Handbook of Spinal Cord Medicine

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Functional Anatomy of the Spinal Column....Pages 1-4
Functional Anatomy of the Spinal Cord....Pages 4-12
Spinal Column Injuries....Pages 12-19
Spinal Cord Injuries....Pages 20-25
Aetiology of Non-Traumatic Spinal Paralysis....Pages 25-26
Management of the Acute Spinal Cord Patient....Pages 26-38
The Neurogenic Bladder....Pages 38-53
The Neurogenic Bowel....Pages 53-56
Pressure Sores....Pages 56-61
Sexual Function in the Spinal Cord Patient....Pages 61-65
Spasticity....Pages 65-70
Ascending Myelopathy....Pages 70-71
Chronic Pain....Pages 71-73
Para-Articular Heterotopic Ossification (P.A.O.)....Pages 73-74
Osteoporosis and Pathological Fractures....Pages 74-75
Aims in Rehabilitation....Pages 75-78
Psychological Profile of a Spinal Patient....Pages 78-80
Mortality....Pages 81-82
Social Aspects of Rehabilitation....Pages 83-84
Back Matter....Pages 85-90