Western Orthopaedics - Spine

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Overview
- Back Pain at Work: Strategies to Prevent Aches, Pains and Injuries
  
  (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Computed Tomography (CT): Spine
  
  (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Glossary of Orthopaedic Diagnostic Tests
  
  (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Spine
  
  (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Myelogram
  
  (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Spine X-Ray
  
  (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Treatment
- Back Surgery: When Is It a Good Idea?
  
  (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Laparoscopic Spine Surgery
  
  (Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons)
- Ballon Kyphoplasty
  
  (Medtronic)
- X-Stop Spacer
  
  (Medtronic)
- Dynesys Dynamic Stabilization System
  
  (Zimmer)
- X-Close Tissue Repair
  
  (Anulex)
Prevention/Screening
- Back Pain – How to Prevent
  
  (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Lifting Safety: Tips to Help Prevent Back Injuries
  
  (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Specific Conditions
- Back Strains and Sprains
  
  (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- Degenerative Changes in the Spine: Is it Arthritis?
  
  (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH)
  
  (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Fracture of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine 0
  
  (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Kyphosis
  
  (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Kyphosis
  
  (Curvature of the Spine) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Spondylolisthesis
  
  (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
  
  (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
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