Research Catalog

Title

Low back pain : medical diagnosis and comprehensive management / David G. Borenstein, Sam W. Wiesel, Scott D. Boden.

Author

Borenstein, David G.

Publication

Philadelphia : Saunders, [1995], ©1995.

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Additional Authors

• Boden, Scott D.
• Wiesel, Sam W.

Description

xv, 732 pages : illustrations; 27 cm

Subjects

• Low Back Pain > therapy
• Low Back Pain > diagnosis
• Lumbar vertebrae > Diseases
• Spinal Diseases
• Sacrum > Diseases
• Backache
• Lumbar Vertebrae

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

I. Anatomy and Physiology of Back Pain. 1. Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Lumbosacral Spine. 2. Epidemiology of Low Back Pain and Sciatica. 3. Sources of Low Back Pain -- II. Clinical Evaluation of Low Back Pain. 4. History. 5. Physical Examination. 6. Laboratory Tests. 7. Radiographic Evaluation. 8. Miscellaneous Tests. 9. A Standardized Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain -- III. Diseases Associated with Low Back Pain. 10. Mechanical Disorders of the Lumbosacral Spine. 11. Rheumatologic Disorders of the Lumbosacral Spine. 12. Infections of the Lumbosacral Spine. 13. Tumors and Infiltrative Lesions of the Lumbosacral Spine. 14. Endocrinologic and Metabolic Disorders of the Lumbosacral Spine. 15. Hematologic Disorders of the Lumbosacral Spine. 16. Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders of the Lumbosacral Spine. 17. Referred Pain. 18. Miscellaneous Diseases -- IV. Therapy. 19. Medical Therapy. 20. Surgical Therapy. 21. Occupational Low Back Pain. 22. Pain Clinics.

ISBN

0721654118

LCCN

93041601

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries