The Pediatric Spine II

1. Front Matter

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2. Malformations of the Vertebrae

   • Shizuo Oi

   Pages 1-18

3. The Normal and Abnormal Aspects of the Cranio-Vertebral Junction

   • A. Wackenheim, J. L. Dutreix, G. Zöllner

   Pages 19-56

4. Chiari Malformations

   • Concezio Di Rocco, Mario Rende

   Pages 57-90

5. Diastematomyelia and Diplomyelia

   • P. Bret, J. D. Patet, C. Lapras

   Pages 91-112

6. Spondylolisthesis

   • L. Aulisa, F. Serra

   Pages 113-133

7. Neurenteric Cysts

   • Jean-François Hirsch, Elizabeth Hoppe-Hirsch

   Pages 134-143

8. Sacral and Lumbo-Sacral Agenesis

   • Gérard Bollini

   Pages 144-166

9. Teratomas

   • J. G. Raffensperger

   Pages 167-176

10. The Tethered Spinal Cord

    • Harold J. Hoffman

    Pages 177-188

11. Neuromuscular Scoliosis

    • Lawrence A. Rinsky, Eugene E. Bleck

    Pages 189-220

12. Current Concepts in Long-Term Care of the Deformed Spine

    • William J. Kane

    Pages 221-250

13. Congenital Malformations of the Spine in Children: Neuro-Imaging

    • H. S. Chuang

    Pages 251-290

14. Back Matter

    Pages 291-297

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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.

• nervous system
• neurosurgery
• spinal cord
• spine
• surgery

• Gargagnago (Verona), Italy

  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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