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SECTION I. BASIC SCIENCE

1. Developmental Anatomy

2. Applied Anatomy

3. Architectural Design and Function of Human Back Muscles

4. Intervertebral Disc: Normal, Aging, and Pathologic

5. Lumbar Musculature: Anatomy and Function

6. Pain Mechanisms: Basic Science

7. Osteoporosis and Bone Physiology

8. Genetic Applications: Overview

9. Biomechanics

10. Outcomes Research for Spine Disorders

SECTION II. DIAGNOSIS

11. The Patient History and Physical Examination: Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar

12. Spine Imaging

13. Electromyography, Nerve Conduction Velocity, and Dermatomal Somatosensory Evoked Potential

14. Intraoperative Somatosensory and Motor-Evoked Potentials

15. Epidural Nerve Block, Nerve Root Injections, and Discography

SECTION III. SURGICAL ANATOMY AND SURGICAL APPROACHES

16. Cervical Spine: Anterior and Posterior

17. Thoracic Spine: Anterior

18. Thoracic Spine: Posterior

19. Thoracoscopic Approach for Spinal Conditions

20. Lumbosacral Spine: Anterior

21. Minimally Invasive Posterior Surgical Approaches to the Lumbar Spine

22. Lumbosacral Spine: Laparoscopic

23. Lumbosacral Spine: Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF)

24. Lumbosacral Spine: Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF)

SECTION IV. SPINAL FUSION AND INSTRUMENTATION

25. Spinal Fusion: Techniques and Complications of Bone Graft Harvesting

26. Principles of Bone Fusion

27. Growth Factors and Cytokines as Stimulants of Bone Healing in Spinal Fusion: Clinical Applications

28. Electrical Stimulation of Bone Healing: Clinical Applications

29. Cervical Instrumentation: Anterior and Posterior

30. Thoracic and Lumbar Instrumentation: Anterior and Posterior

SECTION V. THE CHILD'S SPINE

31. Back Pain in Children and Adolescents

32. Congenital Scoliosis

33. Idiopathic Scoliosis

34. Neuromuscular Scoliosis

35. Kyphosis: Congenital and Scheuermann's

36. Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis

37. Trauma in the Immature Spine

38. The Immature Spine and Athletic Injuries

39. Congenital Anomalies of the Cervical Spine

40. Congenital Anomalies of the Spinal Cord

41. Spinal Disorders Associated with Skeletal Dysplasias and Metabolic Diseases

SECTION VI. ARTHRITIS AND INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS

42. Arthritic Disorders

43. Surgical Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis

44. Management of Ankylosing Spondylitis

SECTION VII. CERVICAL DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS

45. Cervical Spine: Clinical Syndromes Radiculopathy and Myelopathy

46. Cervical Spine: Differential Diagnosis

47. Medical Myelopathies

48. Nonoperative Management of Disc and Degenerative Disorders

49. Surgical Management of Axial Pain

50. Cervical Radiculopathy: Anterior Surgical Approach

51. Cervical Myelopathy: Anterior Surgical Approach

52. Cervical Myelopathy: Posterior Approach-Laminectomy

53. Cervical Myelopathy: Posterior Approach-Laminoplasty

54. Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

SECTION VIII. THORACIC AND LUMBAR DISC DISEASE

55. Thoracic Disc Disease

56. Lumbar Disc Disease

57. Percutaneous Fusion

58. Disc and Nucleus Replacement: Basic Science and Clinical Results

59. Lumbar Disc Herniation

SECTION IX. SPINAL STENOSIS

60. Spinal Stenosis: Pathophysiology, Clinical Evaluation, and Differential Diagnosis

61. Nonoperative Management of Spinal Stenosis

62. Surgical Management of Spinal Stenosis

SECTION X. ADULT DEFORMITY

63. Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

64. Isthmic Spondylolisthesis

65. Adult Scoliosis and Kyphosis

66. Thoracoscopic Surgery: Clinical Applications

SECTION XI. SPINE TRAUMA

67. Injuries of the Upper Cervical Spine

68. Injuries of the Lower Cervical Spine

69. Thoracolumbar Spinal Injuries

70. Late Decompression of Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

71. Injuries of the Sacrum

72. Acute Treatment of Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

73. Vertebral Artery Injuries Associated with Cervical Spine Trauma

74. Spinal Orthoses for Traumatic and Degenerative Disease

75. Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

SECTION XII. AFFLICTIONS OF THE VERTEBRAE

76. Tumors of the Spine

77. Infections of the Spine

78. Metabolic Bone Disorders of the Spine

79. Osteoporosis: Surgical Strategies

SECTION XIII. SPINAL CORD

80. Intradural Tumors

81. Intradural Infections

82. Interventional Neuroradiology of the Spine

83. Arteriovenous Malformations of the Spinal Cord

84. Syringomyelia

SECTION XIV. COMPLICATIONS

85. Spinal Cord and Nerve Root Injuries

86. Dural Tears

87. Vascular Complications

88. Instrumentation Complications

89. Postoperative Infections

SECTION XV. FAILED SURGERY

90. Failed Surgery: Algorithm for Treatment

91. Revision Surgery: Disc and Stenosis

92. Treatment of Pseudarthrosis

93. Revision Strategies: Failed Instrumentation

94. Postoperative Cervical Deformities

95. Iatrogenic Flatback Deformity

96. Surgical Procedures for Chronic Pain Management

SECTION XVI. REHABILITATION

97. Restoring Patients with Non-Specific Low Back Pain to Gainful Employment

98. Psychological Strategies for Chronic Pain Management

99. Pharmacological Strategies for Chronic Pain Management