Adult Lumbar Scoliosis A Clinical Guide to Diagnosis and Management

Providing a sound definition and review of the pertinent treatment goals for the management
of adult lumbar scoliosis, this practical and comprehensive guide covers everything from preoperative evaluation and radiography to post-operative management and complications. Both
non-operative and operative strategies are presented, including minimally invasive
techniques, decompression, anterior release, spinal osteotomy, and proximal and distal
fixation, with an emphasis on clinical guidelines and management outcomes. The impact and
prevention of complications following treatment are also discussed, including the prevention
of proximal junctional kyphosis. Concluding with an examination of future directions for
research and clinical treatment strategies, the comprehensive approach of this book provides
the orthopedic surgeon, neurosurgeon and spinal practitioner with the most current evidence
and expert thought about the evaluation and management of adult lumbar scoliosis.