Surgery for Low Back Pain

Preface

Contents

Part I Basics

The Biology of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

Low Back Pain: Where Does the Pain Come From?

The Role of Cytokines in the Degenerative Spine

Psychosocial Aspects of Low Back Pain

Instability and Low Back Pain

Part II Diagnosis

Dynamic MRI of the Spine

Assessment of Status of End Plate and Diffusion in Degenerative Disc Disease

The Role of Physician Extenders in a Low Back Pain Practice

Part III Conservative Treatment

Natural Evolution of Nonspecific Low- Back Pain

Prescribing Conservative Treatment for Low Back Pain

Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Low back Pain and Back Schools

The Place of Chiropractic Care in the Treatment of Low Back Pain

Efficacy of IDET and PIRFT for the Treatment of Discogenic Low Back Pain

Lumbar Orthoses to Prevent and Treat Low- Back Pain

Part IV Surgical Treatment: Fusion

Indication for Lumbar Spinal Fusion

Evidence for Efficacy of Pedicle- Based Systems

Low Back Pain Is Not an Indication for Stabilisation in Patients Operated for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Hybrid Construct for DDD in the Lumbar Spine: The Compromise Between Fusion and Nonfusion

The Management of Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis

Transpedicular-Transdiscal-Transcorporal ( TPDC)- Fixation

Facet Problems: A Surgical Indication?

Adjacent Level Disease: “Myth” or “Fact”

Pelvic Girdle Pain: Indication for Surgery?

Blood Loss Management in Major Spine Surgery

Part V Surgical Treatment: Other Technologies

How Disc Replacement Fits in the Treatment Algorithm for Degenerative Disc Disease: Refining Indications for Disc Replacement

Clinical Factors that May Affect Outcome in Lumbar Total Disc Replacement. What Is the Evidence?

A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Two Lumbar Total Disk Replacements

Limitations of Lumbar Disk Arthroplasty

Is Posterior Dynamic Stabilization an Option to Avoid Adjacent Segment Decompensation?

Immediate Biomechanical Effects of Lumbar Posterior Dynamic Stabilisation

Overview of Pedicle Screw-Based Posterior Dynamic Stabilization Systems

Semirigid Fixation System for the Lumbar Spine

Nonrigid Stabilization of the Spine – Problems Observed: Screw Loosening/ Breakage/ Implant Failure/ Adjacent Segment Degeneration

Interspinous Implants: State of the Art and Research of Evidence

NuBac Disc Arthroplasty System: Rationale and Clinical Results

Part VI Outcomes

Outcome Assessment for Cost-Utility Evaluations: SF- 6D vs. EQ- 5D

Review of the Medical Evidence Regarding the Surgical Treatment of Low Back Pain

Index