1st Edition
Spine Surgery Vivas for the FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Up to date and evidence-based answers to a wide range of spinal surgical questions that could be asked in the FRCS (Tr & Orth) Viva exam. Using a clear, case-based structure key points emphasise the core information that will improve the performance of every surgical in training.
Sections cover all the key areas of Trauma, Degenerative spinal pathology, Spinal cord injury, Spinal deformity, Primary bone tumours, Metastatic disease, Paediatric spinal surgery, Basic sciences, and other topics.
Suitable for use by trainees at all levels in orthopaedic surgery and neurosurgery, both in the UK and internationally, and those with an interest in spinal surgery.
Preface
Section 1: Trauma
1. Traumatic Occipito-Cervical Instability
2. Atlas Fracture
3. Odontoid Peg Fracture
4. Hangman’s Fracture (Bilateral C2 Pars Fracture)
5. Subaxial C – Spinal Fracture
6. Cervical Facet Fracture/Dislocation
7. T12 Burst Fracture
8. L1 Burst Fracture with Kyphosis
9. Chance Fracture
10. Ankylosing Spondylitis Fracture
11. DISH (Forestier Disease) Fractures
12. Sacral Fractures
13. Neurogenic Shock
14. Spinal Shock
15. Transient Quadriplegia and Return to Sport
Section 2: Degenerative Spinal Conditions
16. Cervical Radiculopathy
17. Cervical Myelopathy
18. Thoracic Disc
19. Lumbar Stenosis
20. Lumbar Stenosis with Achondroplasia
21. Synovial Cyst
22. Cauda Equina Syndrome
23. Adult Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
24. OPLL
Section 3: Spinal Cord Injury
25. Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
26. Central Cord Syndrome
27. Complete Spinal Cord Injury
Section 4: Spinal Deformity
28. Adult Degenerative Scoliosis
29. Scheuermann’s Kyphosis
30. Spinal Osteotomy
31. Adult Isthmic Spondylolisthesis
32. Deformity in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Section 5: Primary Tumours
33. Osteoid Osteoma
34. Schwannoma
35. Cervical Chordoma
Section 6: Metastatic Spinal Tumours
36. Renal Metastasis
37. Myeloma
38. Lung Metastasis
Section 7: Paediatric Spinal Surgery
39. Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
40. Neuromuscular Scoliosis
41. Paediatric Spondylolisthesis
42. Congenital Scoliosis
Section 8: Infection
43. Epidural Abscess
44. Spinal Tuberculosis
Section 9: Other Useful Cases
45. Atlantoaxial Subluxation in Rheumatoid Arthritis
46. Klippel Feil/Sprengel’s Deformity
47. Post-Operative Stridor
48. Epidural Haematoma
49. Spinal Cord Monitoring
50. Intervertebral Disc Anatomy
Things You Should Know!
Index
Biography
Mr Kelechi Eseonu. BSc (Hons), MSc (Oxon), FRCS (Tr and Orth) Senior clinical fellow in spinal surgery, St Michaels Hospital, Canada Kelechi is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with a sub-speciality interest in Spinal Surgery. He obtained his primary medical qualification from the University of Edinburgh and was awarded a Masters’ degree in Musculoskeletal sciences from the University of Oxford. He is a council member of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) National Trainees Council and the British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS) trainees committee. He completed speciality training in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, before completing his first fellowship in Spinal surgery at Guys and St Thomas Hospital, London 2: Mr Nicolas Beresford-Cleary MBChB, BEng, FRCS (Tr and Orth). Senior clinical fellow in Spinal Surgery at Vancouver General Hospital, Canada Nicolas is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with a sub-speciality interest in Spinal Surgery. He initially graduated in Mechanical Engineering from University College, London, before obtaining his Primary Medical Qualification from the University of Edinburgh. He completed Speciality Training in Orthopaedic Surgery in the Oxford Deanery before completing his first fellowship in Spinal Surgery at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and John Radcliffe Hospitals, Oxford.
