essentials of Spinal Cord Injury “

Essentials of Spinal Cord Injury is written for the

spinal cord injury (SCI) team and reflects the multidisciplinary nature of

treating patients with SCI. It integrates emerging medical and surgical

approaches to SCI with neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neuroimaging,

neuroplasticity, and cellular transplantation. This comprehensive yet concise

reference will enable neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, and

allied health professionals caring for SCI patients to translate research

results into patient care. It is also an excellent resource for those preparing

for the board exam in SCI medicine.Key Features:Material is

cross-referenced to highlight relationships between the different areas of

SCIChapters are concise, focused, and include key points, pearls, and

pitfallsAn Overview of the Literature table is provided in most

chapters, giving readers a meaningful distillation of each publication

referenced Each editor is a world-renowned expert in one of thesecore disciplines involved in the management of SCI patients: neurosurgery,

orthopedic surgery, spinal cord science, and rehabilitative medicineThis is

a must-have guide that all neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, and

allied health professionals involved in the care of spinal cord injury patients

should have on their bookshelf.