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Pathogenesis of acute spinal cord injury and theoretical bases of neurological recovery / Arun Paul Amar -- Pharmacotherapy for spinal cord injury / Steven Casha, Joseph Silvaggio, R. John Hurlbert -- Prehospital and emergency department management of spinal cord injury / Stuart P. Swadron, Danny L. Chang, Brian Wilbur -- Radiographic workup of spinal cord injury / Nestor R. Gonzalez, Larry T. Khoo, Richard G. Fessler -- Controversies in surgical decompression : timing of decompressive surgery of the spinal cord / Mark S. Gerber, Volker K.H. Sonntag -- Biomechanics of spinal column failure / Eric P. Roger, G. Alexander Jones, Edward C. Benzel -- Principles of spine stabilization / G. Alexander Jones, Eric P. Roger, Edward C. Benzel -- Controversies in the management of cervical spinal cord injury / Paul G. Matz, Mark N. Hadley -- Surgical decision-making in spinal fracture dislocations / Robert G. Watkins -- Spinal cord injury in pediatric patients / Philipp R. Aldana, Douglas L. Brockmeyer -- Management of penetrating spinal cord injury / K. Anthony Kim, Arun Paul Amar, Michael L. Levy -- Traumatic vascular injury to the cervical spine / Michael L. DiLuna, Arun Paul Amar -- Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring during spinal surgery / Indro Chakrabarti, Jerry Larson, Gordon L. Engler, Steven L. Giannotta -- Surgery after the acute phase of traumatic spinal cord injury / Michael Y. Wang, Barth A. Green. |
