1st Edition

Spine Surgery Vivas for the FRCS (Tr & Orth)

228 Pages 139 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

228 Pages 139 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

228 Pages 139 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

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,... Read more

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.