Adult Lumbar Scoliosis A Clinical Guide to Diagnosis and Management
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery University of California - Davis Sacramento, CA, USA Springer International Publishing AG 2017
- 293 Pages
Includes References and Index
This is the first edition of Adult Lumbar Scoliosis: A Clinical Guide to Diagnosis and Management. The goal is to provide the spinal surgeon and practitioner with the most current concepts in the treatment of this complex problem. With our aging population, spinal pathology is ever increasing. The cascade of spinal degeneration leading to adult lumbar scoliosis is disabling, and the impact on a patient’s quality of life is significant. Additionally, the adult patient is different today than they were even a decade ago as they are more active and demand more from their body. Surgical intervention for every patient is clearly not possible, nor is it responsible. Health-care providers must be aware of the medical economics and outcomes of spinal treatments in order to choose the best patients and best procedures. Individualized health care and delivery are on the horizon, and we all play a role in its management. This book will allow practitioners to determine both care and the surgical or nonsurgical goals for each patient. For this book, we gathered leaders from around the country to discuss their specific area of expertise. In each chapter, their passion for best practices and their dedication to their craft are evident. The topics range from the nonoperative care to the economics of spinal deformity and future directions. Each of these authors used their clinical acumen, as well as the body of literature and personal research, to provide us with the most current concepts. I am inspired by their work and appreciative of their commitment. Over the past few decades, we have seen the acceptance of radiographic parameters and in particular spinopelvic parameters to determine the goals of spinal reconstruction for best outcomes. We now face the challenge to merge patient expectations with individualized alignment goals while minimizing complications. We are all deformity surgeons, who are either correcting deformity or creating it; the key is to know the difference. I hope that you enjoy the book. It is an exciting time to be a spinal surgeon.