The Pediatric Spine I

1. Front Matter

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2. Comparative Anatomy of the Spine in the Newborn, Infant, and Toddler

   • Edgardo Schijman

   Pages 1-19

3. Intrauterine Development of the Vertebrae and Spinal Cord

   • Ronald J. Lemire

   Pages 20-38

4. Growth of the Spine

   • A. DiMeglio, F. Bonnel

   Pages 39-83

5. Neurophysiologic Basis for Diagnosis

   • E. Bertini, M. Di Capua, F. Vigevano

   Pages 84-107

6. Embryologic and Developmental Dynamics of the Dysraphic State

   • Massimo Caldarelli, David G. McLone

   Pages 108-125

7. Epidemiology and Clues to the Etiology of Neural Tube Defects

   • Rita P. M. Luciano, Francesco Velardi

   Pages 126-147

8. Neural Tube Defects: Prenatal Diagnosis and Genetic Counseling

   • Giovanni Neri

   Pages 148-159

9. Meningomyelocele: Surgical Treatment and Results

   • David C. McCullough

   Pages 160-178

10. Hamartomas and the Dysraphic State

    • Anthony J. Raimondi

    Pages 179-199

11. Nursing Care of Children with Spinal Dysraphism

    • Theresa Cunningham Meyer

    Pages 200-209

12. The Orthopedic Aspects of Spinal Dysraphism

    • Luciano S. Dias

    Pages 210-219

13. Social, Psychologic, and Educational Problems

    • Sonya Oppenheimer

    Pages 220-232

14. Back Matter

    Pages 233-238

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It is estimated that the functionally significant body of knowledge for a given medical specialty changes radically every 8 years. New specialties and "sub­ specialization" are occurring at approximately an equal rate. Historically, estab­ lished journals have not been able either to absorb this increase in publishable material or to extend their readership to the new specialists. International and national meetings, symposia and seminars, workshops and newsletters success­ fully bring to the attention of physicians within developing specialties what is occurring, but generally only in demonstration form without providing historical perspective, pathoanatomical correlates, or extensive discussion. Page and time limitations oblige the authors to present only the essence of their material. Pediatric neurosurgery is an example of a specialty that has developed during the past 15 years. Over this period, neurosurgeons have obtained special train­ ing in pediatric neurosurgery, and then dedicated themselves primarily to its practice. Centers, Chairs, and educational programs have been established as groups of neurosurgeons in different countries throughout the world organized themselves respectively into national and international societies for pediatric neurosurgery. These events were both preceded and followed by specialized courses, national and international journals, and ever-increasing clinical and investigative studies into all aspects of surgically treatable diseases of the child's nervous system.

• anatomy
• childhood
• growth
• infectious diseases
• neurosurgery
• spinal cord
• spine
• surgery

• Dipartimento di Neurochirurgia, Universita degli Studi, Gargagnago, Verona, Italy

  Anthony J. Raimondi

• Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, USA

  Anthony J. Raimondi

• Hôpital des Enfants de la Timone, Marseille, France

  Maurice Choux

• Istituto di Neurochirurgia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

  Concezio Rocco

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