Aging Spine.pdf (2,435 KB)

Aging Spine.pdf (2,435 KB)  

Contents
EDITORIAL
REVIEWS
The aging of the population: a growing concern
for spine care in the twenty-first century.... 1
M. Szpalski, R. Gunzburg, C. Mélot, and M. Aebi
Natural history of the aging spine ............ 4
M. Benoist
Overview of osteoporosis:
pathophysiology and determinants of bone strength .. 8
C.M. Bono, and T.A. Einhorn
With 4 Figures
Biomechanics of the aging spine .................15
S.J. Ferguson, and T. Steffen
With 3 Figures
Recognizing and reporting osteoporotic vertebral fractures ..... 22
M. Grigoryan, A. Guermazi, F.W. Roemer,
P.D. Delmas, and H.K. Genant
With 5 Figures
Principles of management of osteometabolic disorders
affecting the aging spine ........................ 31
A.G. Hadjipavlou, P.G. Katonis, M.N. Tzermiadianos,
G.M. Tsoukas, and G. Sapkas
With 20 Figures and 2 Tables
Medical treatment of vertebral osteoporosis........... 50
K. Lippuner
With 2 Figures and 1 Table
Bisphosphonates in osteoporosis ....................... 60
H. Fleisch
The aging spine: new technologies and therapeutics
for the osteoporotic spine......................................... 65
J.M. Lane, M.J. Gardner, J.T. Lin, M.C. van der Meulen,
and E. Myers


Vertebroplasty for osteoporotic spine fracture:
prevention and treatment ................................... 73
A. Mehbod, S. Aunoble, and J.C. Le Huec
With 4 Figures
Interdisciplinary approach to ballon kyphoplasty
in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures ............. 81
H. Franck, B.M. Boszczyk, M. Bierschneider, and H. Jaschke
Economic implication of osteoporotic spine disease:
cost to society..................................................... 86
O. Johnell
Lumbar spinal stenosis in the elderly: an overview .................. 88
M. Szpalski, and R. Gunzburg
With 7 Figures
The conservative surgical treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis
in the elderly .............................................. 94
R. Gunzburg, and M. Szpalski
With 2 Figures
Cervical myelopathy: clinical and neurophysiological evaluation............ 99
J. Dvorak, M. Sutter, and J. Herdmann
Anterior decompression for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.................. 106
P.W. Pavlow
With 2 Figures
Posterior approach to the degenerative cervical spine............................... 113
K. Yonenobu, and T. Oda
With 2 Figures
Spinal metastasis in the elderly ................................................................. 120
M. Aebi
With 6 Figures and 1 Table

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