The new edition of 50 Challenging Spinal Pain Syndrome Cases brings together a total of 100 individual studies ranging from the common and comparatively straightforward to the more complex. Content is presented in a clear layout with details of case history, aetiology, physical examination, imaging and, when necessary, laboratory test results of patients, diagnosis, treatment and results, key points and suggestions for further reading. Comparisons between imaging and similar anatomical and or histopathological findings are used. Questions of anatomy are clarified and the cases are comprehensively illustrated with radiographs and scans to enable the reader to see the most likely nature of the pathology causing the patient's spinal pain syndrome. The problem-solving approach keeps the emphasis on the practical and corrects some common myths about spinal pain treatment. Taken together, these cases make up a book, which students, practitioners and everyone interested in the spine will wa

新版书共列举了100例病例，其包括简单的、比较直观的病例及相对比较复杂的病例。书内容布局清晰，列出了每个案例的病史、病因、体格检查、影像学检查，并在需要时，列出了患者的实验室检查结果、诊断、治疗与预后、以及进一步阅读所需要的关键点和建议。文中比较了影像学和相似的解剖学及组织病理学发现。详细阐述了解剖学问题，并利用X光片以及扫描结果详细解释了每个案例，从而使读者更容易了解引起患者脊柱疼痛的病理学原因。问题解决型叙述方式使其与实践相一致，并且修正了一些关于脊柱治疗中常见的错误观点。总之，本书是由病例组成，学生、医师以及任何对脊柱感兴趣的人都可以……

* new cases, particularly in the cervical and thoracic spine sections * detailed section on possible anatomical pain generators * colour photomicrographs