本书是脊柱外科领域***的国际专业学会——国际腰椎学会的标准专业读物，由国际腰椎学会组织数十位国际**骨科专家历时2年撰写而成，是腰椎外科学领域的经典权威著作。全书图文并茂，以丰富的图片和翔实的文字介绍了腰椎外科学基础研究与临床研究的*新进展，技术水平先进，内容新颖充实，是骨科医生、相关研究人员**的专业经典。

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Preface
Acknowledgments
SECTIONI.BASIC SCIENCE
1 Epidemiology and the Econmics of Low Back Pain
2 Patophysiology of Enrve Root Pait in Disc Herniation and Spinal Stenosis
3 Biomechanical considerations of Disc Dengeneration
4 Morphlogic Changes of End Plates in Degenerative Disc Disease
5 Clinical Spinal Instability Resulting from Injury and Degeneration
6 Spinal Instrumentation
7 Fracture and Repair of Lumbar Vertebrae
8 Genetic Transmission of Common Spinal Disorders
9 Genetic Applications to Lumbar Dise Disease
10 Clinical Neurophysiologic and Electrodiagnostic Testiong in Disorders of the Lumbar Spine
11 sensorimotor Control of the Lumbar Spine
Outcomes Assessment
12 Oucome Assessment:Overview and Specific Tools
13 The Role of Outcomes and How to Integrate Thme into Your Practice
SECTION II.ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL NONOPERATIVE TREATMENT
14 mANUAL Therapy in patients with Low Back Pain
15 Acupuncture and Reflexology
SECTTON III.THE INJURED WORKER
16 Returning Workers to Gainful Employment
17 Occpational Ergonomics
SECTION IV.SURGERY
18 preparation for Surgery
Surgical Appoaches
19 Surgical Approaches to the Thoracolumbar Spine
20 SUgical Approaches to the Thoracolumbar Spine:Anterior and Pposterior
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SECTION V.SPECIFIG GLNICAL.ENTTIES
Subject Index