Spinal Cord Medicine, Second Edition: Principles and Practice

A Doody's Core Title 2012The thoroughly revised Second Edition of this authoritative reference continues to define the standard of care for the field of spinal cord medicine. Encompassing all of the diseases and disorders that may a!ect the proper functioning of the spinal cord or spinal nerves, this comprehensive volume provides a state of the art review of the principles of care and best practices for restoring function and quality of life to patients with spinal cord injuries.Expert contributors from multiple disciplines cover topics ranging from acute medical and surgical management of specific problems to cutting-edge research, bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction, neurologic and musculoskeletal issues, advanced rehabilitation techniques and technologies, functional outcomes, and psychosocial care. While comprehensive in scope, Spinal Cord Medicine offers practical guidance for physicians and other health care professionals involved in the management of individuals with SCI, multiple sclerosis, and other spinal cord disorders. The Second Edition has been completely updated to fully reflect current science and practice. Each section has been re-ordered to better present information and the Second Edition brings in many new authors and topics, more diagrams, illustrations, and tables to solidify concepts, and contains 18 entirely new chapters.Spinal Cord Medicine: Principles and Practice, Second Edition, reflects the breadth and depth of this multi-faceted specialty. Involving over 150 authors from more than 20 fields of medicine, it is a trusted reference for anyone who works with spinal cord patients and strives to deliver superior clinical care and improve outcomes.

About the Author

Christopher M. Bono, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Diana D. Cardenas, MD, MHA, Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine; Chief of Service, Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital; Director, SCI Medicine Fellowship, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL Frederick S. Frost, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH Margaret C. Hammond, MD, Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Vernon W. Lin, MD, PhD Chief, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center Huntington, West Virginia Laurie B. Lindblom, MD, Service Line Chief, Spinal Cord Injury/Disorders, Hampton VA Medical Center, Hampton, VA Inder Perkash, MD, MS, FRCS, FACS, Professor of Urology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, PVA Professor Spinal Cord Injury Medicine (Emeritus), Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA Steven A. Stiens, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Robert M. Woolsey, MD, Professor of Neurology (Emeritus), Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO