Rothman-Simeone and Herkowitz's The Spine, 2 Vol Set

Dr. Christopher Bono is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and Chief of Orthopaedic Spine Service at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in Boston, MA. Dr. Bono also is Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Co-Director, Harvard MGH-BWH Combined Orthopaedic Spine Fellowship. In addition, he serves as Adjunct Staff in the Spine Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Medical College of Ohio in Cincinnati, OH. Dr. Jeffrey S. Fischgrund is the Chairman of the Orthopaedic Department at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, one of the largest Orthopaedic departments in the United States. He is also the physician lead of the Orthopedics Center of Excellence and the program director of the Orthopedic Surgery of the Spine Fellowship. Dr. Fischgrund has been on the Beaumont, Royal Oak staff for over 20 years, focusing on spine surgery. He holds a faculty appointment as Professor, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine.He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters on spine pathology and was the editor of Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 9, the definitive text on orthopaedic surgery published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Currently, he is the Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the official clinical review Journal of the AAOS. He is in private practice in southeast Michigan and has performed nearly 6,000 spinal surgeries on a wide range of pathology.

• Rothman-Simeone: The Spine (7th Edition)Section 1: Basic Science1. Development of the Spine2. Applied Anatomy of the Spine3. Architectural Design and Function of Human Back Muscles4. Lumbar Musculature: Anatomy and Function5. The Intervertebral Disc-Normal, Aging, Pathologic (Chemical-Anatomic)6. Biomechanics of the Spinal Motion Segment7. Sciatica and Nerve Root Pain in Disc Herniation and Spinal Stenosis: A Basic Science Review and Clinical Perspective8. Basic Concepts in Genetics and Interverteral Disc Degeneration and Scoliosis9. Twin Studies Relevance to Genetic and Environmental Influences10. Outcomes Research for Spinal Disorders11. Finite Element Modeling: An Overview and Clinical RelevanceSection 2: Diagnosis12. The Patient History and Physical Examination: Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar13. Spine Imaging14. The Electrodiagnostic Examination15. Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring of the Spine16. Targeting "Pain Generators"17. DiscographySection 3: Surgical Anatomy and Approaches18. Cervical Spine: Surgical Approaches19. Thoracic Spine: Surgical Approaches20. Posterior-Lateral Approaches21. Lateral Approaches22. Anatomy and Non-Operative Results, Pre-Operative Injections, Rx23. SI Joint Surgery 24. Outcomes PerspectivesSection 4: Pediatrics25. Back Pain in Children and Adolescents26. Congenital Scoliosis27. Idiopathic Scoliosis28. Neuromuscular Scoliosis29. Thoracoscopic Techniques30. Pediatric Kyphosis: Scheurmann's Disease and Congenital Deformity31. Spondyloysis and Spondylolisthesis32. Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Spinal Trauma of the Immature Spine33. The Immature Spine and Athletic Injuries34. Congenital Anomalies of the Cervical Spine35. Congenital Anomalies of the Spinal CordSection 5: Cervical Degenerative Disorders36. Cervical Spinal Disorders Associated with Skeletal Dysplasias and Metabolic Diseases37. Pathophysiology, Natural History and Clinical Syndromes of Cervical Disc38. Medical Myelopathies39. Nonoperative Management of Disc and Degenerative Disorders40. Surgical Management of Axial Pain41. Cervical Radioculopathy: Surgical Management42. Management Cervical Myelopathy: Surgical Management43. Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL)44. Cervical Disc ReplacementSection 6: Thoracic and Lumbar Disc Disease45. Thoracic Disc Disease: Clinical and Surgical Management46. Lumbar Disc Disease: Overview of Clinical Problem47. Lumbar Disc Herniations48. Annulus Repair49. Lumbar Disc Degeneration: Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion, Degeneration and Disc/Replacement50. Lumbar Disc Degeneration: Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (Anterior)51. Posterolateral & Lateral Corpectomies52. Dynamic Stabilization: What's Current, What's the PotentialSection 7: Minimally Invasive Surgery53. Rationale of MIS Surgery54. Minimally Invasive (Posterior) Surgical Approaches to the Spine55. MIS Posterior Lumbar Instrumentation56. MIS Posterior Lumbar Fusion Techniques57. Endoscopic Lumbar Surgery58. Interspinous Spacers59. MIS Cervical Surgery Techniques60. Future Direction in MIS Spinal SurgerySection 8: Spinal Stenosis 61. Spinal Stenosis: Pathophysiology, Clinical Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis62. Nonoperative Management Of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis63. Surgical Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis64. Degenerative SpondyolisthesisSection 9: Spinal Fusion and Instrumentation65. Techniques and Complications of Bone Graft Harvesting66. Principles of Bone Fusion67. Bone Substitues: Basic Science and Clinical Application68. Electrical Stimulation of Spinal Fusion69. Cervical Instrumentation: Anterior and Posterior70. Thoracic and Lumbar Instrumentation: Anterior and PosteriorSection 10: Adult Deformity71. Isthmic Spondylolisthesis72. Adult Scoliosis73. Fixed Sagittal ImbalanceSection 11: Spine Trauma74. Basic Science of Spinal Cord Injury75. Injuries of the Upper Cervical Spine76. Injuries of the Lower Cervical Spine77. Thoracic and Lumbar Spinal Injuries78. Sacral Fractures79. Acute Treatment of Patients with Spinal Cord Injury80. Vertebral Artery Injuries Associated with Cervical Spine Trauma81. Spinal Orthoses for Traumatic and Degenerative Disease82. Spinal Cord Injury RehabilitationSection 12 Afflictions of the Vertebrae83. Arthritis Disorders84. Surgical Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis85. Ankylosing Spondylitis86. Tumors of the Spine87. Infections of the Spine 88. Metabolic Bone Disorders of the Spine89. Osteoporosis: Surgical StrategiesSection 13: Spinal Cord90. Intradural Tumors91. Spinal Intradural Infections92. Vascular Malformations of the Spinal Cord93. Vascular Anatomy of the Spine, Imaging and Endovascular Treatment of Spinal Vascular Diseases94. SyringomyeliaSection 14: Complications of Spinal Surgery95. Intraoperative-Postoperative Nerve and Spinal Cord Injuries96. Spinal Dural Injuries97. Vascular Complications in Spinal Surgery98. Instrumentation Complications99. Postoperative Spinal Infections100. Pseudarthrosis101. Transitional102. Failed Back Surgery SyndromeSection 15: Failed Surgery103. Revision Surgery104. Failed Disc Replacement105. Postoperative Cervical Deformity of the Spine106. Arachnoidditis/Epidural FibrosisSection 16: Chronic Pain/Rehabilitation107. Chronic Pain: The Basic Science108. Psychologic Strategies for Chronic Pain109. Pharmacologic Strategies in Back Pain and Radiculopathy110. Physical Therapy: The Science111. Functional Restoration112. Surgical Procedures for the Control of Chronic Pain

"Overall, I am confident that this edition will take an honored and well-used position in both the institutional and personal library. I am confident it will quickly become THE go-to spine reference for our residents in our departmental library." Reviewed by Mark R Hutchinson, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine) Doody's Score: 93, 4 Stars!