E-raamat: Measurements in Spine Care

For students, nurses, residents, fellows, and surgeons, Chapman (orthopedics and sports medicine, U. of Washington), Lee, Hermsmeyer, Dettori, and Norvell present various measurement techniques used to assess spine disorders and identify scientific and clinical features valuable for each measure, and their content, interpretation, and clinical relevance. They provide diagrams; reliability evaluations; a score for reliability, universability, and disease specificity; and a score for clinical utility based on ease of application, simplicity, patient tolerability, and affordability. Measurements relate to range of motion, neurological measurements, strength, body composition, laboratory measurements (blood, urine, plasma, and serum, and electrophysiological and pulmonary measurements), and radiographic measurements for fractures and dislocations, disease, and deformity. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) In the course of evaluating the patient with spinal disease, a myriad of measurements need to be performed before determining the diagnosis and the severity of the disease process. This text explicitly outlines the measurement of the spine from a clinical, laboratory, and radiographic approach. A detailed description of the actual technique of measurement and the clinical implication are presented with accompanying illustrations. This amalgamation of measurement tools for the spine is a beneficial reference for a wide spectrum of healthcare providers: students, nurses, residents, fellows, and established surgeons.In addition to its detailed illustrated presentation, each measurement technique has been graded for scientific and clinical utility with a score that specifically grades: Interobserver reliability Intraobserver reliability Universality Disease specificity Ease of application Simplicity Patient tolerability ExpenseThe detail presented in this text will not only serve as a reference, but will also allow the reader to accurately reproduce measurement techniques, thus enhancing inter-physician communication, research of the spine, and improvement of patient care.