Reviews

"This is a pretty exhaustive book, with 38 chapters over roughly 500 pages. Initial chapters cover anatomy, pathology, and radiology of the spine and discs. The next series of chapters describe fluoroscopic guided procedures from the cervical spine to the sacrum, and include spinal cord stimulation, intrathecal pump placement, different disc injection therapies, and vertebral augmentation techniques. The concluding chapters consider surgical procedures for discectomy and the fusion of the spine. Chapters are concise, nicely illustrated, and organized in an easy to follow format of bulleted lists with lots of tables. The procedures are described thoroughly and cover all aspects including the purpose of the injections, contraindications, complications, preprocedural evaluation, and instruments required to perform the block. The best part is the detailed discussion of anatomy as it relates to the procedure. Fluoro images guide readers to the proper final needle position. This is a very nice attempt to compile a book on pain procedures and is a unique combination of surgical and injection techniques. The detailed anatomical considerations that accompany every injection technique are the best part of the book." - Tariq Malik, MD (University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine) Doody Review Services