Full Description
This book offers a clinical and surgical overview on congenital spine malformations, which are abnormalities that occur during fetal development, leading to structural issues in the spine. The fetal spine begins to develop shortly after conception and continues to grow throughout pregnancy. This book covers the various congenital spine malformations, their aetiologies and development, diagnosis and management.
Since many of these disorders are rare, they do not have a final cure and their management is important - their consequences on the physical, psychological and developmental condition of the patient are massive.
This book is of interest to orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, and pediatric specialists - the team who take care of the surgical management of congenital spine malformations.
Contents
Chapter 1 General introduction to the congenital spine malformations.- Chapter 2 The epidemiology of the congenital spine malformations.- Chapter 3 The diagnosis of congenital spine malformations.- Chapter 4 Kyphosis.- Chapter 5 Lordosis.- Chapter 6 Scoliosis.- Chapter 7 Spina bifida.- Chapter 8 Spinal canal stenosis.- Chapter 9 Dorsal enteric fistula.- Chapter 10 Neuroenteric cyst.- Chapter 11 Dermal Sinus.- Chapter 12 Split cord malformation (diastematomyelia).- Chapter 13 Caudal regression syndrome.- Chapter 14 Segmental spinal dysgenesis.- Chapter 15 Intradural lipoma.- Chapter 16 Filar lipoma.- Chapter 17 Tight filum terminale.- Chapter 18 Abnormally elongated spinal cord.- Chapter19 Persistent terminal ventricle.- Chapter 20 Terminal myelocystocele.- Chapter 21 Cervical meylocystocele.- Chapter 22 Congenital spine malformations in the Arab world.
